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Specialized Databases

Specialized Databases. Revised by Micah Walsleben MLS Original by: Dawn Kruse Field, MSIS Milagros De Jesus Rivera, MLS June 1, 2014. Goal. The goal of this module is to increase students ’ knowledge of five specialized databases offered through TTUHSC Libraries. Objectives.

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Specialized Databases

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  1. Specialized Databases Revised by Micah Walsleben MLS Original by: Dawn Kruse Field, MSISMilagros De Jesus Rivera, MLS June 1, 2014

  2. Goal The goal of this module is to increase students’ knowledge of five specialized databases offered through TTUHSC Libraries.

  3. Objectives • The student will: • identify which databases are most usefulfor their specialty or information needs. • learn about the subjects covered by the databases. • understand database features.

  4. Introduction • Why use databases? • Authoritative • Access to full–text articles • Structured and organized • Geared to specific medical specialties at TTUHSC

  5. Specialized Databases - Definition Specialized database:a collection of focused information (data) on a specific field of study, or, subjects indexed or arranged for ease and speed of searching and retrieval.

  6. Specialized Databases - PubMed • 23+ million citations from biomedical literature, 1946 to current year • Life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine • Clinical Queries (see module on Evidence-Based Practice for more information) • My NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) to save and filter • PubMed for mobile • Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) or Keyword searching

  7. Specialized Databases – Scopus • Worldwide coverage • 21,000+ peer-reviewed journals • 50+ million records – Over half from 1995; and some records as old as 1823 • Scientific, Technical, Medical and Social Sciences Literature including Arts & Humanities • Web pages and patents • Citation Tracker and Journal Analyzer

  8. Specialized Databases – Embase • EMTREE (thesaurus) includes all MeSH terms • Comprehensive drug searching • Clinical and scientific topics as well as those on pharmacoeconomics, pharmaceutical vehicles, additives and biotechnology. • 8,300+ peer-reviewed journals • Biomedical, clinical, and regulatory fields • 28+ million indexed records from 1947 forward

  9. Specialized Databases – CINAHL • Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature • Indexing for 5,000+ journals • Of which 760+ journals are full–text • 4+ million records • Full-text coverage dating back to 1937 • Subject coverage: Nursing and 14 allied health specialties • Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Research Instruments

  10. Specialized Databases – Micromedex • Drug resource • Fully–referenced, unbiased content covering dosage, pharmacokinetics, cautions, interactions, comparative efficacy, clinical applications as well as labeled and off-labeled indications • International, FDA-approved, and non-prescription preparations • Ingredient information for hundreds of thousands of commercial, pharmaceutical, and biological substances • Available as a mobile application • Patient CareNotes

  11. Databases ranked by subject coverage Note: x = may still be useful but not first choice Which would be your first choice for your subject area?

  12. Subjects covered Identify the databases with subject coverage for your specialty

  13. Database Features Which features will be useful to you? 1 2 3

  14. Review point #1 • In which databases are e-Pub (ahead of print) articles available? • Scopus • Embase • CINAHL • PubMed Select all that are applicable.

  15. Answer #1 • Answer is: a, b, and d From the table, PubMed, Scopus, and Embase show that they cover e-Pub materials. • Why is this important? Currency as e-Pub materials are the most recent publications available.

  16. Features continued 1 2 3 4 5

  17. Review point #2 • Which database is specific for drug information? • Scopus • CINAHL • Embase • Micromedex • PubMed

  18. Answer #2 • Answer is: d. Micromedex • Micromedex differs from other databases included in this module in that it does not focus on article retrieval, but instead focuses on drug information dissemination.

  19. Features continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

  20. Review point #3 Which database has the “Cited by” (Invisible Network) feature? • Micromedex • Embase • Scopus • PubMed • CINAHL

  21. Answer #3 Answer is: c. Scopus Scopus sorts citations according to the number of times the article has been cited by other publications. This demonstrates each article’s impact factor and identifies “landmark” articles and their authors.

