5 things you should know...pharmacytechnicians

“5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW… BY THE TIME YOU GRADUATE…”

Jeffrey, your librarian

PHARM LIBRARY RESEARCH INSTRUCTION, 2/1/17

1. Understand your assignment/instructions.

2. Find background information using reference works.

3. Focus your topic and find current information from reliable sources.

4. Collect, read, evaluate and write what you have learned.

5. Use information ethically and with integrity (cite your sources using APA format): Give credit where credit is due… Properly cite the information you have found so others will be able to follow your research trail).

1. APPLY CRITICAL THINKING

▸ core online/textual sources for professionals

▸ major sources of drug information from patients

▸ trends in the field for both professionals and patients

▸ local, national, and international organizations

2. UNDERSTAND THE MAJOR WORKS IN YOUR FIELD AND HOW TO USE THEM!

▸ Google search operators

▸ Google Scholar

3. SEARCH GOOGLE LIKE A ROCK STAR!

▸ Good, “free” science information on the open web is hard to find.

▸ Know the difference between real news and fake news (civic online reasoning)

▸ Great article from NPR on how to self-check the news and get the facts.

4. GOOD SOURCE EVALUATION BECOMES INSTINCTUAL!

▸ wireless bypass and other campus IT productivity tools

▸ research mobile apps, plug-ins, and desktop clients

▸ citation export services and generators (EBSCO exports, EasyBib, etc.)

5. USE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS!

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