Library Session NURS 305-L Rachael Clemens

Purpose of this session Teach you how to obtain the scholarly literature you need to support these assignments: Cultural presentation Psychosocial issue paper

Today’s Agenda Library Overview (brochure) Your Assignment Starting point resources Nursing Literature – What is “Scholarly”? Database Instruction (Guides/Handouts) Options for Obtaining Material (SFX handout)

Library Research Guide for Nursing Most of the information, handouts, guides and slideshow from this presentation are available here

Assignment You will be investigating a cultural issue in the U.S. relating to the nursing domain (e.g. religion, ethnicity, etc.) You will analyze various ideas, concepts or theories that explain the issue which give direction to nursing practice/interventions You will conduct a literature search for background material You will make a presentation Cultural Presentation

Assignment You will be investigating a psychosocial issue prevalent in the U.S. that is within the nursing domain You will analyze various ideas, concepts or theories that explain the issue and which give direction to nursing practice/interventions You will conduct a literature search for scholarly journal articles You will write a term paper including references to your sources Psychosocial Issue Paper

Research Strategy 1.Identify your topic in a broad sense 2.Use several library databases to identify relevant articles / library catalog for books 3.Obtain the full-text of the articles 4.Read and critically analyze the sources 5.You may need to revise your search strategy or modify/narrow topic and do more database searching

Starting Point Resources Encyclopedias on ethnic groups, cultures, religion, customs –Find through the library catalog Gale Virtual Reference Library (electronic collection of numerous encyclopedias) –Access from the A-Z list of databases Cultural Presentation

What is Scholarly Literature? Peer Reviewed / Scholarly Publications Non-Peer Reviewed Publications Journal articles (research studies, clinical, lit reviews) More “magazine” or newspaper format Articles are reviewed by experts in the field Articles are not subject to such in-depth review process Geared toward the researcherTypically written for the consumer – not the expert Articles typically include a reference list

Example of a Scholarly Journal

Examples of Non Peer Reviewed Publications Nursing Trade Publications –Written by practitioners for practitioners –Focus is on the particular industry or profession Popular Magazines –Typically written for the consumer / layperson –Don’t maintain a panel/jury of experts to review submitted articles Newspapers Most Websites

Databases for Two Assignments 1.Academic Search Elite Indexes publications from many fields including nursing Can easily limit to “peer reviewed” only 2.PsycINFO Indexes publications from fields including psychology, education, health science, sociology 3.Social Sciences Abstracts Indexes publications from the fields of sociology, social sciences, psychology 4.Cinahl Primary nursing database 5.Health Source: Nursing Academic More nursing / allied health journals

Library Website Research >> Find Articles >> Nursing >> General >> Go

Sample Search Does culture / ethnic background / religion play a role in a mother’s decision to breastfeed? What psychosocial factors relate to breastfeeding success? Key concepts –Breastfeeding –Culture or ethnicity or religion –Psychological or social attitudes/factors/influence –U.S. based study/population

Recap 1.Search several databases Use keywords & subject headings Limit to scholarly / peer-reviewed 2.If full-text not immediately available, use SFX to track down article 3.May need to make requests through ILLiad

Need Additional Help? Ask A Librarian – from the library website –Reference Hotline ( ) – Questions –Online Chat Reference - available 24/7 –Rachael ( )

Citing Your Sources What? –Tell your reader what information resources you used to help develop your thoughts and construct your paper Why? –To back up your claims with documentation – strengthens your argument or points –To indicate where you got your information so that other people can follow-up –To give credit to the original author(s) –To avoid plagiarism

Citing Your Sources APA Style –From the American Psychological Association –You will need to create a reference list and use parenthetical references within the text of your paper (2 separate but related actions) –Difference between “quoting” verbatim (requires quotation marks) and giving credit for the general gist of a thought

Elements of a Reference Article –Author(s) –Year of publication –Title of article –Title of journal –Volume (also include issue number if journal is paginated by issue) –Page numbers Website –Author or responsible entity –Date of creation or modification –Title of webpage –Title/Name of overarching website if not clear in title of webpage –Webpage address –Date you accessed this resource

Reference List Entry - Article Author, A. A. (Date of Publication). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Magazine/Journal Title, Volume number (issue number if each issue begins on page 1), pages. Clemens, R. G. (2003). Delivery library services to distance students: A case study. Reference Services Review, 54,

Parenthetical Reference Tips If you are citing a work by a single author, use the surname (do not include suffixes such as Jr.) and the year of publication separated by a comma in parentheses: –In a recent study of reaction time (Rogers, 1994) … If you have just stated the author's name in the text, put the year of publication only in parentheses: –Peplau (1985) defines loneliness as a difference between desired and achieved social relationships.