1. Library Resources & Services for Optometry
Sandra A. Martin, M.L.I.S.
Health Sciences Resource Coordinator
Optometry Subject Librarian
John Vaughan Library Room 305B –

2. Knowledge is the enemy of disease
Source: Brice, A. & Gray, J. A. M. (2004). What is the role of the librarian in 21st century healthcare? Health Information and Libraries Journal, 21,

3. Existing knowledge can prevent…
Waste
Errors
Poor quality clinical care
Poor patient experience
Adoption of interventions of low value
Failure to implement interventions of high value

4. John Vaughan Library (JVL)
Short walk from the Optometry building
Comprehensive print and online collections
Friendly, welcoming staff
Open until 2:00 a.m. Sunday-Thursday during Fall and Spring semesters
Hours posted at
Laptops and digital cameras available for checkout at Reserve Desk
WiFi hot spots throughout the building
Comfortable seating and study environments
Café and large screen tv in lobby 3

5. Services and Collections
1st Floor – Reference, Reserves, Audiovisuals, Circulation, Computer Labs
2d Floor – Journals, Newspapers, Interlibrary Loan, Special Collections
3d Floor – Books, Government Documents, Optometry Librarian (305B)
Books & Journals shelved by Library of Congress call numbers. Most Vision Science titles found in R, RE, and Q areas 4

6. Sandra Provides…. Instruction Research Assistance
Customized Information Services
Database Searches
Collection Development (Selection of print and online books, audiovisuals, journals and databases)
Help with RUSH delivery of ILL requests
Assistance with any health-related information need 5

7. Contact Sandra for Help
Click on the Optometry Librarian button from the Optometry web page
Phone: ext or
Location: Library Room 305B
Available for one-on-one or small group consultation
Evenings by appointment
Call or send to arrange appointment for research assistance – enter OPT or other identifying term in subject line 39 3

8. Objectives
To provide a mechanism for students to access the most current vision science and medically related information
To familiarize students with specific information resources and library services to support research, teaching, and patient care needs
To familiarize students with evidence-based eye care and life-long learning skills 6

9. Optometry Web Page
Databases, e-journals, e-books, and other tools available 24/7
Support research, teaching, and patient care needs of NSUOCO faculty, students, and residents
Starting point to find resources for all vision science and medical topics 9

11. Information at Point of Need
“We believe the best use of
information technology provides
health care information at the
point of need and in the manner
in which it can best be utilized.”
Requires a strategy for managing the user relationship proactively, uniquely, and personally
The library-user relationship becomes a competitive advantage
Identify those customer care strategies and tactics that are unique in the physical world, and determine how best to reproduce some or all of these in the electronic world.

12. Remote Access
Enter NT-NSU user id and password to access the library’s electronic resources
Contact Tom Tinnell if you have problems with your user id or password
Click on “Optometry Librarian” button to report other technical problems or for search assistance 10

13. Subject Databases
Most frequently used resources to find journal articles on Vision Science and medically related topics
Search this section when you need articles on subjects or topics, such as, glaucoma or allergic conjunctivitis
Contains links to full text and citations (author, title, journal, abstract) 12

14. Ovid MEDLINE
U. S. National Library of Medicine’s premier database. Contains over 16 million citations to journal articles in medicine, nursing, allied health, and basic sciences as they relate to health care
OvidSP software provides useful tools to filter search results and target information for precise clinical research and evidence based medicine needs
Contains links to full text of major Vision Science journals subscribed to by the library 13

15. Ovid MEDLINE Pay-Per-View
Temporary (24 hour) access to full text of hundreds of medical and pharmacology journals not included in the library’s subscription
No charge to Optometry faculty, residents, and students
Use the Ovid Full Text plus Pay-per-View Journal Articles link from the “Optometry 6111 Research Methodology” instruction page at
Follow “pay-per-view” instructions. Click on “Optometry Librarian” button if you need help 14

16. Online Tutorials
Ovid MEDLINE Basic and Ovid MEDLINE Advanced present strategies by increasing levels of complexity
Ovid Basic – quick searches of one topic or broad question for a few, current articles
Ovid Advanced – complex searches of two or more concepts when precise retrieval is important
Download latest version of Flash player and complete tutorials before you search MEDLINE 15

17. MD Consult
Consolidates e-books, e-journals, drug information, patient education materials, images, and news updates in a single source
Especially useful for drug monographs (for professionals and for patients) and peer reviewed patient education handouts
In addition to journal articles from MEDLINE includes in-depth, full text reviews and overviews of “common clinical topics” 16

18. VisionCite (ICO) and Visionet (SCO)
Citations to articles in Optometry journals not found in MEDLINE
Links to some “free” full text and web sites in VisionCite
Especially useful for articles on vision therapy, visual training, etc.
Visionet best for pre-1992 journal articles not found in VisionCite
Click on “Optometry Librarian” button for help 17

19. Native American Health
Native Health Databases contains citations and abstracts of health-related reports, articles, surveys and other documents
National Library of Medicine web site includes American Indian Health database as well as hundreds of free resources on wide range of biomedical topics 18

