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Public Health 621

Public Health 621. Anne Turhollow Library & Information Access. Help!. Marilyn Hall, Health Sciences Librarian mehall@mail.sdsu.edu 594-5864 Anne Turhollow, Life Sciences Librarian c.turhollow@sdsu.edu 594-4921. InfoDome. http://infodome.sdsu.edu Library’s website Main links Research

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Public Health 621

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  1. Public Health 621 Anne Turhollow Library & Information Access

  2. Help! • Marilyn Hall, Health Sciences Librarian • mehall@mail.sdsu.edu • 594-5864 • Anne Turhollow, Life Sciences Librarian • c.turhollow@sdsu.edu • 594-4921

  3. InfoDome • http://infodome.sdsu.edu • Library’s website • Main links • Research • Services – Borrowing • Information for Students

  4. InfoDome • Research • Research Guides by Class • Research Help • Finding Books • The PAC • Finding Journal Articles • Citation Linker • Article Databases

  5. The PAC • Finding reference books • Subject or Word search • Limit location to Reference • Why use a reference book or textbook? • Summary of topic • Variation of terms • Lists of specific books and journal articles for more information

  6. The PAC / Citation Linker • Finding known items • Kapikian, A.Z., and R.M. Chanock. 1990. Norwalk group viruses, p. 671-693. In B.N. Fields, et al. (ed.), Virology, 2nd ed. Raven Press, New York, N.Y. • Kaplan, J.E., G.W. Gary, R.C. Baron, N. Singh, L.B. Schonberger, R. Feldman, and H.B. Greenberg. 1982. Epidemiology of Norwalk virus in outbreaks of acute non-bacterial gastroenteritis. Ann. Intern. Med.96:756-761.

  7. Finding Articles by Subject • Article Databases • By Subject • Medline / PubMed / MedlinePlus • MedlinePlus • “Vetted” consumer health information • Not a journal article index • Links into PubMed using “canned searches” on specific topics

  8. Journal Articles • Medline • Limited number of users • Linked to SDSU electronic and print journals plus ILL • Look for the button • PubMed • Available to all • Links to some online content • Will only work on campus and if SDSU licensed

  9. Computer Searching • It’s Great! • Fast, efficient, and remote • Problems • Too much information • Variations in terminology • How to deal with?

  10. Information Overload? Try Boolean Logic • Necessary to narrow down searches or to carry out complex ones • AND, OR, NOT • AND - narrows search • OR - broadens search • Example • Blue eyes and Brown hair • Brown hair or Black hair

  11. Boolean Logic • A Primer on Boolean Logic

  12. Other Ways to Narrow • Most databases offer standard LIMITS • Age • Sex • Publication type • Language

  13. Term Variation? Try Controlled Vocabulary • Keyword vs. Subject • Problem: information seeker, database provider, and authors may use different terminology • Insulin dependent diabetes, Diabetes Type 1, IDDM, Juvenile diabetes, Rapid onset diabetes • Solution - use all synonyms or use a thesaurus • MeSH - Diabetes mellitus, type I • MeSH = Medical Subject Headings

  14. Let’s try a Medline search Norwalk virus infections on cruise ships

  15. Internet Sources • CDC • http://www.cdc.gov • NIH • http://www.nih.gov • Images • Microbiology guide on InfoDome • Google Image search • http://www.google.com

  16. Questions?

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