Transcript Nurse as Scholar - Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University
Christine E. Lynn
College of Nursing
Library Tutorial
Developed by
Ethan Allen MA, MLS
John D. MacArthur Campus Library
Susan Borglund PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Table of Contents
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Introduction
The Research Process/TILT
Online Access to the FAU Libraries
The Nursing Resource Page
Finding and Getting Books
Finding Journal Articles
Additional Library Resources
Glossary
Throughout the tutorial, a single click on an underlined blue word or
phrase will take you either to the Glossary or a website.
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Introduction
The purpose of this tutorial is to provide
information on the online resources and services
available through the Florida Atlantic University
Library System. Although some online classes may
have an assignment attached to the tutorial,
everyone using the tutorial is encouraged to
complete the “hands on” directions contained
within the tutorial.
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In This Tutorial You Will Learn:
• The library research process through an information
literacy tutorial by the University of Texas.
• About the resources & services provided by the Florida
Atlantic University Libraries.
• To locate books using Florida Atlantic University’s book
catalog.
• To locate academic journal articles using two nursing
databases, CINAHL and OVID.
• Library terminology associated with the search process.
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More Information…
• The book catalog and databases reviewed in this
tutorial are for the entire Florida Atlantic University
Library System.
• A Nursing Resource page, developed by the librarians
on the FAU Jupiter campus, contains the major links
referred to in this tutorial. The link to the Nursing
Resource page is
http://www.library.fau.edu/npb/npbnurs.htm
• Additional information about library resources for
FAU’s distance learners is at
http://www.library.fau.edu/geninfo/distance.htm.
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Getting The Most Out Of This Tutorial
• On your first use of this tutorial, we recommend that
you read through all the slides before going to any of
the links.
• When you see
you will be asked to complete an activity.
• Let’s get started….
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The Research Process
The Research Process
• Writing a scholarly paper usually requires
references from the academic and/or
professional literature.
• Getting the best references requires
information literacy, which includes knowing
• how to search the literature for the most recent and
best information on your topic, and
• how to use a library to obtain the articles and books
desired.
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Information Literacy
• Information Literacy is defined as the ability to find,
use, and evaluate information.
• TILT is a information literacy tutorial produced by the
University of Texas. Through TILT you can learn the
basics of the library research process.
• The tutorial generally takes about an hour to complete.
Follow your professor’s directions for forwarding your
answers to the quiz at the end of each of the four
modules.
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Access to TILT
• TILT is accessed via the Internet. As a result, it may
not always be available. We recommend that you
do not wait until the last minute to use it.
• Click on TILT to access this information
literacy program.
• A small portion of Module 2 is only available
to University of Texas students.
Thank you to the University of Texas for allowing us to use TILT.
Congratulations on completing TILT!
You are now ready to learn how to use the
FAU library system.
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Florida Atlantic University
Online Access to the
FAU Libraries
Online Access to the FAU Libraries
• Your library card is your FAU Owl card.
Obtain via http://www.itss.fau.edu/owlcard.htm
• The 14-digit number on your Owl card allows
access to FAU’s online databases, book checkout privileges and use of Interlibrary Loan.
• If you are not able to access our databases with
your Owl card number, call us at (561) 7998530.
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Off-Campus Access to the
FAU Library System
• Access the FAU Library System through the MyFAU
Pipeline.
• From the MyFAU homepage, click on Library. Note the
following sites:
• My Library – links to the most commonly used FAU library
sites
• FAU Electronic Collections – access to FAU electronic
collections
• Library Homepages – links to all the FAU library homepages
• EZ-Proxy – this must be activated
• for off campus access to the electronic databases and collections.
• to permit linkages between Blackboard and the library system
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A Click on EZ-Proxy…
• Takes you to the EZ-Proxy connection page. Enter your
14 digit Owl card number when prompted.
• Once the EZ-Proxy connection is made, the FAU
Libraries Homepage will appear. This page can be
minimized and the EZ-Proxy connection will be
maintained. Minimize the library homepage when
working in Blackboard.
• An EZ-Proxy connection must be made every time you
use an off-campus computer to access the libraries’
electronic journals and databases. The connection will
be maintained until you exit the library website.
