seminar #1 for dental pg students

DENT-563Information Literacy in Dentistry (part 1)

Martin Morris / Liaison Librarian / martin.morris@mcgill.ca

Everything you ever wanted to know about McGill libraries in a few numbers

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12There are 12 branch libraries on campus at McGill.

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All McGill libraries are wireless zones, most branches can lend you a laptop, and the LSL can lend you an iPad for a week.

5mAcross all sites, there are over 5 million print volumes and journals at McGill.TIP

If you don’t want to pay for photocopies,

you can use one of our book scanners for free and scan straight to your USB key.

1mIn addition to print materials, we have over 1.2 million ebooks available for instant access.TIP

There is a separate subcatalogue just for ebooks. Just go to http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/ebooks for more info.

40k…and there’s more. McGill has over 40 000 online journals, with 9 000 available from issue 1.TIP

Our EZProxy system makes it easy for you to access journal articles even when you’re not on campus. More info at http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/connect.

24We offer 24/7 study spaces. There is also a Sunday librarian service.

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The LSL is open 9am – 10pm Mon – Thu, 9am – 5pm Fridays, and on Sundays from noon (plus there’s a librarian available during our Sunday opening!).

How can I access eBooks and eJournals when I’m away from campus?

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Introducing EZProxy…

EZProxy allows easy access to the library when you’re off campus.http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/

connect/

EZProxy useful tip…

http://nejm.org

http://proxy.library.mcgill.ca/login?url=

http://proxy.library.mcgill.ca/login?url=http://nejm.org

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McGill Library Catalogue

For links to McGill’s online resources look out for the Find It @ McGill logo

The catalogue also lists books and journals found in the main teaching hospital libraries.

http://catalogue.mcgill.ca

The catalogue provides

location and loan status

for all our

materials

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BarcodeThe 11 digit number above the barcode on your McGill card.

PINYour date of birth in the format: yyyymmdd.

Example: 19801125 = Nov 25, 1980

Sign in…to view when books are due; do renewals; locate past exams; book a group study room; view your fines etc.

Signing in to the catalogue

Request a consult

Liaison librarians

Online chat with

a librarian

Martin Morris514 398 4475 ext 09880martin.morris@mcgill.ca

http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/

branches/lsl/staff/

http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-

assistance/askus/chat/

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► Dentistryhttp://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/subjects/health/dentistry/

► Clinical decision-making(Evidence-based medicine)http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/subjects/health/evidence/

► Full list of guideshttp://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/subjects/health/

Subject guides

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► Health Sciences Mobile Guidehttp://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/subjects/health/mobile/

► McGill Library Mobile Sitehttp://m.library.mcgill.ca/

► Recommended iPad appshttp://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/computers/tablets/apps

Mobile health

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► Interlibrary LoansRequest material not held by McGill Library by filling in our form. Free of charge.http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/otherloans/lsl/

► CREPUQ CardAllows you to borrow directly from other Quebec or Canadian university libraries.http://www.mcgill.ca/library-using/otherloans/crepuq/

Other libraries

What is the most effective way of finding the evidence in the dental literature?

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A sample question…

How effective is ozone therapy for treatingdental caries?

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► MEDLINEBiomedicine, includes dental literature

► EmbaseBiomedicine and dentistry (European perspective)

► Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary research with citation searching

Medical Databases

http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-info/subjects/health

Indexing Status:

This describes whether the record has been fully indexed by the National Library of Medicine.

A Medline Record

A Medline Record

Authors / Title:

Self-explanatory. Author names are hyperlinked so you can see other papers written by each author.

Source:

Information about the journal of publication and where to find the article in that journal.

A Medline Record

Medical Subject Headings:

Tags applied by librarians at NLM to make it easier to find articles. More to come…

A Medline Record

The 5 principles of online searching1. Define your question and

break it down into its separate

concepts.

2. Search each concept

separately.

3. Combine search terms

(AND/OR).

4. Apply limits.

5. Evaluate your results and

modify your search strategy if

necessary.

Principle #1

Define your question and break it down

How effective is ozone therapy for treatingdental caries ?

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Defining our question

Principle #2

Search each concept separately

Databases can be searched in 2 ways:

► Using subject headingsEasier to search and leads to more

relevant results.► Keyword / Text word searching

Harder to search as you have to think of every possible synonyms for each concept. Usually gives less relevant results.

Database Searching

Why bother with MeSH?

cancer

tumor(s)

tumour(s)

neoplasm(s)

neoplastic

Neoplasms/

There are 25,588MeSH terms

Another MeSH example…

poverty

Poverty/

social disparity

financially disadvantag

ed

poor

breadline

financial distress

extreme needsocial

inequity

low income

destitute

Dental FissuresRoot Caries

Dental Caries

Stomatognathic Diseases

Dental caries in MeSH

Tooth Demineralization

Tooth Diseases

How effective is ozone therapy for treatingdental caries?

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Defining our question

Principle #3

Combine your search terms (AND/OR)

Boolean Operators: AND/OR

AND directs the computer to search for every reference that contains all of the search terms specified. Each term must be present in every reference. OR = tells the computer to

retrieve every reference that has at least one of the search terms--all terms do not have to be present in every reference.

Principle #4

Apply limits

Limiting your search

Age groups► Neonates,

babies► Elderly people

Languages► English only► French,

German…

Publication date

► Last 5 years► From 1990 –

Publication Type

► Systematic Reviews

► Case histories

How effective is ozone therapy for treating dental caries?Limit to review articles published in the last 5 years.

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Defining our question

Principle #5

Evaluate your results

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is a step forward.

Thomas Edison

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What can I do to alleviate dental anxiety in my child patients?

Now have a go yourselves…

Identify the individual concepts of your topic

► Select the database(s) to search.

Search one term or concept at a time.

► Use the “Suggest subject term” feature if available

► Use the Explode feature to search all narrower terms

Combine your concepts► Use OR to combine terms that represent

the same concept. OR increases retrieval.

► Use AND to combine terms that represent different concepts. AND decreases retrieval.

Summary

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Apply any limits you need► e.g. Language, dates, age groups,

publication types.

Evaluate your results ► And don’t be afraid to modify your strategy

and start over if necessary

Summary cont’d…

► To get your articles, look for the icon to download or to locate it in the library

► …and don’t forget that we have an ILL service if you need an article or book that we don’t have

What can I do if I need more help with literature searching and finding articles?

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Ask your liaison

librarian

Library workshop

s

Reference /

Information Desk

Martin Morris514 398 4475 ext 09880martin.morris@mcgill.ca

http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-assistance/classes

http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/branches

If you have not found what you are looking within 20 minutes…

…it’s time to call me!

However, I will ask you to show me the research you have done to date!

The 20-minute rule

Any questions?