2433 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

1. 2433 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries Jane Long, MA, MLIS Reference Services Librarian Al Harris Library

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3. When You Need HELP!

4. Off-Campus Access If you have problems logging in. http://www.swosu.edu/library/infoservices/remoteaccess.asp If you are off campus and trying to access a restricted section of the library, you will be prompted for your username and password. Students enter your webmail username and password and you should be able to proceed with no problems.

5. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary provides the following definition for the noun form of the word: • “a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form; also: something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things.” • Your assignment involves summarizing and condensing the information found in a peer-reviewed article. What Is an Abstract?

6. Finding Articles

7. First Step: Setting up an EBSCO folder

8. Next Step

10. Keyword vs. Subject • Natural language(words and phrases you would use in everyday conversations) • Flexible terminology: • Synonyms and words with the same or similar meanings can be substituted • (book, document, bestseller, bible, booklet, brochure, compendium, fiction, folio, handbook, hardcover, leaflet, manual, monograph, nonfiction, novel, paperback, primer, publication, softcover, text, textbook, tome, tract, treatise, volume, work, writing) • Less accurate when searching in article databases • Use with operators (AND, OR, NOT) • Predetermined terminology (created by the Library of Congress) • Terms like those found in a Thesaurus (with narrower and broader terms) • More precise when searching (most article databases have there own predetermined terminology) vs.

11. Operators • AND = Narrow • NOT = Exclude • OR = Expand • (Used with synonyms)

12. SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost) • MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost) • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost) • CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCOhost) Databases: Nursing & Allied Health

13. What Do You Plan to Find? Use limiters: peer reviewed, date, full text Use subject headings that will refine your search Use current information Narrow the number of sources by examining the abstract for the source.

14. Find an article or articles that support your topic. • Once you have located appropriate articles, save them in your folder. • Look at the documentation information that EBSCO provides. • Check the APA citation format examples. • Write your own abstract following the guidelines that have been given to you by your professor. Organizing Your Research

15. Taping vs. Ankle Braces • Hydration among Athletes • ACL Prevalence among Female Athletes (anterior cruciate ligament) • Bracing for Preventive Measures Topic Suggestions

16. APA Citation Example of Article from an Online Database Snead, D., Marberry, K.M., & Rowdon, G. (2009). Unique treatment regimen for effort thrombosis in the nondominant extremity of an overhead athlete: A case report. Journal of Athletic Training, 44(1), 94-97. Retrieved August 20, 2010, from SPORTDiscus with Full Text database. Author or authors. (pub year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, vol # (issue #), page numbers.Retrieval Date, from Database Title. http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx

17. Last Name, Initials & Last Name, Initials of each author. (pub year). Title of article. Title of Journal, vol #(issue #), pages. Retrieval Date from Database Title.

18. Contact me: • Jane Long • 774-3030 • jane.long@swosu.edu • http://faculty.swosu.edu/jane.long/ Questions?

19. Thank you!