1	Library Resources for CD 696
2	Today’s Objective: Become familiar with the Library and the Electronic Resources Know how to get research assistance Gain skills to search databases for articles & literature reviews Field searching Boolean operators Limit features How to find useful databases to search
3	For Today: Discuss the research search strategy Examine useful electronic resources for Communicative Disorders Two activities: Searching MEDLINE, PubMed & CINAHL Dissecting databases
4	Journal Article Citation: A Review Author (s) Article Title Journal Title Volume # (Issue #) Page # Date
5	Tips for your search strategy Know what you are looking for Describe your topic with keywords Find out if the database has specific headings that might better define your topic. Most databases have a subject thesaurus or controlled vocabulary (like MeSH for MEDLINE).
6	Search Tips (Continued) Formulate your search by breaking your topic into variables Example: Auditory perceptual disorders in children born prematurely vs. full term.
7	Search Tips (Continued) Create search statements using Boolean operators AND narrows a search Example: auditory perceptual disorders and child* OR broadens a search Example: auditory perceptual disorders or central auditory dysfunction or word deafness NOT excludes terms from a search Example: children not adults
8	Search Tips (Continued) Combining terms
9	Search Tips (Continued) Truncation Truncation symbols or wildcards or plural searching (examples: , #, !, ?, +) Allows you to search for terms with multiple endings e.g. diabet searches for diabetes, diabetic e.g. student* searches for student, students
10	Search Tips (Continued) What to do if you get too much? Limit options Field searching, e.g. subject headings Special modifiers Combine searches or add more concepts What to do if you get too few? Eliminate concepts Related articles (PubMed) Cited references
11	Search Tips (Continued) Once you figure out what type of Information you need, you have to choose the best place to find it.
12	Electronic Resources a brief introduction
13	Finding Articles Use a research database (because articles are not always available on the “free” Internet) Library pays for your access Search databases to find citations
14	Databases Health / Medical / Nursing CINAHL – Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature MEDLINE PubMed – boolean operators in caps, related articles link, no SFX yet ERIC Academic Search Elite PsycInfo Cochrane Library – evidence based medicine ScienceDirect Wiley InterScience
15	Finding Articles (continued) Search database and evaluate results Scholarly v. popular Too much or too little or not appropriate Find full text using the citation Check SFX Check COAST Get from llliad InterLibrary Loan if needed Online form in COAST Free Usually receive in 7 to 10 days
16	Click on the SFX icon
17	SFX box pops up
18	SFX box - there may not be access Can use ILLiad (if you have time!)
19	MEDLINE Uses MeSH Has SFX feature Indexes medical journals
20	PubMed Includes MEDLINE no SFX Related articles Boolean operators in caps AND, OR, NOT “FREE” www.pubmed.gov ____ AND free full text[sb]
21	CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature Is web accessible – even home! (but only 8 simultaneous users) Contains citations and sometimes abstracts & full text from scholarly nursing & allied health journals, book chapters, government documents, dissertations, etc. Some records include the cited references
22	Dissecting your database Answer the following: Can you search by fields - keywords, subject, author, article title, journal title - and how do you switch to other fields? Are there any limit options? What is the truncation symbol? Does it have SFX? Is there a Help link?
23	COAST CSULB Library catalog Search for books, e-books, journals, government documents, reserves View My Library Record Get materials from other libraries Use Link+ to get books from 30+ libraries Get Library PIN number to connect from home Click on “View My Library Record” and follow the directions If you have problems with your PIN – visit the Circulation Desk
24	Finding Theses
25	Searching for CSULB Theses in COAST Use the keyword function Example: thesis beach otoacoustic emissions To see the most recent theses use the “Limit/Sort” and sort by date Use the author search when you know the author
26	Dissertation Abstracts 24 page free preview of dissertations from 1997 Search by discipline, keyword or institutional affiliation Contains the full text of CSULB thesis from 1996– click on link “Connect to Current Research @” Then Browse Institutions by Name & select California State University, Long Beach & do a quick search on your topic Request non CSULB thesis via ILLiad Interlibrary Services for free
27	Tests & Measures: a research guide
28	Useful Citing Sites Style Manuals & Citation Methods http://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/vref/style.html North Carolina State Citation Builder http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/using/cite/cite3a.php (free site to create citations for journal articles, books, web sites, and interviews into APA style) Slate Citation Machine http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php (free, experimental web tool that formats your reference into APA style)
29	Thing you need to do to get access from your home Establish a Library PIN Special note: if you have AOL you must minimize their browser and use one of these browsers to use the databases
30	This box will pop up when you click on a research database from home:
31	Need Help? . . .Research Help? Your Subject Librarian Eileen Wakiji, ewakiji@csulb.edu 562- 985-7817 Reference Desk M-Th 9 to 9; F 9-4; Sat 10-5; Sun 12:30-5:30 PM Chat with a Librarian 24/7 http://www.csulb.edu/library/247ref.html Online Library tutorial http://www.csulb.edu/library/tutorial/