Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences

www.uab.edu/lister Presented by:Jill Deaver, MA, MLISLHL Librarian, Referencejilld@uab.edu205-934-2230

September 18, 2013

Jill Deaver, LHL Reference I’m your contact for anything

library related: help with searches, choosing databases, gathering resources, getting full-text, APA guidelines, etc.

Email: jilld@uab.edu or Phone: 934-2230

LRC “office hours” Tuesdays, 11:30am-1:00pm in LRC

Commons

What We’ll Cover Today

• Handouts• Tour the Lister Hill Library Websiteo Ask a Librarian Online Chat!!!o Key areas for help on the websiteo Services & Events

• Demonstration of Catalog Search for Books• Demonstration of Database Search for

Articles• Hands-on activity (have your phone

ready)

Please ask questions at any time during this

presentation

Where are we? Across the street 1700 University Boulevard

Coming Soon:

Sandella’s Flatbread Café

Hours www.uab.edu/lister/hours Regular hours

Sunday: Noon -10pm Monday-Thursday: 7am - 11pm Friday: 7am - 7pm Saturday: 9:30am - 6pm

Check website for special hours during exams & summer

What’s in the physical library? 1st Floor/Plaza Level

Main entrance HUB desk (reference help & check-out) Computers, printers, wireless, photocopiers, scanner Print from laptop, install Pharos 8 group study rooms—You can reserve online yourself Student lounge (warmest room on this floor, vending

machine & self-serve microwave) Collaboration Station—as many as 4 devices can be

plugged in at once. 2 large monitors to view projects. Keurig machine—BYOC (bring your own caffeine!) Generally quiet, but not a silent floor Comfortable seating

It gets cold, bring a sweater

What’s in the physical library? 2nd Floor

Main book collection Quiet study space Additional computers

3rd Floor Historical Collection UAB Archives Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences

Finding us from the UAB Homepage

What’s on the LHL Library Website?….just about everything!

Go to www.uab.edu/lister

Time for Classroom Participation!

Set up: Does everyone have a phone that makes noise?

1. Go to your settings for Sounds, Alarms or Tones

2. Use a HORN for a happy tone if we get full-text or you can clap

3. Use DESCENT (or other sad sound) If we need ILL for full-text or you can pound your desk

Exploring Databases: PubMed

Biomedical & life sciences

Business Source Premier Business & management

aspects of medicine & healthcare

CINAHL Nursing & allied health

Scopus Multidisciplinary,

international

Directions: Go to Databases 1. Choose one of these

Databases—use these keywords to find articles: Zombie AND Disease

2. Choose an interesting title, and use the UAB Article Linker Button to find Full Text.

3. If you have to use ILL to get the full text—use the creepy tone

4. If you can read the full text—use the happy tone

Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed Articles

Why should you care about Peer-Review? Peer-Reviewed Articles are typically written by leading experts in the given

field of research

These are the papers that help YOU become an expert.

Peer-Reviewed Articles are properly referenced (footnotes, endnotes &/or bibliography) and also cite other Peer-Reviewed Articles.

Your papers are expected to demonstrate the same qualities as published Peer-Reviewed Articles—Seek out publishing & conference opportunities as a student?

Peer-Reviewed Articles make a significant research contribution.

Your paper can also make significant contributions to research & the quality of the education received at UAB.

Adapted from: http://library.mcmaster.ca/innis/find/academic.htm

The Ultimate Question: I found some sources, but are

they good???

1: Self-Evaluate Your Idea

• What is the assignment asking you to do? • What do you hope to accomplish with your paper?• What do you want people to know after reading your

paper?

There are 3 parts to evaluating your sources

I found some sources, but are they good???

2: Evaluate the Article/Information You’ve Found

• What journal published the study—is it peer reviewed?

• Who are the authors—are they experts, do they have credentials?

• Are the tables, charts and graphs meaningful—do they demonstrate relevant support of the topic?

• Is the methodology logical—are there flaws in the study?

• Does the author use valid references to support their claims?

• Is the author biased to the point that their argument becomes unbalanced—do they acknowledge dissenting voices?

• Ask yourself: is this the source I should use or is there a more reputable one? (Ex: About.com vs. WebMD vs. MedlinePlus)

I found some sources, but are they good???

3: Evaluate Your Use of the Article

• Does the article fit within the scope of the paper you are assigned to write?

