tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41753711222583556692024-03-13T04:08:59.767+00:00Salford University Library Health Information SkillsHelp from the health academic support librarians at the University of SalfordSalford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-22030573411713919622014-01-31T13:09:00.000+00:002014-01-31T13:11:31.256+00:00Creating a search history in EBSCO databasesEBSCO are a company who provide access to key databases used at Salford University, including Academic Search Premier, CINAHL and MEDLINE.<br />
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You can create, print and save search histories using EBSCO to use in your research and assignments.<br />
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This example uses the CINAHL database however the process is the same for all databases provided by EBSCO.<br />
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Access CINAHL from the Databases link in <a href="http://sal-primo-production.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&fromEshelf=false&fromTop=true&fromLogin=true&fromPreferences=false&menuitem=0&dstmp=1391166998944&vid=SAL_MAIN&fromLogin=true" target="_blank">SOLAR </a>. If you are accessing from off campus you will need to log in using your network username and password.<br />
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The most effective way to search is by breaking your topic down into individual keywords and searching for them one at a time. For more help with this have a look at our previous post on <a href="http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/finding-evidence-planning-search.html" target="_blank">planning a search</a>.<br />
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Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-14099072405272682472011-12-05T10:00:00.000+00:002011-12-05T10:00:51.397+00:00Science Direct and Scopus unavailable 10th-11th December<strong>Elsevier has advised us of the forthcoming scheduled maintenance and downtime :</strong><br />
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Please note that we have an upcoming scheduled outage which will affect our SciVerse, SciVal, Journal Consult and Admin Tool products.<br />
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These products and services are expected to be offline and unavailable for approximately 13 hours on December 10-11, due to scheduled maintenance.<br />
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Our Digital Developments Team have been working hard to introduce our new Resource Discovery Tool, SOLAR (Search Our Library’s Academic Resources). This replaces the old library catalogue and e-library and allows you to search across both print and electronic resources in one interface. You will also access our electronic databases through SOLAR too. Look out for future blog postings on how to use SOLAR.<br />
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IT Services have also been working hard on a new print system which allows staff and students to send their printing to any ‘Follow You’ Printer in the University and release their work for printing when they are ready. For example, you could be working in Clifford Whitworth Library but decide to collect your printing in Newton Building. All that you need to do is send your printing to the print queue, then find a printer with the ‘Follow You’ logo and you can release your work using your ID card. A user guide on the new printing system is available from: http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/help/userguides/computing/fyprint.pdf <br />
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During the first few weeks of term your lecturers may have organised Library inductions and lectures from one of the Academic Support Librarians. We will be showing you how to find and use our resources and make you aware of the support available to you.<br />
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The Academic Support Librarians within your College are Monica Casey and Neil Donohue. Monica is the main contact for the School of Health Sciences and Neil is the main contact for the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work. Their contact details are available on The Library Website at: http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/subjects/ <br />
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We hope you enjoy your time at Salford. Keep coming back to our blog for updates on library services and new resources available.Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-67087898079829747952011-05-16T15:25:00.001+01:002011-05-16T15:27:04.418+01:00Google Scholar and Full Text <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">When you access Google Scholar on campus you will automatically see the "Find It @ Salford" links to the right of any articles we have electronic access to.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">By configuring the way Google Scholar displays you can access the Find It options from off campus as well.</div><ul><li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Go to <a href="http://www.scholar.google.com/">Google Scholar</a></div></li>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><strong>Information Literacy Week</strong></span> at the University of Salford began yesterday evening with a launch event attended by Professor Huw Morris and a number of internal and external guest speakers. These included: <br />
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<li>Usman Ali, National Union of Students Vice President and former University of Salford Student Union President</li>
<li>Ricky Chotai, current University of Salford Student Union President</li>
</ul>Throughout the week there will be a number of events for staff and students, including a series of student focus groups for students to share their thoughts on issues such as information literacy, referencing, Turnitin and the library induction. The focus groups will be held on Wednesday 16th March 12:00-14:00 at the three library sites:<br />
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<li>Allerton Library - Library Seminar Room</li>
<li>Adelphi Library - Library Seminar Room</li>
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Please visit the Information Literacy Website to find out more about what is happening: <a href="http://www.informationliteracy.salford.ac.uk/prog/">http://www.informationliteracy.salford.ac.uk/prog/</a>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-84829345031856179202011-02-24T15:18:00.000+00:002011-02-24T15:18:28.500+00:00Turnitin Drop-in sessions: February 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Are you confused about Turnitin and electronic submission? </em></strong></div><br />
The Library is holding drop-in sessions for all students to help with:<br />
