Lisa ShamchukShamchukL@macewan.ca

780-633-3574

Jody NelsonJody.Nelson@macewan.ca

780-497-4055

Library Research:How to Survive your Psychiatric nursing research

assignments!

What we’ll be doing today•Navigating the Library Website

•Getting started on your topic

•Finding sources: books & articles

Quick poll• How many of you are taking distance

courses?

Quick poll• How many of you have had a library

session before?

Quick poll• How many of you have been to the

MacEwan University Library before?

Library.macewan.ca

Constructing a search strategyHow can nurses develop skills for professional

practice across different cultures?

• Break your topic down into major concepts/ideas

• Identify alternate keywords for each concept

• Use AND / OR to build a logical search

Finding Books and Articles

Tips• “Phrase searching”:

»“post-traumatic stress disorder”• Truncation *:

»Canad* = Canada, Canadian, Canadians

• Parentheses (nesting): »health AND (eating OR nutrition OR

food)

Finding Books and Articles

Tips• “Phrase searching”:

»“post-traumatic stress disorder”• Truncation *:

»Canad* = Canada, Canadian, Canadians

• Parentheses (nesting): »health AND (eating OR nutrition OR

food)

Finding books

You’ll need to:• Use the Library Search• Use your search words!• Remember the search tips! • Use the Item Information to locate the book

•Popular & news• Written for general audience, lots of

advertising, no lists of works referenced

•Trade • Written for people in a particular industry or

profession

•Academic/Scholarly/Peer Reviewed • Author’s credentials, original research, lengthy

(6+ pages), references

Finding Articles

Finding Articles

Database listings• Articles and More• Nursing Subject Guide

Database searching tips• Mark records to email, print, or save• Use Get It!

Using APA• Writing & Learning Services @ MacEwan

• APA Guide from How do I cite? link (Library website)• Email: writinglearningservices@macewan.ca

• Red Deer College Library Citation Guide• http://rdc.libguides.com/apa

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)• http://bit.ly/APAcitation

Lisa ShamchukShamchukL@macewan.ca

780-633-3574

Jody NelsonJody.Nelson@macewan.ca

780-497-4055Questions?The people in the library are always

happy to help!

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