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This document provides guidance on conducting effective literature searches from developing a research topic and question to searching bibliographic databases using appropriate keywords, synonyms, and Boolean logic. It emphasizes an iterative process of searching, evaluating results, and refining searches. Tips are provided on documenting searches and managing references. Contact information is included for librarian assistance.

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Diving for pearls.. How to get the most from your literature search. Isla Kuhn Deputy Medical Librarian
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Google will give me everything I need (if/when wikipedia fails me) A. True B. False 0% 0% True False
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Compiling the bibliography to my dissertation will be the easy bit A. True B. False 0% 0% True False
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY a) introducing the research topic, with an explanation of why the subject was chosen for study, b) reviewing relevant literature and showing how this has informed the research issue, c) explaining how the research has been designed and why the research methods being used have been chosen (methodology), d) outlining the findings, e) analysing the findings and discussing them in the context of the literature review, f) concluding, and g) references
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY a) introducing the research topic, with an explanation of why the subject was chosen for study, b) reviewing relevant literature and showing how this has informed the research issue, c) explaining how the research has been designed and why the research methods being used have been chosen (methodology), d) outlining the findings, e) analysing the findings and discussing them in the context of the literature review, f) concluding, and g) 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 DONT plagiarise! Dont 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 thoroughly!) References DONT plagiarise! Dont 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 DONT plagiarise! Dont lose marks through sloppy references
MEDICAL LIBRARY Why reference? CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Showing how widely youve read around the subject; Demonstrating your understanding of the context and research up to this point; Highlighting points of view that differ to yours; Backing up your own points of view. http://theuniversityblog.co.uk/2012/07/24/need-references/
MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 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???........................
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease? P problem / patient? I Intervention? C Comparison? O Outcome? Synonyms?
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease? P heart disease I chocolate C O risk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results 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 /
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which will give you useful/relevant hits (a SPECIFIC search)? A. coronary disease AND chocolate B. chocolate OR heart failure C. coronary disease NOT chocolate D. risk AND chocolate 0% 0% 0% 0% A. B. C. D.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results: Boolean Logic AND to narrow the search by combining different topics eg physiotherapy and stroke Both terms must be present in the results.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which will give you the biggest number of hits (a SENSITIVE search) A. coronary disease AND heart failure B. coronary disease OR heart failure C. coronary disease NOT heart failure 0% 0% 0% A. B. C.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results: 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.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which is the most comprehensive search? (most SPECIFIC & most SENSITIVE search)? A. coronary disease AND chocolate AND risk B. (coronary disease OR heart failure) AND chocolate AND risk C. chocolate AND risk AND coronary failure D. risk AND (chocolate OR cocoa) AND (coronary disease OR heart failure) 0% 0% 0% 0% A. B. C. D.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results: Boolean Logic NOT to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term eg chocolate not confectionary The first, but not the second, term must be present.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results Is consuming chocolate effective in the prevention of heart disease? heart disease OR heart failure OR cardiovascular disease OR coronary disease AND chocolate OR cocoa OR cacao AND risk OR prevention
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Is consuming chocolate effective in the prevention of heart disease? 1. heart disease 2. heart failure 3. cardiovascular disease 4. coronary disease 5. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 6. risk 7. prevention 8. 6 or 7 9. chocolate 10. cocoa 11. cacao 12. 9 or 10 or 11 13. ????
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results Databases Web of science Pubmed ??? EndnoteWeb (to manage your references) LibrarySearch (to get hold of the articles)
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Results to References http://wok.mimas.ac.uk http://www.myendnoteweb.com http://tinyurl.com/campubmed
MEDICAL LIBRARY Searching Dos & Donts CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Dont try to do the whole search in one line Dont imagine that your first attempt will get all the articles you need Dont give up!
MEDICAL LIBRARY Searching Dos & Donts CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 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 http://www.twitjc.com/ Twitter Journal Club http://www.casp-uk.net/ CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) Do ask for help
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/part2-14
MEDICAL LIBRARY Help! CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Isla Kuhn Deputy Medical Librarian Medical Library Box 111 Addenbrookes Hospital email: ilk21@cam.ac.uk phone: (01223 3) 36750 web: http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk Thank you.

