This document provides an overview of resources available through the Welch Library, including over 1.8 million online resources such as databases, journals, e-books and videos. It describes several important databases for literature searching such as PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Scopus. Finally, it outlines the steps for effective literature searching, including developing search strategies using controlled vocabularies, keywords, Boolean operators and evaluating search results.
How to do a Literature search for your research and scientific publication BhaskarBorgohain4
In the age of information boom it may be challenging task to find relevant information for your research work. its like finding a needle in a haystack. After initial readings from textbooks and library journals you may want to first search in Wikipedia, google, google scholar and then go to Pubmed, Medline, science direct , wileyonline, science.gov, cochrane library etc to formulate your keywords based on your research question. read a medical dictionary to find synonyms of the keywords and brainstorm with your supervisor, peers, friends etc to get more key words to search again and find the right search strategy. do not forget to look for Grey literature like unpublished Thesis works from reputed universities, proceedings of conferences of reputed professional associations as well. keep records using a software like end-note, Rayyan etc. References of authors must be recorded as you go along.
How to do a Literature search for your research and scientific publication BhaskarBorgohain4
In the age of information boom it may be challenging task to find relevant information for your research work. its like finding a needle in a haystack. After initial readings from textbooks and library journals you may want to first search in Wikipedia, google, google scholar and then go to Pubmed, Medline, science direct , wileyonline, science.gov, cochrane library etc to formulate your keywords based on your research question. read a medical dictionary to find synonyms of the keywords and brainstorm with your supervisor, peers, friends etc to get more key words to search again and find the right search strategy. do not forget to look for Grey literature like unpublished Thesis works from reputed universities, proceedings of conferences of reputed professional associations as well. keep records using a software like end-note, Rayyan etc. References of authors must be recorded as you go along.
Advanced literature search strategies for scientific and medical writing- improving your effectivity in finding the information you need in PubMed. https://bit.ly/2IzYdxB
DENT4104 Searching Medical Databases for EvidenceLucia Ravi
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After you've developed a research question/topic, how do you search library databases for it? This presentation discusses keyword searching as a strategy to locate relevant resources.
Criss Library Literature Review for STEM and Business 2017Heidi Blackburn
Literature review workshop for STEM and Business majors held by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Criss Library as part of the Graduate Student Workshop series. For more information, see www.unomaha.edu/criss-library
Advanced literature search strategies for scientific and medical writing- improving your effectivity in finding the information you need in PubMed. https://bit.ly/2IzYdxB
DENT4104 Searching Medical Databases for EvidenceLucia Ravi
This slideshare is from a lecture given to DENT4104 students beginning UWA's Doctor of Medical Dentistry. It introduces a number of specialist databases that collate high level evidence based medical resources such a practice guidelines, systematic reviews and studies.
After you've developed a research question/topic, how do you search library databases for it? This presentation discusses keyword searching as a strategy to locate relevant resources.
Criss Library Literature Review for STEM and Business 2017Heidi Blackburn
Literature review workshop for STEM and Business majors held by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Criss Library as part of the Graduate Student Workshop series. For more information, see www.unomaha.edu/criss-library
The intention of this resource is to provide you with enough information to produce a high quality reports and literature reviews.
You may need to produce several small reports during the course of your undergraduate study as part of group coursework assignments. This guide along with other provide support.
The literature review is not merely a simple compilation or a list of every item and resource with any possible relation to your topic. A good literature review is a critical appraisal of narrowly focused, selected and truly relevant work that provides the current status (perspective) of the topic. This presentation basically is a brief guide on the process of doing and writing a literature review for a thesis, research proposal, research paper, etc.
A literature review is a
“critical analysis of a segment of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of prior research studies, reviews of literature, and theoretical articles”
PubMed provides links to the integrated molecular biology databases maintained by NCBI. These databases contain: DNA and protein sequences, genome mapping data, and 3‑D protein structures, aligned sequences from populations, and the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). Links between MEDLINE records and sequence records make it easy to find MEDLINE abstracts associated with sequence records and vice versa.
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Overview of Welch Library Resources and Literature Searching Skills
1. Overview of Welch Library Resources
and Literature Searching Skills
Carrie Price, Clinical Informationist
cprice17@jhmi.edu
Welch Medical Library
http://welch.jhmi.edu/
2. You have access to over 1.8 million online
resources—including databases, e-journals,
e-books—so how can you possibly navigate
them all?
• Over 7,000 journals
• More than 400 databases
• 12,000 e-books and growing every day
• 2,000 videos
4. PubMed
• PubMed is comprised of over 24 million
citations from approximately 5,500 journals
• Coverage is 1940s to the present, with a
small amount of older literature
• The Controlled Vocabulary is called MeSH
(Medical Subject Headings)
• Topical coverage in the fields of medicine,
nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the
health care system, and preclinical sciences
• Bulk of content is from MEDLINE
5. Embase
• Comprised of over 24 millions citations from
approximately 7,500 journals
• Includes 2,000 titles not indexed in MEDLINE
• Includes all of the articles indexed in MEDLINE
• The controlled vocabulary is called Emtree
• Emtree is larger than MeSH, which allows for
finer indexing
• Drug terms and device names are far better
indexed in Embase than in PubMed
• Covers roughly 800 conferences
6. The Cochrane Library
• The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is
considered the gold standard for systematic
reviews
• The reviews are compiled through rigorous
methodological standards
• Because of these standards, the total number of
records in the database is fairly small
• The Cochrane Library also searches CENTRAL
(clinical trials), Methods Studies, Technology
Assessments and Economic Evaluations
7. CINAHL
• Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied
Health
• Records dating back to 1937
• Indexes over 5,000 journals
• Controlled Vocabulary – CINAHL Headings
• Searchable cited references for some
content
8. PsycINFO
• More than 3 million records
• Covers behavioral and social sciences
• Hosted by EBSCO, so it is similar to CINAHL
• Contains journal articles, book chapters,
book reviews, and editorials
9. • Health and Psychosocial Instruments
• Checklists, coding schemes, interview schedules
• Behavioral measurement instruments, including
those from IOBE
• Includes information on questionnaires, tests,
projective techniques, and more
HaPI
10. Scopus
• Covers Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and
Life Sciences
• Includes resources not covered by PubMed including:
o author homepages and university websites
o historic material from various journals dating back to 1823
o patents and trademarks
• Covers more than 15,000 international journals,
books/proceedings, patents, web pages
• Has no Controlled Vocabulary
• Features advanced tools for:
o locating specific authors by name and institution
o determining h-index with graphs
o track from primary research to patents
o track research impact
o Journal comparisons
12. Google Scholar
• Google Scholar provides a simple way to
search the scholarly literature broadly
• Allows search across multiple sources and
disciplines from one place
• Cannot reproduce search results
Why should I use Google Scholar?
