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Peter Bradley: Subject Librarian for Health, University of Bath
Sport & Exercise Science Year 2: Autumn 2010
Which database gives information about which
articles cite/acknowledge other articles?
1. PubMed
2. Web of
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3. PsycINFO
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Which database provides ‘related articles’ i.e.
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Which database provides limits options for
gender, age groups, qualitative research etc
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Which of the following would you like to see
demonstrated? i.e. quick recap & a couple of new features
1. Web of
Knowledge
2. PubMed
3. Both the above
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Which of the following do you search?
PsycINFO
Cochrane Library
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Which resource would you use to find
systematic reviews?
1. PsycINFO
2. Cochrane Library
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Have you used the following to manage
your results/references?
1. Endnote
2. Endnote Web
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1. Browse books at a
particular shelf mark
2. Enter keywords in the
Catalogue’s
Anywhere field
3. Both
4. Neither
Search ‘anywhere’ fields to find books beyond your reading list:
Enter keywords in ‘anywhere’ to search titles, tables of contents…
I changed 2nd
field to ‘anywhere’:
1st defaults to this
Can try truncating
e.g. exercis$ also finds
exercises, exercising..
Searching
Databases
…for articles
beyond your
reading list
To access the databases: visit Library website:
for SES resources, now go to Health
Health Resources
Full list of health databases
Entering keywords: wildcards? & American spellings
You can also save time by adding a
wildcard in place of a specific letter:
the database will then search for any letter
in the place of the wildcard
For example: wom?n finds women, woman
Also think of how English spellings differ to
American spellings of the same word:
you may have to enter both versions e.g.
metre
meter
colour
color
fibre
fiber
Advanced truncation in Web of Knowledge:
truncating within phrases
In many databases, add an asterisk
* at the end of the stem of a
word/phrase to find variations e.g.
“physical* activ*” finds:
“physically active”
“physical activity”
“physical activities”
How would you best truncate the phrase
intrinsic motivation in order to retrieve variations?
1. intrinsic motivation*
2. intrinsic* motiv*
3. intrinsically
motivating*
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How would you combine keywords if searching for
articles about sprinting in relation to nutrition?
1. nutri* AND sprint*
2. nutri* OR sprint*
3. nutrition for sprinters
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articles about hypoxia and marathon running?
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marathon
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hypoxic marathon runners
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Before you search a database:
select keywords / search terms that you need to enter
 When you do a keyword search, a database looks for
your chosen keywords within the record of an article
e.g. the article’s title & its abstract/summary
 To choose keywords: identify 2 or 3+ concepts related to
your assignment/project title
e.g. investigate to what extent
self-determination can influence
the physical activity patterns of
those who are overweight
For each concept: think of a separate set of
alternative/narrower/broader keywords
& alternative/plural spellings: check lecture notes etc…
selfdetermination
physical
activity
overweight
intrinsic
motivation
physical education
obesity
exercise
weight
sport
athletics
others?
others?
others?
Use AND where you want each result to include ALL
the concepts you’ve identified e.g. each result must
include both self-determination AND physical activity
Only interested in the overlapping results below
self-determination
physical activity
Use OR to connect alternative keywords that describe
one specific concept
e.g. so each result features one OR other of:
self-determination OR intrinsic motivation
self-determination
intrinsic motivation
physical
activity
self-
OR
determination
OR
physical
education
OR
intrinsic
motivation
overweight
AND
OR
exercise
OR
sport
OR
athletics
obestity
AND
OR
weight
Searching databases:
Web of Knowledge, PubMed
Cochrane & PsycINFO
Searching
• Enter each set of keywords for each separate
concept in a separate search field e.g.
Field 1:
“self determin*” OR “intrinsic* motivat*”
Field 2:
“physical* activ*” OR “physical education” OR exercis* OR
sport* OR athlet*
Field 3:
overweight OR obes* OR weight
• If best to search for an exact phrase:
use “speech marks”
Web of Knowledge homepage: a basic keyword search
Search defaults to AND between fields: don’t need to enter AND
Ensure ‘topic’ is selected for all fields: enter separate concept in each
Results: can sort by relevance, times cited, publication date…
Also refine results by document type i.e. review articles
Click on a title for more information
including abstract/summary
Full record: check abstract for article summary
Can click on ‘cited by’ to find articles which refer to this article
i.e. find another perspective to build upon your argument
Can also set up citation alert to get emails about future citing articles
Full record might give you idea for additional/different keywords
Related Records = other articles which share same references
Full article available to you? click on
Sometimes you may also see
If too many results you could limit your search to title-only
or more recent articles: then return to a fuller search later
SAME: finds both keywords in close proximity:
useful for finding lots of variations of the same phrase
You can open & re-run previous in order to update results
without need re-enter keywords
Search History: save current session’s history: you’ll be asked to
‘sign in’ (register the first time). Then in the future, you can open your
saved history & re-run it. ‘Sign in’ also to create citation alerts.