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Mon 21st Feb 2pm-4pm Seminar Room, Allerton Library<br />
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<div>Mon 28th Feb 2pm-4pm Seminar Room, Adelphi Library</div><br />
<div>Wed 2nd Mar 2pm-4pm Seminar Room, Adelphi Library</div><br />
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<div>Wed 16th Mar 2-4pm Clifford Whitworth Library 208</div><br />
<div>Mon 21st Mar 11-1pm Clifford Whitworth Library 208</div><br />
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<div>Fri 1st Apr 9-11am Clifford Whitworth Library 208</div><br />
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The Training Team appreciate that students have very busy timetables and can struggle to attend the scheduled courses or drop-in ITScope sessions available when they need help with ICT. For this reason they have added a new feature to their Facebook page where you can ask an ICT question and get a reply posted on their wall. This may help you and also others who have the same questions or problems. <br />
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To get quick online support, visit their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Training-Team-at-UoS/103363113060923">page</a> or search Facebook for the The-Training-Team-at-UoS.<br />
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You can also keep up to date with the latest news from the team by following them on twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/UoSTrainingTeam">http://twitter.com/UoSTrainingTeam</a>.Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-78366930508953757622011-01-24T15:07:00.000+00:002011-01-24T15:07:30.959+00:00Laptop loans in the Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVBHnuFl9kGODjwOOyrp9aLfngifK0FnIKIhLDa7WBsOEE772vTnRZtcTBU8Oz9_a68-irCeUQ_rZRXkQBN0mGKHaCO0vPNCZBg-hsdsF2Eh8GlY6nbPlREx0xAI15iGEz1MdRhH1/s1600/laptoploans1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVBHnuFl9kGODjwOOyrp9aLfngifK0FnIKIhLDa7WBsOEE772vTnRZtcTBU8Oz9_a68-irCeUQ_rZRXkQBN0mGKHaCO0vPNCZBg-hsdsF2Eh8GlY6nbPlREx0xAI15iGEz1MdRhH1/s1600/laptoploans1.jpg" /></a></div>All library sites have laptops available to loan. You can borrow a laptop from the Enquiry Desk for up to 3 hours at a time for use anywhere in the library. <br />
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Want to work quitely on your assignment in the silent study area or sit near to the books or journals while typing? Borrowing a laptop allows you to be flexible in where and how you work. All laptops allow you to connect through the wireless network to gain access to the university's Library and IT resources such as Blackboard, Webmail and e-Library, and all allow you to save work onto a USB device, or upload it onto your own F Drive using the Filestore link on the <a href="http://www.students.salford.ac.uk/">Student Channel</a> web site.<br />
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You can find out more about the scheme at <a href="http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/it/laptops/">http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/it/laptops/</a>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-12358607795022171522010-11-29T13:51:00.000+00:002010-11-29T13:51:54.232+00:00Finding the evidence: planning a searchSo, you have your assignment title – and the deadline that goes with it, what next?<br />
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You need to find information that will help you write that assignment. Start doing this without some kind of plan and you risk hours of looking without much success. So you need to make a plan.<br />
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Words to include: Cognitive behaviour therapy, Chronic pain, adults<br />
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Once you have identified words in the title, consider alternatives or related terms. For example acronyms or abbreviations for a term; American / English spelling variations; alternative ways of describing a term (synonyms); related topics. The more variations you have to include in your search the greater chance you have of finding the material you need.<br />
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Once you feel you have identified all the relevant terms you are nearly ready to start searching, however once you begin to enter terms into a database you will need to connect them together. Boolean Operators are used to connect terms in a search. <br />
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“OR” is used to connect related terms (e.g. cognitive behaviour therapy OR cbt). This allows you to include your related terms in a search and broadens out the search.<br />
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If you want some further advice on planning a search or how to search specific databases then contact your Academic Support Librarian – you can find our contact details on the <a href="http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html">About Us</a> page of this blog.Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-59614992377200840752010-11-23T14:02:00.000+00:002010-11-23T14:02:18.758+00:00Finding the evidence: choosing where to lookThere are many places you can search for information to support your arguments. One of the most confusing elements of searching is knowing where to go to find the evidence you need.<br />
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Choosing the right location is really important to finding information as easily as you can. However there is no single place that will always answer your questions, different assignments will lead to different searches.<br />
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The report mentioned – either by searching <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/">Google</a> or going straight to the <a href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/">Department of Health</a> website if you know it.<br />
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Links to UK <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.uk/">government statistics</a> on poverty and mortality rates from before and after the report<br />
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You can find more detailed information on finding and using different databases and the library catalogue elsewhere in our blog. If you want to keep up to date with new articles and posts, why not follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/hsc_library">twitter</a>.Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-23796725376160324812010-11-18T10:43:00.000+00:002010-11-18T10:43:00.217+00:00Finding the evidence: So what's wrong with google...<a href="http://www.google.co.uk/">Google</a> and other search engines are quick and easy ways to find answers to your questions, but you cannot rely on them entirely when searching for the evidence for your assignments. <br />
