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Library 101: Find Info Better, Faster, More Efficiently

Library 101: Find Info Better, Faster, More Efficiently. Mellanye Lackey, MSI Public Health Librarian mjlackey@unc.edu. Today’s agenda. Services for you! Refworks/Endnote Tips for better/faster/efficient searching Places to find information. Librarian office hours.

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Library 101: Find Info Better, Faster, More Efficiently

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  1. Library 101: Find Info Better, Faster, More Efficiently Mellanye Lackey, MSI Public Health Librarian mjlackey@unc.edu

  2. Today’s agenda • Services for you! • Refworks/Endnote • Tips for better/faster/efficient searching • Places to find information

  3. Librarian office hours • Every Thursday 12-1, Hooker Atrium

  4. Media design studio • Create posters for classes, conferences • Map health disparities (GIS) • Design websites (Photoshop), edit movies (Final Cut Pro, iMovie)

  5. Individual Consults • 100% individualized attention to YOUR topic, search strategy, terms, databases, and tips for making research easier

  6. Tip for faster searching Start at HSL’s website http://www.hsl.unc.edu

  7. Tip for better research Use EndNote or RefWorks

  8. Use Google Scholaroff campus:hsl homepage on campus:scholar.google.com Find information

  9. Tip for faster searching Try lots of searches before settling on one • Do quick and dirty searches • Break up complicated questions into small facets • Test out different terms

  10. Find Information • PubMed

  11. Find Information • ISI Web of Science

  12. Find (more) information • Recommended db’s from E-resources • PAIS (policy) • Business Source Premier • Social Science Research Network • Annual Review of Population Law • CCH Int’l (Health care, Medicaid/care) Get these from the alpha list on the e-research tools page

  13. Find (even more) information • Recommended db’s from E-resources • PolicyFile • Int’l. Digest of Health Legislation • World Development Indicators • Asian/African/Lat.Am. Studies pages • Reproline (reproductive health) • Popline (population health) • Aegis (AIDS education) Get these from the alpha list on the e-research tools page

  14. Find Books, too! • Books!

  15. Tip for faster searching See who’s cited it (Google Scholar) (ISI)

  16. Tips for faster searching Ask for help

  17. Questions? • mjlackey@unc.edu • http://www.hsl.unc.edu/asklib/

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