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Fishing for pearls 2014 - part 2s

  • 1. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Diving for pearls.. How to get the most from your literature search. Isla Kuhn Deputy Medical Librarian
  • 3. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Google will give me everything I need (if/when wikipedia fails me) A. True B. False 0% 0% True False
  • 4. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Compiling the bibliography to my dissertation will be the easy bit A. True B. False 0% 0% True False
  • 5. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY a) introducing the research topic, with an explanation of why the subject was chosen for study, b) reviewing relevant literature and showing how this has informed the research issue, c) explaining how the research has been designed and why the research methods being used have been chosen (methodology), d) outlining the findings, e) analysing the findings and discussing them in the context of the literature review, f) concluding, and g) references
  • 6. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY a) introducing the research topic, with an explanation of why the subject was chosen for study, b) reviewing relevant literature and showing how this has informed the research issue, c) explaining how the research has been designed and why the research methods being used have been chosen (methodology), d) outlining the findings, e) analysing the findings and discussing them in the context of the literature review, f) concluding, and g) references
  • 7. 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 DONT plagiarise! Dont lose marks through sloppy references
  • 8. 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 thoroughly!) References DONT plagiarise! Dont lose marks through sloppy references
  • 9. 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 DONT plagiarise! Dont lose marks through sloppy references
  • 10. MEDICAL LIBRARY Why reference? CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Showing how widely youve read around the subject; Demonstrating your understanding of the context and research up to this point; Highlighting points of view that differ to yours; Backing up your own points of view. http://theuniversityblog.co.uk/2012/07/24/need-references/
  • 11. MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 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???........................
  • 12. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease? P problem / patient? I Intervention? C Comparison? O Outcome? Synonyms?
  • 13. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results Is consuming chocolate effective in reducing the risk of heart disease? P heart disease I chocolate C O risk
  • 14. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results 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 /
  • 15. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which will give you useful/relevant hits (a SPECIFIC search)? A. coronary disease AND chocolate B. chocolate OR heart failure C. coronary disease NOT chocolate D. risk AND chocolate 0% 0% 0% 0% A. B. C. D.
  • 16. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results: Boolean Logic AND to narrow the search by combining different topics eg physiotherapy and stroke Both terms must be present in the results.
  • 17. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which will give you the biggest number of hits (a SENSITIVE search) A. coronary disease AND heart failure B. coronary disease OR heart failure C. coronary disease NOT heart failure 0% 0% 0% A. B. C.
  • 18. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results: 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.
  • 19. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Which is the most comprehensive search? (most SPECIFIC & most SENSITIVE search)? A. coronary disease AND chocolate AND risk B. (coronary disease OR heart failure) AND chocolate AND risk C. chocolate AND risk AND coronary failure D. risk AND (chocolate OR cocoa) AND (coronary disease OR heart failure) 0% 0% 0% 0% A. B. C. D.
  • 20. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results: Boolean Logic NOT to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term eg chocolate not confectionary The first, but not the second, term must be present.
  • 21. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results Is consuming chocolate effective in the prevention of heart disease? heart disease OR heart failure OR cardiovascular disease OR coronary disease AND chocolate OR cocoa OR cacao AND risk OR prevention
  • 22. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Is consuming chocolate effective in the prevention of heart disease? 1. heart disease 2. heart failure 3. cardiovascular disease 4. coronary disease 5. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 6. risk 7. prevention 8. 6 or 7 9. chocolate 10. cocoa 11. cacao 12. 9 or 10 or 11 13. ????
  • 23. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Topic to Results Databases Web of science Pubmed ??? EndnoteWeb (to manage your references) LibrarySearch (to get hold of the articles)
  • 24. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY From Results to References http://wok.mimas.ac.uk http://www.myendnoteweb.com http://tinyurl.com/campubmed
  • 25. MEDICAL LIBRARY Searching Dos & Donts CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Dont try to do the whole search in one line Dont imagine that your first attempt will get all the articles you need Dont give up!
  • 26. MEDICAL LIBRARY Searching Dos & Donts CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 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 http://www.twitjc.com/ Twitter Journal Club http://www.casp-uk.net/ CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) Do ask for help
  • 27. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/part2-14
  • 28. MEDICAL LIBRARY Help! CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Isla Kuhn Deputy Medical Librarian Medical Library Box 111 Addenbrookes Hospital email: ilk21@cam.ac.uk phone: (01223 3) 36750 web: http://library.medschl.cam.ac.uk Thank you.