Company LOGO Kristi N. Austin, M.A., M.L.S. NURS 2263 Research January 16 & 17, 2013

Why We Are Here Today

Outcomes 1. Become familiar with available resources 2. Apply various searching techniques 3. Locate & cite articles, books, etc.

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What Do You Want to Know?

Searching Basics

Boolean Operators

blood AND screen* AND “west nile virus” ©AP/Tampa Tribune, Phil Sheffield Testing Blood for West Nile?

Truncation Words that start with... Catalog = ? Example: medic? Most Info. Resources = * Example: disease*

Searching Phrases “e coli” “vitamin c” “quality control” “New Mexico”

Age Group? “senior citizens” OR elderly OR aged OR geriatric*

Adults Only! adult* NOT child*

All Rolled Into One “insulin-resistance” AND (diet* OR nutrition*) AND (“high blood pressure” OR hypertension) NOT elderly

Use the “Planning your search” form

Evaluate Information !!! = Currency ? = Relevance ? = Authority ? = Accuracy ? = Purpose ?

Login = Bengal Card Number

Where Do I Start Searching?

Let’s Search !!!

Final Questions?

Online Evaluation

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