NUTR 2111 Introduction to Nutritional Sciences
Sandra A. Martin, M.L.I.S.
Instructor of Library Services
Health Sciences Resource Coordinator
John Vaughan Library Room 305B
marti004@nsuok.edu – 918-444-3263
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Knowledge is the Enemy of Disease
Sir Muir Gray
• Existing Knowledge Can Prevent
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Waste & Errors
Poor Patient Experience
Adoption of low value interventions
Failure to adopt high value interventions
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Sandra Martin Provides….
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Instruction
Research Assistance
Small Group Consulting
Database Searches
Collection Development (Selection of print and online
books, audiovisuals, journals and databases)
Assistance with any health-related information need
Office Hours: Tuesday 10 am to 4 pm – Tahlequah
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http://library.nsuok.edu/collegesh/healthpr/dn/index.html
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From the NSU Libraries Home Page, Click on “Health Professions”
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From the Health Professions Page, Click on Nutritional Sciences
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Remote Access
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Enter NT-NSU user id and password to access the
library’s electronic resources
Contact your instructor if you have problems with your
user id or password
Contact Darren Tobey at tobey@nsuok.edu to report
technical problems
Contact Sandra Martin at marti004@nsuok.edu for
search assistance
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Technical Issues
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Check your browser
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Internet Explorer does not work with our online resources
Use Firefox or Chrome
Check your Internet Carrier
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Satellite Systems are frequently erratic or go down entirely during
inclement weather
Wireless Hotspot
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You need at least 3G
The library link from within Blackboard does not work
well. Please access the Library Resources for
Nutritional Sciences page directly from your browser
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Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery
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Services
 Delivery of journal articles, books, and other items not owned by
the library
 Delivery of books, audiovisuals, and journal articles in the
library’s print collection
 Journal articles delivered electronically if possible
ILL Requests
 Click on Interlibrary Loan link from Nutritional Sciences Web
Page (link located under “Library Info”)
 Complete and submit the online registration form
 Complete the online request form
 Provide complete information about the journal article or book
that you need and include your contact information
If you have questions or need assistance, contact:
 ill@nsuok.edu or 918-444-3278
Learning Objectives
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To provide a mechanism for students to access
the most current nutritional sciences and health
care information
To familiarize students with specific information
resources and services to support the nutritional
sciences curriculum
To familiarize students with evidence-based
health care and lifelong learning skills
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Overview of Online Resources
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Research and Clinical Databases
e-Journals
e-Books
Consumer Health
Evidence-Based Summaries
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Journal Article Databases
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CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and Science Direct are
most frequently used resources to find journal articles on
dietetics and nutrition topics.
Search this section when you need articles on subjects,
e.g., child nutrition disorders, diet therapy, etc.
Databases in this section provide links to full text journal
articles and other resources
You must start at the library’s Nutritional Sciences web
page to access our subscribed full text
http://library.nsuok.edu/collegesh/healthpr/dn/index.html
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Databases - CINAHL Complete
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CINAHL stands for Cumulative Index to Nursing and
Allied Health Literature
Core research tool that contains full text of 1,400
journals and citations in more than 5,300 journals
Check the box to “suggest subject terms” and search
CINAHL headings for best results, e.g., search “pediatric
obesity” to find articles on “childhood obesity”
View the brief tutorial to get started
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Databases – Ovid MEDLINE
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Premier biomedical database from the National Library
of Medicine
Provides journal articles in over 5,000 journals from 1946
to present in medicine, nursing, health care system, and
allied health care practice, education, and research
Useful to find articles on the relation of nutrition disorders
to medical problems, e.g. “intake of fruits and vegetables
to prevent cardiovascular diseases”
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Use MEDLINE to locate
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Articles that report results of primary
(original) studies
Conclusions supported by data and
reproducible methodology
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Search the Daily Update, and In-Process segments
simultaneously with desired range of years
Search keywords along with subject headings
Databases – Science Direct
