This PowerPoint presentation provides occupational therapy students with an overview of library resources for finding evidence-based information and journal articles. It reviews databases like CINAHL, PubMed, and local university libraries that contain occupational therapy research. Students are introduced to concepts like evidence-based practice and searching the library catalog BLINK and OhioLINK for books. Periodical indexes are explained as places to search for journal articles, and free sources of evidence-based information are listed. Interlibrary loan is described for requesting articles not available in full text. Local resources like Xavier University library are also mentioned.

1. Brigid Almaguer, MLS
Reference Librarian
Johnnie Mae Berry Library,
Cincinnati State
Fall Semester 2016*
Library Class for Occupational
Therapy Students
*Note: This PowerPoint presentation is updated regularly and older versions may contain information that is no longer
accurate.

2. Objectives:
Evidence-based Information and OT websites
Books
Journal Articles
How To Find

3. First Step:
Use the customized library guide for OTA
http://cincinnatistate.libguides.com/occupationaltherapy

4. Finding Books
 BLINK - Cincinnati State Library Catalog
 OhioLINK - Borrow books from other college
libraries in Ohio

5. The Library Catalog - BLINK

6. Search BLINK using keywords or
subject headings
OT Sample Keywords
OT Sample Subject
Headings
 activities of daily living
 assistive devices
 adapted equipment
 home management
 human activities
 movement analysis
 self-efficacy
 motor control
 leisure benefits
 Occupational Therapy
 Self-help Devices for
Children With
Disabilities
 Home Care Services
 Cerebrovascular
disease—patients—
rehabilitation
 Brain damage—
patients—rehabilitation
 Exercise therapy
 Handicraft—therapeutic
use
 Movement Disorders

7. Finding Books in OhioLINK
OhioLINK is a consortium of Ohio college libraries.
It can be used to borrow books that the Cincinnati
State Library does not own.
If you do not find a book you are looking for in our
catalog (BLINK), or the book is checked out:
1. Click on the “OhioLINK” box
2. Click on “REQUEST THIS ITEM”
3. Choose “Cincinnati State” from the dropdown menu
4. Type in your name and your 7-digit student id number

8. Using BLINK to order from OhioLINK
This book is checked out –
order from OhioLINK

9. Requesting From OhioLINK

10. OhioLINK (conti.)
 The book you order will be sent to Cincinnati
State’s library in 5 days (called Johnnie Mae
Berry Library)
 We will send you an email at your college email
address when it arrives
 Use your Surge card to check it out at the
Circulation Desk.
 Make sure to return it or renew it within 3 weeks –
we’ll send you a reminder email when it is coming
due

11. Finding Full-text Journal Articles
OPTIONS
 Search the Periodical Indexes
 Order hard-to-find articles through Interlibrary
Loan(ILL)
 Visit local university libraries
 Use free web-based databases
 Check publisher’s websites

12. What Are Periodical Indexes?
 A periodical index includes scholarly journal
articles, magazine articles, and newspaper
articles.
 Periodical Indexes are also called “databases”.
 They are usually developed around subject areas
such as medicine (MEDLINE), nursing and allied
health (CINAHL)
 They are an easy place to go to find out what has
been published on your topic and, if the
databases include full-text, print out the articles.

13. About Periodical Indexes
 Periodical indexes look different depending on
who owns them
 All of the EBSCO databases will have the same
interface, examples: CINAHL, Medline With Full
Text, Academic Search Complete, Health
Source/Nursing Academic
 Each database will have “search tips” or a help
screen.
 Ask a librarian if you need help selecting the
correct database or finding the correct keyword or
subject heading to use.

14. Periodical Indexes
Some periodical indexes that
include OT information:
 CINAHL Plus
 PubMed*
 OVID (nursing journals)
 Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
 SPORTDiscus
 Medline with Full Text
 Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
 ERIC (education database)

15. How to Find Periodical Indexes
use the OTA Library Guide – Finding Articles tab

16. How to Use CINAHL
1. Click on
CINAHL
2. Enter your
search
terms, such
as
“occupation
al therapy
and
disabilities”

17. •There are 281
articles on
“disabilities and
occupational
therapy”
•Notice that the
full-text box is
checked in order
to get the
articles available
to print out
Using CINAHL

18. Using CINAHL
•Browse through your list of titles
•Once you have found a title that you are interested in; click on it
•You will see citation information including authors and source, as well as,
subject headings that were assigned to the article and an abstract of the
article

19. Using PubMed

20. Another strategy for finding full-text
journal articles:
Google the Journal Title:
Sometimes going to the publisher’s website can
give you
valuable information. Occasionally you will find
selected
articles available to print for free.
(don’t spend your own money for articles -- we
might be able to help you find them through the
library – ask first!)

