ProQuest Hospital Collection + PQ Dissertations and Theses Oriana Filipionek April 2009

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ProQuest Medical Library Title counts titles 900+ full-text All titles significantly MEDLINE indexed Key titles: The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Journal of Clinical Investigation, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and many more

ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source Full-text database, some index-only titles 800+, 700 full-text journals 12,000+ dissertations from 400 universities Covers nursing and all allied health fields For research, undergraduate study and professional development Key titles: Rehabilitation Nursing, Journal of Practical Nursing, Journal of Allied Health and many more

Study Paths New feature Designed to help students to the best information on the topics they are studying Study paths created by nursing specialists

ProQuest has signed a limited exclusive long term Agreement with The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Exclusive rights to distribute evidence- based nursing and allied health information from the Joanna Briggs Institute to the library market worldwide The Joanna Briggs Institute

ProQuest Psychology Journals: Overview 650 journals 4000 Dissertations Full-text database, some A&I titles Majority of titles indexed in PsycINFO Covers psychology and other related fields Ideal for students and mental health professionals Key Titles: Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, American Journal of Psychiatry, Human Resource Management, The Journal of Special Education, AIDS: Education and Research

All ProQuest Medical ddbb: Content Editorial Policy Key titles, as identified by the library community –Advisory Board, Florida Uni Study, Brandon Hill Medical lists, Core Collection lists, etc. Key titles, as identified by the research community –Impact factors, EigenfactorEigenfactor Key titles, as identified by the professional community - Focus groups, customer feedback usage within ProQuest Open Access titles where they add value Embargoes kept to a minimum

PQDT : What is it? ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Formerly: Dissertation Abstracts and ProQuest Digital Dissertations (PQDD) The most authoritative source for graduate works (dissertations and theses) UMI Dissertation Publishing: ProQuest is the designated digital archive for the US Library of Congress for dissertations and has agreement with National Library of Canada

Figures on Content Access to 2.3 million of citation records Full Text of 1.9 million (print, microfilm or online) available online (PDF) from Pages Preview (in case of non FT sub) Mostly US & Canada Author written abstracts from 1980 forward for dissertations; 1988 forward for theses

Figures on Content & Update More than dissertations and theses added each year Oldest works date back to 1647 First US work included date back to 1841 From over 1,700 schools/programs around the world (700 actively) About 75% doctoral dissertations; 25% master’s theses Add 1,000 to 3,000 graduate works to the collection every week

Key points PEERLESS: The most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world PRESTIGIOUS: Thousands of libraries around the world subscribe to it; 70% of the world’s leading universities (Times Higher list) subscribe PERMANENT: Microform is secure for 500 years if stored properly PROMINENT: Big name brand: Most end users search it in conjunction with other PQ databases POPULAR: Updated with new content on a weekly basis

Key points II Cross searching capabilities between PQDT and other ProQuest databases makes end user research more efficient and more complete Access to 10% page previews of graduate works provides unique insight into their content and coverage Strict Editorial Control of Content and Metadata Content-Type Focus (e.g. only PhD and Masters Theses) means no unwanted data in searches (articles, senior theses, etc.) Guaranteed Access (no dead links)

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Evidence Matters

A user-friendly system to help choose the best therapy options for a specific patient with a confirmed diagnosis Retrieve the peer-reviewed research results that help you understand how effective different therapy options are Summary graphs and tables allow you to see at a glance the evidence on therapy effectiveness and safety Up-to-date to include the very latest research What is Evidence Matters?

Evidence Matters is a new generation of literature search

The Traditional Workflow Bibliographic (e.g. MEDLINE) Search 100s of full-text articles 100s of hours reading them 1000s of references Need to make a judgement on how well the research is carried out Need to decide if relevant for individual patient Need to extract data from the articles

The EBM Process 1.Formulate a sensible, focused clinical question (PICO) 2.Search the medical literature for evidence related to the question 3.Rate the quality of the available studies 4.Apply the evidence to a particular patient or clinical situation

Understanding the “Pyramid of Evidence”? The information at the top of the ‘pyramid of evidence’ is considered to be the best evidence. However, there is not a Systematic Review to answer every question. Those practicing EBM work down the pyramid if higher evidence is not available.

How is Evidence Matters Updated? Articles in English Therapeutic effectiveness & safety on humans Scan databases (MDs & software) Data hand abstracted by MD’s & software, editorial information discarded Blind review Information uploaded to database for open peer review

EM sources of information CINAHL Top textbooks & disease-specific resources Cochrane Library Medline EM Full text articles are retrieved daily (scanning MEDLINE, Cochrane, CINAHL, texts, etc.) All types of research, from case reports to randomized clinical trials; articles go back 20 years Therapy-based outcome studies, published in English, of interventions on humans

Modules Included Cardiology Endocrine and Metabolic disorders Gastroenterology Gynecology Neurology Oncology Orthopaedics Pediatrics Respiratory Urology

Evidence-based, not eminence-based Original information from peer-reviewed journals you trust Finds research directly relevant to your patient - because every patient is different –Filter in only articles where patients are of a relevant age –Filter in only articles where patients are of a relevant race –Filter in only articles in which patients are taking specific drug treatments –Etc. etc. Filter out articles that are not of a sufficiently high quality –with Evidence Matters can you quickly and easily tell No editorial – guidance not guidelines Complements synthesized summary information sources Why is Evidence Matters a Valuable Tool?

For the clinician Decreases the amount of time you need to read to keep up Quickly find research that supports – or challenges – your choice of therapies A great teaching tool for clinical rounds For the researcher Can saves hours/weeks/months of research Potentially improves patient outcomes, quality of care … and money

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