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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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Pubmed & EndnoteWeb
 - a match made in heaven

Isla Kuhn

Reader Services Librarian

Medical Library
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                              MEDICAL LIBRARY



introducing the research topic
  • clarifying the question

  • setting parameters

reviewing relevant literature
  • Identifying keywords and synonyms

  • Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic

  • Identify relevant sources (and then search them!)

References
  • DON’T plagiarise!

  • Don’t lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                              MEDICAL LIBRARY



introducing the research topic
  • clarifying the question

  • setting parameters

reviewing relevant literature
  • Identifying keywords and synonyms

  • Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic

  • Identify relevant sources (and then search them!)

References
  • DON’T plagiarise!

  • Don’t lose marks through sloppy references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                              MEDICAL LIBRARY



introducing the research topic
  • clarifying the question
  • setting parameters
reviewing relevant literature
  • Identifying keywords and synonyms
  • Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
  • Identify relevant sources (and then search them!)
References
  • DON’T plagiarise!
  • Don’t write sloppy references
  • Don’t lose track of your references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                              MEDICAL LIBRARY



introducing the research topic
  • clarifying the question
  • setting parameters
reviewing relevant literature
                                                          Literature Search etc
  • Identifying keywords and synonyms
  • Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic
  • Identify relevant sources (and then search them!)
References
  • DON’T plagiarise!
  • Don’t write sloppy references                         Managing References
  • Don’t lose track of your references
From Topic to Results                                      CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                                MEDICAL LIBRARY




 • Topic -> question -> keywords/synonyms


Effect of chocolate in prevention of heart disease


...”Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing risk of heart disease?” ….


     Themes / PICO
      …………………keywords???.... synonyms???........................
From Topic to Results                               CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                        MEDICAL LIBRARY




Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease?

  P –problem / patient?

  I – Intervention?

  C – Comparison?

  O – Outcome?



  Synonyms?
From Topic to Results                               CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                        MEDICAL LIBRARY




Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease?

P – heart disease

I – chocolate

C–

O – prevention
From Topic to Results                               CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                        MEDICAL LIBRARY




Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease?

P – heart disease / heart failure / cardiovascular disease / coronary disease

I – chocolate / cocoa / cacao

C–

O –risk / prevention / prevalence
Quiz 1                                           CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                     MEDICAL LIBRARY




Which will give you most hits (a more SENSITIVE search)



   1. coronary disease AND heart failure

   2. coronary disease OR heart failure

   3. coronary disease NOT heart failure
From Topic to Results:                                    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                               MEDICAL LIBRARY
Boolean Logic

OR – to broaden your search, by combining similar terms

  eg

  “exercise” or “physical activity”

Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles.




                                               Cerebral-vascular
                Stroke
                                                   Accident
Quiz 2                                            CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                      MEDICAL LIBRARY




Which will give you better hits (a more SPECIFIC search)?



   1. coronary disease AND chocolate

   2. chocolate OR heart failure

   3. coronary disease NOT chocolate

   4. risk AND chocolate
From Topic to Results:                                CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                          MEDICAL LIBRARY
Boolean Logic

   AND – to narrow the search by combining different topics

     eg

        “physiotherapy” and “stroke”


   Both terms must be present in the results.




            Physiotherapy                            Stroke
Quiz 3                                            CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                        MEDICAL LIBRARY




Which will give you best hits (most SPECIFIC search)?



3. coronary disease AND chocolate AND risk

4. (coronary disease OR heart failure) AND chocolate AND risk

5. chocolate AND risk AND coronary failure

6. risk AND (chocolate OR cocoa) AND (coronary disease OR heart
   failure)
From Topic to Results:                                     CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                               MEDICAL LIBRARY
Boolean Logic

NOT – to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term

  eg

“physical therapy” not “manual therapy”



The first, but not the second, term must be present.


                  Physical                       Manual
                  Therapy                        Therapy
From Topic to Results
Is consuming chocolate effective in the prevention of CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                         MEDICAL LIBRARY
heart disease?



heart disease OR cardiovascular disease or coronary disease

AND

chocolate OR cocoa OR cacao

AND

prevention OR risk or prevalence




Limits?

MeSH?
From topic to search   CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                           MEDICAL LIBRARY




• Databases

  • PubMed

  • ???
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/services-databases.php




                                                   www.lib.cam.ac.uk/eresources
From strategy to references              CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                             MEDICAL LIBRARY




                 http://www.pubmed.gov

              http://www.myendnoteweb.com
From strategy to references                      CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                     MEDICAL LIBRARY



LibrarySearch / e-journals@cambridge
http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/

                                       and/or NHS ejournals?
                                        http://tinyurl.com/nhs-ejournals
Searching – Do’s & Don’ts                             CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                          MEDICAL LIBRARY




• Don’t try to do the whole search in one line

• Don’t imagine that your first attempt will get all the articles you need

• Don’t give up!
Searching – Do’s & Don’ts                            CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                                         MEDICAL LIBRARY




• Do think of alternative ways of talking about your topic

• Do learn from your hits and your misses

• Do remember that you still have to critically appraise each article

• Do ask for help
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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Help!                                    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
                                             MEDICAL LIBRARY




Isla Kuhn
 Reader Services Librarian

 Medical Library

 Box 111

 Addenbrooke’s Hospital


 email: ilk21@cam.ac.uk

 phone: (01223 3) 36750

 web: http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk


                                              Thank you.