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Personal / social web surfing is different to academic searching so you may need to look in different places. Just because you use google / <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/">wikipedia</a> to find out answers to questions you are interested in does not mean these should necessarily be your first port of call when producing an academic assignment. <br />
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You need to find trustworthy evidence for your assignments, and the major difficulty in searching the web is that you don’t necessarily have the background knowledge to do this. If you are researching a condition or a treatment that you have never heard of then it becomes very difficult to decide whether websites you come across are accurate and truthful and therefore suitable for your work. You really need to find sources of evidence that add to the quality and credibility of your work; using google might feel easier than learning how to use academic databases, but bear in mind the effort you then need to put in to evaluate what you find.<br />
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Google is not ‘bad’ – neither is wikipedia for that matter, but web based resources have their limits.<br />
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<em><strong>What does Google do well?</strong></em><br />
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- Huge coverage and up to date information<br />
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- Easy and familiar search interface<br />
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- Options for advanced features <br />
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- <a href="http://scholar.google.co.uk/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws">Google Scholar</a> allows you to search academic content & focuses on journal articles, if searching from on campus this will tie in to our Find It links to help you get the full text.<br />
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- “Define:” feature allows you to locate definitions of a term where they appear on the web.<br />
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- Domain searching (within the <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/advanced_search">advanced </a>options) allows you to search within an area of the internet, for example “.nhs.uk”.<br />
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- Opportunity to build a systematic search structure or combine searches easily<br />
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- A lot of academic material, such as journal articles, may not appear in a google search - Google Scholar is better for this as it focuses more on ‘scholarly literature’. <br />
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<strong>So what should i use google for?</strong><br />
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- To find websites where they are needed, for example locating what patient information is available on a condition, or finding product information for a device or aid.<br />
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- To navigate to websites for professional / government / charitable organisations such as <a href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/">Department of Health.</a><br />
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- Start with textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries to understand your key terms – if you don’t understand your topic you can’t research it properly. <br />
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- Find the latest research articles in academic databases; you may use something like google scholar as part of this (this works better on campus as it then links automatically to our full text resources). <br />
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- Search in subject gateways on the web - try <a href="http://www.intute.ac.uk/">Intute</a> or <a href="http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/default.aspx">NHS Evidence</a> - these allow you to search as if you were somewhere like google, but the resources have been evaluated or checked to some degree to ensure you are not finding inaccurate or unsafe information. <br />
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- Consider web content that might be useful for example professional or government information.<br />
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<strong>How do I learn how to use these tools?</strong><br />
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You can get help from your Academic Support Librarian on how to locate books / dictionaries etc and how to use the databases we have access to. You can find our contact information on the <a href="http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html">About Us</a> page of our blog.Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-336546880095323232010-09-19T20:51:00.000+01:002010-09-19T20:51:44.958+01:00Welcome 2010<strong><em>Welcome to all of our new and returning students in the College of Health and Social Care. We hope you have had an enjoyable summer and are looking forward to the year ahead.</em></strong><br />
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We wanted to update you on some of the changes and developments that have happened over the summer:<br />
<ul><li>The biggest change you will notice is that we are no longer known as Information and Learning Services (ILS). We have been rebranded as The Library, reflecting our support role to your studies. </li>
<li>LaSU - returning students will probably have already used our online reading list system. For new students LaSU - Lists at Salford University - provides you with acces to the reading list for your modules and links items listed directly to our library catalogue and e-library. Take a look at <br />
<a href="http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/resources/lasu/">http://www.library.salford.ac.uk/resources/lasu/</a> for more details.</li>
<li>New student e-mail - IT Services have introduced a new email sytem for students. Returning students can still access their old accounts but you should use your new account for sending and receiving emails. All official University communications will come through the new address. Staff accounts are unchanged. Further detals are available from: <a href="http://www.its.salford.ac.uk/students/email/">http://www.its.salford.ac.uk/students/email/</a> </li>
</ul>During the first few weeks of term your programme leaders may have organised for you to attend a series of library sessions, introducing you to library services, including our print and electronic resources and where you can get help finding information for your assignments. We strongly encourage you to attend and we look forward to meeting you!<br />
