Avril Cunningham , Instruction Coordinator

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Library Instruction for University Writing 340

• Avril Cunningham , Instruction Coordinator
• USC Libraries
• avrilc_at_usc.edu

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Outline

• Library Search Skills
• Library Databases
• Alt Health
• Ovid Medline
• Web of Science
• JSTOR Expanded if time allows!

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Library Search Skills

• Keywords to SUBJECT HEADINGS
• Use AND to connect different concepts
• USE OR to look for synonyms
• Find the full text at www.usc.edu/findarticles
• OVID Mesh Subject Headings

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Find the Full text www.usc.edu/findarticles

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Cited By
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Advanced Skills

• Citation Searching
• Find who used the paper in their new research
  paper
• In Web of Science look around for relevant
  articles with citation searching

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QUESTIONS????
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Web of Science

• Use for truncation
• Egorgan transplant
• .organ transplants
• .organ transplantation
• .........organ transplanted

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Search Strategy

• Look at Subject Area
• Add in words from good article
• Dont be afraid to use the Citation Tool

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Alt health Watch

• Alt-HealthWatch
• full-text and image database focusing on the many
  perspectives of complementary, holistic and
  integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness.
  
• nearly 50,000 articles from 160 international
  peer-reviewed journals, academic and professional
  publications, magazines, reports, proceedings,
  association and consumer newsletters, plus
  hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, original
  research and book excerpts.

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Alt Health Watch

• in-depth coverage on both professional and
  consumer levels across the full spectrum of more
  than two hundred therapies, modalities and
  perspectives addressed by integrated medicine and
  covered by "Alternative Medicine."
• Subject areas covered include Acupuncture,
  Mind-Body Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Creative
  Therapies, Chiropractic, Naturopathy, Homeopathy,
  Osteopathy, Energy Medicine, Body Work,
  Herbalism, Aromatherapy, Nutrition, Childbirth,
  Cross-Cultural Therapies, and Veterinary
  Medicine. Updated quarterly.

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Try Right side of screen. Search for Similar
articles.
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Hey

• Why do all my articles have DIFFERENT subject
  headings.
• Cant I use just ONE word
• You MUST use OR between synonyms to get the best
  results in Alt Health Watch

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SYNONOYMS

• Sale of human organs
• OR
• OrgansExport Trade
• OR
• TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc. --
  Corrupt practices OR
• Tissue Selling

• Medical Ethics
• OR
• Moral and ethical aspects
• OR
• Ethical Aspects

• lt-AND -gt

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If that does not work, try Narrowing results by
Subject
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Narrows the list of relevant articles
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The search rules of Alt Health Watch

• When a singular word is searched, the plural and
  possessive forms of that word will also be
  searched, even if the word is enclosed in
  quotation marks
• The wildcard is represented by a question mark ?.
  To use the wildcard, enter your search terms and
  replace each unknown character with a ?.
  EBSCOhost finds all citations of that word with
  the ? replaced by a letter. 
• For example, type ne?t to find all citations
  containing neat, nest or next. EBSCOhost does not
  find net because the wildcard replaces a single
  character.  
• Truncation is represented by an asterisk (). To
  use truncation, enter the root of a search term
  and replace the ending with an . EBSCOhost finds
  all forms of that word. For example, type comput
  to find the words computer or computing

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QUESTIONS????
If time, try Expanded and JSTOR
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OVID

• Medline ( Nursing and Allied Fields)
• Very controlled vocab MESH http//www.med.yale.ed
  u/library/education/guides/screencasts/ovidsp/ovid
  sp_mesh/
• Start keyword search
• Map to subject. Use doctor language
• Use the guide http//www.ovid.com/site/pdf/osp/Use
  r_Guide08-14-2008.pdf

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Medline is

• considered to be the premier source for
  information in the biomedical sciences from 1950
  to date.
• ACCESS From the EResources page select OVID at
  USC from the Quick Links menu. Follow the
  directions and select the time frame of MEDLINE
  you want, OR
• From the Selected Resources by Subject link for
  Biology and find under Databases. Click on
  Medline via Ovid.

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How to search OVID

• SEARCH BY TOPIC
• Enter your term in the text box and use the
  result to select either a keyword or a MESH term.
• Use the Explode and Focus features and select
  subheadings as appropriate.
• Use the combine feature to combine your topics.
• Use the special feature to Find Similar articles.
• Use the tutorial resources as needed at
  http//www.usc.edu/hsc/nml/lis/w-tutorials.html
• LOCATE ARTICLE TEXT Many citations in MEDLINE
  link to full text, but some only indicate
  availability by location/campus, so see the
  Locating Article Text section below.

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How do I get help
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Library resources to Help

• It is important to
• Contact Librarian Avril or Jean crampon_at_usc.edu
• Use Ask A Librarian http//www.usc.edu/libraries/s
  ervices/ask_a_librarian/
• Use www.usc.edu/findarticles to find full text

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Expanded- Subject Search
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400 Way too many to evaluate and choose wisely!!
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JSTOR apply Limits

• Sale of human organs
• Limit to articles only
• Limit to 200
• Changes results from 400 to 12 timely articles
  on topic

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