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In review, start at MyFAU.
Click on the Library tab.
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From the Library page, click on EZ-Proxy.
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Enter 14 digit Owl Card number and
Login.
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You will automatically be linked back to
the FAU Libraries’ home page.
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Things to remember about EZ-Proxy
• Use your OWL card number when accessing EZ-Proxy.
• EZ-Proxy allows you to access FAU’s online databases
when you are working from an off-campus computer.
• You will be asked to sign on to EZ-Proxy each time you
use an off-campus computer to access the FAU
Libraries’ electronic collections & databases. The
connection will be maintained until you exit the
library website.
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Sign on to E-Z Proxy now.
You may want to review slides 15 - 18 first.
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Florida Atlantic University
John D. MacArthur Library
Nursing Resource Page
The Nursing Resource Page
• A Nursing Resource Page has been created by the staff
of the John D. MacArthur Library on the Jupiter
campus to support the research needs of students and
faculty in the College of Nursing.
• The resources found on the Nursing Resource Page are
available throughout the FAU Library System.
• Bookmark the Nursing Resource page for easy access
to databases and tools most frequently used in nursing.
• The John D. MacArthur Campus Library can be
accessed from the FAU Libraries Homepage or the
MyFAU Pipeline – Library tab.
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Link to the John D. MacArthur Campus
Library from the FAU Libraries Homepage
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This is the homepage for the
John D. MacArthur Campus Library.
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Choose “Resources in your Subject Area”
to access the Nursing Resources Page.
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Nursing Resources Page
This is a good page to bookmark. Note the links to
“Databases for Articles and Information” and “Tools for
Library Research”.
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This is what the Database for Articles and
Information page looks like.
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Databases for Articles and Information
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Information on databases & indexes:
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They do not always provide the full text of a desired article.
Each database/index contains a different collection of
journals.
Full text articles not available in one database may be
available in another database or index.
Limiting a search to only one database limits the scope of your
searching. A good tip is to use the same keywords in more
than one database or index, and compare the results.
Some databases require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view .pdf documents.
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The Link to Adobe Acrobat Reader
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“Tools for Library Research”
The links on this page connect to a variety of resources &
services.
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Skill Guides – information for the new researcher
Comprehensive Journal List – online journals found here
Nursing Tutorial – a link to this tutorial
Refereed journals – most scholarly assignments require references
only from refereed journals.
Citing Electronic References – The College of Nursing requires
documents retrieved electronically to be typed using APA formatting.
EZ-Proxy – electronic access to library databases.
Renew your books online – avoid late fees; renew online.
ILLiad – the InterLibrary Loan service
RefWorks – editing & organizing your own databases. Download
Write-N-Cite from RefWorks to format in-text citations and
references within your document.
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This is the Tools for Library Research
page.
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InterLibrary Loan Requests
• “ILL Request” allows you to ask for circulating
items through the Interlibrary Loan system.
• ILLiad, an FAU library service, also allows you
to track your ILL requests.
• First time users register with ILLiad by using
their 14 digit Owl card number.
• You must register with your FAU email address
to ensure proper notification.
• Books requested via ILL can be picked up at
any of the FAU libraries.
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Access ILLiad via this web address:
http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ill/illdept.htm
or click on ILL Resources on the Nursing Resources Page.
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The first time you use ILLiad
Go to “First Time Users”.
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When you have accepted the terms and conditions of
ILLiad, and completed this page, you will have access to
the Interlibrary Loan system. Users are expected to pick
up their items at the FAU Library of their choice. If you
are a Distance Learner, please identify yourself as such.
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For subsequent access to ILLiad enter your
FAU Username & Password.
The ILLiad Logon Screen was reached via
ILL Request on the Nursing Resources Page.
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Congratulations!
You have accessed some important services
of the FAU Libraries via the
Nursing Resources Page
You are now ready to use the FAU library system
to get the materials you need.
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Finding & Getting Books
To find books on your topic, click on the
FAU Library Catalog link at the bottom of
any Nursing Resources page or the Home
page.
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This is the
FAU Library Catalog,
your Gateway to library resources.
