N3319 Library Orientation

March 5th, 2009

Robin FeatherstoneResearch & Instructional Librarian (Nursing)

rfeathe@uwo.ca(519) 661-2111 ext: 86383

Nursing Program Page: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursingSlides available at: http://uwonursinglibrarian.blogspot.com/

• Needs Assessment

• Basic Orientation

• Literature Search

• RefWorks/RefShare

• Questions

Agenda

How to use the library, Part 1“In Person”

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/hours/taylor

Robin’s office: Rm 60E

Service Desk: Check-out, Check-in, Research Help

Nursing Books: WY

Nursing Journals: W1

How to use the library, Part 2“Virtually”

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/

Library Website Basics

http://www.lib.uwo.ca

1. Off-Campus Access

2. Browse by Program Pages (very useful for finding links to databases)

3. Catalogue

How to use the catalogue

• What is it?

A record of everything that Western Libraries “owns.”

• How do I search it?Step 1: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/

Step 2: http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/

What can I find in the catalogue?

• Journal titles

• Article titles

• Article author names

• Books related to my subject

• Book author names

Find a “known” article using the catalogue

Siu, H., Laschinger, H., & Finegan, J. (2008, May). Nursingprofessional practice environments: setting the stage forconstructive conflict resolution and work effectiveness.Journal of Nursing Administration, 38(5), 250-257.

Information you will need

Siu, H., Laschinger, H., & Finegan, J. (2008, May). Nursingprofessional practice environments: setting the stage forconstructive conflict resolution and work effectiveness.Journal of Nursing Administration, 38(5), 250-257.

1. Journal title2. Date3. Volume4. Issue5. Page number

Exercise:Using the library catalogue, find this article

Scavenger HuntFinding Books

• Using the catalogue, find the books on your handouts.

Scavenger Hunt - Discussion

• Did you find the books?

• Were they easy to find or difficult?

Literature Searching

1. Start with an area of interest

2. Construct your search statement

3. Select the best resource

4. Formulate search strategy

5. Perform search; evaluate your results...try again, if necessary

1. Start with an area of interest

“I’m interested in conflict resolution in nursing.”

2. Construct your search statement

“I’m looking for current scholarly articles (past five years) about conflict resolution between

doctors and nurses.”

3. Select the best resource

Questions to ask:

1. What kind of information do I want?

2. What do I need this information for?

3. What subject areas does my question cover?

Match the resource to the information

• Nursing research articles

• Psychology review articles

• Management textbooks

• CINAHL

• Library catalogue

• PsycINFO

• SCOPUS

• MEDLINE

4. Formulate your search strategy

• How to complete a concept grid

1. Underline the key concepts in the question

2. Decide how the concepts will be combined together using AND and OR Boolean operators

3. Concepts to be ANDed go across the grid and concepts to be ORed go down the grid

Create a concept grid

“I’m looking for current scholarly articles (past five years) about conflict resolution between doctors and nurses.”

5. Perform the search

• Enter the search terms one at a time

• Search subject headings first

• Then search keywords

• Combine your synonyms first using OR

• Them combine the different concepts using AND

• Finally... apply limiters

And adjust accordingly.... If no results, try removing some terms... If too many, try adding more

Searching in CINAHL

6 minute break

Introduction to RefWorks

• Citation manager

• Subscription-based tool

• Export citations from databases

• Format bibliographies in APA style

Step 1: Create an Account

• Open a new browser window and go to http://www.lib.uwo.ca/

• Select “RefWorks”

• Sign up for an individual account

• Register

Step 2: Create a Folder

• Under the Folder menu header, select “create new folder”

• Name it “N3319 – Library Orientation”

• Log out of RefWorks

Step 3: Export Citations from your Database

• Each database works a little differently, so please follow the instruction handouts for CINAHL, OvidMEDLINE and SCOPUS

• CINAHL: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/taylor/grad/rwebsco.pdf

• OvidMEDLINE: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/taylor/grad/rwovid.pdf

• SCOPUS: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/taylor/grad/rwscopus.pdf

Step 4: Move the citations into your folder

• View your “Last Imported Folder”

• Select all the citations and put them into your N3322E folder

Step 5: Create a Bibliography

• Select “Bibliography” from the tool bar

• Select APA as your output style

• Select “Format a Bibliography from a List of References”

• Select “References from a Folder” and pick your N3319

• Click “Create Bibliography”

Questions

Robin Featherstonerfeathe@uwo.ca

(519) 661-2111 ext: 86383

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing