- 1. Using the Library for NURS 4153 For Prof. Tourelles
Class
2. Library 101
- ( http://library.uco.edu/ )
- Were here for you( http://library.uco.edu/ask/ )
3. Library 101 4. WHY USE THE LIBRARY?
- You dont have to pay for articles
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- You dont have to pay for articles
WHY USE THE LIBRARY? 6. WHY USE THE LIBRARY? 7.
- You dont have to pay for articles
- Because youre already paying for it, so use it!
WHY USE THE LIBRARY? 8. Library Resources
- (search for articles electronically)
- UCO Catalog(for locating materials in our library)
- (search for and request items we dont own)
9. Peer-reviewed vs. Popular
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- Written by a scholar or a researcher
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- Original or primary research
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- Written for general public
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- Written by reporters or free-lance writers
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- No or minimal documentation
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- No original research- secondary literature
10. Double-checking Peer-reviewed
- Ulrichs Periodical Directory
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- Find Articles (Databases)
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- Gives information about serials
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- Does NOT provide articles
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- Use journal not article name when searching
11. Searching tips
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- Pick the most important words
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- Online thesaurus, article record, etc., etc.
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- Theres more than one database
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- The lovely Boolean operators
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- ?(for catalog),*(for database)
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- Phrase searching (in Google and beyond)
12. Databases to consider:
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- Nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship,
alternative complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied
health disciplines from 1,700 journals. Full text material includes
58 journals plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths,
drug records, research instruments, clinical trials.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
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- Nursing, nursing specialties, health, medicine, alternative
medicine, care and treatment options,and allied disciplines.
Sources are from 520 scholarly full text journals focusing on many
medical disciplines; abstracts for over 550 journals. Includes
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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- Psychology, mental health, addictions and treatment, therapies,
experiments, case studies, pharmacology, physiology, psychiatric
nursing, linguistics, social work. PsycInfo also provides links to
PsycArticles, which contain full text articles from all
publications of the American Psychological Association.
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- SocIndex contains full text for 235 core journals dating back
to 1895, and 72 priority coverage journals. This database also
includes full text for 545 books and monographs, and full text for
6,601 conference papers. SocIndex covers all subjects in the social
sciences, including sociology, anthropology, cultural issues,
public policy and administration, social planning, community
development, and behavioral studies.
13. When searching the catalog:
- Drop the drop-down box to Boolean
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- In order to use your s, ?s, and ANDs
- The catalog does not search articles
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- The databases search for articles ;)
- Utilize the Subject Headings
14. Interlibrary loan (ILL)
- Need something and we dont own it?
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- http://library.uco.edu/services/serv_ill.cfm
- Request articles from our databases
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- Ever get a search that doesnt find it?
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- Just click Request this item through ILL
- Search for books outside our catalog
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- http://library.uco.edu/cats/index.cfm
15. Finally, remember Any questions?Then AskUs!
http://library.uco.edu/ask/