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<strong>Getting help from the library</strong><br />
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Each School in the College has a dedicated Academic Support Librarian to support staff and students and to develop our library collections. For general enquiries you can visit the Enquiry Desk situated in the library or contact The Library on 0161 295 2444. <br />
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For assistance using our print and electronic resources, including e-journals and electronic databases, contact your Librarian to arrange a 1-2-1 or small group support session:<br />
<strong>Rachel Adams</strong> - Health, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences (<a href="mailto:r.adams@salford.ac.uk">r.adams@salford.ac.uk</a>) <br />
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<strong>Monica Casey</strong> - Social Work, Psychology and Public Health (<a href="mailto:m.casey@salford.ac.uk">m.casey@salford.ac.uk</a>) <br />
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<strong>Neil Donohue</strong> - Nursing and Midwifery (<a href="mailto:n.donohue@salford.ac.uk">n.donohue@salford.ac.uk</a>) <br />
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<strong>Helen Parker</strong> - Academic Support Officer for the Health Liaison Team (<a href="mailto:h.parker@salford.ac.uk">h.parker@salford.ac.uk</a>) <br />
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Finally we would like to wish you all every success over the coming academic year. Keep visiting our blog for latest news, information on additions to our stock and hints and tips on searching for information for your assignments, alternatively, why not follow us on Twitter? <br />
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<div></div>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-63217451167892505672010-08-27T13:03:00.000+01:002010-08-27T13:03:38.364+01:00A new look...ILS at the University of Salford has been rebranded as The Library. We have redesigned our blog and renamed ourselves on Twitter to reflect this.<br />
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You can now follow us on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/hsc_library">http://twitter.com/hsc_library</a> to keep up to date with news and services from your Health Information Specialists.Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-84746349500918890402010-08-02T15:08:00.001+01:002010-08-02T15:09:48.901+01:00New e-Books now availableThree new e-Books are now available through the library catalogue:<br />
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<a href="http://talisprism1.salford.ac.uk/TalisPrism/doOpenURLSearch.do?isbn=9781582555539">Nursing care planning made incredibly easy!</a><br />
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<a href="http://talisprism1.salford.ac.uk/TalisPrism/doOpenURLSearch.do?isbn=9781582555607">Critical care nursing made incredibly easy!</a><br />
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<a href="http://talisprism1.salford.ac.uk/TalisPrism/doOpenURLSearch.do?isbn=9780781788861">Anatomy & physiology made incredibly easy!</a><br />
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All three can be accessed by clicking the OPEN link on their record within the catalogue. You will need your Athens username and password to view them both on and off campus.Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-26564729433647469462010-05-07T15:26:00.000+01:002010-05-07T15:26:41.582+01:00Document Delivery - new electronic delivery service<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If a book or journal is not held in stock at the University of Salford, you can use our document delivery service. You can find details of the document delivery process on the ILS website at </span><a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/using/document/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/using/document/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You now have the option of having journal articles delivered in electronic format to your desktop, using the Secure Electronic Delivery (SED) service from the British Library.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Document Delivery request form offers the electronic delivery option, which requires you to provide an email address.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If the requested item is available electronically from the British Library, it will be delivered in electronic format as an Adobe PDF to your email account. If it cannot be provided electronically then a paper copy will be supplied as standard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">To find out more about SED <a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/using/document/?document=sed">click here</a>. </span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-82774770044404822752010-04-19T11:11:00.003+01:002010-04-19T11:15:04.511+01:00MeSH presentationPresentation on using MeSH headings within your literature searching process. See the earlier blog post on <a href="http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.com/2010/02/mesh-headings.html">MeSH</a> for a basic overview.<br />
<div id="__ss_3773489" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/racheladams/mesh-3773489" title="MeSH">MeSH</a></strong><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=mesh-100419050412-phpapp01&stripped_title=mesh-3773489" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=mesh-100419050412-phpapp01&stripped_title=mesh-3773489" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />
<div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/racheladams">Rachel Adams</a>.</div></div>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-12885903437550878162010-04-06T11:24:00.000+01:002010-04-06T11:24:32.773+01:00News Update: New journals availableThe <strong>American Journal of Occupational Therapy</strong> and the <strong>Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research</strong> are now available electronically through the University of Salford's eLibrary. To access either title log in to eLibrary and select Find eJournal then search by title. <br />
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Both titles are provided by OVID. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy is available from 2000 onwards, and the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research is available from 2003 onwards. You will need your Athens username and password to access these titles both on and off campus. (You can learn more about Athens in a <a href="http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.com/2010/02/introducing-athens.html">previous blog post</a>.)<br />
