Academic Information Service University of Pretoria MEDLINE (Block SA3) - 2006 Academic Information Service University of Pretoria

Advantages of bibliographic database training (How to find journal articles) Find the information you need at the appropriate time and place Focus your information on your topic by choosing the right database Efficient searching techniques = quality information It gives an understanding of the information process It emphasizes the process of lifelong education

Understand the information process Receive the research topic Find the information Process the information for an assignment Presentation of research including the use of a reference technique (Vancouver)

Finding the Information Use Medline to find journal articles (other databases can also be used – depends on what you are looking for) Find the electronic full text of your references use Tyds@Tuks (Electronic Journals) Use library catalogue (UP Explore) to find journals in the library in print format

MEDLINE opening ON OVID

TO ACCESS THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY (Medical Library) type in the following URL: http://www.ais.up.ac.za/health And bookmark it for future reference.

To access the AIS from Main UP webpage Click here to go to AIS main page

Click on “Services per Faculty” Main AIS webpage Click on “Services per Faculty”

To go to Medical Library’s webpage Click on “Health Sciences”

To go to Bibliographic Databases Click on “Health Databases”

Click on Medline

What you need to start On campus: Library registration (at library counter) Network registration (at library counter) Ask for training sessions if you still feel uncomfortable searching Medline or any other database Off campus: Library registration

Background of Medline A biomedical database Covering years since 1966 (and recently back to 1951) Indexing journals only ± 4800 journals indexed International coverage

Medline can be searched in different time periods Latest 10 years most popular

For starters! Specify your topic Break up your topic in its different parts if more than one Start searching the parts or terms one by one After searching the different terms, you will combine them logically

Example of a search subject Write an assignment on the management, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of fractures in sports in adolescents and adults.

Break the search down into concepts Fractures B Management Treatment Surgery Rehabilitation Prevention C Sports Soccer Rugby Hockey etc D Adolescents Teenagers Adults

Type in the first part of your topic First search term

MESH Medical Subject Headings An alphabetical list of medical terms MESH makes efficient searching easy for everyone

Advantages of MESH Automatic cross-referencing from non-MESH to MESH terms Covers British/American spelling Includes singular/plural terms Includes synonyms MESH terms link to sub-headings MESH terms will take you step-by-step through database searching on OVID

Your typed-in subject term will be “mapped” to a MESH term Click on the term to see “tree structure” Mapping term

EXPLODE MESH terms are organised into tree structures The TREE structure arranges MESH terms into broader and narrower terms Medline has an EXPLODE function which enables you to use a broader term while simultaneously including all its narrower terms Enable the EXPLODE function by clicking on the EXPLODE block at the right side of your MESH term

Scroll down until you see the term “Bone fractures” highlighted NOTE: the columns marked “Hits” “Explode” “Focus” and “Scope Notes” Tree structure

Click in this box to “explode” Click in this box to “focus”

FOCUS Medline has the powerful function of focusing Focusing means to throw out less important articles You can restrict your MESH term to the most important articles on that topic by clicking in the FOCUS block at the far right side of your MESH term

Click on icon for scope note (description) Explode/focus

The information icon shows a scope note of the MESH term

Scroll to the top of the page and click on Continue

Subheadings / Qualifiers Subheadings enable searching on specific aspects of your topic eg complications, surgery, rehabilitation, prevention and control … You can mark more than one subheading simultaneously Using subheadings = potent searching!

Choose one or more subheading or none if so preferred subheadings

REMEMBER MANAGEMENT OF A DISEASE: There are different subheading options to cover the management of a disease. You can choose one or more subheadings such as surgery, diet therapy, drug therapy, radiotherapy or even rehabilitation. Note on subheadings

Set no 1 – result of search You have now searched the first 2 concepts, viz A and B. (Fractures and Surgery,Rehabilitation,Prevention). You must now search for concept C, viz Sports Set no 1 – result of search Second term of topic Enter next concept

Each new term will take you through the searching process again Mapping/focus/explode

Subheading/keep focused

BOOLEAN LOGIC AND / OR / NOT FRACTURES SPORTS BOOELIAN LOGIC or

BOOLEAN LOGIC AND FRACTURES SPORTS AND AND

BOOLEAN LOGIC NOT Not FACIAL FRACTURES NOT

Combine the two terms to articles containing both COMBINE SETS Combine 2 concepts with set numbers

Set No 3 : result of combined terms with “and” And make less

LIMIT function Medline covers veterinary sciences, all languages, different publication types, all ages and the time period since 1966. The powerful LIMIT function enables you to limit your search to all of the above categories and more. You can limit eg to only human and English references. Limit to REVIEW articles The LIMIT functions can be used by directly marking the LIMIT blocks under the command bar or use the expanded function on the top of the screen (dart board icon) limiting

Click here for additional limits And make less Click here for additional limits General Limits

Click here or in another circle if you wish to limit to another set no Limit your search Click here or in another circle if you wish to limit to another set no

Press Ctrl button to choose more than one

References will be displayed in bibliographic format under the search strategy

Mark your preferences for display and output format

You can customize your display of references by clicking here

About 65% of the Medline database references provide abstracts

UP subscribes to ± 165 full text journals on OVID UP subscribes to ± 165 full text journals on OVID. Click on UP full text to see article

Full text article appears on screen in OVID format. Choose Full text article appears on screen in OVID format. Choose .pdf format if available. Saving or e-mailing an article in this format, will loose the graphics and tables.

Maximise window and click on “Article via….” Another example when you click on “Full text” Maximise window and click on “article via …..” Maximise window and click on “Article via….”

Another example when you click on “Full text” – Choice of platforms

Completion of search : LOGOFF Click here to LOGOFF

Medline HELP On the Medical Library homepage: www.ais.up.ac.za/health/eresourcesdb.htm You will find a link: 10 Ways to improve your Medline search Ask your Information Specialist

TYDS@TUKS Full text journals

TYDS@TUKS / Electronic Journals Tyds@Tuks is the place to find full text electronic journals available at the AIS Journals available from different vendors Library registration essential Need Adobe Acrobat

To access Tyds@Tuks / eJournals Click on eJournals

Type in surname/student number

…or type title in find block

Title display with vendor options ~ click on vendor to go to journal

Choose appropriate volume & issue

Choose article from content page Interactive linking = .html Version as is in journal = .pdf

Your full text article!

(Elektroniese biblioteek katalogus) (Electronic library catalogue) UPExplore (Elektroniese biblioteek katalogus) (Electronic library catalogue) Hoe om boeke, joernale en oudiovisuele materiaal in die Akademiese Inligtingsdiens op te spoor _____________ How to find books, journals and audiovisual material in the Academic Information Service

Click here to access the Library Catalogue Click on “Catalogue” Click here to access the Library Catalogue

Click on “drop-down” to search Kies / Choose: View Entire Collection Click on “drop-down” to search

Type in Title of Book Choose Title Click on “Search”

Helping Tools Databases Electronic Full Text Journals Library Catalogue (UP Explore) Vancouver Reference Technique Abbreviated list of journals (needed for Vancouver)

General information on Journals Click on “Journals”

Vancouver Reference Technique

Journal Abbreviations

Access to “Student Blocks” Click on “Student Blocks”

Block SA3

Searching is relaxing and fun! In case of problems, as said: Contact one of the Information Specialists! Searching is relaxing and fun! Searching is relaxing and fun!