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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Pubmed & EndnoteWeb - a match made in heaven Isla Kuhn Reader Services Librarian Medical Library

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMEDICAL LIBRARY

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

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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

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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 write sloppy references

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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

Literature Search etc

Managing References

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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: [email protected]

phone: (01223 3) 36750

web: http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk

Thank you.