Care and Prevention of
Athletic Injuries
Frederic Murray MLIS
Instructional Services Librarian
Al Harris Library
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Library Web Page
Information Silos
Catalog
Databases
Catalog
Catalog
Books/E-books
Videos
Worldcat
Databases
Databases
SPORTDiscus
MEDLINE
CINAHL
Keyword vs. Subject
• Natural language
(words and
phrases you would use in everyday
conversations)
• Flexible terminology:
Synonyms and words with the same or
similar meanings can be substituted
(book, document, bestseller, bible, booklet, brochure,
compendium, fiction, folio, handbook, hardcover, leaflet,
manual, monograph, nonfiction, novel, paperback, primer,
publication, softcover, text, textbook, tome, tract, treatise,
volume, work, writing)
• Less accurate when
searching in article
databases
• Use with operators (AND,
OR, NOT)
• Predetermined
terminology (created by the Library
of Congress)
• Terms like those found in
a Thesaurus (with narrower and
broader terms)
• More precise when
searching (most article databases
have there own predetermined terminology)
Operators
• AND = Narrow
• OR = Expand
(Used with synonyms)
• NOT = Exclude
Databases: Nursing & Allied Health
• SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
• MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
• CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
Exercise
• Finding Journal Articles Worksheet
APA Citation
Example of article from an online Database
Holliday, R. E., & Hayes, B. K. (2001). Dissociating
automatic and intentional processes in children’s
eyewitness memory. Journal of Experimental Child
Psychology, 75(1), 1-5. Retrieved February 21, 2000,
from Expanded Academic ASAP database (A59317972).
Last Name, Initials & Last Name, Initials. (pub year). Title of
article. Title of Journal, vol(issue), pages. Retrieved
Date from Database (Article Number).
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
Citing Articles
Last Name, Initials & Last Name, Initials. (pub year). Title of article. Title of Journal, vol(issue), pages. Retrieved Date
from Database (ArticleNumber).
Last Name, Initials & Last Name, Initials. (pub year). Title of article. Title of Journal, vol(issue), pages. Retrieved Date
from Database (ArticleNumber).
Worksheet
Exercise
• Find one book in the
catalog
• Find one article in the
databases
• Use the worksheet to
cite in APA format.
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Topics
concussions
anterior cruciate
ligament
tennis elbow
sprained ankle
Questions?
• Contact me:
– Frederic Murray
• 744-7113
• frederic.murray@swosu.edu
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