Academic Resources:
ATEP 3273
Practicum in AT
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
Your Research Environment
Assignment
• Journal article must be
from a professional
source.
• Limit abstract to 1½-2
pages.
• Typed, double spaced,
12 font size (Times
New Roman)
• APA Style format.:
reference the APA
Manual 5th edition
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ABSTRACTS
Taping vs. Ankle Braces
Importance of
Hydration among
Athletes
ACL Prevalence among
Female Athletes
Bracing for preventive
measures
Peer Reviewed
Science or Sales
Databases
• A large, regularly updated file of digitized information
related to a specific subject or field.
• A resource for full-text (peer-reviewed) journal
articles.
Search Fundamentals
• Boolean
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• Keywords
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Ankle Braces
Hydration
ACL
Athletes
Preventive Measures
Conditioning
Prevalence
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!
Keywords
– Ankle Braces
– Hydration
– ACL
– Athletes
– Preventive Measures
– Conditioning
– Prevalence
– Injury
– Gender
– Issues
Example
• Search Medline w Full Text using the
phrase:
Ankle Braces and ACL
• Use Subject Major Headings to focus
i.e. ankle joint
Class Exercise: Create Search String
Synonyms / Antonyms
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Ankle Braces
Hydration
ACL
Athletes
Preventive Measures
Conditioning
Prevalence
Injury
Gender
Issues
Boolean: And/Or/Not
Create a search
string using
synonyms or
antonyms from
the key word list.
Write it on the
board !
Potential Search Strings
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Ankle Braces
Ankle Braces and Injuries
Ankle Braces and Injuries and Prevalence
Ankles Braces and Taping and Debate
Allied Health Databases
• SPORTDiscus (EbscoHost)
• MedLine (EbscoHost)
• CINAHL (EbscoHost)
• OVID
( a few)
Allied Health Databases
• Cochrane Database of Systematic
Reviews
• Health Source: Consumer Edition
(EBSCOhost)
Database Tools
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Full Text/Interlibrary Loan
Peer Review
Folders
Alerts
Email
Citations
– Cited References
– Times Cited in Database
RefWorks
• RefWorks is an online tool designed to
generate citations and bibliographies.
RefWorks - Video
• Create an account
• In Ebsco use export function
• Organize folders
• Create Bibliographies
Databases
190 Databases
Journals
27,000 Online
12,000 Physical
Periodical List – Title Search
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Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
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Free Access Journals (HighWire)
Journal of American Dietetic Association
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IDIS/Web
Circulation
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E-Journals from EBSCO/ Paper
American Journal of Cardiology
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LWW Nursing and Health Professions Premier Collection
Paper
Journal of exercise physiology online
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SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Remember:
We have 39,000
Journals in the
Library!
Can you
find/search/use
these..?
Periodical List- Subjects
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Medicine and Health Sciences (~5249)
Physically Impaired (~47)
VIDEO TUTORIAL
Remember:
We have 39,000
Journals in the
Library!
Can you find the
relevant ones…?
Questions?
• Contact me:
• Frederic Murray
• 774-7113
• frederic.murray@swosu.edu
Thanks!