Writing 1030F Library Resources and Search Strategies Jamie Goodfellow Research & Instructional Librarian Allyn & Betty Taylor Library October 22 & 23,

Writing 1030FLibrary Resources and Search StrategiesJamie GoodfellowResearch & Instructional LibrarianAllyn & Betty Taylor LibraryOctober 22 & 23, 2012

Today’s Agenda

• Introduction• Citation Race • Compare Three Search Products• Creating an Effective Search Strategy• Hands-on Research• APA Quick Overview• Wrap-up and Evaluation

Your Assignment

•1250 word APA Paper•Choose a topic• Literature review – 4 sources•Write paper

First….A bit of practice

• Your professor mentions a good article in the latest volume of “The journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing” on postpartum depression. Can you find it?

Find the PDF!

• Letourneau, N., et al. (2012). Support intervention needs and preferences of fathers affected by postpartum depression. The journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing, 26(1), 69-80. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e318241da87

Discussion

• How did you go about finding this resource?• Demonstrations• Using the catalogue to find journal articles

Practice Question:You want to find more information on the impact of postpartum depression on fathers. How do I search for this information?

Let’s compare…• Summon vs. Catalogue vs. CINAHL

• What types of resources are you finding?• How relevant are the results?• How did you construct a relevant search?• What do/don’t you like about the product?• What are some helpful tricks or tidbits when using this

product?• Pick one resource that you think is the most relevant

and demonstrate to the class how you found it.

7 Steps to Database Searching

• 1. Identify the search question• 2. Isolate the main concepts• 3. Identify controlled vocabulary• 4. Search each concept separately• 5. Combine search sets• 6. Evaluate results and modify strategy• 7. Apply limits

Step 1 – Identify the Question

• You want to find more information on the topic of the impact of postpartum depression on fathers.

• The impact of postpartum depression on fathers

Step 2 – Isolate Main Concepts

• The impact of postpartum depression on fathers

• Postpartum depression• Fathers

Step 3 – Identify Controlled Vocabulary• Postpartum depression• Fathers

• Example to follow

Using Controlled Vocabularies

• What: all items about the same topic have consistent subject headings

• Why: You can retrieve all the items on a topic, even when there may be several good ways to state a concept.

• Example: think of the yellow pages in the phone book. • Hairdressers see Beauty Salons• Nail Salons see Beauty Salons

Step 4 – Search Each Concept Separately

• Perform a search for Postpartum depression • (S1)• Perform a search for Fathers• (S2)

Step 5 – Combine Search Sets

• S1 AND S2• Postpartum depression AND Fathers

• Combine your searches using AND

Step 6 – Evaluate Results

• How many results are you getting?• Too many?• Not enough?• How relevant are your results?

• Revise your search if necessary by adding or removing terms

Step 7 – Apply Limits

• Peer Reviewed/Scholarly Articles• Date• Linked to full text• English language

Keyword Search String

• “Postpartum depression” AND (father* OR spouse*)

• Add synonyms using OR• Use * to include other terms• Use “quotes” around phrases

Keyword Searching

Postpartum

Depression Fathers

Other concept

AND

Demonstration in CINAHL

• Start at the library’s Homepage• http://www.lib.uwo.ca/

Your Turn!

• Use the other side of the handout to create your search strategy• Search in CINAHL• Ask Questions!!!

In Text Citation• Direct Quotes (page 170-171):“when quoting, always provide the author, year and specific

page citation or paragraph number for non-paginated material....if the quote comprises fewer than 40 words, incorporate it into text and enclose the quotation with double quotation marks. If the quotation appears in midsentence, end the passage with quotation marks, cite the source in parentheses immediately after the quotation marks and continue the sentence”

In Text Citation

Citing multiple authors (pages 174-177)See Table 6.1 on page 177 for a concise display on how to cite, depending on number of authors

In Text Citation• Plagiarism (page 15)• Paraphrasing Material (Page 171):“When paraphrasing or referring to an idea contained in another

work, you are encouraged to provide a page or paragraph number, especially when it would help an interested reader locate the relevant passage in a long or complex text”

The Reference List• Page 37: Start the reference list on a new page. The word

References should appear in uppercase and lowercase letters, centered. Double space all reference entries. APA publishes references in a hanging indent format.

• Alphabetical order, by surname of first author. (page 181)

The Reference List• Page 193, Chapter 7

“The most common kinds of references are illustrated here. Occasionally however, you may need to use a reference for a source for which this chapter does not provide specific guidelines. In such a case, choose the example that is most like your source and follow that format”

The Reference List

Citing Journal Articles (pages 198-200)• Include the digital object identifier (DOI) if one is assigned• If no DOI is assigned to the content and you retrieved it online,

include the home page URL for that journal.• Section 7.03 Technical and Research Reports (page 205-206,

example 31 & 33)

• Letourneau, N., et al. (2012). Support intervention needs and preferences of fathers affected by postpartum depression. The journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing, 26(1), 69-80. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e318241da87

Additional Support• Your Manual!• See samples papers, beginning on page 41

• Supplementary Material from APAstyle.orghttp://www.apastyle.org/manual/supplement/index.aspx• Nursing Program Guidehttp://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing/apastyleguide.html

Assessment

• Please answer the 5 questions on the yellow sheet.•We will take this up as a group.

Questions?

Jamie GoodfellowPhone: 519-661-2111 ext. 88672

[email protected]

Taylor Research Help

519-661-3167 [email protected]

Quick Evaluation

• Please take a couple of minutes to fill out the other side of the yellow sheet!

• THANK YOU!!!