Transcript Library Resources Search Skills for Nursing students

Presented by
Lee Seok Hong
Medical Resource Librarian
[email protected]
Slides and Exercise at: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/nursing-->
Library Instruction & Tips -- > Library Skills for Graduate Students
Objectives
Learn How to:
• formulate a search strategy
• How to search : keyword vs subject
(CINAHL headings / MESH)
• search CINAHL | PubMed
• manage search results
• find full-text articles (click on icon:
Findit@NUS Libraries)
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Search Strategy
• Define/Given search topic
• Identify relevant database (s)
–For nursing/allied health research,
e.g. CINAHL or PubMed
• Construct search statement
• Run the search
• Refine search if necessary
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Identify the database
Database
Approximate No. of
Nursing/ Allied Health
Journals Indexed
CINAHL
2032
PubMed
498
SCOPUS
580
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Topic
Concepts
Keywords
DEFINE SEARCH TOPIC
Explore how the hearing impaired
experiences anxiety
Concept 1
hearing impaired
hearing problem*
Concept 2
stress
anxiety
hearing loss
…
hard of hearing
…
hearing impairments
dysacusis
Search
Statement
(hearing impaired OR hearing problems OR hearing
loss OR hard of hearing OR hearing impairments
OR dysacusis) AND (stress OR anxiety)
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Topic search - Constructing Search
Statement
• From the topic, identify key concepts
& synonyms
• Combine concepts with
1. Brackets ( ) – which concept to
process first
2. truncation symbol *
3. Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)
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CINAHL HEADINGS : Search the controlled
vocabulary (Thesaurus)
• What are CINAHL Headings?
– Controlled, consistent subject word assigned to all
records
– E.g.. mercy killing ( X ) vs euthanasia ()
– Major and minor headings
– Explode : includes all narrower topics in the hierarchy
• Why search CINAHL Headings?
– Reach out to relevant articles which may not be
retrievable using the initial keywords
– Suggest more synonyms / “correct” keyword to
search
– More focused and productive search
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Stay Updated by Saving Searches & Setting Email Alerts
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Document Delivery Service
If an article/paper in a journal/book/conference proceeding, or a patent you
need is not available in NUS Library’s collection, the Document Delivery
Service will obtain it for you.
The request forms for Academic Staff and eligible Students (Graduate, Honours
and Final Year students), are accessible via our Library portal.
To access these forms,
1. Go to the NUS Libraries Portal.
2. Click LOGIN. Your name appears.
3. On the main menu, click on Services Graduate Students.
4. Scroll to Document Delivery Service (DDS).
5. Click on Purchase articles/ book chapters/conference papers not
found in NUS Libraries
6. Fill in the form with details of the item you are requesting.
7. Click Submit. Your supervisor will be informed of your request via email.
If the request is not approved, the supervisor will inform you accordingly.
For more info, please see our FAQ: http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=10117
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• Collection of Biomedical databases developed by the
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
• Contains over 22 million citations/records for biomedical
journal articles
• MEDLINE, largest component of PubMed, covers about 5300
journals on:
medicine, dentistry, nursing (498 journals), healthcare system
& life sciences
• Updated daily with 2,000-4,000 citations
• Free access (prefer login via NUS Libraries to access full-text)
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What is Scopus?
Largest Citations and Abstract database – 19,500 sources from 5,000
publishers
Close to 49 million records, of which:
- 28 million going back to 1996 (75% include references)
- 21 million pre-1996 records go back as far as 1823
Comprehensive Scientific, Technical, Medical and Social Sciences
coverage. Arts& Humanities – Multidisciplinary
Quality Web Sources and Patent searching from 5 major patent
offices
Citations Analysis of researchers, institution,
journal, research area
Source of info (as of Aug 2012): http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/scopus-in-detail/facts
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Tips on Publishing & Cited Reference Searching
Important to State Your Name Consistently in order to Find
more Citations / References that Cite Your Work
• Use a consistent name when publishing:
e.g. Chan, Soh H. (Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Microbiology)

Chan, Soh H. | Chan, So H. | Chan, S. | Chan, Sohha
H. | So, Ha Chan
• Maintain a CV/Resume that includes a list of:
• All your publications
• All institutional affiliations over the course of your
career
Copyright and Licensing
Take note of the limitations
for copying & downloading
For personal research or
study, can print/download
•10% or 1 chapter of book
or work
•1 article in a journal issue
No excessive copying
or downloading.
Penalties imposed for
violation.
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Avoid Plagiarism – Cite Properly
Avoid Plagiarism : NUS Honour Code |
Academic Culture
– Acknowledge intellectual debt
– Lend support to arguments by referring
to authoritative sources
– Help readers verify your claims
– Show research done
Use
to Cite References with just
a few mouse clicks!
