seminar #1 for dental pg students
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Presentation #1 of 3 used in a workshop for postgraduate dentists at McGill. Animations (e.g. for AND/OR) not working on slideshare.TRANSCRIPT
DENT-563Information Literacy in Dentistry (part 1)
Martin Morris / Liaison Librarian / [email protected]
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.
TIP
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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?