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The Basic Search screen of the FAU library
catalog gives you many different options to
help you find what you need.
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The full catalog tab shows that you are
searching FAU’s entire catalog.
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The Journals/Serials tab allows you to
search FAU’s periodical collection.
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The Course Reserves tab allows you to
search through reserve material only. You
will learn more about Course Reserves in a
later section.
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The Advanced Search tab gives you the
option to limit your search to one specific
library location, and to search by multiple
keywords.
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You can also limit your search to specific
formats, such as Books, Periodicals or
Media (DVDs, VHS).
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If you have any questions, you can click on
the Ask a Librarian link for help.
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You can ask librarians at the Boca campus
for help via chat at certain times or email.
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Keyword Searching
• There are many ways to search in this library catalog.
For now, we will show you how to do a keyword search
using the Basic Search screen.
• Idea to search: “caring for self.”
• TILT gave you an introduction to keyword search.
• What are some possible keywords for “caring for self?”
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Keywords for “caring for self”
Here are a few choices:
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Self care
Self help techniques
Empowerment
Self-management
Relaxation
Self-talk
Others?
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Insert the Keyword(s) and Click Go.
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Results of a Keyword Search
using the term “self help techniques”.
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Your turn to do the search
• Begin the search for self help techniques by linking to
the Nursing Resources Page.
• If you’re not sure how to get to the Nursing Resources
Page, review slides 24-27 of this tutorial before doing
the search.
• After doing the search, return to this tutorial by
minimizing the library catalog screen. See the glossary
for directions on minimizing a page.
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Please notice…
• In July 2006, there were 64 “hits” from this
search. These “hits” may be books, videos,
DVDs, government documents, or journal
titles.
• The titles are listed in chronological order,
starting with the most current. This
organization is typical of a keyword search in
many databases.
• Call numbers and locations are given on this
screen. To find out more about each item, click
on its title.
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This is one of the hits from the search.
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Please notice…
• All items that are underlined are links. For example,
by clicking on Dolby, Sandra K. 1946-, you can see
which books written by her are owned by the FAU
Library.
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Continue your search using the term
“self help techniques.” Remember, the link
to the book catalog is on the Nursing
Resources page.
• Click on the underlined links on the search results
page. What did you find? Which links can help you
search a particular topic?
• Print out a copy of a book title screen for use during
the next few slides.
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Subject Links
• The Subjects listed at the bottom of the screen
(not shown on slide, see copy you printed out) are
terms that have been assigned to this book.
• These terms:
- give you more information about the item’s content.
- are links to other items in the FAU library catalog.
- can be used in further searches to find additional
library material.
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Call Numbers
• The call number for an item is listed after the location
of the campus where it can be found (not shown on the
slide, see copy you printed out).
• As you learned in TILT, call numbers indicate a
subject. BF is the classification for psychology. The
numbers BF608 to BF635 are used for the subjects of
will, volition, choice and control.
• By clicking on the library location and call number,
and scrolling all the way down, you will see the
circulation information for that item.
• This is a good way to see whether or not the item has
been checked out already.
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Electronic Books
• Within the results list of your search, you
may find books that are available
electronically. Many are electronic books
from netLibrary.
• The book catalog identifies e-books
available through netLibrary .
• Create an account if you wish to “check
out” an electronic book.
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Other services of the FAU Libraries can be
accessed from the different tabs of the search
results page.
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Remember, Interlibrary Loan Requests can be started
directly from the search screen or a book’s catalog record.
Make note of author, title, publisher and date. Later, you
will type them into the ILLiad Request Form.
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All ILL requests are made online through
ILLiad. Click on the ILLiad link that pops
up on the new screen.
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After entering your username & password,
this request screen will appear. Request
either a photocopy of an article or loan of
an entire work.
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This is the top half of the request screen.
Insert the required information, and then
scroll to the bottom half of the screen.
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This is the bottom half of the request
screen. Click on Submit Request to
complete the ILL process.
*Remember to select whether or not the item is owned by FAU.
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Book Delivery for Distant Learners
• If you qualify as a Distance Learner, make your
requests for books and articles through ILLiad.
