jane long, ma, mlis periodicals and government documents librarian al harris library health...
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Jane Long, MA, MLISPeriodicals and Government
Documents LibrarianAl Harris Library
Health Statistics Where Do I Find the Right Resources?
About the Library
When You Need HELP!
Off-Campus Access
Credo Reference• Need background information? Try Credo.
•Credo is a resource that contains hundreds of reference books covering every major subject.
•Credo is a great place to go for background resources as well as books from the catalog and database articles.
•The link to Credo is located in the Fast Facts column and in the General Topics listing.
Credo ReferenceUse this resource to locate basic subject information from:
EncyclopediasDictionariesBiographiesQuotationsBilingual DictionariesCrossword SolverMeasurement Conversions
Evaluating InformationScholarly sources are concerned with
academic study, especially research for individuals such as students, teachers, professors, or any other professionals who need current information to stay informed of changes in their profession or area of expertise. Many scholarly journals are peer reviewed or refereed, that is, these articles have been subjected to a rigorous approval and editing process by other scholars in that discipline.
It is easy to search for scholarly resources by using databases to find articles.
Finding Articles
Keyword vs. SubjectNatural language--
words and phrases you would use in everyday conversations
Flexible terminology:Synonyms—words
with the same or similar meanings—can be substituted
Less accurate when searching in article databases
Use with Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)
Predetermined terminology (created by the Library of Congress or LCMeSH)
Terms like those found in a thesaurus (with narrower and broader terms)
More precise when searching (most article databases have their own predetermined terminology)
Boolean OperatorsMust be placed between keywordsAND
Narrows your search
ORExpands your search with synonymous terms
NOTExcludes words from your search
EBSCO databases implement Boolean searching.
Searching for Articles
Health & Medical CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursin
g & Allied Health Literature with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost)
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost) SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
Why are sources important?To provide statistics (i.e., NIH estimate of %
population who donate blood). Statistics establish a level of credibility regarding your subject.
To provide specific information (i.e., coin composition, hand washing techniques, background on Staphylococcus). Looking at what others have done will aid you in understanding of your subject better.
To provide background and information about the problem from related studies (i.e., the article’s authors found ___% of their sample of college students are insured). Again, this detail aids you and your readers’ understanding of the subject.
To help you to design your project (i.e., there is a questionnaire/protocol in the article). Good ideas will be found in the sources you examine.
It will be necessary for you to record information about the sources you find. (EBSCO databases make this information easily accessible.)Identify sources using the types listed above. Include the
following appropriate information for each of your sources.Article / Chapter Title:Author(s):Source Title:Year (and date) published:Inclusive Page number(s):Source Volume (and issue), if applicable:Publisher (if applicable):Editor (if applicable)Database (if applicable):Link:Date Accessed:DOI
Abstract Scholarly Article
Summary Paper
Popular Press
Other (stats & credible
websites)
APA Citation: Purpose for Documentation
Need help with using APA?
Use this link for assistance: http://libguides.swosu.edu/apa
APA Citation Information
White, C., Kolble, R., Carlson, R. & Lipson, N.
(2005). The impact of a health campaign
on hand hygiene and upper respiratory illness
among college students living in residence
halls. Journal of American College Health, 53(4),
175-181. doi: 10.3200/JACH.53.4.175-181
A digital object identifier (DOI) should be included
in the reference if one has been assigned.
APA Citation InformationOlivier N., Legrand R., Rogez J., Gamelin F.
X., Berthoin S., & Weissland T. (2007). Heart rate
variability before and after knee surgery in
amateur soccer players. Journal of Sport
Rehabilitation, 16(4), 336-342. Retrieved from
http://journals.humankinetics.com/JSR
If there is no DOI assigned and the reference was
retrieved online, give the URL for the journal’s home
page.
First Step: Setting up an EBSCO folder
Next Step
Next Step: Create a New Account
Now you are ready to save documents as you begin searching for sources.
Questions?? Contact me:
Jane [email protected]://faculty.swosu.edu/jane.long/
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