If re-run this search just within Web of Science
(a sub- database of Web of Knowledge): you can set up an
email alert while saving your history
i.e. you’ll get a weekly/monthly email featuring any new articles which
relate to your previous search’s keywords
Save & email records of interest: 1. tick selected results
2. After checked each page of results, click Add to Marked List
3. After all results, click Marked List
Save &email results as HTML format: easier to read
‘Save to file’ = saving to laptop, USB stick, Endnote Web...
Can also save to Endnote Web: saves references from
multiple databases into one resource:
once records processed, click on MyEndnote Web:
best to have first signed in / registered
EndnoteWeb: free to use: currently can keep your references
for up to 1 year post-uni of Bath course
Editable full reference: you can add notes further down
Collect tab: can import references from other
databases too e.g. from a PubMed file you’ve saved:
these are then added to My References page
Organize tab: can set up different groups of references
for different assignments…
Format tab: can choose & save the nearest relevant
bibliographic style for reformatting your references:
may need to manually edit references just before submit assignment
Endnote Web
• You can then cite and write
i.e. while you write a Word document, you can
search for the paper for which you’ve saved a
reference within Endnote Web
(using the Endnote toolbar that’s available via Word)
• Click on the toolbar option for finding your
reference – the author & date then appear within
your main text and also, the full reference is
automatically added to your reference list
Use Endnote Web or Endnote?
Endnote Web:
Free access both on & off-campus
Can keep references for duration of studies at Bath Uni but not in perpetuity
Unable to select a specific Journal of Sports Sciences style…
but you can select Harvard & then manually amend references: still saving time!
Endnote:
Can keep your references in perpetuity
Features Journal of Sports Sciences reference style
Free access on-campus but need to purchase own copy for off-campus c£50-60
Student discounted Endnote available via IT Purchasing Shop (L2 Library)
Develop your Information Skills: help with finding &
evaluating information: note help with Endnote & Endnote Web:
includes quick online training videos which demonstrate how to use them
PubMed: a health & medicine database
• Good idea to try searching with & without asterisks /
speech marks: then check your range of results
•
- & single form a word usually better than plural
Sometimes better without an asterisk or speech marks as this
enables PubMed to search for further words which might be related
• Only a single search field so use brackets to distinguish
between sets of keywords:
add a space between each set: no need to enter AND e.g.
(self-determination OR intrinsic motivation) (physical activity OR
physical education OR exercise) (obesity OR overweight)
PubMed homepage
Select results of interest to save or email via Send To
Can also save a search & retrieve/update it in the future
Free full-text’ articles: it’s likely that other full-text articles
will also be available: click on individual record to find out
Review articles: these evaluate contents of multiple articles on a
given topic: a good starting point for a literature review
Some records include a R.H. direct link to the full-text
Try this link: otherwise, try search for journal title in Library Catalogue:
easier than checking PubMed’s ‘link out’ service
To limit your results: go to Advanced Search
Advanced search screen: scroll down for limits
options e.g. gender, age group, type of article
Ignore any full-text limit options: they’re not helpful
Exercise
• Search on a topic of your choice in at least two
databases of your choice
• If searching Web of Knowledge: also look for
any relevant ‘Cited by’ & ‘Related’ References
• If searching PubMed, try limiting results via
‘Advanced search’
• In any database: select and send a few results to
your email account
Cochrane Library: systematic reviews
• Systematic reviews aim to evaluate a range
of results from different trials by employing a
standardised measure that takes different
methodologies & group sizes into account
• All systematic reviews available in full
• To save records: use Export options
Cochrane Library: try advanced search where you
can limit to systematic reviews
Can select to limit search
to only retrieve systematic reviews
The review results: available in full-text via
Save results via
PsycINFO: covers psychology literature inc. sports psychology
Try multi-field search option
Email & save options appear just above your results
Note Limits option e.g. limit date range, population/age groups
After performed a search, scroll down screen
for results & email/save options
Any questions? I’m here to help…
Peter Bradley:
Your Subject Librarian
[email protected]
Office on Level 4
Other Librarians are
also happy to help
http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/