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What’s Behind Research

What’s Behind Research. HSC 3057 Research Methods Nancy Schaefer NancyS@library.health.ufl.edu 352.392.1306. Spring 2007. Today’s agenda. Library class info Writing-researching-publishing process Journey of an article to publication Continuing journey to database/index

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What’s Behind Research

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  1. What’s Behind Research HSC 3057 Research Methods Nancy Schaefer NancyS@library.health.ufl.edu 352.392.1306 Spring 2007

  2. Today’s agenda • Library class info • Writing-researching-publishing process • Journey of an article to publication • Continuing journey to database/index • Searcher’s journey: Finding the Ideal

  3. Library Classes When they are: http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/services/instruction.htm#calendar What they’re about: http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/services/classes.htm Where to register for them: http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/forms/classreg.htm

  4. Where are these classes? Health Science Center Library

  5. Other help • UF Health Science Center Libraries’ Class Handouts & Tutorials • PubMed Tutorials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html

  6. The Formal Writing Process Researching Writing

  7. Birth patient College

  8. Adjective • Noun • Singular • Plural • Possessive

  9. Author submits manuscript to publisher Peer Review Process Experts (peers) suggest changes Publisher sends manuscript to 2+ other experts in the author’s discipline for critique Author makes changes, resubmits to publisher Process ensures article quality (aka refereed) Article is published

  10. Publisher Work • Peer-review or get experts for editorial board • Abstract = write/collect from authors summary of item • Decide: print &/or electronic and access rights

  11. How much access/issue?

  12. Abstract

  13. Databases • Mostly commercial (private industry) • Scope: years & formats • Journal articles only? • Letters to editor • Errata • Books • Book Chapters • Conference Proceedings

  14. Database Vendor Work • Select specific publications to include • Index = attach words/phrases that further summarize content and describe material • Select search format (what fields of info can be searched, how to search) • Sell/negotiate contracts

  15. Which publications, which years to cover? Embargo = no one can get electronic access for the most recent 1-24 months of a journal (publishers profit from selling current print issues.)

  16. 3 citations - different info given for different formats

  17. Indexing MeSH = Medical Subject Headings

  18. Different labels, same function

  19. IDing major topics of articles/chapters/books

  20. Links from databases to possible full-text Catalog = list of items you have legal access to

  21. Databases vs. Catalogs

  22. Search Step 1 - Access On campus, free access on any UF computer. Off campus, Gatorlink, EZProxy or VPN required. These represent your computer as a UF computer to the vendors, who then allow you access to UF Libraries materials.

  23. Step 2. Go to Databases pages

  24. Step 3. Select appropriate database = Databases to be taught this term at HSCL

  25. Step 4. Search… • By known author • By known journal title

  26. Ways to Search by Topic • Method 1: Keywords • Disadvantage: To ID all related items, you must think of all possible synonyms and word forms for the topic

  27. Truncation Child* retrieves • Child • Children • Children’s • Childhood • Childlike • Childish • Childers (oops!) • Childbirth (oops again!) • Childbed (“childbed fever” - another oops!)

  28. Phrase searching • To search multi-word expressions as phrases, not as individual words • Often (not always) in quotation marks • Some databases do not allow truncation within quotation marks

  29. Search by Topic • Method 2: Subject headings 2-3” tutorials teach how to search for subject headings

  30. Subject Headings“Go Wide” or slim down your results General Specific Adjust the size and relevance of your “catch” by adjusting level of specificity of your search terms

  31. Explode When you EXPLODE a subject heading, the system searches for the heading you indicated (here, Bone and Bones) and ALL the more specific headings under it in the “tree” of terms

  32. Get specific!Add subheadings

  33. Use “History” tab to • Combine previously-run search results • View previously-run search results

  34. Limit results Using pull-down menus and checkboxes, we limit results to just those written in core clinical journals in English in the last 5 years

  35. Select results/output methods

  36. Saving results/strategy

  37. To cite references used in your own writing http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/style.html

  38. Citing sources, checking journal quality Exciting Citing class next Wednesday 4-5 pm

  39. Using others’ references to build your own Web of Science class Wednesday 2/21/07 4-5 pm

  40. Got questions? Log on to chat or email us Or “Come see us” 2nd floor Health Science Center Library

  41. NancyS@library.health.ufl.edu 352.392.1306 Health Science Center Library Reference Desk 392.3585 9-5:30 M-Thurs 9-5 Fri Good luck!

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