• Does the article provide support to your ideas?• Are you using the facts presented in the article in a

purposeful way? • Are you using the article to speak for you, or are your

own ideas shining through?

Tools to Keep You Honest…Avoiding Plagiarism

• LHL’s APA Guide: http://libguides.lhl.uab.edu/APA

• APA Style Blog: http://blog.apastyle.org/ • Student’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism from

Valdosta State College professor : http://www.valdosta.edu/~cbarnbau/personal/teaching_MISC/plagiarism.htm

#1 Tip: TIME! Give yourself enough time to do the work

You’ve got this!

…but let’s review anyway.

Checking out Materials Complete a quick p

atron registration form to be entered into the LHL system

We can set up your OneCard as your library card

What Can You Check Out? Books (for 28 days, with 2 renewals) White board markers/erasers (in-library

use for group study rooms) Video projectors & a portable projection

screen (for 7 days) Headphones (in-library use)

Checking your Library Account See what books you’ve got checked out,

when they are due, if any are overdue, if you owe fines, & renew & place holds on books by signing into your account

To access your account from home page, go to the LHL Catalog (catalog.lhl.uab.edu) & click the My Account tab:

Printing & Photocopying Black & white prints & copies

10¢ per page Color prints & copies

75¢ per page Pay for prints/copies with BlazerBucks on

your OneCard Wireless printing from personal laptops

available Double-sided printing is possible, but it

doesn’t save money

Getting to books & articles

Researching @ LHL

Getting to the Lister Hill Library Catalog

See what books, e-books, journals, e-journals, or audiovisual materials Lister Hill has

Click here for full version of catalog

Click here for quick look-ups

Finding Books & E-Books in the Catalog

Be sure to check the Location (LHL), Type (Circulating), & Status (Available)

To access e-books, click View.

This one is an e-book; click View to access it

Databases: A-Z List www.uab.edu/lister/databases

Click the first letter of the database you want to access to jump to that spot in the list

Databases: By Category Use the category drop-down menu

Key Databases for SHP PubMed

Biomedical & life sciences

Business Source Premier Business & management aspects of medicine & healthcare

CINAHL Nursing & allied health

Scopus Multidisciplinary, international

PubMed

Business Source Premier

CINAHL

Scopus

Finding Full Text > Article Linker

Click button next to citations in databases

Follow steps on screen to determine if full text is available

Ask A Librarian for assistance, if needed!

Interlibrary Loan You can request

articles/books from other libraries

Will need to click Create an Account the first time you use this

https://uablh.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html

Request books, book chapters, articles, dissertations, & theses Free for in-state loans $3 for out-of-state loans Can specify “Only if free” on request form (next to

Delivery Source) Articles come as PDFs, typically within 24-48

hours, on business days. If it’s the weekend, you might want to consider Get It Now.

Interlibrary Loan

There are many ways you can ask for assistance…and you are never bothering us

Getting Help @ LHL

Ask A Librarian

Send a text

www.uab.edu/lister/ask

Chat HoursM-F: 8:00am-6:00pmSunday: 12:00pm- 8pm

Email Hours24/7

One-on-One Consultations

Librarians are happy to meet with you one-on-one or in a small group to help with any

topic:

• Search strategies• APA• EndNote• Etc, etc….

http://www.uab.edu/lister/consult

LHL Guides Collection of

research guides on a variety of topics

libguides.lhl.uab.edu

LHL Guides Find It @ LHL

libguides.lhl.uab.edu/findit

Getting Started: Finding Scholarly Articleslibguides.lhl.uab.edu/gettingstarted

Citing Sourceslibguides.lhl.uab.edu/citing

Express Training Sessions In-person & online

Schedule is TBA

Express Training guide: libguides.lhl.uab.edu/express Has descriptions,

schedule of classes offered, & link to register for online sessions, a list of recorded classes

FAQs Collection of our frequently-asked

questions www.uab.edu/lister/faq

FAQs Searchable & browseable

LHL Tutorials

www.youtube.com/user/lhlguides

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You can always contact me or use the Ask A Librarian service!

Any questions?

Jill Deaver MA, MLISSHP Library Liaison

jilld@uab.edu205-934-2230

Chat in, text, or email! Ask A Librarianwww.uab.edu/lister/ask