EPIDEMIOLOGY 4093
Library Instruction
Frederic Murray
Assistant Professor
MLIS, University of British Columbia
BA, Political Science, University of Iowa
Instructional Services Librarian
Al Harris Library
frederic.murray@swosu.edu
Useful Links
• MeSH
• 101 Study Design
• 10 Simple Rules for Writing A
Literature Review
Resources
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MeSH
PubMed
Discovery (Al Harris New Search Tool)
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CINAHL
– Subject Subset i.e. Public Health
– Clinical Queries i.e. Etiology
– Publication Type i.e. Systematic Reviews, Tables & Charts
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MEDLINE
– Publication Type i.e. Meta-Analysis
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UpToDate
– Clinical Reviews
Library
• Peer Review
• Boolean
• Keywords
• Resources & Strategies
– MeSH (Thesaurus)
– Discovery/Databases/Journals
– Reading Citations/ ILL
– Folders/Refworks
– Class Exercise
The Decameron
(1353)
Giovanni Boccaccio
Here, it is necessary to count.
1787-1872
19th Century physician and proponent of the numerical
method (relying on counts, not impressions) to understand
the natural history of diseases such as typhoid fever.
Information Literacy for
Health Professionals
• Inquiry is the Norm
• Problem Solving the Focus
• Critical Thinking a Natural & Ongoing
Process
Assignment: Literature Review
• January 31: 5 APA formatted citations
& topic submission
• April 17: Final Paper
– 2000 words (8 pages) APA
– 10 References
Peer Reviewed
Search Fundamentals
• Boolean
– And
– OR
– Not
• Controlled Vocabulary
• Keywords
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Epidemiology
Epidemic
Population at risk
Cohort studies
Survival Rate
Morbidity
Boolean
• AND = Narrow
• OR = Expand
• NOT = Exclude
Boolean Operators
• Connect keywords only
• Must be placed between keywords
• AND
– Narrows your search
• OR
– Expands your search with synonymous terms
• NOT
– Excludes words from your search
– If used too much, it can work against you!
What’s Out There?
Information Age
• There are 7827 articles relevant to
family practice published every month
• That’s 260 articles a day (every day) to
keep up….
Study Design 101
Yale University
School of Medicine
Filtered Information Appraises the quality of studies and often make recommendations for practice
Unfiltered Evidence is not always available via filtered resources. Searching the primary literature may be
required
Lit. Review Strategy
• References in retrieved articles and
systematic reviews should be checked.
• Supplementary searches should be
undertaken as appropriate. Search
relevant websites for national statistics,
insurance data, health surveys and
other relevant data.
Resources
•
MeSH
PubMed
Discovery (Al Harris New Search Tool)
•
CINAHL
– Subject Subset i.e. Public Health
– Clinical Queries i.e. Etiology
– Publication Type i.e. Systematic Reviews, Tables & Charts
•
MEDLINE
– Publication Type i.e. Meta-Analysis
•
UpToDate
– Clinical Reviews
Medical Subject Headings
• MeSH is the National Library of
Medicine's controlled vocabulary
thesaurus
• Using MeSH terms will improve your
search results
• MeSH Homepage
Video Tutorial
Using MeSH
• MeSH is an online medical thesaurus
• It links to PubMed: online database of
citations run by the National Library of
Medicine
• Use Discovery (Al Harris) to locate
articles…full text or ILL
Definitions
• Index
– Tool that arranges (by author, title, or subject) citations
to articles in a selected group of periodicals.
• Database
– A large, regularly updated file of digitized information
related to a specific subject or field.
• Search Engine
– Computer software designed to help the user locate
information available at sites on the World Wide Web
Importance of Indexing
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Do you want articles on labor (as in work) or articles on labor
(as in giving birth)? Or is it labour?
Indexing facilitates more precise search statements, especially
for topics that are vague or ambiguous.
Using index terms also helps you avoid the need to think of
every possible synonym or alternate spelling of your search
terms.
Indexing means the citations in the database are assigned
terms from a controlled vocabulary; not all databases use a
controlled vocabulary, however.
Index terms are sometimes called descriptors or thesaurus
terms; in PubMed they are called Medical Subject Headings, or
MeSH
• Go to MeSH
Exercise
• Search Bird Flu
• Use PubMed Search Builder
– Select two subheadings related to
epidemiology/numerical data
– Find two articles
– Use Discovery to locate articles
• Add to Temporary Folder
– Groups 2-3
Exercise: PubMed
• Could you get full text copies in
Discovery?
• Issues?
• Solutions?
