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Welcome to the
Information Literacy Student Tutorial
on Health Science Resources
You have been assigned a research project and you are not sure
where to begin. The Touro College Libraries have many resources
to assist you.
This instruction module is designed to introduce you to a variety of
useful library resources and services and to prepare you to
research your topic.
Research can seem a little overwhelming at first, but we believe
you will feel much better prepared after you complete this step-bystep module.
Let's get started
A worksheet is available for you to use as you complete the
tasks at the end of each section. At the bottom of each
assignment page there are links to the Touro College Virtual
Library.
Click on the following student worksheet link and use the
Windows File Print command to print a copy of the worksheet.
Student Worksheet. Then click the back arrow to return to the
tutorial.
Touro College Virtual Library
The Virtual Library is located at
the following URL:
www.touro.edu/library/
The Virtual Library has
information on and links to:
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About the Libraries
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Library Services
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Find Resources
Using this tutorial, you will learn:
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How to search for books, media, and ebooks by subject in the Library
Catalog and how to use ebooks.
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How to search for full text periodicals using Proprietary Databases
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How to use a Subject Directory to locate quality Web sites selected by
human editors
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How to use a Search Engine to find Web resources selected by
computer programs
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How to evaluate Web sites using five basic rules to determine if the
information is appropriate for your research assignment
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How to complete your bibliography using a style guide and
NoodleTools
Part 1: Using the Library Catalog
You can search for books
and media using an online
catalog.
To access our online catalog,
click on the link for Books &
Media (Library Catalog).
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Touro College Library Catalog
The Library Catalog SIMPLE
SEARCH screen appears.
This catalog includes all
physical items (books and
media) in the library
collections as well as
ebooks, etheses, and
ejournal databases.
Searching the Catalog
Let’s do a subject search in
the Touro College Library
Catalog.
For this section we will use
the subject terms
occupational therapy to
retrieve information about
books and media in the
libraries. Type the terms in
the Search box (arrow).
Click the down arrow next to
Any Field (circled), to view
the list of options that allows
you to specify the area in the
record to search.
Searching the Catalog
The following options can be
used to search for resources:
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Any field
Author
Title
Subject (non-medical)
Subject (medical)
LC Call number (non-medical)
NLM Call number (medical)
ISBN/ISSN
OCLC number
Searching by Subject (medical)
To search on a subject area
that we are interested in, click
on Subject (medical) (arrow).
We are using the search
terms:
occupational therapy
Searching by Subject (medical)
Place the cursor on Subject
(medical). This option will fill
in the second box as is
displayed to the right
(circled).
Click
Go!
(arrow).
Search Results
Your search results will
appear on the screen as
shown to the right. (If there is
not an exact match to your subject
terms, the catalog will provide
nearby LC SUBJECTS).
In this case, we have many
options. Let’s look subject on
the list titled: Occupational
Therapy -- Aged for which
there are 15 entries.
Click the subject link (arrow).
Search Results
The 15 search results in the
subject area Occupational
Therapy -- Aged appear on
the screen.
We will examine the catalog
entry for the book:
“Activities for older people
: a practical workbook of
art and craft projects”.
Click on the title link (arrow).
Book Details
This screen depicts the
following details about the
book (circled).
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Title/Author
Imprint
Location
Call #
Status
Additional Subjects
Let’s review each detail.
Title / Author
The book detail screen
shows the book Title
followed by the author’s or
editors name.
In this example the book title
is: “Activities for older
people : a practical
workbook of art and craft
projects” / Brian W. Banks
Location
The Location describes
where the book is physically
located (arrow).
In this example, the book
titled “Activities for older
people : a practical
workbook of art and craft
projects” is located at the
Bay Shore and Midtown
libraries.
NLM Call #
The NLM Call # refers to the
number that was assigned to
this book using the National
Library of Medicine
Classification System.
Each book has a unique
number that organizes it on
the shelves by subject area.
The Call # for this book
is: WB 555 B218
2000 (arrow).
Note that the call number
ends with the publication
year so you will know how
current the book is.
Status
The Status lets you know if
the book is available.
Examples of status types
include:
Available
On Hold
In Transit
Missing
Reserved
Checked Out
Non-TC ILL
Overdue
In this example, the book is
Available.