• Only books and articles held by the FAU Library
System will be mailed. If an article is available
electronically, it can be retrieved through ILLiad.
• Please read the terms of agreement on the Document
Delivery page before requesting these items. This page
is at http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ill/docdel.htm.
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Other ILL Options
• To request a copy of a book not owned by FAU, make your
Interlibrary Loan request through your nearest public
library or other State University System library. Non-FAU
books MUST be picked up at the library where the request
was made. Keep in mind that because you are enrolled in a
state university, you may also check out books at any of the
other 70 public universities and community college libraries.
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Options from the Book Search Results
Page: Printing or Emailing a citation.
• Print or E-mail
– The reference for an individually marked item
– The results list from your search. Scan the results
list and mark the items of particular interest first.
Link to Library Catalog.
Email a citation to yourself.
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To email a citation, click the small box next
to the record number, then click the
save/mail tab.
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Tips For Doing A Search Of Your Own
• Define your topic.
• Choose keywords for the topic.
• Broaden your search if you have too few hits. If you
have too many hits, refine your search.
• Refine your search by combining terms using “and,”
“or” and “not.”
• Identify the call numbers and search terms that appear
most often.
• Use RefWorks and Write-N-Cite to keep your work
organized and retrievable.
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Search Assignment
• Choose an area of interest to explore.
• Create a keyword list for the topic, and do a search
using one of the keywords.
• Following your professor’s directions, respond to the
following questions?
– How many “hits” did you get?
– Pick one title - Is this a book, video, DVD, or
government document?
– Is it a circulating item or a reference item?
– What are the subject headings for this item?
– What links were available for this title?
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Congratulations!
• You have learned
– The basics of library research.
– How to access FAU’s book catalog.
– How to read a citation from the book
catalog.
– How to use keywords, subjects and call
numbers to refine your search.
– How to email and print citations in the book
catalog.
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Locating Journal Articles
Finding Journal Articles
Most scholarly papers are required to contain a
minimum of 3-5 recent articles on a topic.
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Recent means within the last 5 years.
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Journals should be refereed journals.
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To get the most recent articles written by
nurse experts, choose databases
containing the scholarly nursing journals.
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Begin at the MacArthur Campus Library’s
Nursing Resources Page.
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If you know the name of the journal a
desired article is in, click on FAU Libraries
catalog on any Nursing Resources Page or
the Home Page.
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To search for a specific journal title, click
on the Journals/Serials tab.
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To search for a specific title, type it into the
2nd search bar under the selection “Title
begins with” and click Go.
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The record for Nursing Administration
Quarterly indicates its online availability.
Click on the full text hyperlink to access the
journal online.
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Access to electronic databases containing
full text nursing journals can also be done
via the Comprehensive Journal List.
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The “Comprehensive Journals List” can be
also found on the MacArthur Campus
Library’s home page.
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Click on the first letter of the journal title
you are searching for.
Note: The 2nd row of letters will search only the MacArthur campus library
for the printed journals.
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For example, clicking the letter ‘N’ on the Comprehensive
Journals List will bring up journal titles starting with N.
Online access to the full text of these journals is available in
various databases. Link to a particular database by clicking
on the name of the database.
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Remember that access to the electronic
journals off campus is only possible with an
EZ-Proxy connection.
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• Try this now by linking to the EZ Proxy via
MyFAU.
• You may want to review the last few slides
before doing this search.
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Direct access to the electronic databases
containing nursing journals can also be done
from the “Databases for Articles” Page.
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The most commonly used databases are
OVID and CINAHL. For direct access to
OVID, use Quick Links.
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Journals@OVID Full Text
Important features & information
• OVID is a well-respected & useful database.
• OVID “Is an aggregate of hundreds of
scientific, technical, and medical journals from
over 50 publishers and societies.” -- from OVID
Technologies Field Guide
• OVID provides access to full text articles and to
articles which have citations and abstracts only.
• Coverage is from 1996 to the current year.
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Access to Journals@OVID Full Text
• If you get the following message: “Error: The database
<Journals@OVID> is not available. All user licenses are
currently in use. Please try again later” you have not
done anything wrong!
• The FAU library subscription to Journals@OVID Full
Text allows for a limited number of users of the site at
any one moment in time.
