N3319 – Research Methodology in Nursing Sections 650 & 651
Spring-Summer 2009
May 7, 2009
Robin FeatherstoneResearch & Instructional Librarian (Health Sciences)
[email protected](519) 661-2111 ext: 86383
Nursing Program Page: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursingSlides available at: http://uwonursinglibrarian.blogspot.com/
Agenda
• Taylor Library Basics – easy (10 mins)
• Databases 101 – easy (5 mins)
• CINAHL Searching – hard (1 hour)
• Introduction to RefWorks – medium (30 mins)
How to use the library, Part 1“In Person”
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/news/taylor/2009/04/30/taylor springhours.html
Taylor Library is OPEN:Monday - Thursday 8:30 am to 11:30 pmFriday 8:30 am to 9:00 pmSaturday 11:00 am to 9:00 pmSunday 11:00 am to 11:30 pm
Service Desk is OPEN:Monday - Thursday 8:30 am to 11:30 pmFriday 8:30 am to 5:00 pmSaturday 11:00 am to 5:00 pmSunday 11:00 am to 11:30 pm
Robin’s office: Rm 60E
Service Desk: Check-out, Check-in, Research Help
Nursing Books: WY
Nursing Journals: W1
Library Website Basics
http://www.lib.uwo.ca
1. Off-Campus Access
2. Browse by Program Pages (very useful for finding links to databases): http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing
3. Catalogue
4. Exercise: Finding your readings when the links don’t work from WebCT
1. Off-Campus Access
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/
Log in with your UWO username and password
1. Off-Campus Access
Q: Why do we have to log on to off-campus access?
A: Must log on to off-campus access (or the “proxy server”) to access subscriptions, such as:
1. Databases
2. Online journal articles
3. Electronic Books
4. RefWorks
2. Browse by Program Pages
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing
Your “one stop shop” for finding nursing information
What can I find in the catalogue?
• Journal titles
• Article titles
• Article author names
• Books related to my subject
• Book author names
4. Finding readings when the links don’t work!
4. Finding readings when the links don’t work from WebCT!
1. Don’t panic – there’s always (well, usually) another way
2. Are you logged into the proxy server?• Were you asked for your UWO username and
password?
• Does the word “proxy” appear in your web address?
3. Are you using Firefox?
4. Try the library catalogue instead
Exercise: Finding your reading when the links won’t work from WebCT
Let’s find this article together:
Colling, J. (2003). Demystifying the clinicalnursing research process. Urologic Nursing,23(2), 154.
Exercise
Using the library catalogue, find this article:
Estabrooks, C. A. (2004). Thoughts on evidencebased nursing and its science - a Canadianperspective. Worldviews on EvidenceBased Nursing, 1(2), 88-91.
2 minute break
Databases 101
Q: What the heck is a database?
A: A searchable collection of information
Q: What do I use a bibliographic database for?
A: To find scholarly articles
Q: Which database should I use?
A: Depends on your subject
Important databases for nursing are listed on the library’s nursing page: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing
Let’s look at some....
CINAHL
• Access
• Construct
• Run
• Revise
• Assess
• Save
• Read!
Access CINAHL
Find CINAHL on the Library’s Nursing Page
Step 1: sign in to My EBSCOhost →
←Step 2: select “I’m a new user”
Step 4: Submit↓
Step 3: Enter your information...
Doesn’t have to be your UWO username and password (but it might be easier to remember)
Done!
You now have an account with EBSCO.
This means you can save your searches and your selected articles.
Construct your search
Search statements save time
• Start with a broad area of interest
Nursing education
• RefineCurriculum development for undergraduate nursing education and information literacy
• ArticulateI am looking for information about curriculum models for integrating information literacy into undergraduate nursing education
Isolate your concepts
I am looking for information about empowerment strategies to reduce workplace
violence against nurses
Q: What are the three concepts in this search statement?
A: empowerment, workplace violence, nurses
Map out your search
Add your terms, subject headings and keywords
Run your search
One concept at a time
• Search each term (or search phrase) separately
• Search all terms for one concept
• Then combine with OR
-EMPOWERMENT (SH)-Empower*
-WORKPLACE VIOLENCE (SH)
-“workplace violence” -Work* N3 violen*
(hospital* OR ward) N3 (violen* OR agress* OR
bully*)
Combine
• Combine your concepts using AND
-NURSES (SH)-Nurs*
-WORKPLACE VIOLENCE (SH)
-“workplace violence” -Work* N3 violen*
(hospital* OR ward) N3 (violen* OR agress* OR
bully*)
-EMPOWERMENT (SH)-Empower*
Add Limiters
Q: What are limiters?
A: Search tools that limit your result set
Q: What are some examples?
A: Language
Linked full text
Publication date range
Age group
Gender
Revise
Check out your results
Only
found 2
articles
Tips for revising your search
• Too few results – add more terms
• Too few results – remove your limiters
• Too many – reduce number of terms
• Too many – add more limiters
• Irrelevant articles – try different terms
Assess your results
Questions to ask when evaluating citations
• When was the article published?
• Who published it? Are they are reputable journal? Peer-reviewed?
• Are there any obvious biases?
• Is this a primary or secondary source?
• Is the research verifiable?
Should I use this article?
What about this one?
Save your searches and your citations
Save your search history
• Allows you to revise your search strategy later
• Use the “Save Searches /Alerts” command
Save your chosen citations
• Add your favourite article citations to your folder
• Select “Folder view” (or yellow folder icon) to organize, save, send, or print
Add to folder
View
Folder
How to read them – get to the full text
←Step 1: Select the “Get it @ Western” button
←Step 2: Select “Go” to link to the full-text of the article through our online subscriptions.
The link should take you to the full-text of the article.
Look for the PDF link → which will open a version of
the article complete with page numbers (essential for
quotations).
←If we don’t have an electronic version available, try the UWO Catalogue to find the call number for the print version
←Note the call number so that you can find the print version in the library.
5 minute break
Introduction to RefWorks
• Citation manager
• Subscription-based tool
• Export citations from databases
• Format bibliographies in APA style
Step 1: Create an Account
• Sign into off-campus access http://www.lib.uwo.ca/
• Select “RefWorks”
• Sign up for an individual account
• Register
Step 2: Create a Folder
• Under the Folder menu header, select “create new folder”
• Name it “Test”
• Log out of RefWorks
Step 3: Export Citations from your Database
• Each database works a little differently, so please follow the instruction handouts for CINAHL, OvidMEDLINE and SCOPUS
• CINAHL: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/taylor/grad/rwebsco.pdf
• OvidMEDLINE: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/taylor/grad/rwovid.pdf
• SCOPUS: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/taylor/grad/rwscopus.pdf
Step 4: Move the citations into your folder
• View your “Last Imported Folder”
• Select all the citations and put them into your N3322E folder
Step 5: Create a Bibliography
• Select “Bibliography” from the tool bar
• Select APA as your output style
• Select “Format a Bibliography from a List of References”
• Select “References from a Folder” and pick your Test folder
• Click “Create Bibliography”
Questions
