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Pat Redman, MSLS Pat Redman, MSLS Liaison Librarian for NeurosurgeryLiaison Librarian for Neurosurgery

Taubman Medical LibraryTaubman Medical LibraryHealth Sciences LibrariesHealth Sciences Libraries

May 24, 2007May 24, 2007

““Although we do not know the absolute global Although we do not know the absolute global figures, we do know that figures, we do know that each year there are each year there are now at least 560,000 new MEDLINE articlesnow at least 560,000 new MEDLINE articles including over 20,000 new randomized controlled including over 20,000 new randomized controlled trials. In daily terms, this means trials. In daily terms, this means about 1500 new about 1500 new MEDLINE articles, including 60 randomized MEDLINE articles, including 60 randomized trials, being published every daytrials, being published every day......Hence ......Hence there is no shortage of research to read, but there there is no shortage of research to read, but there is a shortage of time to read it.”is a shortage of time to read it.”

Source: Source:

Glaziou, Paul. Managing the Evidence Flood. Surgical Clinics Glaziou, Paul. Managing the Evidence Flood. Surgical Clinics of North America of North America 20062006 86(1): 193-194. 86(1): 193-194.

Today….Today….

1.1. Accessing resourcesAccessing resources2.2. Selecting the right resourceSelecting the right resource3.3. Searching: quick and advancedSearching: quick and advanced4.4. Using email alerts to keep upUsing email alerts to keep up5.5. Citation searching; journal impact Citation searching; journal impact

factorsfactors6.6. Our work with other departmentsOur work with other departments

Reality checkReality check

1. Accessing resources1. Accessing resources

Your links to full-text:Your links to full-text:

Use PubMed Citation MatcherUse PubMed Citation Matcherfor quick access to an articlefor quick access to an article

SourceSource Use when…Use when…

UpToDateUpToDate ……time is limited and no time is limited and no comprehensive review is sought.comprehensive review is sought.

National Guideline National Guideline ClearinghouseClearinghouse

……you need direction on current you need direction on current policy regarding diagnosis, therapy, policy regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. or related clinical circumstances.

Cochrane Cochrane Systematic Systematic ReviewsReviews

……you have a therapy question and you have a therapy question and want comprehensive synthesis of want comprehensive synthesis of all relevant RCTs.all relevant RCTs.

ACP Journal ClubACP Journal Club ……you want reviews of individual you want reviews of individual clinically applicable original studies.clinically applicable original studies.

PubMed/Ovid PubMed/Ovid MEDLINEMEDLINE

……you need all original research or you need all original research or when other resources fail you.when other resources fail you.

2. Selecting the right resource

HandoutHandout

Finding Evidence-Based AnswersFinding Evidence-Based Answers

to Clinical Questions –to Clinical Questions –

Quickly and EffectivelyQuickly and Effectively

3. Searching: quick & 3. Searching: quick & advancedadvanced

Question:Question:

Is deep brain stimulation effective Is deep brain stimulation effective in treating advanced Parkinson in treating advanced Parkinson disease?disease?

Quick searchingQuick searching

Advanced searchingAdvanced searching

4. Using Email Alerts to 4. Using Email Alerts to KeepKeepUp With the LiteratureUp With the Literature

PubMed: saving to My NCBIPubMed: saving to My NCBI

UM-Medsearch: saving as UM-Medsearch: saving as AutoAlertAutoAlert

ISI Web of Knowledge: AlertsISI Web of Knowledge: Alerts

5. Citation Searching5. Citation Searching

6. Our work in other 6. Our work in other departmentsdepartments

Handout:Handout:

Information Skills Programs in Information Skills Programs in Graduate Medical EducationGraduate Medical Education

I can help:I can help:

Quick response to email and Quick response to email and phonephone

Consultations by appointmentConsultations by appointment– Help with expert searches for Help with expert searches for

research projects, writing, grand research projects, writing, grand rounds, clinical challengesrounds, clinical challenges

– Setting up literature alertsSetting up literature alerts– Using RefWorks to manage literatureUsing RefWorks to manage literature

Pat RedmanPat Redman

pmr@umich.edupmr@umich.edu

936-1396936-1396