Lister Hill Library Resources for HSA Executive PhD Program
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Lister Hill Library Resources for HSA Executive PhD Program Presented by: Susan Smith [email protected]
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Lister Hill Library Resources for HSA Executive PhD Program. Presented by: Susan Smith [email protected]. Today’s Topics. Become comfortable using the Lister Hill Library website to find information Understand how to find targeted search tips and research resources on the HSA LHL guide - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Today’s Topics Become comfortable using the Lister
Hill Library website to find information Understand how to find targeted search
tips and research resources on the HSA LHL guide
Know how to find full text of articles Learn strategies to build an effective
search, specifically in the databases PubMed, Google Scholar, & Business Source Premier
Today’s Topics (cont.) Understand types of plagiarism & gain
tips for avoiding it Know how to find resources to help with
citing in APA format Know how to get help after today’s
session
HSA Guide http://libguides.lhl.uab.edu/HSA
A word about Googling…
LHL Homepagewww.uab.edu/lister
Tip: Always access resources through the LHL website!
Finding Articles on a Topic1. Identify an appropriate database2. Search effectively3. Select relevant articles 4. Access full articles
PubMed
About PubMed More than 22 miillion citations (some
books), 1946 to present Provided by National Library of Medicine
(tax dollars) for free but most full text only available through subscription
Articles tagged with MeSH terms (Medical Subject Headings)
Demonstration Topic Find articles on the effect of incentive
reimbursements like pay for performance on hospital costs?
How PubMed Works
Click here to view MeSH Terms assigned to this article
Tips for PubMed Searches Check the Search details box Apply filters (date, language, publication
type) View “Related articles” for relevant
results Link to full text with Consider searching by MeSH terms to
focus search
My NCBI Personal account in PubMed where you
can: Save searches Save citations Set up e-mail alerts Choose filters to group search results Highlight search terms in results
PubMed Practice Find some articles on effective safety
checklist implementation.
Access the full text of 1 article.
Google Scholar
Don’t forget to set Library Links to Lister Hill & Bibliography Manager to EndNote
About Google Scholar Interdisciplinary, scholarly literature Not just published articles: papers,
theses, books, pre-prints, etc. Searches all the words in these sources Sorts results by relevance (so watch
dates or you can limit by date range)
Demonstration Topic Medical tourism
Tips for Google Scholar Searches Use quotes around author names, titles,
or exact phrases Use Advanced Search to help you:
Limit to specific date range Only search for words in title of document Exclude words from your search
Click this small down arrow to
use Advanced Search
Practice1. Find articles on strategic change in
healthcare
2. Can you find a full text copy of this article?
Sikka, V. (2009). The efficiency of hospital-based clusters: evaluating system performance using data envelopment analysis. Health care management review, 34, 251-261.
Business Source Premier
About Business Source Premier Good resource for company information Also includes full text and citations from
regional, national and international business and trade journals
Multiple search options offered Offers limiters (date, peer-reviewed, etc.) and
expanders (search within full text articles, apply related words)
Includes full text PDFs and links to UAB Article Linker
Tips for Business Source Premier Searches Put phrases in quotes Use AND and/or OR between terms Use * at the end of a root word to
include all derivatives (comput* searches for computers, computing, compute, computation, etc.)
Find company profiles using the right sidebar
Demonstration & Practice Find a company profile and SWOT
analysis for Kaiser Permanente
What kinds of strategic planning initiatives are hospitals using?
What is Plagiarism? Claiming as your own ideas, words, data,
computer programs, creative compositions, artwork, etc. done by someone else
Involves, for example: Citing improperly Failure to cite someone else’s ideas, words,
etc. Claiming all or part of someone else’s paper
as your own
Professional Consequences Retraction Watch blog: http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com
Types of Plagiarism Copy & Paste Word Switch Style Metaphor Idea
Plagiarism: A Student's Guide to Recognizing It and Avoiding It
Avoiding Plagiarism Write daily Pace yourself Take “citable notes” Do not wait until the last minute
APA Guidehttp://libguides.lhl.uab.edu/APA
Questions?
