Post on 06-May-2015
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Pubmed & EndnoteWeb - a match made in heaven
Isla Kuhn
Reader Services Librarian
Medical Library
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introducing the research topic
• clarifying the question
• setting parameters
reviewing relevant literature
• Identifying keywords and synonyms
• Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
• Identify relevant sources (and then search them!)
References
• DON’T plagiarise!
• Don’t lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
• clarifying the question
• setting parameters
reviewing relevant literature
• Identifying keywords and synonyms
• Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
• Identify relevant sources (and then search them!)
References
• DON’T plagiarise!
• Don’t lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
• clarifying the question
• setting parameters
reviewing relevant literature
• Identifying keywords and synonyms
• Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
• Identify relevant sources (and then search them!)
References
• DON’T plagiarise!
• Don’t write sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARY
introducing the research topic
• clarifying the question
• setting parameters
reviewing relevant literature
• Identifying keywords and synonyms
• Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
• Identify relevant sources (and then search them!)
References
• DON’T plagiarise!
• Don’t lose marks through sloppy references
Literature Search etc
Managing References
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARYFrom Topic to Results
• Topic -> question -> keywords/synonyms
Effect of chocolate in prevention of heart disease
...”Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing risk of heart disease?” ….
Themes / PICO
…………………keywords???.... synonyms???........................
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Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease?
P –problem / patient?
I – Intervention?
C – Comparison?
O – Outcome?
Synonyms?
From Topic to Results
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Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease?
P – heart disease
I – chocolate
C –
O – prevention
From Topic to Results
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Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease?
P – heart disease / heart failure / cardiovascular disease / coronary disease
I – chocolate / cocoa / cacao
C –
O – reducing risk / prevention /
From Topic to Results
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARYQuiz 1
Which will give you most hits (a more SENSITIVE search)
1. coronary disease AND heart failure
2. coronary disease OR heart failure
3. coronary disease NOT heart failure
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From Topic to Results:Boolean Logic
OR – to broaden your search, by combining similar terms
eg
“exercise” or “physical activity”
Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles.
Cerebral-vascular Accident
Stroke
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARYQuiz 2
Which will give you better hits (a more SPECIFIC search)?
1. coronary disease AND chocolate
2. chocolate OR heart failure
3. coronary disease NOT chocolate
4. risk AND chocolate
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AND – to narrow the search by combining different topics
eg
“physiotherapy” and “stroke”
Both terms must be present in the results.
StrokePhysiotherapy
From Topic to Results:Boolean Logic
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARYQuiz 3
Which will give you best hits (most SPECIFIC search)?
1. coronary disease AND chocolate AND risk
2. (coronary disease OR heart failure) AND chocolate AND risk
3. chocolate AND risk AND coronary failure
4. risk AND (chocolate OR cocoa) AND (coronary disease OR heart failure)
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From Topic to Results:Boolean Logic
NOT – to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term
eg
“physical therapy” not “manual therapy”
The first, but not the second, term must be present.
Manual Therapy
Physical Therapy
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heart disease OR cardiovascular disease or coronary disease
AND
chocolate OR cocoa OR cacao
AND
prevention OR risk or prevalence
Limits?
MeSH?
From Topic to ResultsIs consuming chocolate effective in the prevention of heart disease?
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• Databases
• PubMed
• ???
From topic to search
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http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/services-databases.php
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/electronicresources/
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• EndnoteWeb to manage your references)
• LibrarySearch / e-journals@cambridge (and/or NHS?)
From strategy to references
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http://www.pubmed.gov
http://www.myendnoteweb.com
From strategy to references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARYSearching – Do’s & Don’ts
• Don’t try to do the whole search in one line
• Don’t imagine that your first attempt will get all the articles you need
• Don’t give up!
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARYSearching – Do’s & Don’ts
• Do think of alternative ways of talking about your topic
• Do learn from your hits and your misses
• Do remember that you still have to critically appraise each article
• Do ask for help
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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARYHelp!
Isla Kuhn
Reader Services Librarian
Medical Library
Box 111
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
email: ilk21@cam.ac.uk
phone: (01223 3) 36750
web: http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk
Thank you.