• Early mornings and evenings seem to be the best times
for accessing OVID and CINAHL.
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Select “Journals@OVID.”
If you want to search more than one database at
a time, click the box next the name of each
database you wish to search.
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This is the basic search screen at
Journals @Ovid.
Insert keywords of interest, check Ovid for Full
Text Available, & click on Search.
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Search Results for “pain management.”
To read an article, click on Ovid Full Text.
To create a list of articles for future review, click on
the small box to the left of the citation of interest.
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Please notice…
• How many “hits” were received.
• The reference information for the journal article
contains:
– The title of the journal
– The author(s)
– The volume and issue numbers
– The page numbers for the article.
• All of this information is required when constructing a
reference in APA format.
• Some citations give access to the complete references
cited in the article, the article’s table of contents, and/or
the article’s abstract.
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To Create a Reference List:
• To create a list of articles of interest, put a
check in the box to the left of each citation
desired, and follow the directions at the bottom
of the search page.(not shown)
• If you wish to manage your bibliography
through RefWorks, view the tutorial which
explains how this is done.
• Go to http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/
• This highly recommended utility will format
your references according to APA style.
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Printing an Article from Ovid
Once you have opened the full text of an article, the menu
box gives you several options for obtaining the article.
Click on Full Text (PDF) to get a copy of the article as it
originally appeared in the journal.
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To locate a list of the journals contained in
Journals@OVID Full Text, click on “Advanced”
from the basic search screen
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Choose “Browse Journals”.
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Expanding Your Search
• All the hits on Ovid were full text because a full text
search was requested.
• To expand a search to articles that are not in full text on
Ovid, do the same search (“pain management”), but do
not click on the “Ovid Full Text Available” box. Articles
not available in full text may be available from other
databases or from the library.
• However, even this search was limited to the journals
available in this database only. Use more than one database when searching, especially if the topic is of interest
to other health care professionals.
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More Searching Tips
• Compare the number of “hits” received when
choosing/not choosing the full text option.
• If too many hits are returned, limit the search by
adding another term.
• For example, “pain management and children” may
provide more manageable search results.
• Some citations will include other keywords that pertain
to or more concisely describe the topic.
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Remember, if an article is not available in the database
you are searching, it may be available in some other
database or format. Journals in paper and microfilm can
be located by searching the FAU Library Catalog.
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Obtaining a Full Text Article that seems to be
unavailable from the database
• SFX is a built-in resource to help locate full text articles
that are not available from the database in which you
are searching.
• The SFX button will lead to information on other
databases or alternative means of obtaining what you
need.
• It is possible that the item needed is available in print
or in microformat at one of the campus libraries or that
it must be requested through interlibrary loan.
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SFX Buttons are located next to each citation.
For more information on SFX, go to
http://www.library.fau.edu/ecollect/sfxfaq.htm
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In review:
Searching Journals @ OVID Full Text
• The search for a journal article is similar to that for a
book.
• From the Nursing Resources Page, click on the link for
Journals @Ovid Full Text. Insert the keyword for topic of
interest on the basic search screen.
• Under “Limit to,” choose “OVID Full Text Available”
and then “Perform Search.”
• When search results appear, a click in the box to the left
of a citation will create a list of articles for later review.
• The full text of the article will appear when you click on
“OVID Full Text”.
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Congratulations!
• You have learned:
– How to find Journals@Ovid Full Text
– How to search using Ovid Full Text.
– How to retrieve a full text article.
– How to read a journal citation.
– How to send your results via email.
– How to find a list of journals indexed in
Journals@Ovid Full Text.
You are now ready to use CINAHL.
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Nursing Databases: CINAHL
• CINAHL is an abbreviation for the Cumulative Index for
Nursing and Allied Health
• CINAHL provides an authoritative and comprehensive
coverage of the literature related to nursing & allied health.
• Coverage is from 1982 to current year.
Although some full text articles are available, many
citations include only abstracts or references.
• Search pages and strategies are very similar to
Journals@Ovid Full Text
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From the Nursing Databases Page,
Choose CINAHL via EBSCO.
