literature searching: adult learning theory
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Literature Searching
Library Research in Education
Liz Johns | Librarian for Education | [email protected] Price | Clinical Informationist | [email protected]
Today
❖ Determine when to use a medical literature database vs. educational literature database.
❖ Execute a search strategy in an education database
❖ Use advanced search tools in an education database.
Educational literature searches: where and how
PollWhat is your favorite database?
PollWhat database do you use most
often?(In general, not necessarily for this
course or MEHP.)
PollWhat database do you use most
often for this class or MEHP?
PollWhat challenges are you having doing literature searches for this
class/MEHP?
Where to Search
Medical Education
PubMed and Scopus: How are they Different?PubMed
● From the National Library of Medicine
● Over 25 million records
● Covers life sciences, healthcare, and biomedical topics
● Method of standardized indexing is called Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
● Contains literature on medical education, medical students, the medical school experience
Scopus
● From Elsevier
● Largest database of peer-reviewed literature
● Covers fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities
● No standardized indexing
● Contains literature on medical education and possibly other relevant topics
There will be some overlap.
Why can’t I just use PubMed?
Education Databases: How are they different?
Focus is on educational resources.Most are written by educators, or like you,
medical educators.
Education Databases: Start here
Education Databases: ERIC
ERIC provides access to research articles, case studies, research reports, curriculum and teaching
guides, dissertations, government publications, dissertations, and theses.
Education Databases: Access through the Sheridan Libraries
guides.library.jhu.edu/education
Visit the education guide to find tons of resources on education.
Agree or Disagree
I have searched for literature in an education database such as ERIC or
Education Journals before today.
Which database?Medical or Education
How do medical residency programs prepare surgeons for
emergency situations?
Which database?Medical or Education
How do medical residency programs prepare surgeons for
emergency situations?
MEDICAL
Which database?Medical or Education
How does collaborative group work affect the learning process in an online nursing ethics
course?
Which database?Medical or Education
How does collaborative group work affect the learning process in an online nursing ethics
course?
EDUCATION
Which database?Medical or Education
What methods are most effective in
assessing the readiness of a dental student to
begin practicum.
Which database?Medical or Education
What methods are most effective in
assessing the readiness of a dental student to
begin practicum.
BOTH
Develop a Search Strategy
Agree or Disagree
I feel like I often have trouble coming up with keywords for my education literature searches?
Chat BoxWhat are some strategies you have
used to make your searching in education sources more effective?
Focus on Keywords
How does collaborative group work affect the learning process in an online nursing ethics course?
Focus on Keywords
How does collaborative group work affect the learning process
in an online nursing ethics course?
Education Databases: ERIC
Searching
Try your searches in different databases, and rework your
search strings to find different information.
❖ Try PubMed and Scopus.
❖ Spend most of your time in ERIC.
❖ Try additional education databases such as Education Full Text, Education Journals, and Academic Search Complete.
Search
You’re not alone!Contact through the course
discussion board, “Ask a Librarian” or email us directly. Email both Carrie and Liz, and
they will work together to provide support.