nola ILC Forum 2013
Find, retrieve, organize and use information: Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences
Resources for Research
The Emerging Scholars Environmental Health Sciences Academy
Elaine R. Hicks, MSLIS, MPH, MCHESEducation/Health Literacy Librarian
Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences
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Workshop sponsorsNational Library of Medicine, National
Institutes of Health
Rudolph Matas
Library of the Health
Sciences
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Tulane University
Center for Gulf Coast Environmental Health Research, Leadership, and
Strategic Initiatives
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Session Content
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– Develop a research question– Use the Matas library resources and consult
librarian if needed– Use database features to develop and execute
successful search strategies– Compare results from two different sources of
information – Create a report with bibliographic information in
appropriate format
Outcome, Activity & Assessment
Use database features to develop and execute successful search strategies (AASL S1)
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Comprehension Check #1: Share some ways a search in Web of Science differs from a Google search
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PMID 21755186
Keyword searching and controlled vocabulary--MESH
PMID 23192090
Features: Link Out- more resources
•MedlinePlus
•Hazardous Substances DataBase (HSDB)
Assessment: Complete the poll on the LibGuide
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Natural language: air pollutant
AND AND
Keyword Search Worksheet: PubMed/MEDLINE
Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University Elaine Hicks, MS, MPH, MCHES [email protected]; (504) 988-2785
Topic:
Combine natural language (author keywords) with keywords (related terms) provided by indexers
OR OR
Instructions: Using the PMID, locate the article below in PubMed/MEDLINE. Using related words (MESH terms) assigned to the article.
Using those terms, locate a similar article in the comparison database.
AND AND
ORMESH terms
Svendsen ER, Gonzales M, Mukerjee S, Smith L, Ross M, Walsh D, et al. GIS-Modeled Indicators of Traffic-Related Air Pollutants and Adverse Pulmonary Health Among Children in El Paso, Texas. Am.J.Epidemiol. 2012 OCT 1;176:S131-S141. PMID: 23035137
Natural language:traffic
Geographic Information systems
Motor vehicles/statistics & numerical data
Natural language OR MESH terms AND natural language OR MESH terms = results
ORMESH terms
Natural language: pulmonary health
Natural language: children
Natural language: GIS
Air pollution/adverse effects
Lung disease/chemically induced child
Compare results from two different sources of information (AASL S1)
Natural language: traffic
AND AND
Keyword Search Worksheet: EBSCO/MEDLINE
Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Tulane University Elaine Hicks, MS, MPH, MCHES [email protected]; (504) 988-2785
Topic:
Combine natural language (author keywords) with (related terms) provided by indexers
OR OR
:
Instructions: Select Advanced Search’. Using the MESH terms found in PubMed/MEDLINE, locate a similar article in EBSCO/MEDLINE. Record topic and the PMID.
AND AND
Natural language:air pollutant
Geographic Information systems
Motor vehicles/statistics & numerical data
Natural language OR MESH terms AND natural language OR MESH terms = Results
ORMESH terms
ORMESH terms
Similar article PMID:
Natural language:pulmonary health
Natural language:children
Natural trafficlanguage:
GIS
Air pollution/adverse effects
Lung disease/chemically induced child
Compare results from two different sources of information (AASL S1)
Outcome, Activity & AssessmentCreate a report with bibliographic information in
appropriate format (AASL S3)
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