o To find incomplete citations
o To find a couple of articles on topics difficult to search
o To quickly look for mysterious citations
o To import difficult records into RefWorks
13. Point-of-Care Evidence-Based Databases
UpToDate
• Evidence summaries written by subject experts
DynaMed
• Critically appraised evidence-based summaries
Micromedex
• Comprehensive drug reference tool
AccessMedicine
• Harrison’s, dx tools, images, video, book chapters,
drug info
14. Useful Resources for Allied Health Professions
• HaPI (subscription) – Health and Psychosocial Instruments
• PEDRO (free) – The Physiotherapy Evidence Database
• OTSeeker (free) – resources for OT interventions
• NeuroPT (free) – StrokEdge, outcome measures, patient
education, and more – from APTA
• US DHHS Administration for Community Living (free) – focus on
supporting persons with disabilities
• Rehab Measures (free) – screening tests and measures
15. Databases for Special Information Needs
Clinical Key, UpToDate, Primal Pictures have exportable
images and/or video
AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey have e-books and book
chapters
Patient Education
• Hopkins Health Library, MedlinePlus, UpToDate,
PubMed Health
17. Identify your topic and write
it down.
Writing down your question helps you identify
important concepts. Use a PICO format for
guidance.
18. Identify the databases you
want to search.
Why search more than one database? Because
different databases have different subject areas and
different journal coverage.
Pro Tip: Create an account in databases you use
often to save searches and receive updates!
19. Controlled Vocabulary – MeSH, Emtree, etc.
• Controlled Vocabulary provides a consistent, precise way
to retrieve information when different natural language
words are used for the same concept, or when the same
natural language is used for different concepts
• Controlled Vocabulary terms control for spelling variations
(think British vs. American English), plurals, acronyms
• Only articles indexed with that vocabulary term are
retrieved
• Select the most specific Controlled Vocabulary term
available for your concept
20. Database-Specific Controlled Vocabularies
Some major databases: Has controlled vocabulary?
PubMed YES – MeSH
Cochrane Library YES – MeSH
Embase YES – Emtree
Web of Science No
SCOPUS No
PsycINFO YES – Thesaurus
CINAHL YES – CINAHL Headings
22. Keywords:
Exercise Therapy
Exercise Therapies
Knee Osteoarthritis
Possibly: physical therapy, physiotherapy
MeSH Terms:
Exercise
Exercise Therapy
Knee Osteoarthritis
Create a list of
controlled vocabulary
terms (MeSh, Emtree)
and keywords related
to your concepts.
24. • OR makes your search broader – use to assemble single
concepts.
• AND makes your search narrower – use to pair concepts
together.
Assemble your concepts using
Boolean Operators.
25. ("Exercise Therapy"[MeSH] OR "exercise
therapy" OR "exercise therapies")
AND
("Knee Osteoarthritis"[MeSH] OR "knee
osteoarthritis" OR "knee osteoarthritides")
Pro Tip: Enclose multi-word
phrases in quotes.
28. Pro Tip: Save your search in a document.
Your search will be reproducible and saves you time later.
PubMed Search
("Exercise Therapy"[mesh] OR "exercise
therapy" OR "exercise therapies") AND
("Knee Osteoarthritis"[mesh] OR "knee
osteoarthritis" OR "knee osteoarthritides")
29. Pro Tip: Be aware of PubMed's automatic term mapping.
"Swallows" searches for bird-related literature, not dysphagia!
30. Identify relevant articles to see
what terms have been applied.
Revise your search by adding more relevant terms
or eliminating unimportant terms.
Pro Tip:
34. 1. Identify your topic and write it down.
2. Identify the databases you want to search.
3. Create a list of controlled vocabulary terms (MeSH,
Emtree, CINAHL Headings), synonyms and related
terms.
4. Sort your terms into concepts. Assemble your
concepts with OR. Combine your concepts with
AND.
5. Run and revise your search.
6. Record your findings.
7. Critically evaluate the information.
Effective Literature Searching: The Steps
35. Select any articles you’d like to save,
and export to RefWorks, save within
the database, or locate the PDFs.
Use the Find It button to locate PDFs with the JHU Libraries’ catalog.
38. RefWorks
• RefWorks is an online, web-based bibliographic
management tool that allows you to create your
own personal database of references
• You can automatically import references from a
search performed in an electronic database or
enter references manually
• RefWorks is free to all members of the Hopkins
community
• Use the Write-N-Cite tool download to format
bibliographies and insert citations
