Audiology Orientation

Margaret Vugrin MSLS, AHIP

Preston Smith Library of the Health Sciences

1/23/2014

Agenda

• Database: CINAHL and PubMed

• Journal article: electronic and print:

GoldRush

Hearing loss in infants?

Various Limiters

Hearing Loss

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Click on small box next to term.

Intensive care

Clear search box and enter 2nd concept.

OR

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Clean out search boxS2 AND S1

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Questions?

Hearing disorders in childrenHearing disorders in children

So what do you think about these results?

MeSHMeSH

Hearing Disorders

Results: 14,189Results: 14,189

AGESAGES

SHOW

SHOW

14,18914,189

Repeat steps with 2nd concept.

ADVANCED

ADVANCED

ADDADD

ADDADD

APPLYAPPLY

Questions?

GOLD RUSH

• The library’s catalog for journal holdings

• Go to Gold Rush to look up a specific

citation

• Don’t go to Gold Rush to search for a topic

– (ex: “acute asthma” – use databases for these

kinds of searches)

Lancet = Journal Name2012 = Year of publicationAug 18 = Date of specific issue380 = Volume Number(9842) = Issue651-9 = PagesDOI = Document Identifier

Full Citation Information

Full Citation Information

eJournalseJournals

Search by *journal title*

Ex: Lancet

Search by *journal title*

Ex: Lancet

When in doubt, choose title that sounds the most

inclusive

InternationalInternational

Find the Issue (9842)

Find the Issue (9842)

Find the Volume (380)

Find the Volume (380)

Scroll to find the article

PDF Full-textPDF Full-text

Questions?

• Please locate:

– If there is there an association between hearing loss and stroke?

– How to allay parental concern regarding their newborn’s hearing?

– Information on acoustic stimulation in relation to loud digitized music?

– Information on prevention of noised-induced injuries on the job?

– Information on hearing loss as it impacts public health?

How do you narrow these numbers?

Use filters add additional subject headings.

Be more precise in your question.

PubMed Possibilities

Best to make appointment!

If Possible…

Questions?

Thank you!

Please complete the online evaluation

on the desktop of your computer:

Orientation Evaluation***

Instructor: Margaret Vugrin

Date: Jan. 23, 2014

Time: 11:30 am