Post on 05-Dec-2014
description
RESPIRATORY CARE
GOOGLE / MEDICAL DATABASES
What is it? Database /
Evidence-based, point-of-care database
Topical Overviews Summaries
Article references Updated daily Small Full-text articles Available at AMC
How to use it? Type in topic Select what you would
like to know General Info Diagnosis Treatment
It’s not cheating to use Dynamed!
It’s similar to using a textbook.
Information is from journal articles and books.
MEDLINE WITH FULL-TEXT
What is it?Medical database Journal articlesSame info. as
PubMed Provides full-text
How to use it?Search using the
MeSH Medical Subject
HeadingsApply limits
PMID # - use interchangeably with PudMed
Citing - Vancouver
What is it? Medical database Journal articles Same information
as MedLine with Full-text / different look
Free full-text Links to HVCC
journal articles
How to use it? Type in the topic you
are looking for Can do an
advanced search Apply limits PMID #
Use interchangeably with MedLine with Full-text / Vancouver citing and full-text
What is it? Search engine Provides websites,
articles, books, everything
Articles from a journal may not authenticate (recognize) HVCC paid subscription / no access to full-text
Evaluate!!!!
How to use it? Type in what you
are looking for EVALUATE what
you find!!!
GETTING TO THE DATABASES
PUBMED / MEDLINE WITH FULL-TEXT ADVANCED SEARCH STRATEGY
Completed the very basic search Add to your search
Synonyms for your original search wordAbbreviationsBoolean – AND, OR
Select a field – a field to search within the article – Title, Abstract, All text, etc.
Select more than one term in the MeSHA little more complicated
POPULAR LIMITS Limits – Search options link Narrow results by:
SubheadingsPublicationAgeGender
FULL-TEXT … HTML full-text
This is just the text, no graphs, pictures, etc.
It’s a little harder to read PDF full-text
This is the best copyLooks exactly like the journal page
Check here for full-textMay or may not own itMay link to a journal that we own ORMay have to interlibrary the article
PMID NUMBER
What is it?Unique identifying
number attached to all articles in PubMed and MedLine with Full-text
Located at the bottom of the abstract
How to use it?Use
interchangeably with PubMed and Medline with Full-text
Examples:Full-textVancouver citing
INTERLIBRARY LOAN … A library service Register Receive books and journal articles that
we do not own Articles will come to your HVCC email
account Books will arrive at the HVCC library and
are picked up at the circulation desk Interlibrary Loan does take some time …
plan ahead if you would like to use it
SUBJECT GUIDE
Respiratory Care subject guide
Located at: http://hvcc.libguides.com/
respiratory_care
Finding articles Finding books Website
evaluation Today’s library
session Vancouver
referencing
IPAD - APPS
Homepage screen shot of Subject guidePubMed
iPads in library have these apps
GETTING HELP Both Powerpoints on subject guide Contact info:
Librarian Cynthia Koman c.koman@hvcc.edu or 629-7360
Writing Specialist Carol Hammond c.hammond@hvcc.edu or 629-7865
For hands on assistance – come to the ICVT class at 12:00pm
SEARCHING FOR BOOKS … Library Catalog
Searches books in the HVCC libraryEbooks
World Cat Online CatalogSearches college and university libraries
throughout the US and internationally