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These titles each have licences for 1 user so if you are turned away it is because the title is being used - wait a few minutes and try again!Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-6125643676773296312010-03-29T15:30:00.001+01:002010-03-29T20:39:44.219+01:00Open access resources – journal articles online<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your Salford University Athens account will allow you to log in and view the full text of a huge number of paid-for subscriptions for example eBooks and eJournals. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can find out more about accessing material that requires a password in a <a href="http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.com/2010/03/ejournal-passwords.html">previous blog article</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, there are a number of places you can go to search and access articles that are freely available online. This article provides a summary of some of those resources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>PubMed Central</strong> (<a href="http://www.pubmedcentral.com/">http://www.pubmedcentral.com/</a>) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part of the PubMed database provided by the National Library of Medicine in America, PubMed Central catalogues articles with free full text. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter search terms in the box and click ‘Find Articles’; under each reference are links to the full text / PDF file for that article.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals</strong> (<a href="http://www.doaj.org/">http://www.doaj.org/</a>) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DOAJ provides access to free full text material across a range of academic subject areas, including ‘Biology and Life Sciences’, ‘Health Sciences’ and ‘Social Sciences’. The search box on the homepage is searching at Journal Title level – i.e. identifying publications relating to or matching your keywords.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To search for articles, click the Find Articles link on the left and use the search boxes provided. You can enter several keywords across the two boxes, and can choose to limit to specific fields.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Free Medical Journals</strong> (<a href="http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/">http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/</a>) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Does what it says on the tin! Free access to medical journal articles. There is a google-powered search box on the left to search by keywords.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alternatively, navigate through the subject areas to find journals under the scheme (click on ‘more’ for a full list of subjects. Once you find a relevant journal, click the title to open the journal website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An open access publisher that makes content freely available online. Access the Journals A-Z option in the navigation bar at the top to view titles, or use the QuickSearch box on the homepage for a keyword search. You have to register in order to use the search function, but it is free to join. Alternatively use the browse features to locate articles without logging in.</span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-38741943369707352142010-03-19T11:22:00.002+00:002010-03-19T11:24:43.783+00:00eJournal passwords<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Athens </em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The majority of eJournals subscribed to by the University of Salford can be accessed off campus using your Athens username and password. Athens is a system that identifies you as a member of a particular organisation, as part of your university computing account you are automatically given an Athens username and password. You can find out more about Athens by clicking <a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/help/userguides/computing/athens.pdf">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you are a member of another organisation, for example another university, or the NHS you may also be given an Athens username and password to access their resources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Your Athens details are case sensitive so make sure you enter your username in lower case and your password in upper case. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Some eJournals require you to set up a proxy authentication. You can read more about this in <a href="http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.com/2010/03/setting-up-proxy-authentication-on-your.html">another post</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few eJournals have their own individual logins in order to access the full text of articles from off campus. ILS has produced a web page that allows you to check for the appropriate password for a journal. You can access this page at <a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/resources/epasswords/">http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/resources/epasswords/</a> however you must be on campus to view this information. If you need help accessing details of passwords from off campus contact your Information Specialist (you can find our contact details in the "About Us" page - there is a link at the top of the screen.) </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Some Health & Social Care journals that require their own password are:</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Infant</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Journal of Occupational Science</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Mental Health Today</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Mental Health Nursing</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Neonatal Network</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Sport and the Law Journal </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can also find information on passwords for eJournals on the Salford e-Library News blog at <a href="http://salfordelibnews.blogspot.com/search/label/passwords">http://salfordelibnews.blogspot.com/search/label/passwords</a> </span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-31157769581298977852010-03-19T11:22:00.000+00:002010-03-19T11:22:15.570+00:00Setting up Proxy Authentication on your PC<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The majoirty of electronic journals available through Salford University can be accessed off campus using your <a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/help/userguides/computing/athens.pdf">Athens</a> username and password. However, a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> few of the eJournals we subscribe to require you to set up 'proxy authentication' in order to view the full text from off campus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you access the journal through the eLibrary's 'Find eJournal' section you will see information on how to access the journal from off campus. If proxy setup is required this will be clearly stated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Proxy Service is required for a few journals where access is restricted to University members in such a way that it is not available from an off campus location. By setting up proxy access you are logging in to the network via your own PC. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">ILS has produced a user guide that will take you through the steps needed to set up proxy access. This guide is avaiable at <a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/help/userguides/computing/webauth.pdf">http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/help/userguides/computing/webauth.pdf</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In order to set up proxy access you will need to know which internet browser you use (for example Internet Explorer or Firefox) - if you are not sure, look at the icon you click on to get to the internet. You will also need to know whether you have a dial-up or a broadband connection to the internet. Towards the end of the guide you will find a list of frequently asked questions, however if you have any problem setting up the proxy service you can contact the ILS Service Desk on <a href="mailto:ils-servicedesk@salford.ac.uk">ils-servicedesk@salford.ac.uk</a> or 0161 2952444. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For more information on eJournal password see the blog <a href="http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.com/2010/03/ejournal-passwords.html">http://healthinfoskills.blogspot.com/2010/03/ejournal-passwords.html</a> </span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-57699010818334542202010-03-15T15:51:00.001+00:002010-03-15T15:52:39.052+00:00LaSU - Reading List System @ Salford<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The LaSU (Lists at Salford University) system was launched in February 2010 and provides access to reading list resources. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can access LaSU directly via <a href="http://lasu.salford.ac.uk/">http://lasu.salford.ac.uk/</a> - from here you can browse through lists by faculty / school, or search using your module title or lecturer's name. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">LaSU reading lists are also linked through Blackboard, taking you directly from your Blackboard module to the relevant reading list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">However you get to your LaSU list, you will see a list of resources recommended by academic staff for the module. You can link directly through to the library catalogue record or in some cases electronic access for the item, saving you time searching for your reading list materials. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can get more information on LaSU, including a user guide, from the LaSU page on the ILS website: <a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/resources/lasu.php">http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/resources/lasu.php</a> </span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-82659177016253127592010-03-11T10:11:00.006+00:002010-03-12T14:31:01.873+00:00Finding the full text of journal articles<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Salford University has two library systems which you can use to find the full text of journal articles we subscribe to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><i>e-Journals...</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first place to visit is the e-Library, as most of our journals are now available electronically. Go to the student channel (<a href="http://students.salford.ac.uk/">http://students.salford.ac.uk/</a>) and click the e-Library link. Log in with your university username and password.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From the e-Library homepage select the "Find e-Journal" option. The e-Journal search page appears. Type in the title of the journal you want to access (make sure it is the title of the <b><i>journal</i></b>, not the specific article...) You will see the system try to second guess which title you are looking for - either keep typing, or select from the options it provides. Click Go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A list of journals that match your search appears. Click the title of the journal you want to open; a new window will open up. From here you can access the journal webpage by using the "<span style="color: #0b5394;">View the Full Text</span>..." link. Always check that we cover the years you need, and that you have the right password to access articles if you are working from off campus - both these pieces of information appear on this page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Journal websites will allow you to navigate through to a particular article if you already have a reference (you may need to look for an option like "previous issues" or "archive"). You can also often carry out keyword searches within the journal to find articles published in that journal on a specific topic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><i>Print journals...</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">While most journals are now available electronically, some titles are still only held in print. If the e-Library does not locate the journal you want, then it is always important to check the Library Catalogue to make sure we dont have print access to that journal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Access the library catalogue from the student channel page (<a href="http://students.salford.ac.uk/">http://students.salford.ac.uk/</a>). From the catalogue search page, enter the title of the journal in the Title box; from the options on the right, select 'Journals Catalogue' from the collections drop-down list. Click search.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If the journal is available in the library you will see it appear in the results - all the journals for FHSC subjects should be held in the Allerton library and are shelved alphabetically by title on level 3. To find information on what years we subscribe to, click the <span style="color: #0b5394;">show library holdings</span> link at the bottom of the journal record.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><i>If Salford dont have the journal...</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">If your journal, or the section of the journal you need, does not appear through e-Library or the Library Catalogue then we do not subscribe to it. Click the links below to visit the library website and learn more about other options available to you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/using/document/">Document Delivery Service</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/using/visiting/">Visiting Other Libraries</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you can't find the article you may need to search in one of the databases using your keywords to find other journal articles on that topic that we do subscribe to.