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After the break…
learn to store and cite
references using
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Introduction to EndNote
Go to http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote
A software that:
• stores & organizes citations found from
many sources
• inserts these citations into a Word
document
• automatically formats your references
according to a predefined citation style
EndNote Flowchart
Direct
Export
INPUT
OUTPUT
Import
PDF
Online
Search
EndNote
Library
Cite While You Write
Word Processor
Manual
Data Entry
5 Steps to Import Citations into your
research paper
1. Install EndNote on your PC/Laptop
2. Create an EndNote Library
3. Collect References and Import into
EndNote
4. Insert (Cite) the References in
Microsoft Word
5. Change Reference (Citation) Style
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Step 1: Install EndNote on PC/Laptop
a) Login to NUSNET on NUS campus (login via WebVPN
for off-campus)
b) Click on http://software.nus.edu.sg/catalogue/scsetup.exe to install the Software Catalogue Client 1.2
c) In your PC, go to Start -- > All Programs  Software
Catalogue  Click on Software Catalogue Client 1.2
d) A window opens, entitled Software Catalogue.
e) On the left, under Software Category, click on
Specialised Applications
f) Click on EndNote _ _ to install
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Step 2 : Create an EndNote Library
a) Open EndNote.
b) Click on Create a New Library or
File  New... to create a new
EndNote Library.
c) Enter a filename.
d) Click Save.
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Step 3 : Collect References/Citations
a) Method 1: Search in databases and
export citations (CINAHL & PubMed)
b)Method 2 : Import PDF
c)Method 3: Search PubMed directly in
EndNote
d) Method 4 : Manually enter a
Reference
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Step 3 : Collect References/Citations
Method 1-CINAHL
Search in databases and export citations
a) Perform search in CINAHL
b) Under each record to be saved, click the folder icon Add to folder
c) At the right of screen, Click on Folder View. Saved records will be shown.
Select the desired items to save.
d) Click on the icon Export on the right.
e) Select Direct Export in RIS Format (e.g. CITAVI, EasyBib, EndNote,
ProCite, Reference Manager, Zotero).
f) Click Save. When prompted to “Choose Destination”, select EndNote
g) EndNote program will automatically load with a dialogue box, “Select a
Reference Library”. Select an EndNote library previously created. Click
Open.
h) The references are now saved into the EndNote library, under the group
“Imported References”.
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Step 3 : Collect References/Citations
Method 1-PubMed
Search in databases and export citations
a)Search the database and mark the
relevant references.
b)At the top right, click on Send To.
c)Under Choose Destination, click on
Citation Manager, followed by Create
File.
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Method 2 -- Import PDFs
Step 3 : Collect References/Citations
Method 3:
Search PubMed directly in EndNote
• Valid only for Freely Available Databases
• This Method good for Known Citations
a) In EndNote, under Online Search on the left, click
on PubMed (NLM).
b)Enter keyword in search box
c)Retrieved records from 1 through XX. Enter the
desired number for XX.
d)All records (relevant?) will be saved into EndNote
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Step 3 : Collect References/Citations
Method 4:
Manually Create a Reference in EndNote
• Useful for working papers / manuscripts which
are not found in databases
a) In EndNote, at the top, click on References New
Reference
b) Under Reference Type:, click on the drop-down
menu and select accordingly (eg. Web Page)
c) Enter information such as author, year, title
d)Simply click on X (close the window) and the
reference will be saved
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Other Features
a) Remove Duplicates
i.
In an EndNote Library, click References on the menu
bar Find Duplicates
b) Organise References into Groups (or folders)
i.
Highlight a reference in EndNote Library
ii.
Right – Click Add References To  Create Custom Group…
iii.
Type a group name. Enter.
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Other Features
c) Attach a file to a reference
i.
Right-click on a Reference
ii. File Attachments  Attach File …
d) Auto-Sorting with Smart Groups
i.
Right click on My Groups  Create Smart Group
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Other Features
c) Compress a Library and Email to Colleague
i.
File  Compressed Library (.enlx) …
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CWYW Toolbar in Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Word 2003
• Microsoft Word 2007 / 2010
Step 4: Insert References in
Word (Cite While You Write)
Method 1: Find Citation
a. EndNote X6 tab:
Insert citation > Find Citation
b. Search for a word in any field (e.g. title, author)
c. Select the references that you want to insert into
your paper
Method 2: Insert Selected Citation(s)
a. In EndNote library, select a reference you want
b. Go to Word and place cursor at insertion point
c. Click on Insert Citation > Insert Selected Citation(s)
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Step 5: Change Reference
Style
a) In Microsoft Word, look for the EndNote
toolbar:
a) For Word 2003 & below, click on the 3rd button
Format Bibliography.
b) For Word 2007/2010, go to:
Style:  Select Another Style
b) Select the desired journal style.
e.g. APA 6th. Click OK.
a) The references are now re-formatted.
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Editing Citations & Library References
a
b
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a. This is where you
remove a citation if
you no longer want to
cite it. Or, edit a
reference instead of
changing it manually
on the Word
document.
b. Use this to exclude
author or year in the
in-text reference, or
add page number.
Convert to Plain Text
• EndNote X6 tab > Bibliography Group > Convert
Citations and Bibliography > Convert to Plain
Text
• A copy of the Word document will be created
with no field codes.
• Used before sending document to a publisher or
IVLE, as the field codes may interfere with other
software
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Tel. : 65162046
Email : [email protected]
Website: www.lib.nus.edu.sg
For In-Depth assistance in
Searching Library Resources,
Contact Your
Medical Resource Librarian :
Lee Seok Hong
[email protected]
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