Subject Headings
In some cases, you can
search for more books in the
catalog by clicking on
Subject links in the book
details.
Additional subjects (if
available) are listed towards
the bottom of the book detail
record (arrow).
Locating ebooks in the Catalog
Touro College Libraries
subscribe to over 40,000
ebooks. Let’s go back to the
Catalog and click on
Advanced Search (arrow).
We will type in our search
term: occupational therapy
and select to search in Any
Field (circled).
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Locating ebooks in the Catalog
Advanced search offers the
ability to “limit” your results
by location, material,
language and date ranges.
In this example, we will limit
the search to Location =
E-Books (circled).
Scroll down the page and
click Submit
Locating ebooks in the Catalog
Review the result list and
select an entry that is noted
Electronic Resources
(circled).
The entry will have the
following as its location:
College E-Books (circled).
Locating ebooks in the Catalog
On the result screen, scroll
down the list to the e-book
titled “The making of
rehabilitation [electronic
resource] : a political
economy of medical
specialization”, College EBooks” (down arrow).
Click on the title link for this
book to open the record
(arrow).
Locating ebooks in the Catalog
The catalog entry for this
ebook appears on the
screen.
Notice the blue box in the
center of the screen.
Click here to access the
electronic book
Click on this link to open the
ebook record (arrow).
Reviewing an ebook
You will see the book cover
on the bottom right of the
screen.
MAXIMIZE the ebook screen
by pulling the divider line up
to the top. (circled, arrow).
This will allow you to view
the ebook on a full screen.
Reviewing an ebook
This ebook is one of many
entries that is available
through an electronic book
service called NetLibrary.
You open the ebook by
clicking on the link:
Click View this book (arrow)
Publication details are to the
right (circled).
Reviewing an ebook
You will see the book cover
in the center of the screen.
The Table of Contents
appears on the left side of
the window.
You can scroll up and down
through the Contents of the
book on screen (arrow) or
you can click on any chapter.
If you click on the link for
Contents…
Reviewing an ebook
You will see the chapter
headings of the Contents of
the book.
The page numbers are
clickable to go directly to the
section that you would like to
read (circled).
Searching within an ebook
To search within an ebook,
use the Search feature at
the bottom of the page
(circled).
Let’s type in the terms:
occupational therapy
Click Search (arrow)
Searching within an ebook
You will see the message
“Results 1 - 5 of 192 pages
for occupational therapy”
(circle).
The results related to the
search appear on screen,
highlighted in yellow.
The page number where the
term is located in the ebook
is noted. Click on the link
View this Page (arrow) to
view the section.
Searching within an ebook
You can read the page
online to see if this resource
meets your requirements for
your research.
To go to the next instance
where the terms are found,
click View this Page for the
second result (circled).
Exiting ebooks
To go back to the Touro
Virtual Catalog, click Return
to Catalog (circled).
To close out of NetLibrary,
click the X in the upper right
hand corner (arrow).
Assignment 1
 Go to the Touro College
Virtual Library and perform
a Library Catalog search
using your topic.
 Select one of the entries in
your catalog search results.
 Review the detailed record
for a book that looks
interesting and answer the
questions for Assignment
1 on your worksheet.
Catalog search practice
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Part 2: Proprietary Databases
Touro College subscribes to
many online databases to
help you with your research
needs.
Subscription databases are
found on the Touro College
Virtual Library by clicking on
the Proprietary Databases
link.
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to return to the Index
Proprietary Database Links
The databases that you
need can be viewed by
clicking on a subject area
link.
OR
You can scroll down the
complete list of databases
arranged in alphabetical
order.
Using Health Sciences Databases
Let’s look at proprietary or
subscription databases in
the Subject area of
Education.
Click on the Subject link
Health Sciences.
A list of the resources
Related to these subject
areas will be displayed in
alphabetical order.
Health Sciences Resources
The list of Health Science
resources in support of the medical
curriculum is on the screen.
By scrolling down the list, you will
see proprietary databases that
relate to the health field. Some full
text sources are listed below.
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Alt HealthWatch
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Health & Wellness Resource
Center
Medline
ScienceDirect Health & Life
Sciences College Edition
Using CINAHL Plus with Full Text
For this tutorial, let’s use the
database CINAHL Plus with
Full Text. This database is
very good for searching
articles in over 560 nursing &
allied health journals back to
1937.