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Here is an example of a search for
“pain management” in CINAHL. Notice the similarities to
Journals@OVID Full Text. You must click on Add to
print or email your chosen article.
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Once you have added the article to the Folder tab,
you may print, email or save it to a disk.
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Additional relevant databases are listed on the
Nursing Databases Page as you scroll down. An
exploration of these databases will lead to other
articles on your topic.
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Congratulations!
Now you are able to access the FAU Libraries’
databases for articles & citations.
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Need More Help?
If you have followed these directions, but are still
having difficulty accessing our databases, call
the Jupiter library at 561-799-8530, or the Boca
library at 561-297-2632.
The Jupiter library is open:
Monday – Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:30 p.m. – 12 a.m.
*Boca library hours may vary.
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Additional Library Resources
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Annotated Bibliographies
Course Reserves
Articles on Caring
APA Formatting
APA Electronic References
Annotated Bibliographies
• An Annotated Bibliography is a collection of article
summaries/critiques on a particular topic.
• A power point presentation on the construction of an
annotated bibliography is located on the Nursing Resources
Page.
• The power point presentation is only a resource. Always
check with the professor for your course for his/her
annotated bibliography assignment guidelines.
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Course Reserves
• To facilitate access to frequently used articles
in a course, professors will often place
specific articles on reserve.
• Course Reserves can be accessed from the
Nursing Resources page or the FAU
Libraries Homepage.
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This is the main Course Reserves Screen.
Here you have several different search options.
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To search by Instructor, type in the last
name of your Instructor and select
Instructor from the field to search.
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Click on the course number next to the
Instructor’s name. Articles on reserve
for that course will appear.
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Articles on Caring
• A list of articles related to caring and the FAU College
of Nursing philosophy has been collected and placed on
electronic reserve.
• Access the articles via the Course Reserves tab on the
FAU Library catalog page.
• Enter “Caring” into the keyword search box.
• To access a particular article, scroll down the list of
articles, and click on the hyperlink.
• The Caring articles are all .pdf files. You can ignore
any books that the search brings up.
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This is the basic search screen for the Course
Reserves. To search for the articles on Caring,
type Caring into the search box and click Go.
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Identify an article of interest, then
click on the hyperlink to access a
full text copy of the article.
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Your browser will open a new window
containing the article you selected.
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APA formatting
• The College of Nursing requires that all submitted
papers be typed following the formatting guidelines
of the 5th edition of the APA Publication Manual.
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1 inch margins on all 4 sides of paper
Left justification only
Times New Roman 10 or 12 sized font
Page number/header upper right hand corner of each page
• When in doubt consult the APA Publication
Manual.
• Always follow the specific directions of your
professor for title page requirements.
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APA format for books
For one author –
Schuster, P. M. (2002). Concept mapping: A critical thinking
approach to care planning. Philadelphia: Davis.
For two or more authors –
Blais, K. K., Hayes, J. S., Kozier, B., & Erb, G. (2002).
Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspectives
(4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N J: Prentice Hall.
For an edited book –
Bower, F. L. (Ed.). (2002). Nurses taking the lead: Personal
qualities of effective leadership. Philadelphia: Saunders.
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APA format for journal articles
For one author –
Schwarz, J. K. (2003). Understanding and responding to
patient’s requests for assistance in dying. Journal of
Nursing Scholarship, 35(4), 377-384.
For two to six authors –
Roberts, S. R., Kennerly, D. A., Keane, D., & George, C.
(2003). Nutrition support in the intensive care unit:
Adequacy, timeliness and outcomes. Critical Care Nurse,
23(6), 49-57.
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APA Electronic Reference Links
• Electronic Media and URLs
• General Forms for Electronic
References
• Reference Examples for Electronic
Source Materials
• Citations in Text of Electronic Material
• Electronic Media Spelling Guide
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Glossary
Glossary - A
• Academic journal articles
This refers to articles found in periodicals that are
considered scholarly. One way in which these differ from
popular, sensational or news magazines is that they cite their
sources in footnotes or bibliographies. Articles from
academic journals are preferred for student research.
