Transcript Research Process - Lurleen B. Wallace Community College

Finding Information
Related to Nursing
By Theresa C. Trawick
Coordinator, Library Services
LBWCC MacArthur Library
May 27, 2008
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Learner Outcomes
Recognizes plagiarism
 Defines major aspects of APA style
 Develops a search strategy including
identifying keywords and terms
 Identifies nursing databases and other
resources
 Evaluates the quality and relevance of
resources and information
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Plagiarism
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See the “Student Code of Conduct” in the
LBWCC Student Handbook available on the
LBWCC web pages.
This tutorial is available from the URL below
and from the LBWCC library pages.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
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Using the words or ideas of another without giving
credit.
Using the exact words of an author without quotation
marks.
Changing one or two words to make the text my own.
Copying and Pasting
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APA Style
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Handouts
– APA Examples – Citing Electronic Resources
– APA Tutorial http://www.drgwen.com
– Knight Cite [citation builder]
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php?standard=APA
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APA
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Is a guide for writing, citing and referencing
Is a style sheet of the American Psychological
Association
Is a guide used by nurses to publish articles in
journals
Offers instructions on formatting a research paper
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The APA-styled research paper has
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Title page
Abstract
Body
References
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DOI is a
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Number uniquely identifying a journal article
Number found most of the time in the citation to a
journal article
Stands for document object identifier
Is included when available in the APA citation to an
electronic journal article
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In APA format, the list of References
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Is alphabetized by authors’ last names
Is in chronological order
Is inclusive of all resources consulted
Is single spaced
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Getting Started
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The Big6: Information Problem Solving Model
Step 1: Task Definition
Step 2: Information Seeking Strategies
Step 3: Location and Access
Step 4: Use of Information
Step 5: Synthesis
Step 6: Evaluation
Task Definition
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An effective strategy for defining your task-–
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Ask questions
Write a summary of the assignment and share with
the instructor
Use keywords. Consult books (thesaurus,
dictionary), databases, and/or websites for synonyms,
boarder terms, and narrower terms
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You have been asked to develop a flyer on the
nursing care needs of an Alzheimer patient.
Which of the following search strategies would
be the most effective?
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nursing care and the aged
nursing home patients and Alzheimer’s
nursing assessment and Alzheimer patients
Alzheimer’s disease and nursing services
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The Gateway
Library web page
http://www.lbwcc.edu/library
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http://www.lbwcc.edu/library
Library web page
LIBRARY WEB PAGE
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Databases Defined
Subscription Commercial
Databases delivered to you
via the Internet
AVL – funded
LBWCC – funded
Periodical articles
Magazines
Newspapers
Journals
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Alabama Virtual Library Databases
for Nursing
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
 Health Source: Consumer Edition
 Alt HealthWatch
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HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition
Advanced Search
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Screen shot of Results List
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The Alabama Virtual Library
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Descriptive words from an online thesaurus
Online availability to items from other libraries
around the world
Web-based service to over 50 reputable databases,
e.g., HealthSource
Database used to find LBWCC-held books
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World
Wide
Web
http://staffdev.henrico.k12.va.us/parents/images/www3.gif
World Wide Web
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Information on the Internet is created/published
by whom?
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Companies
Professors
Students
Foreigners
Government agencies
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Five Traditional Evaluation
Criteria for WWW
Accuracy
Authority
Objectivity
Currency
Coverage
Remember—
Anyone, anywhere, can
build web pages. Who
built the one you are
using and why???
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World Wide Web
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What questions should you ask yourself to
determine if a source is credible?
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Who, What
When, Why
How
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Searching the Web
Reputable sites – Use recommended sites
 Example: MedlinePlus
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– http://www.medlineplus.gov
• U.S. National Library of Medicine
• National Institutes of Health
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Screen shot of MedlinePlus search
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Screen shot of Results
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“Google” Search
Phrases in quotation marks
 Look for .edu .gov .org
 Advanced search
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Web Catalog – Books & Videos
• Locate books by browsing
Library of Congress Classification System
Browse RT section of library shelves
• Locate books by using LBWCC libraries’ web catalog
•Any time
•Any where
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LBWCC libraries’ web catalog [online]
Catalog screen shot Results
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When looking for books or videos held by your
library, which of the following tools would be
the best to use?
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Periodical index
Libraries’ web catalog [online]
Online database
Internet
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E-Books
• Go to libraries’ web page
• Choose netLibrary e-books database to locate
and use electronic books
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• Choose
manuals
StatRef for Nursing handbooks and
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NetLibrary screen shot Results
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netLibrary Screen shot of e-book
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Is a library accessed using Google
Lets you access thousands of electronic books
24/7
Is a bibliographic authority database
Provides keywords via a thesaurus
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StatRef screen shot Titles
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StatRef screen shot Results
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From the list below, choose the best database to
use in locating the information needed to create
a flyer on the nursing care needs of an
Alzheimer patient?
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Academic Search Premier
Lexis Nexis
ERIC
StatRef
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Before You Write
Read/Think
• Use your own summaries, opinions and well-known facts
from your notes (do not copy from abstracts, etc.).
• If you use an author’s idea or opinion or if you quote from
an author, be sure to indicate the source.
• Refer to your library handouts.
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What is the URL for the library web page?
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Hypertext markup language
http://www.lbwcc.library.com
http://www.lbwcc.edu/library
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