</span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-67636097050365942132010-03-09T17:34:00.001+00:002010-03-12T14:31:28.851+00:00Impact Factors<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Impact Factors are used within Science and Medicine as a method of rating journals and the articles published in them. An impact factor is measured by calculating the number of times articles within the journal were cited during the previous two years, divided by the number of 'citable items' (i.e. articles, letter etc) published in the journal during that time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Impact factors are one way that researchers evaluate the quality of a paper - by seeing how 'good' the journal it is published in is, based on how many other papers have referred back to items published within that journal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, the impact factor is given for a journal title, so does not evaluate specific articles - an article in a journal with a high impact factor may have very few citations and vice versa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to the e-Library and select the Find Database option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From the A-Z list select 'W' and choose Web of Knowledge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On the Web of Knowledge homepage select the yellow "Additional Resources" tab.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On the next screen, select "Journal Citiation Reports". From the options that appear, select "Search for a Specific Journal" and submit. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Enter the journal title and click Search. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>The database indexes thousands of publications, however it does not cover every journal published, so if your journal is not found then it is not covered by the Journal Citation Reports</em>.</span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-22376338156320580962010-02-11T16:13:00.000+00:002010-02-11T16:13:45.227+00:00Creating a search strategy<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before you begin searching electronic databases you need to define the topic you are researching. By establishing a clear search strategy you can reduce the amount of time you spend searching and find the most relevant materials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Identify your keywords...</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Start by looking at your topic / assignment title / research question. What are the key words & phrases? Identify all the terms you need to answer the question. From there, consider any alternative spellings (pediatric / paediatric), and any synonyms (related terms). You may want to simply write a list of possible terms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Connect your terms...</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">When you come to search within a database you will need to connect your key terms together. You do this using 'Boolean Operators' - the words AND, OR, NOT.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">AND</span></strong><span style="color: black;">:</span> connecting two terms together with AND means that both must be included in the result. This will make your search more specific and reduce the number of results returned. <em>e.g. "heart attack AND obesity" </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">OR</span></strong>: connecting terms with OR will retrieve results that mention either so you will get a large number of results. OR searches are useful where you have synonyms or related terms and want to search for results mentioning any. <em>e.g. "child OR children OR pediatric OR paediatric".</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">NOT</span></strong>: using a NOT search will exclude a specific topic from your results. Be careful not to exclude a topic that may actually be useful. <em>e.g. "cancer NOT lung".</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Too many results?</strong></span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">You may need to narrow down your search by linking keywords together using the AND boolean operator. Some databases also allow you to apply 'limits' such as excluding papers that are too old or not written in English.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em><strong>Too few results?</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may need to widen your search terms. Consider alternative ways of saying the same thing and use the OR boolean operator to extend your search. If you have applied limits you may wish to revist these. </span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175371122258355669.post-9110094538491947782010-02-11T15:34:00.004+00:002010-04-19T11:19:13.907+01:00MeSH Headings<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MeSH stands for Medical Subject Headings. These headings were developed by the National Library of Medicine and are a list of key terms and phrases known as a 'controlled vocabulary'. Databases such as Medline and the Cochrane Library allow the use of MeSH as a search tool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The basic principle behind MeSH is that it defines the key words / phrases within medicine in a structured way. These headings are organised into 'trees' - starting with big general terms, branching off into smaller more specific ones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MeSH uses synonyms and related terms to link you to the most appropriate heading. By entering your keyword you may find terms you had not considered or were not even aware of. Each article indexed by Medline is assigned up to 20 headings by independent indexers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can access MeSH headings when searching the Medline database (using the OVID system, go to Advanced Search). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Other databases make use of similar systems - CINAHL has a Subject Headings feature which is very similar to MeSH. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">MeSH can also be searched as a thesaurus t</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">o find out which terms are MeSH and to explore the 'trees' of related terms. You can access the MeSH Browser at <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html</a>. </span>Salford Library Health Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10596351378872903276noreply@blogger.com0