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N RSG 200. Eileen Wakiji Nursing Librarian ewakiji@csulb.edu 562-985-7824. Today we will:. Learn how to plan and execute a search (search strategy) Discuss CINAHL Locate articles through the Library. Research Strategy. Getting Started

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N RSG 200

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  1. NRSG 200 Eileen Wakiji Nursing Librarian ewakiji@csulb.edu 562-985-7824

  2. Today we will: • Learn how to plan and execute a search (search strategy) • Discuss CINAHL • Locate articles through the Library

  3. Research Strategy • Getting Started • Determine vocabulary or terms that relate to your subject • Write down keywords or subject headings after consulting a subject thesaurus

  4. Research Strategy • Formulate search by breaking into variables, for example: Does patient education help prevent diabetes? diabetes Patient education Prevent

  5. Research StrategyCreate search statements using Boolean operators • AND narrows a search example: diabetes and patient education and prevent • OR broadens a search example: stroke or diabetes • NOT excludes terms from a search example: United States not Canada

  6. 5,472 11 1,797 8,413 Search Statements (Combining Terms) patient education (1,797) and prevent* (8,413) and diabet* (5,472)

  7. Truncation Truncation symbols or wildcards or plural searching (examples: *, #, !, ?, +) • Allows you to search for terms with multiple endings e.g. diabet* searches for diabetes, diabetic e.g. prevent* searches for prevent, prevents, prevention, preventing

  8. Search Tips • What to do if you get too much? Use Limit options Search a specific field, e.g. subject headings or title or abstract Special modifiers (if available) Combine searches or add more concepts • What to do if you get too few? Eliminate concepts Related articles link in PubMed Look at bibliography or references

  9. Research Strategy Pick the best information source for your topic Articles Miscellaneous Books Indexes Research Databases Internet COAST

  10. How to locate journals at CSULB COAST! The library catalog

  11. Anatomy of a journal citation: Author(s). (Year).Article Title. Journal Title, Volume, (Issue #), Page Numbers.

  12. Locating Journals “FYI” COAST Steps for accessing journals: Coast (type in Journal Title) (example: Advances in Nursing Science) Print or Electronic Full Text Journals SFX (if available in database) Do you need materials not available at CSULB? (ILLiad)

  13. Electronic Resourcesa brief introduction

  14. How to Find Journal Articles Search a database Find Articles Databases by Topic Health / Medical /Nursing CINAHL MEDLINE PubMed Academic Search Elite

  15. SearchingCINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature

  16. Using CINAHL (important things to know before you use it) • Is web accessible – even home! (but only 8 simultaneous users) • Contains citations and sometimes abstracts & full text from scholarly nursing & allied health journals, book chapters, government documents, dissertations, etc. & SFX link • Some records include the cited references

  17. Searching Specific Fieldsvs Default Fields Subject searching • Searches only words used to describe articles • Excellent way to refine a search especially if you started with keyword “default fields searching” • Headings change throughout time so check CINAHL Headings

  18. Limiting Your Results • Full Text • Journal • Year of Publication • Journal Subset • Publication Type • Language • Age Groups

  19. CINAHL has the SFX featureClick on the SFX icon

  20. SFX box pops up

  21. Getting to CINAHL Databases by topic: Health/Medical/Nursing http://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/health.html

  22. Medline vs Pubmed Search Tips • Related articles (PubMed) • Boolean operators in caps (PubMed) • SFX (MEDLINE) • Nursing journals subsets (PubMed) • Nursing Record Type Phrase (MEDLINE)

  23. How to Get a Library Pin • Go to Coast • Click on “View My Library Record” and follow the directions • If you have problems with your PIN – call the Circulation Desk at 562-985-5512 or fill out the form

  24. 1 Thing you need to do to get access from your home 1. Establish a Library PIN Special note: if you have AOL you must minimize their browser and use one of these browsers to use the databases Netscape Internet Explorer

  25. This box will pop up when you click on a research database from home:

  26. Useful Citing Sites for APA • Style Manuals & Citation Methods http://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/vref/style.html • North Carolina State Citation Builder http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/using/cite/cite3a.php (free site to create citations for journal articles, books, web sites, and interviews into APA style) • Slate Citation Machine http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php (free, experimental web tool that formats your reference into APA style)

  27. STILL Need Help? • Contact me to make an appointment • Librarians at the Reference Desk • Need Help with Research? http://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/need_help.html

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