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Lisa Shamchuk [email protected] 780-633-3574 Jody Nelson [email protected] 780-497-4055 Library Research: How to Survive your Psychiatric nursing research assignments!
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Lisa [email protected]
780-633-3574
Jody [email protected]
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: [email protected]
• Red Deer College Library Citation Guide• http://rdc.libguides.com/apa
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)• http://bit.ly/APAcitation
Lisa [email protected]
780-633-3574
Jody [email protected]
780-497-4055Questions?The people in the library are always
happy to help!
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