Scroll down the list and click
on the link for CINAHL Plus
with Full Text.
Using CINAHL Plus with Full Text
The main search screen
appears with advanced search
options.
Type in the terms occupational
and therapy (circled) and leave
the default search option as
select a field (optional)
(up arrow).
Also click on the option to Limit
to Full Text Articles (arrow).
Click on
Search
Search Results
Your search results will
appear on the screen. A
sample is to the right.
The total number of Full
Text articles retrieved using
the terms occupational and
therapy is 1839 (circled).
To view the citation of the
article, click on the title of
the article in blue (arrow).
The Article in Citation Format
The citation appears to the
right.
Title: “Occupational
therapy for advanced HIV
patients at a home care
facility: a pilot study”,
followed by publishing
details and an abstract of the
article.
Full Text Article
If you look just above the title,
you will see that the
article is available in PDF Full
Text (arrow).
If you click on the PDF Full
Text link, you will see a copy of
the entire article. You can print
out this article if you choose.
The Article in Full Text Format
Journal Sources
We are pretty comfortable
with books, so now let’s take
a look at journal sources.
There are different
classifications of journal
sources. The types that you
will likely encounter in your
research are:
Scholarly
Trade
Popular
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Scholarly Journals
Used by Academics
Scholarly materials have a
serious appearance and contain
very little advertising.
They are written for professors,
students, or researchers.
The authors have expertise,
have done research, and are
affiliated with or sponsored by
a professional association.
Trade Journals
Used by Professionals
Trade or professional materials
may have a bright cover and
contain advertising that appeals
to those in the industry or field.
They are written to provide
information of use to that
particular industry or field of
study.
Popular Magazines
Used by Anyone
Popular materials may have a
bright cover, and contain many
glossy pictures and lots of
advertising.
They are written to attract a broad
segment of the population and are
usually published commercially.
They have second or third-hand
information, are opinions on a
contemporary issue, and attempt to
inform/entertain a wide audience on
topics of general interest.
Practice Selecting a Journal Type
Assignment 2
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Go to the Touro College Virtual
Library and perform a periodical
Proprietary Database search
using your topic.
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Select one of the entries in your
proprietary database search results.
Print the citation of the article.
You will need to use this to create
your bibliography later in this
tutorial.
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Select an article in Full Text and
answer the questions for
Assignment 2 on your worksheet.
Practice Proprietary Databases
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Part 3: Quality Internet Sites
There are many Web pages
published on the Internet.
Your goal is to choose a
quality Web site that is
appropriate for your research
needs.
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Web & Search Sites
The Touro College Virtual
Library offers links to many
quality web sites that can help
you in your research.
Under Find Resources, click
on Web & Search Sites.
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Web & Search Sites
The WEB & SEARCH SITES
page is divided into four major
categories:
 Ready Reference
 Subject Directories
 Search Engines
 Metasites, Portals &
Gateways
Let’s review Subject
Directories.
Subject Directories
Subject Directories include
collections of links that were
selected by human editors /
specialists who have subject
expertise.
These links have been
reviewed and carefully chosen
to assist students with their
research needs.
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Types of Subject Directories
The Subject Directories have
been organized into the
following categories:
 General
 Business
 Education & Psychology
 Health Sciences
 Humanities
 Jewish Studies
 Mathematics & Science
 Social Sciences
Subject Directories
Each subject directory
contains lists of Web links
that relate to a specific area
of interest.
For example, if you click on
Health Sciences, you will
see a list of Web links that
you can use to locate portals
for health care professionals,
links to research data,
alternative medical systems,
etc.
Health Science Subject Directories
The Health Science
Subject Directories page
contains an alphabetical list
of links to collections of links
to Web resources.
Using subject directories can
focus your research by
going directly to quality
Web resources that relate
to your topic.
Using a Subject Directory
Let’s continue the research
using your term
occupational therapy.
Let’s look for a link that might
be useful for your topic.
Scroll down the list of Health
Science Subject Directories.
Click on the link for the web
resource called HealthWeb.
Searching on HeathWeb
When you click on the blue
link for HealthWeb the
screen to the right appears.
