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

2. Why We Are Here Today

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

4. Health Sciences Library http:// www. isu. edu/ library/ ihslindex.shtml http:// www. isu. edu/ library/ ihslindex.shtml

5. What Do You Want to Know?

6. Searching Basics

7. Boolean Operators

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

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

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

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

12. Adults Only! adult* NOT child*

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

14. Use the “Planning your search” form

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

16. Login = Bengal Card Number

17. Where Do I Start Searching?

18. Let’s Search !!!

19. Final Questions?

20. Online Evaluation

21. Idaho Health Sciences Library 850 South 9 th Avenue, Room 328 Stop 8089 Pocatello, ID 83209-8089 Telephone: (208) 282-4686 or Email: ihsl@isu.edu FAX: (208) 282-4295