  22. Types of Publications 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

  23. Journal Publication Types — Definition Publication types:describes the type of material the journal article represents • for example: Review, Clinical Trial, Letter, Meta-analysis, Editorial

  24. Review point #4 • You are assigned to find an article on a certain subject but it must be a cohort study. Which databases use that article/publication type as a limiter? Choose the best answer. • Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, and Micromedex • CINAHL, Scopus and Micromedex • PubMed, Scopus, Embase and CINAHL • PubMed, Embase and Micromedex • Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL and Micromedex

  25. Answer #4 • Answer is: c. PubMed, Scopus, Embase and CINAHL • Article/publication type also allows the searcher to identify evidence-based materials. • for example: meta-analysis, systematic review, etc.

  26. Final Points…Summarize Specialized databases provide tools needed to conduct relevant and efficient research.

  27. Review Questions Decide which database is most appropriate for each scenario and answer the questions.

  28. Exercise #1 • As a nursing student, which database would be the first choice to find peer-reviewed articles on the treatment of hypertension? Please choose the best answer. • A. Micromedex • B. CINAHL • C. Scopus • D. None of the above

  29. Answer for #1 B. CINAHL – this database focuses on nursing literature.

  30. Exercise #2 • Which database would be the first choice to find the prophylactic dosing of Lovenox prior to abdominal surgery? Please choose the best answer. • A. Micromedex • B. CINAHL • C. Scopus • D. None of the above

  31. Answer for #2 A. Micromedex – focuses on drug information with very specific criteria about drugs and their use.

  32. Exercise #3 • Which database(s) indexes for meta-analysis or systematic review articles on various subjects?Please choose the best answer. • A. PubMed • B. CINAHL • C. Scopus • D. All of the above

  33. Answer for #3 D. All of the above All of the databases presented in this module can be searched and are appropriate for locating systematic reviews or meta-analysis. Start with the database that is the first choice in your field.

  34. References About Scopus | Sciverse. Retrieved fromhttp://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/about/ Clinical Queries. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/clinical Cochrane Reviews | the Cochrane Collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews Embase. Retrieved from http://www.embase.com/home Embase | comprehensive coverage. Retrieved from http://embase.com/info/what-is-embase/coverage MICROMEDEX® 2.0. Retrieved from http://www.micromedexsolutions.com/micromedex2/librarian

  35. References continued Legal case. Retrieved from http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/legal+case Micromedex 2.0. Retrieved from http://www.micromedex.com/support/documentation/index.html Information Today, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.infotoday.com/ Mosby's medical dictionary. (2009). (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier. National Cancer Institute - comprehensive cancer information. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.gov/ National Library of Medicine – National Institutes of Health. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science. Retrieved from http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_A.aspx PubMed home. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed PubMed tutorial – glossary. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmedtutorial/glossary.html

  36. References continued ScienceDirect – home. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/ Scopus - document search. Retrieved from http://www.scopus.com/home.url University of Mississippi Libraries. (July 2004). Library of Congress subject heading guide., 1-7. User's guides to the medical literature: Essentials of evidence-based clinical practice. (2008). Guyatt G., Drummond R., Meade M. & Cook D.(Eds.), (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill Companies.

  37. Glossary • Abstract • An overview or summary of an article, book, or other publication. • Advanced Searching • Allows users to create a targeted search using field codes, proximity operators, or Boolean operators, to narrow the scope of the search. (Scopus - document search). • Articles in Press (ePub) • Documents that have been accepted for publication, but have not yet been assigned to a journal issue. (ScienceDirect home page overview, 2008).

  38. Glossary • Basic Search • Search the article title, abstract, or keywords for the terms needed. • Boolean Searching • These operators (AND, OR, and NOT) will help narrow or broaden the search to better express the terms and their relationships needed to retrieve the information. • Case Report • A detailed report of the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Case reports also contain some demographic information about the patient (for example: age, gender, ethnicity). (National Cancer Institute - comprehensive cancer information).