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• Aggregate
A collection of particulars into a whole. Journals@OVID
Full Text is described as an aggregate because it draws from
many sources to create its unified database. Many of the
libraries’ databases are “aggregated” in the sense that they
collect article or citation entries from many unrelated
publishers.
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Glossary - B
• Book catalog
Libraries traditionally have used a Card Catalog with
which to find what a library owned. One could search
by title, subject or author to find material. This basic
system has been transferred to electronic databases,
usually referred to as “Online Catalogs”. FAU’s online
catalog for books and all library holdings has been
incorporated into ALEPH and is available on the
Internet. Searching in online databases allows for
greater flexibility. For example, in an online catalog, it
is possible to search by keyword and call number and
to specify location, format and language.
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Glossary - B (continued)
• Bookmark
A list of favorite web pages (URLs) saved in your
browser, so you can have quick and easy access to them
later. These saved URLs are called “Bookmarks”, by
Netscape, while Internet Explorer calls them
“Favorites”.
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Glossary - C
• Call numbers
Most academic libraries employ the Library of Congress
Classification System in order to tag a book’s location within
the library collection. This system groups books of like
subject matter together and assigns each subject a
combination of letters and numbers. Every book is labeled
with its appropriate LC (Library of Congress) call number.
This number is usually typed on a white label and placed on
the book’s spine or front cover. An example of an LC call
number is BF456.79.L53 1999.
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• Circulating item
Any material that can be checked-out and removed from the
library for personal use for a designated time period is a
circulating item.
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Glossary - C (continued)
• Citations
The basic elements of a citation are: Author, Title and
Publication information. Once you have a citation, you
can use the information to find the item, whether a
book, article, or website. When writing a research
paper, it is customary to cite your sources so that your
reader is able to find the identical item which was used
for your research.
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Glossary - C (continued)
• Comprehensive Journals List
The MacArthur Campus Library has created a web page
where students can search for a journal by title and then
link into a database where the full text is found.
Students can also search a second list to find journal
titles shelved or stored in the library at the John D.
MacArthur Campus Library. In many cases where a
journal is not available electronically, it may be available
in print or microfiche formats. The majority of
journals in paper and microformat can be found by
searching the FAU Libraries’ book catalog.
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Glossary - D
• Databases
An electronic medium in which information can be stored
and retrieved.
• Library database: These contain citations, abstracts, full
text articles, images and other files. They are available
by subscription from publishers and often contain
archives (back issues) and current articles from a wide
variety of journals.
• An Academic database is the same as a library database
and intended for scholarly use.
• Online journal databases are the electronic counterpart
of print journal collections. Journal contents are
“loaded” into a publisher’s database and placed online
for network access.
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Glossary - D (continued)
• Download
This is the process whereby data files from external
sources (floppy disks, websites, email attachments, etc.)
are transferred into your computer. These incoming
files may be read and deleted or saved (to your desktop,
hard drive, floppies, etc.) according to your discretion.
A vital step to the successful downloading of programs,
such as the Netscape browser, is to save it somewhere
on your computer.
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Glossary - E
• Electronic book
Entire books are now available through FAU Libraries’
subscription to netLibrary’s eBook Collection. Once
you have configured your computer to the Proxy
Server, you will be able to create your personal account
at netLibrary. This collection includes many titles in
nursing.
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Glossary - E
• EZ-Proxy
Visiting the library web pages through EZ-Proxy
permits access to restricted databases. Use of the
proxy essentially makes your computer at home or
work an extension of the Library’s computer network
system.
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Glossary - F
• Full text
This refers to the online presence of an article or other
information, as opposed to an article or information
found in print sources located on library shelves. Full
text indicates that an entire document is available,
rather than a citation or summary of the article’s
content.
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Glossary - G
• Government document
The U.S. Government is a major source of statistical
information and research. Further, the government
publishes its findings and indexes these publications
through the Government Printing Office, whose chief
purpose is to keep America and its Congress informed.
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Glossary - H
• Hits
These are the items returned to your screen once search
terms have been submitted to a database search engine.
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Glossary - I
• Information literacy
This is the ability to find, evaluate and use information
in an effective way. This is an ability that should grow
and be used over a lifetime.
