Transcript Searching Skills - Western University of Health Sciences

Searching Skills
Rudy R. Barreras, Reference Librarian
Harriet K. & Philip Pumerantz Library
Workshop Outline
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ILLiad
Remote Access
E-books
Databases
▫ EBSCOhost
▫ PubMed
• Reference Services
ILLiad
• System used to manage interlibrary loans and
document deliveries
▫ Interlibrary Loans
 First 25 no charge per AY, $5 thereafter
▫ Document Delivery
 No charge
• Items removed after 30 days
• Limit of 5 requests at one time
Remote Access
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Use library resources off campus
Login using email username/password
Password is valid for duration of schooling
Used to access
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ILLiad
Databases
E-Books
E-journals
E-Books
• iLink
▫ E-book search
• Database selection
▫ STAT!Ref
▫ AccessMedicine
▫ MDConsult
EBSCOhost
• E-journal aggregator
• Embargo periods
• Multiple databases
▫ Nursing
 CINAHL
 Health Source Nursing Academic
• Boolean keyword searching
CINAHL
• Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health
Literature
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Nursing & allied health target audience
Specific limits and filters
Linked full-text
Indexed using a searchable controlled language
Health Source Nursing/Academic
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Academic Nursing Database
Specialized limits
Full-text database
No EBM Filters
EBSCOhost Results Page
PubMed
• Premier biomedical database - MEDLINE
▫ Boolean keyword searching
▫ Searchable controlled language
 MeSH
▫ Specialized limits & filters
▫ EBM search capability
▫ Linked full-text
 LinkOut
▫ Free full-text
 PubMed Central
PubMed Abstract View
EndNote - EBSCOhost
• CINAHL & Health Source Nursing Academic
▫ Select one or more citations
 Either from folder or individually
▫ Click on Export Icon
▫ A new window will open
 Check radio button beside Direct Export to
EndNote, ProCite or Reference Manager
▫ EndNote will open
 Prompted to Select a Reference Library
▫ Choose destination library and citations will be
imported
Export Window
EndNote - PubMed
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Select citations for export
Change display to MEDLINE
From Send To menu select File
Save file
▫ Name & note location
• Open EndNote Library
• Import saved file
PubMed Export
Reference Services
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Ask a Librarian
Chat reference
Telephone reference
Reference Desk hours
Subject directories
Tutorials
Small group instruction
Need More Assistance
• Contact Reference
▫ In Person – Library 2nd floor
▫ Phone
 909-469-5323
▫ Ask a Librarian
 http://wsprod.westernu.edu/library/forms/ask.jsp
▫ Chat
 http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/library/librarychat-reference.xml