Audiology Orientation Margaret Vugrin MSLS, AHIP Preston Smith Library of the Health Sciences 1/23/2014

Agenda Database: CINAHL and PubMed Journal article: electronic and print: GoldRush

Hearing loss in infants?

Various Limiters Hearing Loss

✖ ✖ Click on small box next to term.

Intensive care Clear search box and enter 2 nd concept.

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✗ ✗ Clean out search box S 2 AND S 1

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Questions?

Hearing disorders in children So what do you think about these results?

MeSH

Hearing Disorders

Results: 14,189 AGES SHOW

14,189

Repeat steps with 2 nd concept.

ADVANCED ADD

APPLY

Questions?

PubMed Clinical Queries Find EBP articles *fast* – Built-in strategy does the filtering for you – Pulls up Randomized Controlled Trials, Systematic Reviews, & Meta-Analyses

From the library home page Click

Click: Clinical Queries Click: Clinical Queries

Search: acute asthma acute asthma

Built-in search strategy

Results Change to narrow

Show additional filters

Check: ✔ Languages ✔ Ages Check: ✔ Languages ✔ Ages

English Child 5 years

971 results down to 78 in seconds… and they’re all evidence-based! 971 results down to 78 in seconds… and they’re all evidence-based!

Keep in mind Clinical Queries does NOT give a *complete* literature search For expanded results, use MeSH, keywords, and additional databases

Questions?

To access full-text

Click to access

If you don’t see the TTUHSC Online button, or the link is broken…. Go to GOLD RUSH

GOLD RUSH The library’s catalog for journal holdings Go to Gold Rush to look up a specific citation Don’t go to Gold Rush to search for a topic – (ex: “acute asthma” – use databases for these kinds of searches)

Lancet = Journal Name 2012 = Year of publication Aug 18 = Date of specific issue 380 = Volume Number (9842) = Issue = Pages DOI= Document Identifier Full Citation Information

eJournals Search by *journal title* Ex: Lancet Search by *journal title* Ex: Lancet

When in doubt, choose title that sounds the most inclusive International

Find the Issue (9842) Find the Volume (380)

Scroll to find the article PDF Full-text

Questions?

Please locate: – If there is there an association between hearing loss and stroke? – How to allay parental concern regarding their newborn’s hearing? – Information on acoustic stimulation in relation to loud digitized music? – Information on prevention of noised-induced injuries on the job? – Information on hearing loss as it impacts public health?

How do you narrow these numbers? Use filters add additional subject headings. Be more precise in your question.

PubMed Possibilities

Best to make appointment! If Possible…

Questions?

Thank you! Please complete the online evaluation on the desktop of your computer: Orientation Evaluation *** Instructor: Margaret Vugrin Date: Jan. 23, 2014 Time: 11:30 am