PubMed- For Lit. Review
• Article types
– Reviews
• Text Availability
– Free Full Text, Discovery, ILL
• Publication Dates
– Custom Years
Discovery Tool
• Searches entire library collection
• Good for locating specific citations
• Good for Creating Folders/Export
• Specific Databases/Journals*
– Recommended for this Assignment
Resources
•
MeSH
PubMed
Discovery (Al Harris New Search Tool)
•
CINAHL
– Subject Subset i.e. Public Health
– Clinical Queries i.e. Etiology
– Publication Type i.e. Systematic Reviews, Tables & Charts
•
MEDLINE
– Publication Type i.e. Meta-Analysis, Case Reports
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UpToDate
– Excellent for Clinical Practice, Lit. Reviews
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Annual Reviews
– Annual Review of Public Health (journal)
CINAHL & MEDLINE
CINAHL
• Clinical Queries
– Etiology
• Publication Types
– Systematic Reviews
– Tables & Charts
MEDLINE
• Clinical Queries
• Publication Types
– Systematic Reviews
– Meta-Analysis
– Case Reports
• Subject Subset
– Public Health
• Peer Reviewed/General
Video Tutorial
Lit Review Strategy
• References in retrieved articles and
systematic reviews should be checked.
• Supplementary searches should be
undertaken as appropriate. Search
relevant websites for national statistics,
insurance data, health surveys and
other relevant data.
Citations
• We think of citation patterns as the
flow of information," says Carl
Bergstrom, a biologist at the University
of Washington. "That's what a citation
is — the trace that an idea flowed
from one place to another."
Video Tutorial
Interlibrary Loan
UpToDate
• UpToDate is a clinical reference tool
that provides current answers to
patient care, diagnosis and treatment
questions at the point of care. Over
200 journals are regularly scanned and
synthesized into topic reviews by
clinical experts. The content is peer
reviewed and fully referenced.
Managing Your Research
• Discovery Folders
– Create Account
– Off Campus
1. Sign in into Library
2. Sign into EBSCO
• RefWorks
– Create Account
– Sign In
RefWorks
Resources
•
MeSH
PubMed
Discovery (Al Harris New Search Tool)
•
CINAHL
– Subject Subset i.e. Public Health
– Clinical Queries i.e. Etiology
– Publication Type i.e. Systematic Reviews, Tables & Charts
•
MEDLINE
– Publication Type i.e. Meta-Analysis, Case Reports
•
UpToDate
– Excellent for Clinical Practice, Lit. Reviews
•
Annual Reviews
– Annual Review of Public Health (journal)
Managing Your Research
• Discovery Folders
– Create Account
– Off Campus
1. Sign in into Library
2. Sign into EBSCO
• RefWorks
– Create Account
– Sign In
Ten Simple Rules for Writing
a Literature Review
Pautasso, M. (2013). Ten simple rules for writing a literature review. Plos Computational
Biology, 9(7), e1003149. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003149
Class Exercise
Veterans who deployed to the Gulf War in 1990-1991 may be at increased risk for
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or brain cancer.
These risks may be related to potentially hazardous environmental exposures during the war,
such as oil well fire smoke, chemical and biological warfare agents, prophylactic agents
against chemical and biological warfare, multiple vaccinations, depleted uranium, pesticides,
and endemic infectious diseases.
Narrow the focus of the research study to one disease/affliction and one or several related
risks.
Find ten citations, (Peer-Reviewed) save to Folder, export to Refworks & create Bibliography
(APA).
HINT/Example: Parkinson's disease and Gulf Veterans and multiple vaccinations*
Class Exercise: MeSH
1. Start with MeSH and locate three
articles (Reviews) on your selected
disease. Use PubMed Search Builder
subheadings related to epidemiology
and numerical data.
Class Exercise: CINHAL
2. Use CINHAL to locate three articles on
your selected disease and related risk.
Create search w/Boolean* & using Filters
find one of each type:
a. Subject Subset: Public Health
b. Clinical Queries: Etiology
c. Publication Type: Systematic Reviews
or Tables & Charts
Class Exercise: Medline
3. Use Medline to locate three articles on
your selected disease and related risk.
Create search w/Boolean*
Articles must be from Scholarly (Peer
Reviewed) Journals.
Class Exercise: UpToDate
4. Use UpToDate to locate one literature
review on your selected disease. Be sure
the Topic Outline is related to
epidemiology.
Email Topic Outline to yourself
Here is an example of how to cite an UpToDate topic:
Marion DW. Diaphragmatic pacing. In: UpToDate, Post TW (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA. (Accessed on November
25, 2013.)
Outcomes
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Recognize where to look for research literature and other sources of evidence at each
stage of the research process.
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Investigate the scope, content, and organization of information retrieval systems.
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Identify keywords, synonyms and related terms for the information needed.
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Identify the differences between keyword and subject searching and articulate how to use
each independently, or in combination, to complete a comprehensive search.
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Navigate hierarchies of subject terms (e.g., MeSH and CINAHL) and utilizes subheadings,
and searching in a thesaurus.
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Construct a search strategy using appropriate commands for the information retrieval
system selected (e.g., Boolean operators).
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Track citations and cited references to identify additional, pertinent articles.
Questions?
• Contact me:
– Frederic Murray
• 774-7113
• frederic.murray@swosu.edu
Thanks!