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Scientific database produced by Elsevier
Provides journal articles from over 2,500 journals and
chapters from almost 20,000 books in all life sciences
disciplines
Useful to find full text articles on nutrition and dietetics
topics in scientific journals across multiple disciplines
Contains full text of journals published by the American
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Databases – Mosby’s Nursing Consult
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All in one resource provides full text of e-Journals, eBooks, images, and other documents
Unique features include full text from pre-searches of
popular health topics, e. g., “cancer”, “heart disease”,
“stroke” under the “top picks” option. Also includes full
text monographs of all FDA approved drugs, and peerreviewed patient education materials
Widely used in major hospitals and medical centers
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Databases – Academic Search Premier
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Multi-disciplinary database that provides full text of over
4,600 journals
Useful as a starting point to find a variety of viewpoints
on a general topic, e.g., nutrition across the life cycle
Limit search results to “full text”, “scholarly peerreviewed” and “academic journals”
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Databases – Education Full Text
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Full text of over 350 journals
Includes coverage of special education and educational
tests
Useful for nutrition topics related to children and young
adults K-12
Includes full text back to 1996
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Databases – Social Sciences Full Text
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Full text of over 600 journals
Useful for targeting “socioeconomic” aspects of nutrition
topics, e.g., childhood obesity
Limit search results to “scholarly-peer reviewed”,
“academic journals”
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Tracking Down the Full Text
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If your database search does not provide a link to full text of
a relevant article:
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Print a list of the citations
Click on the Library e-Journals link on the Nutritional Sciences web
page
Enter full title of the journal in the search box
Click on link to database that contains the full text
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e-Books
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R2 Digital Library – Nutrition and Dietetics books from
the current Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences
Books@Ovid - full text of health sciences books
published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and other
leading publishers
Access Medicine - text of leading medical and health
sciences books from the McGraw-Hill clinical library
Mosby’s Drug Monographs - full text monographs for
the health care professional and the patient of all FDA
approved drugs
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Consumer Health Resources
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Current, authoritative, peer-reviewed, and evidencebased resources written specifically for the layperson
MEDLINEPlus – the National Institutes of Health’s web
site for patients and families
Joanna Briggs Database - provides full text consumer
information sheets
Mosby’s Nursing Consult - includes patient education
handouts produced by Elsevier
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Databases – MEDLINEPlus
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National Institute’s of Health’s web site for patients and
families
Produced by the National Library of Medicine
Contains current, reliable, well-written information
summaries and videos about diseases, conditions, and
wellness issues
Widely used in major hospitals and medical centers
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New Tools Target High-Quality Studies
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Increase ease of accessing and understanding clinical
information
Preprocessed (preappraised) tools - practical resources
that facilitate ready access to high-quality research
Pre-appraised – tools that have undergone a filtering
process to include only those studies that are regularly
updated and of higher quality
Point-of-Care Resources
Evidence based textbooks
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Provide rapid access to concise information to clinicians at the
point of care
Not a database of articles from books, journals, or guidelines
Original, current, summaries written by experts
Formal systems used to grade strength of recommendations
and quality of evidence
Information Retrieval for Evidence
Based Health Care
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Using research findings versus conducting research
Retrieving and evaluating information that has direct
application to specific patient care problems
Selecting resources that are current, valid and available
at point-of-care
Developing search strategies that are feasible within
time constraints of clinical practice
Evidence Based Summaries
• UptoDate
– Evidence based summaries of over 9,500
topics in over 22 specialties
– 8,500 Treatment Recommendations
– GRADE System used to score
recommendations and strength of evidence
– Practice changing updates; Updated
continuously
– Drug database; Patient education materials
– The Gold Standard of summaries
UTD – fast, current, peer reviewed
UTD – simple search, quick answers
Life-Long Learning
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Selecting and searching online databases is
challenging
Information is ever changing
Contact Sandra (email preferred)
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