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Glossary - I (continued)
• Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
This is a service that most libraries offer when they do
not own the item you need. Once you make a request
for something not in the local collection, a request is
issued from your library to another library which owns
the item you need. Once your library obtains the item
you need, it is loaned to your library for a brief period.
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Glossary - J
• John D. MacArthur Campus Library
Florida Atlantic University
5353 Parkside Drive
Jupiter, Florida 33458
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• Journals
Journals are a medium of formal written communication. They
are used by special groups, learned societies and professions to
share research and stimulate dialog on topics of interest. Journals
are composed of articles contributed by experts and scholars and
are published periodically (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually,
etc.). They are published in print, microform and electronic
formats.
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Glossary - K
• Keyword searching
Many databases allow for keyword searching.
Keywords consist of the essential words appropriate to
your topic. Generally, they can be reduced to two or
three nouns, depending upon how specific the topic is.
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Glossary - L
• Library resources
These are the purchases the library makes for the
benefit of its users, primarily books, journals,
newspapers, videos, computer software, database
subscriptions, internet access and so forth.
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• Links
Short for “hyperlinks”, these often appear as blue
words on web pages. When you click on them, they
refer you to another place on the page or to another
web site.
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Glossary - M (continued)
•
Maximizing
When opening a Web link or a
second program, the window
for that link or program may be
smaller than the main window.
To make the window that you
wish to work with, larger, you
can maximize or enlarge it by
clicking on the box (square)
sign in the upper right hand
corner of the computer screen.
When you do this, the window
will expand to the full size of
the screen.
•
Microformat
Usually refers to microfiche or
microfilm.
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Glossary - M (continued)
•
Minimizing
It is possible to use your
computer running multiple
programs at the same time. For
instance, you may have your
browser running while running
a writing program. Presuming
that you want to concentrate on
one program at a time, you can
minimize an application by
clicking on the minus sign in
the upper right hand corner of
the computer screen. When
you do this, you are only setting
it aside for later use. To bring it
back up, click on the program
“button” that is waiting at the
bottom of your screen.
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Glossary - O
• Online book renewal
It is not necessary to bring books back to the library
each time you wish to renew them. ALEPH has an
Online Renewal Service which allows you to do this
from any computer. You may renew up to three times
online. After that, you will have to bring them to the
library for renewal. The exception to this are books
from libraries other than FAU and videos, which
cannot be renewed online.
Glossary - R
• Refereed Journals
Articles submitted to a refereed journal go through a rigorous evaluation
process by a panel of experts so that high quality, accuracy, and relevance
.
are assured Not all journals use this process.
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• Reference item
These books, journals and other materials, also classified as “noncirculating”, are not available for check-out. Examples of reference items
are: encyclopedias, current almanacs and directories, or very costly or
heavily used materials.
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• Results list
Once you have submitted search terms to a database, the entries or files
that return make up the Results list. These are also called “hits.”
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Glossary - S
• Scroll
Using your mouse to move up or down a web page is
called “scrolling.”
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• Search pages
When you have entered a database and have arrived at
the page which provides an open field or box for
entering terms, you have reached the search page.
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Glossary - S (continued)
• Subject headings
This is a technical library term. Every item found in a
library’s catalog will be classified by its subject
headings. These are fairly precise descriptors of the
content found in books and other materials. The
catalog may be searched using subject headings, but
they are formatted according to technical standards
and take extra time to use. Subject headings are found
at the bottom of the screen for each title. Librarians
can help you determine the most useful subject
headings for your search.
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Glossary - S (continued)
• Subjects
This is another name for the topics you will search in
databases. Also, books in the library are organized by
subject, so that books treating common subject matter
will be placed close to one another according to the
Library of Congress’ numbering system.
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Glossary - T
• Tutorial
A step-by-step introduction to something which you are
about to learn and master. Tutorials are intended to
encourage the learner to advance in knowledge of
something new.
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• For a more comprehensive glossary, visit Case Western
Reserve University’s A Beginner’s Web Glossary.
Florida Atlantic University
Christine E. Lynn
College of Nursing
Library Tutorial
Revised and Edited
Summer 2006 by
Lindsey McMullen BA
John D. MacArthur Campus Library