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Northwest Community Mental Health Centre

Northwest Community Mental Health Centre. Library Instruction Session January 22, 2008 Session Presenter: Marcus Vaska. Research Goals. Select and refine topic Develop an effective search strategy Choose or select an appropriate database, e-journal, online reference source, etc.

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Northwest Community Mental Health Centre

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  1. Northwest Community Mental Health Centre Library Instruction Session January 22, 2008 Session Presenter: Marcus Vaska

  2. Research Goals • Select and refine topic • Develop an effective search strategy • Choose or select an appropriate database, e-journal, online reference source, etc. • Cite your sources and use an approved style guide

  3. Session Outline • Health Information Network Calgary • Brief introduction • Register for a library account, overview of services for HIN members • Literature Search Process • PICO • WISPR • Research Databases (Point of Care) • UpToDate • EBM Reviews (ACP Journal Club)-new OVID SP version • Natural Standard • Literature Searching Techniques • Summary of literature review • OVID databases (Medline, PsycINFO)-new OVID SP version • New OVID SP Basic Search in Medline • E-Journals

  4. Health Information Networkhttp://hinc.ucalgary.ca • Collaboration between the University of Calgary Library and the Calgary Health Region • Partnership formed in July 2005, with the Tom Baker Cancer Centre joining the alliance in March 2007 • Mission: “to provide access to library collections and services and training to help use these resources effectively.” Adapted from Taryn J. Lenders

  5. Health Information NetworkKnowledge Centres • Health Sciences Library (University of Calgary) • Phone: 220-6855/220-6857, e-mail: medlibr@ucalgary.ca • Alberta Children’s Hospital • Phone: 955-7077, e-mail: achinfo@ucalgary.ca • Peter Lougheed Centre • Phone: 943-4737, e-mail: plcinfo@ucalgary.ca • Rockyview General Hospital • Phone: 943-3373, e-mail: rghinfo@ucalgary.ca • Tom Baker Cancer Centre • Phone: 521-3765, e-mail: tbcc.library@cancerboard.ab.ca • Women’s Health Centre • Phone: 944-2267, e-mail: whkcinfo@ucalgary.ca

  6. Health Information NetworkServices • Teaching and information service (evidence-based practice) • Literature searches • Interlibrary Loan (obtain books and articles from various institutions worldwide) • Family resource centre (information assistance for patients and their families) • Outreach programs

  7. Health Information NetworkRegistering for a Library Account • From the main HIN home page, click on Register for a Library Account • If you do not yet have a library account, please fill out the Health Information Network Borrower Registration form. • Click Submit

  8. User Authentication

  9. Before the Search Begins • Organize your search so that you know what you are looking for before beginning your trek. • These searching tools can help you become better organized: • PICO • WISPR

  10. PICO

  11. Literature Search Processhttp://webapps2.ucalgary.ca/~commons/servlet/wispr/app?service=page/GENERIC-Home

  12. Refining a Search • Boolean Operators • AND(narrows search, retrieving records containing all of the terms) • OR(broadens search, retrieving records containing any of the terms) • NOT (excludes terms from a search, retrieving records that do not contain the term following it.) • Truncation/Wildcard • * system* = returns records on system, systems, systematic • ? wom?n = returns records on both woman and women (singular and plural forms) • Nesting • Parenthesis, () keep related terms together If searching for an exact phrase, enclose phrase in quotation marks, “”

  13. UpToDate • ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), treatment and therapy • Keywords: ADHD, treatment, therapy

  14. UpToDate • Evidence-based, synthesized medical information • Updated every 4 months (latest release: version 15.3-October 2007) • Includes topic reviews, differential diagnoses, new findings, etc., all written by physician experts • As a web-based product, information can be located and retrieved within minutes • Workplace access only (not available off-site)

  15. ACP Journal Club(OVIDSP) • ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, therapeutics • Keywords: ADHD OR Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, limit to therapeutics

  16. ACP Journal Club Saving a Search • Scroll to the Results Manager box at the bottom of the results retrieved screen • Choice to print, e-mail, or save records • To save a record: • Click on the save button (the one with the computer disk) • In the following screen select Windows Style Linefeeds, make sure the Include Search Strategy box is checked, and click Continue. • The results will be saved as a text (txt) file.

  17. Natural Standard(complementary and alternative therapies) • treatment for patients with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) • Keywords, ADHD, treatment

  18. Purpose of Conducting a Literature Review • Determine existing knowledge (what literature has been written on a topic) • Identify gaps in existing knowledge • Identify research designs and methodologies • Identify other researchers in the areas of interest • Provide context for research (build on and add meaning to existing literature)

  19. Literature Review Account of what has already been published on a topic Describe, summarize, evaluate, and clarify literature Is NOT merely a summary of existing literature Systematic Review Brings together findings from range of research interventions Aim is to identify as many relevant studies as possible around a topic Research process is systematic to minimize bias Literature vs. Systematic Review

  20. Medline & PsycINFO(OVID SP) • Evaluation of Mental Health Services • Keywords: “mental health services”, evaluation

  21. Medline and PsycINFOSaving a Search • Scroll to the Results Manager box at the left-hand side of the screen • Choice to print, e-mail, or save records • Saving in PsycINFO, Medline, or any database under the OVID provider is identical. • To save a record: • Select the pertinent record or records • Select Complete Reference under the Fields menu; ensure that OVID is selected under the Result Format menu. • Click on the save button (the one with the computer disk) • In the following screen select Windows Style Linefeeds, make sure the Include Search Strategy box is checked, and click Continue. • The results will be saved as a text (txt) file.

  22. A Brief Note on SFX • Provides a link between several databases and full-text articles (note that NLM is NOT linked to SFX) • **note: in New OVID SP, this feature will be implemented in January/February 2008** • Not only does SFX automatically search the library catalogue for electronic holdings, it also notifies the user when material is not available online • For more information, please consult http://library.ucalgary.ca/services/finditsfxfulltextservice/whatisfindit-sfx.php

  23. OVID SP Basic Search(natural language processing) • Free text search terms can be entered • Natural language processing • Topic, phrase, question, or keywords can be entered • No need to worry about syntax (Boolean operators, truncation) • Spell-check feature: if word misspelled, warning will be displayed

  24. Database Helplines • UpToDate: http://www.uptodate.com/subscribers/user_manual/index.asp • Natural Standard Interactive Demo: https://my.calgaryhealthregion.ca/http://www.naturalstandard.com.hinc.lib.ucalgary.ca/ (click on the Demo tab) • General help for all databases under the OVID SP Provider (ACP Journal Club, Medline, PsycINFO): http://www.ovid.com/site/pdf/osp_userguide_11_20_07.pdf

  25. Peer-Reviewed Journals • Scholarly periodical; each article submitted for publication is judged, independently, by a panel of experts • Characteristics of a peer-reviewed journal: • Formal • Cited sources (footnotes and/or a bibliography) • Authored by scholars and researchers • Purpose of article is to publish results of research • Publisher is a prominent organization or research institution Please consult http://www.library.uiuc.edu/alx/peer.htm for more information

  26. E-Journals • E-Journals • Accessed from the Health Information Network home page (http://hinc.ucalgary.ca/index.php) by clicking on the E-Journals tab. • E-Journals are all listed alphabetically

  27. The End • This concludes today’s session. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you! • Marcus Vaska • E-mail: mmvaska@ucalgary.ca • Phone: 220-5319

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