Type in the search term
occupational therapy in the
search box (circled).
Click
Search Results
Results using the terms
occupational therapy are
displayed (circled).
Search Results: 234 hits
Click on the web site blue link to
navigate to the resource.
Example: American Association
for Respiratory Care Clinical
Practice Guidelines (arrow).
Linked resource
You are directed to the
web site for the linked
resource:
RESPIRATORY CARE
The Science Journal of the
American Association for
Respiratory Care
Part 4: Using a Search Engine
Another way to locate a Web
site for your research is to
use a Search Engine.
Some search engines that
you will want to consider
include:
Google
Ask.com
Yahoo Search
Under Find Resources
click on Web & Search
Sites.
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General Search Engines
Search engines use
computer programs to look
for matches based on
subject terms. The results
are returned in a list that is
not evaluated by subject
area experts.
Click on General under
Search Engines to bring up
a list of all inclusive search
tools.
General Search Engines
The comprehensive list of
general search engines
appears.
Let’s choose Google for this
tutorial and type in your
search term occupational
therapy.
Click *****Google
…then type in occupational therapy and click
Google Search
Search Engine Results
Your search results will
appear on the screen.
Google ranks the top search
results in order of relevance
to your search terms.
Be as specific as you can
with your search terms.
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to return to the Index
Part 5: Evaluating Search Results
Before selecting a Web site
retrieved by a search engine,
you should be aware of
some characteristics of Web
site evaluation.
When you use a Search
Engine the results are
computer-generated, and
therefore need
examination.
We will review five rules to
follow when reviewing Web
sites.
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Web Site Evaluation – Rule 1
Authorship
This is a major criterion used in
Evaluating information. Who is
sponsoring, authoring, or
managing the Web site?
Does the publisher list his or her
qualifications? You can determine
The type of Web site by the extension
on its URL.
.edu
.com
.gov
.org
.mil
.net
education / research
commercial / business
government agencies, offices,
and departments
group or individual
military
Internet service provider
http://www.touro.edu/
Web Site Evaluation – Rule 2
Accuracy
Is the information on the site
reliable? Unlike scholarly
materials, Web sites are rarely
refereed or reviewed.
Differentiate fact from
opinion. Look out for ambiguity,
manipulative reasoning, and bias.
Web Site Evaluation – Rule 3
Currency
Is the material up to date? Check
the date on the page to see when
it was updated.
Is some of the information
obviously out of date?
Web Site Evaluation – Rule 4
Comprehensiveness
What is the depth of the
information presented?
Does it cover a time period,
specific topic, claim to be
inclusive?
Web Site Evaluation – Rule 5
Style and functionality
Is the site laid out clearly
and logically? Check for
correct grammar and
spelling. Is the writing style
appropriate for the intended
audience?
Is the site easy to
navigate? Are there clearly
labeled icons and links? Do
links to remote sites work?
Selecting a Site
Getting back to your Google
search results for the topic
occupational therapy, let’s
choose the following site from
the search results:
The American Occupational
Therapy Association, Inc.
Let’s see if this site meets the
requirements for the five rules.
The American Occupational Therapy Association
Authorship
The URL (Uniform Resource
Locater) is:
http://www.aota.org/
This URL ends in .org which
means that it is a site maintained
by a group.
If you click on “About AOTA”, you
can see the mission, history,
membership, and contact
information about this group.
The American Occupational Therapy Association
Accuracy
This site is the nationally
recognized professional
association of more than 35,000
occupational therapists,
occupational therapy assistants,
and students of occupational
therapy.
The site offers resources on:
Education, Evidence-Based
Practice, Issues and Advocacy,
Licensure, Listservs, etc.
The American Occupational Therapy Association
Currency
The site includes a copyright
notice that dates the site from
1999-2007 at the bottom of the
home page.
The site also currently lists
AOTA’s 2007 Conference Photo
Galleries, so you know that
recent updates have occurred.
The American Occupational Therapy Association
Comprehensiveness
This site provides links to:
 Career Information
 Publications
 Professional Development
 Information for
Internationally Trained
Therapists.
 Fieldwork, etc.