20. Steps to Obtain Full Text Journal Articles from Ovid MEDLINE Search
Ovid Full Text
Search Ovid MEDLINE
Click on “Ovid Full Text” or “Full Text” link from display
Print or save full text articles
Print list of citations of relevant articles not in Ovid Full Text
Consult Optometry Journal List to find articles in journals not in Ovid Full Text
Locate print journals by call number, scan and print
Locate e-Journals by database, e.g., Science Direct
Print or Save full text articles
Click on Interlibrary Loan from web page to order articles from journals not in JVL collections 19

21. Optometry Journal List
Updated in January and July
Includes Optometry and Vision Science journal titles in current Library subscription, print or online
Call numbers provided for print journals
Database provided for online journals
Read Notes. List includes “selected” not all journal titles available in print or online 20

22. Print Journal Collection at JVL
Most titles located on the 2d Floor
Some series titles located on the 3d Floor with the books
Check Optometry Journal List for call numbers
Check library catalog for titles not found on journal list
Scanner & Printer located on 1st and 2d Floors 21

23. Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery
Services
Delivery of journal articles, books, and other items not owned by the library
Delivery of books, audiovisuals, and journal articles in the JVL print collection
Journal articles delivered electronically if possible
ILL Requests
Click on Interlibrary Loan button from Optometry Web Page
Create the online Iliad Profile
Place online request
Special Needs
Contact Sandra ASAP with questions, problems, or special needs 22

24. ILL/Document Delivery Staff
Donna Graham – x3243 –
Brande Flack – x3202 – 23

25. University of Oklahoma OUHSC Libraries
National Library of Medicine resource libraries
Oklahoma City and Tulsa locations
Check the web site for location, hours, etc.
Check the online catalog for item availability before you make the trip
Print journals are shelved alphabetically by title. Scanning & printing available for a fee
You can search databases and e-Journals. Printing not available. Download articles on a flash drive or
Guests are welcome - professional conduct expected 24

26. Additional Web Page Resource Links
E-Journals by Title
Point of Care Databases
E-Books
Consumer Health 25

27. Optometry E-Journals by Title
Links to databases that contain online journal titles in library subscription
Search this section when you know the title, year, volume, of a specific journal 26

28. Point of Care Databases
Full text of evidence-based, clinical decision support tools, expert summaries of original studies, and systematic reviews
Full text resources of “critically appraised” content
Useful to answer clinical questions as they arise in practice 27

29. E-Books Complete text and images available in major reference works
MD Consult – 50 titles including Yanoff’s Ophthalmology.
– Lippincott titles including Duane’s Ophthalmology
Access Medicine – Top medical and basic sciences titles including Harrison’s Online, Goodman & Gilman’s Pharmacology, etc. Good source for images.
Stat!Ref – Titles from several publishers in medicine, pharmacology, nursing, and allied health 28

30. Print Book Collection at JVL
Collection of almost all titles published annually by Elsevier in Optometry and Ophthalmology
Only comprehensive Optometry book collection in the region
Search Elsevier web page for forthcoming titles –
Search Library Catalog or New Books list for titles added to our collection
Book collection located on 3d Floor 29

31. Consumer Health Full text patient education handouts
MedlinePlus and MD Consult provide current, authoritative, peer-reviewed information
Includes images and links to trusted web sites
Comprehensive information written at 6th grade level
Some handouts in Spanish 30

32. Hierarchy of Information Resources
Primary Literature
Original Studies
MEDLINE in Ovid and MD Consult
Secondary Literature
Narrative Reviews
MD Consult and MEDLINE
Systematic Reviews
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; All Evidence Based Medicine Reviews
Evidence-Based Summaries
ACP Journal Club
Evidence-Based Ophthalmology (Journal)
Clinical Decision Support Tools
Dynamed
ACP Pier 32

33. Match Resource to Information Need
What is the question?
How will information be used? 31

34. Background vs. Foreground Questions
Asking questions about your proposed topic helps to clarify your knowledge gap
Clarifying type of question helps to determine which sources are most likely to have the answers you need 33

35. Background Questions
Generally ask who, what, why, where or how about a single concept
Example:
What are the risk factors for open angle glaucoma? 34

36. Answers to Background Questions
Require general knowledge of disease and therapeutic processes
Resources:
Ovid MEDLINE Basic Search
MD Consult Clinical Topics & Review Articles
Reference books & monographs – online and print collections 35

37. Foreground Questions
Usually compare two or more concepts – drugs, treatments, tests, prognosis of two groups, harms or benefits of two approaches
Example:
Does lowering intraocular pressure medically or surgically in patients with open angle glaucoma delay visual field loss? 36

38. Answers to Foreground Questions
Require precise information about complex issues
Sources should provide current, original clinical research data
OVID MEDLINE – Clinical Queries
Point of Care Databases 37

39. Life-Long Learning
Selecting and searching online databases is challenging
Information is ever changing
Contact Sandra for help in person, by phone, or 38

40. Knowledge is the enemy of disease…
…but only if it is put into action

41. Before September 29 Take the Ovid MEDLINE Advanced Tutorial
Complete the following exercises:
Ovid MEDLINE Advanced Search
Point of Care Databases
Contact Sandra for help in person, by phone, or
Bring research topics to class 38 3

42. Thank you for coming and have a wonderful year!40