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Tips for searching (and finding!): Library Elevenses
1. “Library Elevenses”
“…... And if the community is
hungry for more than just
knowledge, then maybe it’s about
time to open a snack bar.”
― Scott Douglas
2. Searching – the basics
• Browsing/surfing – serendipity
• Searching – plan ahead
– Use PICO (Population or Patient; Intervention;
Comparative intervention; Outcome)
– Identify key concepts
– Keywords/synonyms
6. What type of information?
• Guidelines: use NICE, SIGN, TRIP, National
Clearinghouse, G.I.N., Associations/ Organisations
• Diagnosis: point-of-care tool e.g. UpToDate;
OvidMD
• Evidence-based research: Cochrane Library,
PubMed/Medline, CINAHL, PeDRO, Embase,
PsycINFO, TRIP, Scopus, Scirus etc
• Management/Governance: Emerald
Management Plus
• Care measurement tools: HaPI (Health and
Psychosocial Instruments)
7. Get the most from databases
• Controlled language: MeSH (PubMed), CINAHL
Subject Heading, Emtree (Embase).
– know any limitations
• “pearl gathering”, “snowballing” & “forward
tracking”
• Customisation and personalisation features
– Save searches/create alerts, collections, filters etc
8.
9. “Deep Web”searching
You never get access
to the full extent of
the web, e.g.
- Paywall protected
content
- Confidential data
e.g. Patient
records
Image:
inventionmachine.com
10. Searching the Deep Web
Topic-specific databases:
• http://aip.completeplanet.com
• http://infomine.ucr.edu/
• http://directsearch.net/
• http://scienceresearch.com/scienceresearch/a
dvancedsearch.html
21. Patient Information Sources
• UpToDate:
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/table-of-contents/patient-information
• CINAHL: Evidence-based care sheets to assist
healthcare staff when discussing condition
with patients.
• HONcode:
http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Search/search.html
26. Google extra
Google custom search: http://www.google.com/cse/
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=009086512
607993835352%3Ao0xi0hcchga
This icon appears after you
have completed a search
31. Social Media
You choose what information comes to you. Be
very selective – regular culling required.
• Follow max. 25 on Twitter. Separate Twitter
work account.
• Blogtrottr/feedly/netvibes
• http://scienceroll.com/about/
• http://www.slideshare.net
• http://www.netvibes.com/keeping-up-to-
date#Specialist_Bulletins
34. Ask a Librarian
“Librarians like to search while
others like to find” (Roy Tennant)
…we do like to find too.
Contact:
Library.svh@ucd.ie
Anne.madden@ucd.ie
Niamh.lucey@ucd.ie
Notes de l'éditeur
Not exhaustive lists!
ePubs ahead of print; pubmed central author manuscripts, non-topical from e.g. science or nature