The American Occupational Therapy Association
Style and functionality
The site has links for: Consumers,
Students, Educators, OT JobLink,
Books, etc. (circled)
(Note: there is a fee to join the full
association, however, many
resources on the student pages
are free).
The material is presented using
both a vertical and a horizontal
menu. This site looks like it could
be useful for our research.
Assignments 3, 4 and 5
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Go to the Touro College Virtual Library
Web & Search Sites page and, using
your search terms, select a Subject
Directory to locate relevant Web sites for
your research.
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Review the results of your search and
choose a Web site for your topic. (Do
not choose a .com site.)
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From the Web & Search Sites page,
choose a Search Engine and, using the
same subject terms, perform a search
and compare your results.
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Answer the questions for assignments
3, 4 and 5 on your worksheet.
Web & Search Sites
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Additional Resources
There are may other resources
that Touro College libraries offer
in the area of Health Sciences.
From the Virtual Library home
page, click on Resources A to
Z (arrow).
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Additional Resources
A large list appears on the
screen with links to the
resources.
Note that many of these are
web based and not
necessarily Proprietary.
Let’s look at PubMed Central
(PMC).
Using PubMed Central
PubMed Central (PMC) is
the U.S. National Institutes
of Health (NIH) free digital
archive of biomedical and life
sciences journal literature.
Let’s continue with our
terms: occupational therapy
Using PubMed Central
Type in the search terms:
occupational therapy
(circle).
Click
Find Articles
(arrow)
Using PubMed Central
The result list of Items
1 - 20 of 1942 appear on the
screen.
Let’s click on the Full Text link
for the first article titled,
“Information literacy skills of
occupational therapy graduates:
a survey of learning outcomes”
(arrow).
The article in Full Text
Part 6: Writing Your Bibliography
The Touro College Virtual
Library has tools to assist
you in creating your
bibliography or reference list.
There are style guides and
online tools to help you.
From the Virtual Library,
under Our SERVICES, click
on the Guides & Tutorials
link.
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Resources for Bibliographies
Scroll down the page to
Quick links.
You will see links:
 For Students
 For Faculty
Click the link For Students
Resources for Bibliographies
You will see Quick links for:
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Primary and Secondary Sources
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Scholarly, Trade and Popular Materials
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Style Guides
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Citation Style for Research Papers
(APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, AMA)
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NoodleTools (MLA & APA via
NoodleBib)
 For detail on using this program,
read our Creating Your
Bibliography with NoodleTools.
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Turnitin (plagiarism prevention
system)
 For detail on how to submit a term
paper, read our Introduction to
Turnitin for Students
Resources for Bibliographies
NoodleTools - NoodleTools
is a web based bibliography
generator that Touro College
Libraries has purchased for
faculty and student use.
Check with your professor to
see which style (APA or
MLA) is required for your
research paper.
To create your NoodleTools ID,
click on
NoodleTools
New user? Create a new folder
Note: For detail on using this program, read our
Creating Your Bibliography with NoodleTools
Citation – Book Resource
Below is an example of a book that would be included in
your bibliography for the research on occupational therapy.
This is the book Activities for older people: a practical workbook …
that we looked at using the Library Catalog.
Bibliography
Banks, B. W. (2000). Activities for older people: a practical workbook of art
and craft projects. Boston: Oxford.
This citation was created online using the program NoodleTools. Contact your local library
for assistance in creating your NoodleTools account.
Citation – Web Resource
Below is an example of a Web resource that would be included in
your bibliography for the research on occupational therapy.
The American Occupational Therapy Association web site. This is the
site that we just reviewed, using Web & Search Sites.
Bibliography
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (2007, Spring). Retrieved
May 18, 2007, from AOTA Web site: http://aota.org
This citation was created online using the program NoodleTools. Contact your local library
for assistance in creating your NoodleTools account.
Assignment 6
 Review the style guides and
create a citation for your
bibliography. Use your article
list from assignment #2 to
choose an article for your
citation.
 Write your citation in the
space provided on your
worksheet or attach a
NoodleTools bibliography.
 Submit your worksheet to
your professor.
Style Guides
NoodleTools
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Congratulations!
You have successfully
completed the
Information Literacy
Student Tutorial on
Health Sciences Resources.
Any questions can be
submitted to:
[email protected]
Or visit your local Touro
College Library.
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