This document provides an overview of library research for a NUR 151 class, including differences between internet sources and databases, descriptions of the CINAHL and Medline databases, and contact information for nursing librarians. CINAHL contains over 750 nursing and allied health journals back to 1937, while Medline covers over 4,800 biomedical and health journals from 1940 to the present. The nursing librarians, Marsha Ballard and Danielle Carlock, can provide research assistance by phone, email, or chat.

1. NUR 151 EBP and Library ResearchMarsha Ballard marsha.ballard@sccmail.maricopa.edu(480) 423-6638Danielle Carlockd.carlock@sccmail.maricopa.edu(480) 425-6765

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVESDescribe differences between databases & the internet

3. Describe the content in CINAHL & Medline

4. Conduct a keyword search in CINAHL & MedlineInternet vs DatabasesINTERNETBroad sweep of informationUnorganized/unstructuredAccess is free, but some information is fee basedUnstable: content and format change frequentlyInformation includes: commercials, personal opinions, current news, entertainment, government documents, academic research, non-profit /educational sites, hoaxes, social networks.Focused on a particular discipline or type of informationOrganized/structuredAvailable only to subscribersStable: articles can be located again for verificationInformation includes: abstracts, articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers, scholarly/peer-reviewed articles, case studies, and research

5. CINAHLCumulative Index to Nursing and Allied HealthContains articles in nursing and fields such as audiology, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, etc750 journals1 million citations back to 1937

6. MedlineWorld’s premier medical/health science databaseArticles from all health fields: medicine, nursing, dentistry, exercise science, veterinary medicine, allied health, etc.4800 journalsOver 19 million citations back to 1940

7. CINAHL and Medline

8. CINAHL VS MEDLINE

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