Information Literacy Library TF Lidy van den Broek

Fontys Hogescholen3 Where to search? How to search?

Experiences in searching for literature ?

How to find professional literature and scientific articles for study and research Internet? Google? Google Scholar ? Search in databases and catalogues

Getting started

Orientation on your assignment (define subject and search terms) Acquisition :search for information Selecting relevant information for purpose Producing a bibliography, paper, article. Citations in APA-AMA-Harvard-Vancouver style.

Effective en efficient search for literature Effective: qualitative, relevant information Efficient: shortest possible way to find the information Practical experience in searching literature

Orientation: PICO > research question Research question Sub-questions (if necessary) Determine the search terms Define your search

Orientation: PICO >> Research Question Patient/Problem: ankle sprain Intervention: physiotherapy (En) OR physical therapy (Am) Co-intervention : rest Outcome/result: pain reduction

Orientation: PICO >> main question >> searchterms Search terms (En/Am) : ankle sprain, ankle-sprain, sprained ankle, ankle injury, physical therapy OR physiotherapy, treatment OR therapy Aspects: juveniles(12-18 jr) adults athletes dancers Restrictions: English, Norwegian, Italian literature, last 5 (?) years

Acquisition: searching Perform a search with the search-engines Biep.nu : content 33 databases EbscoHost : content 14 databases OR within specific databases : e.g. Pubmed

Why can’t i just google ?

Reliable Scientific Literature

Why are not all articles full-text available? A number of databases contain only references A number of Fontys subscriptions cover only literature from the last 5 years A number of Fontys subscriptions is only valid for a part of the full text database (cost factor) Publisher’s embargo (most recent literature is often not full text available)

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