cvm library cpc guide 2013
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Laurel Sammonds Crawford, MLISCVM Librarian
CVM LibraryCPC Research Guide
Online CPC Research Guide
Scan or click on the code to the left to go to the CPC Online Research Guideat http://guides.library.msstate.edu/cvm
On the Clinical Pathology Conference tab, you’ll find reference e-books, recommended databases, and links to more resources.
You may also want to check out the Veterinary Research Strategies tab and the Manage Your Information tab.
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Agenda
• Literature Search Basics• Citing Your Work• Get Help! CVM Library Details
A lit search? What’s the point?
• What am I doing?!• How do I get
started?!• I want to be
prepared to answer hard questions!
Photograph : Scary Cat Effects, 2006, by santanartist, is used under a Creative Commons Attribution license
A literature search helps you answer all of these concerns!
Lit Review Basics
• Keep a working bibliography! (using EndNote or Zotero can help). Don’t depend on the pdf copy of an article to contain the whole citation.
• Find a few relevant recent articles or books and follow the references to other related works.
• Don’t cite anything you didn’t actually read.
• Scholarly works add more weight to your research.
Photograph : Writing, 2012, by Pascal Maramis, is used under a Creative Commons Attribution license
“Scholarly” means it’s published in a peer-reviewed, scientific journal
Popular Scholarly
Raditic DM, Remillard RL, Tater KC. ELISA testing for common food antigens in four dry dog foods used in dietary elimination trials. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2011;95(1):90-97.
Lewis, Tom. Food hypersensitivity in dogs and cats: Elimination veterinary diet trial pitfalls [Internet]. Lenexa (KS): DVM 360; 2005 Dec 2 [cited 2012 Jun 18].
Scholarly works add more weight to your research
Lewis cited Raditic
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Citations show relationships
Articles the main article cited: related, older articles.
Articles that cite the main article: related, newer articles.
The databases Scopus and Google Scholar can show you who cited an article!
EBM Pyramid of Evidence
VIN Message Boards and textbooks
Critical reviews of research, of either individual studies or a synthesis of manyOriginal
research
Find these specific types of evidence by entering their names as search terms, or by using PubMed Article Type filters
Lit Search Steps
Step 1: Search the veterinary databases (see next slide) to find:• Journal articles, conference proceedings, and professional
magazines• Results of recent experimental or exploratory research• Case studies• Explanation of controversies or debates• Focused information and news on specific pathologies
Which databases should I choose?
Key Databases Tips ‘n’ Tricks
PubMed Free, comprehensive database of medical research
PubMed tutorialsPubMed Help ebook
ScopusA powerful scientific database with comprehensive life sciences information
Scopus training
AgricolaThis agricultural database contains hard-to-find veterinary information
Searches USDA documents, core agricultural journals, and the National Agricultural Library
ProQuestSearch theses and dissertations by topic, author, or school
Searches unpublished, yet scientific literature
Google ScholarLimits to scholarly work; also shows who cited a paper
Google Scholar FAQGood supplemental database, see what you may have missed elsewhere
Remember: start at
MSU Libraries’ vet database portal
and then click the “Find It”
button to get online access
to full-text PDF’s
Lit Search Steps
Step 2: Search Veterinary Clinics of North America • See cheat sheet—most are now online!• Up-to-date information on diagnoses, techniques and therapy• Articles (chapters) grouped on a focused theme within a book
Step 3: Search the Online Catalog for Books• Broad, background supporting information• Diagrams, charts, anatomical drawings• Review specific pathologies, techniques• Useful for researching unfamiliar situations and species• Drug info and other reference
Search Tips ‘n’ Tricks
How to find an incomplete citation If you only have part of a medical citation, fill in this form with what you do know, and it
will find the rest of the information: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/citmatch
If you know what article you’re looking forPaste the title into the “Discovery” box at library.msstate.edu to jump directly to it
How to use InterLibrary Loan (ILL)• If MSU Libraries doesn’t have something you need, you can borrow other libraries’
items—from around the world• Have it delivered to the CVM Library for pickup• Fill out the form at https://illiad.library.msstate.edu/illiad/
To get off-campus access to online library resources• Go through MSU Libraries’ website and enter your NetID and password when prompted
Search Tips ‘n’ Tricks
Search Tip Example
Use correct spelling—some databases don’t autocorrect
ophthalmology
Try different keywords, synonyms, and larger or smaller category terms
•pig: try swine, artiodactyla, ungulate•theriogenology = breeding
Enclose phrases in quotes “blood brain barrier”
Search in specific fields by using the Advanced Search
Depending on the database, you can search by author, title, institutional affiliation, even journal title or pharmaceutical action
Filters are your friend! After searching, use filters to narrow results by publication date, language, type of publication, and more.
Citing Your Work
• Citing your work is crucial to maintaining your professional reputation. You must cite everything that is not common knowledge, including:– Free government publications (ex: CDC)– Websites– Unpublished works – Images, graphs, anatomical drawings from books or articles
• This ebook tells you how to cite all types of materials:Patrias K, author; Wendling D, editor. Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007-. Chapter 2, Books. 2007 Oct 10 [Updated 2011 Sep 15]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7271/
Citing Your Work
Finding and citing free images is easy• Creative Commons licensing
allows free image use• This blog post gives all the details
on how to format the citation (or see this slideshow for examples)
• Flickr makes it easy to find Creative Commons images of almost anything– Click here to find out more about
the licensing– Click here to search for free images
that only require attribution
Photograph : Cow, 2008, by JelleS, is used under a Creative Commons Attribution license
Citation:New York Times Corrections [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; c2005. Editors’ Note; 2005 Dec 2 [cited 2012 Jun 18]; [about ½ screen]. Available from http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/pageoneplus/corrections.html?_r=1
A good example of how “accidental plagiarism” occurs. Stay organized to avoid this situation.
Take-home points…
• MSU Libraries can help you get information. If we don’t have it, we can get it.
• Searching well and staying organized is essential.
• Be ethical! Cite anything and everything that isn’t common knowledge.
• Ask for help…that’s what we’re here for.
Get Help! CVM Library Details
• Hours:
• Contact
Monday – Thursday 7 AM – 11 PM
Friday 7 AM – 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM
Sunday 2 PM – 10 PM
Laurel Sammonds Crawford, Librarian662-325-1114lsammonds@library.msstate.eduwww.library.msstate.edu/cvm
•Call and ask for quick assistance•Schedule an appointment for in-depth searching help•Report problems•After hours, Ask A Librarian via chat•Reserve a room to practice your talk
Your CVM Librarian is here to help with your CPC paper and presentation…