clinical anatomy 9566
DESCRIPTION
Workshop presented to graduate students in Clinical Anatomy 9566 at the University of Western Ontario on November 26, 2010.TRANSCRIPT
Clinical Anatomy 9566
Library Searching Skills& RefWorks
Robin Featherstone, [email protected] available at:
Medical Illustration © 2010 Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.
Questions
• Who has conducted a major literature review before?
• What information sources have you used? • Who has used a citation manager?
Objectives
At the end of today’s session, you will be able to: 1.Describe the steps involved in a literature
review2.Access information sources on a wide variety
of subjects3.Export references to RefWorks and use the
basic functions of the citation manager
Literature Reviews
What makes a good one?
7 tasks in a Literature Review
1. Select a question2. Select a source (database, search engine, etc.)3. Choose search terms4. Run your search5. Apply practical screening criteria6. Apply methodological screening criteria7. Synthesize the results
General Tips
• Choose a narrow research question• Record your search strategy• Aim to be “explicit, systematic and
reproducible”1
• Use a citation manager• Keep updated of new publications with email
alerts and RSS
1 Fink, A. (2005). Conducting Research Literature Reviews. London: Sage.
Sample Research Question
What is the impact of educational technology on
the learning of gross anatomy by medical students?
Turn your statement into a strategy
1. Break your question into concepts2. Identify subject headings for each concept3. Identify keywords for each concept
• Tips: – Use a “target article” to help identify search terms– Use a strategy worksheet to keep track of your terms:http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/taylor/grad/Search_Strategy_Worksheet.pdf
What is the impact of educational technology on the learning of gross anatomy by medical students?
Educational Technology
Gross Anatomy Learning Medical Students
What is the impact of educational technology on the learning of gross anatomy by medical students?
Educational Technology
Gross Anatomy Learning Medical Students
Educational Technology +
Anatomy + Learning + Students, Medical
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=mesh+ = explode
What is the impact of educational technology on the learning of gross anatomy by medical students?
Educational Technology
Gross Anatomy Learning Medical Students
Educational Technology +
Anatomy + Learning + Students, Medical
(education* or instruction*) adj technolog*.mp.
anatom*.mp. association.mp. medical student*.mp.
audiovisual aid*.mp.
emrbyology.mp. learn*.mp. MD student*.mp.
multimedia.mp. neuroanatom*.mp. memor*.mp.
video*.mp. problem solv*.mp.
Keywords selected with operators and commands for the Ovid search interface. For a full list of operators and commands see: http://content.library.utoronto.ca/gerstein/subjectguides/ovidmedline_shortcuts.pdf
Running your search(es)• Start with your first concept– Search for the subject headings first– Then search keywords– Combine these synonymous searches with OR
using your search history
• Repeat for your second, third, and subsequent concepts
• Finally, combine large search results set with AND
Running your search(es)
Search #2 =
Search #3 =
Search #4 =
Search #5 = #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4
Search #1 =
Concept 1
Search #6 =
Search #7 =
Search #8 =
Search #9 =
Concept 2
Search #10 = #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9
Search #11 = #5 AND #10
Results
Exercise
Using the MeSH database and your own knowledge of the subject, complete a search
strategy to answer the research question:
Do video games enhance learning by medical students?
BREAK
Choosing Sources
• Vary based on the subject • Consult library program pages:
Anatomy: www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/anatomy/Computer Science:www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/computerscience/Education:www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/educationgraduateprogram/Engineering:www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/electricalandcomputerengineering/
Consider “Grey Literature”
• Not published commercially or indexed by major databases
Examples:Conference proceedings & abstractsGovernment documentsResearch reportsTechnical reports, standards, patents
Sources for Grey Lit
Conference Proceedings BIOSIS Previews, Engineering Village, Inspec, SCOPUS
Government Documents Web search engines / Gov’t websites
Research Reports Institutional repositories / Web search engines
Technical reports, Standards, Patents IEEE, Google Patents, Canadian Patent Database, European Patent Office, United States Patents Databases
Question
Which sources would you search to find information related to your exercise question?
Managing your References
RefWorks
How to Add Citations to RefWorks
1. Export directly from Databases2. Use Ref-Grab-It to create a citation based on a
website
3. Manually create a citation
Getting Startedwww.lib.uwo.ca
Make sure to sign in if you’re off campus
Exercise
• Login to RefWorks or sign up for an individual account - Tip: make sure to use your UWO email address
• Once you have an account, create a new folder called “Library Workshop”
Exercise
• Run your sample video game search in Ovid Medline
• Export the citations to RefWorks • Move them into your new folder
Write-n-cite
Formatted Bibliography
Summary
• A literature search is...• Find sources by checking...• MeSH stands for...• Conference proceedings are an example of...• A tool for creating citations from websites is...• A tool for formatting your bibliography is...• Assistance is available from...
Robin Featherstone
[email protected] Library, 60E519 661-2111 ext 86383
By IM from www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/anatomy/ Skype: robinfeatherstone