Library Resources & Services for Speech-Language Pathology

1. Library Resources & Services for Speech-Language Pathology 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

2. John Vaughan Library (JVL) Comprehensive print and online collections Hours: http://library.nsuok.edu/Admin/libhrs.html. Open until 2:00 a.m. Sunday-Thursday Check out Laptops, iPads, cameras at Reserve Desk WiFi hot spots throughout the building Comfortable seating and study environments 1st Floor – Reserves, Interlibrary Loan, Circulation 2d Floor – Journals, Newspapers, Special Collections 3d Floor – Books, Gov. Documents, SLP Librarian LC Call Numbers: RC, RF, RJ

3. Sandra Provides…. Instruction Research Assistance Customized Information Services Database Searches Collection Development (Selection of print and online books, audiovisuals, journals and databases) Help with RUSH delivery of ILL requests Office Hours: Tuesday 10 am to 4 pm Send email with “SLP” in subject line for assistance or to arrange an appointment

4. Objectives To provide a mechanism for students to access the most current Speech-Language Pathology and health related information To familiarize students with specific information resources and library services to support the SLP curriculum To familiarize students with evidence-based health care and lifelong learning skills

5. http://library.nsuok.edu/collegesh/healthpr/spath/index.html

6. Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Services Delivery of journal articles, books, and other items not owned by the library Delivery of books, audiovisuals, and journal articles in the JVL print collection Journal articles delivered electronically if possible ILL Requests Click on Interlibrary Loan button from SLP Web Page Click on ill@nsuok.edu to send request Provide complete information about the journal article or book that you need. Provide your contact information If you have questions or need assistance, contact: Donna Graham – x3243 – grahamdg@nsuok.edu

7. ASHA Journals • How to find articles about speech, language, and hearing disorders in ASHA journals • Click on CINAHL Plus w/Full Text from the SLP web page (Take the Advanced Tutorial First) • All ASHA journals are available in CINAHL • Enter the search on your topic, e.g., aphasia • Click on “PDF Full Text” icon to display article • Click on “Instructions” from the web page to print the handout

8. Evidence Based Health Care “Integrating the best scientific evidence into the context of clinical care”. Steps Defining a clinical question Identifying the best available scientific evidence to answer the question Search terms + study type + level of evidence Deciding on the most appropriate course of action for a given patient

9. As you move up the pyramid, the amount of available literature decreases, but it increases in its relevance to the clinical setting. Source:  Sackett, D.L., Richardson, W.S., Rosenberg, W.M.C., & Haynes, R.B. (1996). Evidence-Based Medicine: How to practice and teach EBM. London: Churchill-Livingstone.

10. Hierarchy of Evidence-Based Resources Dynamed, Joanna Briggs ACP Journal Club Cochrane and Joanna Briggs Systematic Reviews MEDLINE, CINAHL Plus SOURCE: Haynes, R. B. (2001). Of studies, syntheses, synopses, and systems: the “4S” evolution of services for finding current best evidence. Evidence-Based Medicine, 6 (2), 36-38. Retrieved 2-07-07 from http://ebm.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/6/2/36

11. Systematic Review Identifies and analyzes data from several primary studies to answer a specific clinical question Provides search strategies and resources used to locate studies Includes specific inclusion and exclusion criteria (results in less bias) Meta-Analysis (subclass) statistically summarizes results of several individual studies Access full text of Cochrane and Joanna Briggs reviews through Ovid

12. Life-Long Learning Selecting and searching online databases is challenging Information is ever changing Contact Sandra for help