  39. Glossary • Citation Only • Usually includes only the author, article title, journal name, page numbers, volume, issue, and publication date. The abstract is not included. • Citation Tracker • Allows searchers to review citation counts for a particular author's work and to present a Citation Overview table broken down by individual years and brief article titles for the years the user has designated in a date range field. (Information today, Inc.).

  40. Glossary • Cited by • A link on the page that generates a results list with records that contain a reference to the original record. (ScienceDirect home page overview. 2008) • Clinical Drug Trials (Drug Trial) • The process of determining an adequate and effective therapeutic dose or duration of treatment of a specific drug for a particular disease state. (Mosby's medical dictionary. 2009)

  41. Glossary • Clinical Queries • A user-friendly search tool in PubMed that allows clinicians to quickly and easily search for relevant clinical literature on etiology, prognosis, diagnosis, and therapy of diseases and diagnostics. (Clinical queries) • Cochrane Reviews • Systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy. They investigate the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. (Cochrane reviews | The Cochrane collaboration)

  42. Glossary • Cohort Studies/Analysis • This is an investigation in which a group of individuals who do not have evidence of an outcome or interest but who are exposed to the putative cause is compared with a concurrent group of individuals who are also free of the outcome but not exposed to the putative cause. (User's guides to the medical literature: Essentials of evidence-based clinical practice. 2008). • Conference Proceedings • A collection of papers delivered at a conference or a summary of the conference.

  43. Glossary • Dissertations, Doctoral • A dissertation or thesis is a document that presents the author's research, findings and is submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualification. • Email Alerts • New articles that match personalized specific subject criteria are automatically electronically delivered. • Evidence-Based Care Sheets (Patient CareNotes) • Contain summaries or treatment for specific conditions that include references to published studies and other sources of supporting documentation.

  44. Glossary • Export Option • A feature that enables researchers to export citations, results lists, and other documents directly from PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and CINAHL to RefWorks, EndNote, or other citation managers. • Full-Text Article • The entire record, typically most of the following items: abstract, outline, full–text with hypertext links, images, tables, and bibliographic references, is listed. • Government Publications • Documents published by US government agencies.

  45. Glossary • Journals • Sources for current information in disciplines that publish new research and review articles. • Journal Analyzer • Mathematical algorithm used by some databases to measure journal value and reputation. • Keyword Searching • Research method that searches for the term in the title or the description of the item.

  46. Glossary • Legal Cases • The evidence and testimony compiled and organized by one party in a lawsuit to prove that party's version of the controversy at a trial in court. (Legal case.)

  47. Glossary • Limit(s), (Limiters) or Filter(s) • A feature of a well-designed database that allows the user to employ various parameters to restrict the retrieval of entries containing the terms included in the statement. Limits may be set before a search is executed, after results are displayed, or both, depending on the design of the system. Limiters are not standardized but typically include publication date, material type, language, full-text, and peer-review information. (ODLIS: Online dictionary for library and information science) • Master’s Thesis • See Dissertations, Doctoral.

  48. Glossary • Meta-analysis • A statistical technique for quantitatively combining the results of multiple studies measuring the same outcome into a single pooled or summary estimate. (User's guides to the medical literature: Essentials of evidence-based clinical practice, 2008) • Nursing Dissertations • Written document or thesis, especially investigation or research on a specialized topic, submitted in partial fulfillment or as a requirement in a higher level nursing program. See also Dissertation, Doctoral.

  49. Glossary • Patents • Legal documents issued by the U.S. government, or the government of another country, in response to a formal application process in which the inventor or originator of a new product or process is granted the exclusive right to manufacture, use, and sell it for a designated period of time. (ODLIS: Online dictionary for library and information science) • Peer-reviewed Journal • Contains articles submitted by authors for publication which are evaluated by a group of their contemporary experts in the field.

  50. Glossary • Personal Account • Most databases offer registration to create personal accounts that allow for saving searches, results, search strategies, and for creating email alerts. • Practice Guideline(s) • Systematically developed statements or recommendations to assist practitioners and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. (User's guides to the medical literature: Essentials of evidence-based clinical practice, 2008)

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