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NUR 151 EBP and Library Research
Marsha Ballard [email protected]
(480) 423-6638
Danielle [email protected]
(480) 425-6765
Announcing theScottsdale Community College Library
Research Award
Prizes for the best research paper/project by a current SCC student:
1st place $3002nd place $2003rd place $100
Submissions can be from courses taken during Summer 10, Fall 10, and Spring 11. Submission forms will be available starting October 1st. Submissions are due by 4:00 p.m. on April 29, 2011. More information is available at: http://library.scottsdalecc.edu/researchaward
LEARNING OBJECTIVES•Describe differences between databases & the internet
•Describe the content in CINAHL & Medline
•Conduct a keyword search in CINAHL & Medline
INTERNET DATABASES
Broad sweep of information Focused on a particular discipline or type of information
Unorganized/unstructured Organized/structured
Access is free, but some information is fee based
Available only to subscribers
Unstable: content and format change frequently
Stable: articles can be located again for verification
Information includes: commercials, personal opinions, current news, entertainment, government documents, academic research, non-profit /educational sites, hoaxes, social networks.
Information includes: abstracts, articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers, scholarly/peer-reviewed articles, case studies, and research
CINAHLCumulative Index to Nursing and Allied
Health
Contains articles in nursing and fields such as audiology, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, etc
750 journals
1 million citations back to 1937
MedlineWorld’s premier medical/health science
database
Articles from all health fields: medicine, nursing, dentistry, exercise science, veterinary medicine, allied health, etc.
4800 journals
Over 19 million citations back to 1940
CINAHL and Medline
MedlineCINAHL
CINAHL VS MEDLINECHARACTERISTIC
CINAHL MEDLINE
Size Smaller Larger
Topics Limited to Nursing
Much broader-nursing as well as broader health areas
Use when… The topic is only relevant to nursing (i.e. a specific nursing practice/skill/technique)
The topic is more broadly related to health (i.e. a disease etiology, treatment, etc)
GETTING RESEARCH HELP
•Call or email the nursing librarians: Marsha Ballard, [email protected], (480) 423-6638Danielle Carlock, [email protected], (480) 425-6765
•Call or visit the reference desk, (480) 423-6650
•Use the 24/7 chat or text •Before you start your search, submit your strategy to us and we will give you feedback!; Submit at http://tinyurl.com/23thy58 (the “Search strategy tab” on the Nursing libguide
COCHRANE DATABASE•Another database to be aware of, but
not applicable to current assignment
•Mostly contains secondary articles (systematic reviews) NOT primary research
•Excellent source of evidence based materials
•For more information see the Find Articles Section of the EBP Nursing Libguide