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Lister Hill Library Resources for HSA Executive PhD Program

Lister Hill Library Resources for HSA Executive PhD Program. Presented by: Susan Smith susanc@uab.edu. Today’s Topics. Become comfortable using the Lister Hill Library website to find information Understand how to find targeted search tips and research resources on the HSA LHL guide

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Lister Hill Library Resources for HSA Executive PhD Program

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  1. Lister Hill Library Resources for HSA Executive PhD Program Presented by: Susan Smith susanc@uab.edu

  2. Today’s Topics • Become comfortable using the Lister Hill Library websiteto find information • Understand how to find targeted search tips and research resources on the HSA LHL guide • Know how to find full text of articles • Learn strategies to build an effective search, specifically in the databases PubMed, Google Scholar, & Business Source Premier

  3. Today’s Topics (cont.) • Understand types of plagiarism & gain tips for avoiding it • Know how to find resources to help with citing in APA format • Know how to get help after today’s session

  4. HSA Guide http://libguides.lhl.uab.edu/HSA

  5. A word about Googling…

  6. LHL Homepagewww.uab.edu/lister Tip: Always access resources through the LHL website!

  7. Finding Articles on a Topic • Identify an appropriate database • Search effectively • Select relevant articles • Access full articles

  8. PubMed

  9. About PubMed • More than 22 miillion citations (some books), 1946 to present • Provided by National Library of Medicine (tax dollars) for free but most full text only available through subscription • Articles tagged with MeSH terms (Medical Subject Headings)

  10. Demonstration Topic • Find articles on the effect of incentive reimbursements like pay for performance on hospital costs?

  11. How PubMed Works Click here to view MeSH Terms assigned to this article

  12. Tips for PubMed Searches • Check the Search detailsbox • Apply filters (date, language, publication type) • View “Related articles” for relevant results • Link to full text with • Consider searching by MeSH terms to focus search

  13. My NCBI • Personal account in PubMed where you can: • Save searches • Save citations • Set up e-mail alerts • Choose filters to group search results • Highlight search terms in results

  14. PubMed Practice • Find some articles on effective safety checklist implementation. • Access the full text of 1 article.

  15. Google Scholar Don’t forget to set Library Links to Lister Hill & Bibliography Manager to EndNote

  16. About Google Scholar • Interdisciplinary, scholarly literature • Not just published articles: papers, theses, books, pre-prints, etc. • Searches all the words in these sources • Sorts results by relevance (so watch dates or you can limit by date range)

  17. Demonstration Topic • Medical tourism

  18. Tips for Google Scholar Searches • Use quotes around author names, titles, or exact phrases • Use Advanced Search to help you: • Limit to specific date range • Only search for words in title of document • Exclude words from your search Click this small down arrow to use Advanced Search

  19. Practice • Find articles on strategic change in healthcare • Can you find a full text copy of this article? Sikka, V. (2009). The efficiency of hospital-based clusters: evaluating system performance using data envelopment analysis. Health care management review,34, 251-261.

  20. Business Source Premier

  21. About Business Source Premier • Good resource for company information • Also includes full text and citations from regional, national and international business and trade journals • Multiple search options offered • Offers limiters (date, peer-reviewed, etc.) and expanders (search within full text articles, apply related words) • Includes full text PDFs and links to UAB Article Linker

  22. Tips for Business Source Premier Searches • Put phrases in quotes • Use AND and/or OR between terms • Use * at the end of a root word to include all derivatives (comput* searches for computers, computing, compute, computation, etc.) • Find company profiles using the right sidebar

  23. Demonstration & Practice • Find a company profile and SWOT analysis for Kaiser Permanente  • What kinds of strategic planning initiatives are hospitals using?

  24. What is Plagiarism? • Claiming as your own ideas, words, data, computer programs, creative compositions, artwork, etc. done by someone else • Involves, for example: • Citing improperly • Failure to cite someone else’s ideas, words, etc. • Claiming all or part of someone else’s paper as your own

  25. Professional Consequences • Retraction Watch blog: • http://retractionwatch.wordpress.com

  26. Types of Plagiarism • Copy & Paste • Word Switch • Style • Metaphor • Idea • Plagiarism: A Student's Guide to Recognizing It and Avoiding It

  27. Avoiding Plagiarism • Write daily • Pace yourself • Take “citable notes” • Do not wait until the last minute

  28. APA Guidehttp://libguides.lhl.uab.edu/APA

  29. Questions?

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