21. Two Occupational Therapy Journals
we have in the library:
 American Journal of Occupational Therapy –
current year
on journal shelf
 OT Practice (AOTA) –
January 1998 –present
on journal shelf

22.  EJC (Electronic Journal Center- OhioLINK)
 DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
 A-Z Journal Finder (from Cincinnati State)
 Google Scholar If you're working from off-campus, be sure
to set your Google Scholar settings so that they link to the
full-text of articles owned by Cincinnati State. It's easy!
 Start at Google Scholar
 Click the "Settings" link
 Click on "Library Links"
 Type "Cincinnati State" in the search box
 Check the box next to Cincinnati State's result, then "Save"
 When searching, you'll see a link for "Find It!@CinState" if you have
access to the article through our library. If you're off-campus, you'll
need to enter your name & 7 digit college ID to connect. Once
connected, look for the .pdf link to open the full-text article
More free, full-text article sources:

23. Before requesting that we get an article from another
library:
1) look in our catalog (BLINK) and OhioLINK
2) look at the suggestions on previous slides
3) If you still cannot find the full-text (and you
have a two week or more lead time) you can order
the article through ILL. Access the eform through your
Blackboard account using eforms and keyword
search for “Interlibrary” Make sure you have all of the
identifying information with you, such as journal title,
volume #, dates, page numbers and title of article and
the source of your citation.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

24. Why do you
need to know
how to find
journal
articles?
Evidence-Based Practice

25. What is Evidence-based practice?
“Evidence-based practice” (EBP) uses
evidence (from published journal
articles) to form the basis of treatment
for patients .
“The Evidence-based approach recognizes that clinicians can never be
completely current with all conditions, medications, materials, or
available products, and provides a mechanism for assimilating current
research findings into everyday practice in order to provide the best
possible care.” Forrest, JL & Miller, SA. (2004) Part 1: the anatomy of evidence-based
publications: article summaries and systematic reviews. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 78(2),
343-348.

26. “In an effort to be more efficient and reduce costs, occupational
therapists must be able to document that the therapy they
provide a given patient is the most appropriate and has the
highest likelihood of success.” [J Med Libr Assoc 95(4) October
2007 p399].
Meta analysis, systematic reviews, randomized clinical trials, and
evidence-based care sheets are all used to provide the best information
to select care plans for patients in medicine and nursing, as well as
occupational therapy.
EBP in Occupational Therapy

27. IMPORTANT: go to AOTA’s website first to see if there is research available on your
topic!!!
American Occupational Therapy Association
www.aota.org
click on “Practice” and “Evidence-Based Practice &
Research” (use your own student login to access
some information)
Places to Find
Evidence-based Information

28. Evidence-based Information
 OTCATs (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
http://www.otcats.com/
click on “Topics”
 WFOT – World Federation of Occupational
Therapists
www.wfot.org
 PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
http://www.pedro.org.au/

29. Evidence-based Information
 StrokEngine (from Canada)
http://strokengine.ca/
 TRIP (evidence-based medicine database from the
UK) http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html

30. Evidence-Based Care Sheets- CINAHL

31. Useful Databases That Are Free:
 The Cochrane Collaboration (free summaries only) http://www.cochrane.org/
 National Guideline Clearinghouse (public resource for evidence-based clinical
practice guidelines) http://www.guideline.gov/
 MedlinePlus (very good consumer information from NIH & NLM – a great place
to start!)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
 OTSeeker
Univ. of Queensland & Univ. of Western Sydney http://www.otseeker.com/
 PSYCBITE (Psychological Database for Brain Impairment
Treatment Efficacy, Australia) http://www.psycbite.com/

32. Local Resources
 With your Surge card (proving you are a member
of OhioLINK) you may also use other local
OhioLINK university libraries such as Xavier and
UC.
 Xavier University has a graduate program in
Occupational Therapy and therefore has a large
collection of OT books and journals. When you
are on their campus, you will also have access to
databases that are not available at Cincinnati
State such as OT Search.

33. Xavier Library hours
Xavier University Library Guide for Occupational
Therapy

34. Feel free to contact the Cincinnati State Library if you have a question!!!