n2251/nrsg7040

N2251\NRSG7040Searching Help for Poster Outline

Oct. 27, 2008

Robin Featherstone,

Research & Instructional Librarian (Nursing)

rfeathe@uwo.ca

(519) 661-2111 ext: 86383

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing

Today’s slides will be available at: http://uwonursinglibrarian.blogspot.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z4ifm_A8k4

Before you start searching...

...strategize

Osteosarcoma

bonecancer

neoplasm

population

outreach

health promotion

promoting health to populations at risk for osteosarcomas

I am looking for information about...

Agenda

• 3 Strategies for finding:

– Books

– Journal articles

– Websites

Strategy #1 - Books (print or online)

• Background information

– Find out more about the cancer types

• Answer key questions

– What populations are at risk?

(1.) Finding Books

• Go to www.lib.uwo.ca

• SIGN IN!!!

• Select the Catalogue

• Enter your search terms Tip: Use broad search terms

example: cancer AND health promotion

http://www.lib.uwo.ca

Sign in with your UWO user name and password

http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/

Quick Start

• Try Harrison’s Online

• Link on the nursing page

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing

Strategy #2: Journals

• Detailed information

– Find out more about specific health promotion efforts

• Answer questions about current nursing practice

– What projects have been done?

– Where did they succeed (or fail)?

(2.) Finding Articles

• Go to www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing

• Select databases based on subject

– CINAHL for clinical nursing

– Medline for clinical medicine

– PsychInfo psychology

• Enter your search terms

http://www.lib.uwo.ca

Sign in with your UWO user name and password

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing

Quick Start

• Try any of the following:

– CINAHL

– Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source

– SCOPUS

• Enter search terms

– Health promotion AND cervical cancer

CINAHL

Search Box

Results list

Use the Get it @ Western button to get to the full text

Getting to the full text

Option #1: Get the online full text version

Option #2: Search the library for a print copy

Strategy #3: Websites

• Targeted information from:

– government

– agencies

• Learn more about your target audience

(3.) Finding websites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWHPf00Jkqg

Using web-based sources

• Think AUTHORITY

– Who published it? Why? Be sceptics

• Look for these:

– .org

– .gov

• Not this:

– .com

Quick Start

• Good health information targeted to regular people = http://medlineplus.gov/

• Some content ideas for your poster

Quick Start

• Statistics

– Will answer the questions: Who? Where? When?

Quick Start

• Try the Canadian Cancer Society for statistics

And..... FINALLY

Really useful pages

• Sample formatting (pg. 306 - 320)

• In text citations– Quotations (pg.118)

– Paraphrasing (pg. 207)

• Reference list (pg. 215-281)– Journal article, one author (pg. 240)

– Electronic copy of an article from a database (pg. 279)

– “Nonperiodical” document on the internet (pg. 273)

Other helpful places...

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/

↓Essay Help

And ...

←APA Style Guide

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing/

Robin Featherstonerfeathe@uwo.ca

(519) 661-2111 ext: 86383

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/nursing