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  • 1. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Pubmed & EndnoteWeb - a match made in heaven Isla Kuhn Reader Services Librarian Medical Library
  • 2. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY introducing the research topic • clarifying the question • setting parameters reviewing relevant literature • Identifying keywords and synonyms • Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic • Identify relevant sources (and then search them!) References • DON’T plagiarise! • Don’t lose marks through sloppy references
  • 3. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY introducing the research topic • clarifying the question • setting parameters reviewing relevant literature • Identifying keywords and synonyms • Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic • Identify relevant sources (and then search them!) References • DON’T plagiarise! • Don’t lose marks through sloppy references
  • 4. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY introducing the research topic • clarifying the question • setting parameters reviewing relevant literature • Identifying keywords and synonyms • Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic • Identify relevant sources (and then search them!) References • DON’T plagiarise! • Don’t write sloppy references • Don’t lose track of your references
  • 5. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY introducing the research topic • clarifying the question • setting parameters reviewing relevant literature Literature Search etc • Identifying keywords and synonyms • Structuring your search strategy with boolean logic • Identify relevant sources (and then search them!) References • DON’T plagiarise! • Don’t write sloppy references Managing References • Don’t lose track of your references
  • 6. From Topic to Results CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY • Topic -> question -> keywords/synonyms Effect of chocolate in prevention of heart disease ...”Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing risk of heart disease?” …. Themes / PICO …………………keywords???.... synonyms???........................
  • 7. From Topic to Results CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease? P –problem / patient? I – Intervention? C – Comparison? O – Outcome? Synonyms?
  • 8. From Topic to Results CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease? P – heart disease I – chocolate C– O – prevention
  • 9. From Topic to Results CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease? P – heart disease / heart failure / cardiovascular disease / coronary disease I – chocolate / cocoa / cacao C– O –risk / prevention / prevalence
  • 10. Quiz 1 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which will give you most hits (a more SENSITIVE search) 1. coronary disease AND heart failure 2. coronary disease OR heart failure 3. coronary disease NOT heart failure
  • 11. From Topic to Results: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Boolean Logic OR – to broaden your search, by combining similar terms eg “exercise” or “physical activity” Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles. Cerebral-vascular Stroke Accident
  • 12. Quiz 2 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which will give you better hits (a more SPECIFIC search)? 1. coronary disease AND chocolate 2. chocolate OR heart failure 3. coronary disease NOT chocolate 4. risk AND chocolate
  • 13. From Topic to Results: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Boolean Logic AND – to narrow the search by combining different topics eg “physiotherapy” and “stroke” Both terms must be present in the results. Physiotherapy Stroke
  • 14. Quiz 3 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which will give you best hits (most SPECIFIC search)? 3. coronary disease AND chocolate AND risk 4. (coronary disease OR heart failure) AND chocolate AND risk 5. chocolate AND risk AND coronary failure 6. risk AND (chocolate OR cocoa) AND (coronary disease OR heart failure)
  • 15. From Topic to Results: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Boolean Logic NOT – to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term eg “physical therapy” not “manual therapy” The first, but not the second, term must be present. Physical Manual Therapy Therapy
  • 16. From Topic to Results Is consuming chocolate effective in the prevention of CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY heart disease? heart disease OR cardiovascular disease or coronary disease AND chocolate OR cocoa OR cacao AND prevention OR risk or prevalence Limits? MeSH?
  • 17. From topic to search CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY • Databases • PubMed • ???
  • 18. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/services-databases.php www.lib.cam.ac.uk/eresources
  • 19. From strategy to references CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY http://www.pubmed.gov http://www.myendnoteweb.com
  • 20. From strategy to references CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY LibrarySearch / e-journals@cambridge http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk/ and/or NHS ejournals? http://tinyurl.com/nhs-ejournals
  • 21. Searching – Do’s & Don’ts CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY • Don’t try to do the whole search in one line • Don’t imagine that your first attempt will get all the articles you need • Don’t give up!
  • 22. Searching – Do’s & Don’ts CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY • Do think of alternative ways of talking about your topic • Do learn from your hits and your misses • Do remember that you still have to critically appraise each article • Do ask for help
  • 23. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY
  • 24. Help! CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Isla Kuhn Reader Services Librarian Medical Library Box 111 Addenbrooke’s Hospital email: ilk21@cam.ac.uk phone: (01223 3) 36750 web: http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk Thank you.