Gardiner Library Services - Online tutorials

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tutorials and guides

If you are new to searching databases and searching on the Internet, use these online guides and tutorials to help you get started in your research.

ordering articles online

PubMed	An animated tutorial that takes approximately 2 minutes to run. It demonstrates how to request copies of articles from the Gardiner Library Service that you find during your PubMed searches.
CIAP/OVID	An animated tutorial that takes approximately 2 minutes to run. It demonstrates how to request copies of articles from the Gardiner Library Service that you find during your CIAP/OVID searches.

OvidSP databases

(CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Maternity & Infant Care, PsycINFO, Books@Ovid)

Here are links to a series of excellent animated tutorials from Yale Medical Library.They are designed to show you step-by-step the basic components of database searching using the OvidSP system.

Introduction to OvidSP	This first tutorial focuses on the main features of the OvidSP interface. It gives a brief overview of the OvidSP Main Search Page.
Formulating your question	Good literature searches begin with good questions. This tutorial covers how to construct a focused, answerable question using the popular PICO model
How to do a comprehensive search	The most efficient way to search MEDLINE in OvidSP is to use the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). This tutorial explains what MeSH is, and how to use MeSH to run better searches in Ovid SP.
Combining and limiting searches	This tutorial teaches you how to combine and limit searches in OvidSP to obtain more relevant results.
Working with your search results	This tutorial gives an overview of the Ovid SP search results display, and shows you how to save, email, and print search results from Ovid SP. NB: It also covers how to find full text articles in OvidSP - but the particular aspects of this section are specific to Yale University users.
Saving your searches	This tutorial teaches you how to save your search strategy (or search history) to allow automatic re-runs in the future.
Creating autoalerts & RSS feeds	Learn how to set up AutoAlerts and RSS feeds using the Ovid SP system so that you automatically receive updates via email or RSS feed
Exporting Ovid SP Search Result to EndNote	In this tutorial you will learn how to export search results from Ovid SP to EndNote

Cinahl on Ebsco

Subject searching	The most efficient way to search Cinahl from Ebsco is to use Subject Headings. This interactive tutorial from the Library at Flinders University explains the basics of doing a subject search in Cinahl. It takes approximately 8 minutes
Narrowing a search	This short, 3 minute interactive tutorial from the Library at Flinders University will demonstrate how to refine a basic Cinahl search when you have a large number of results.
Combining and limiting searches	This tutorial, part 1 of 2, from the Library at the University of Sydney takes about 5 minutes. It covers searching using the best subject headings, combining search results, and how to limit your results to research articles
Emailing your results	This tutorial, part 2 of 2, from the Library at the University of Sydney takes about 5 minutes. It covers how to email references of interest to yourself. NB: It also covers how to find full text articles in Cinahl - but much of this section is specific to Sydney University users.

other databases

UpToDate overview	A short animated tutorial of about 2 minutes that covers the basics of searching UpToDate.
UpToDate	For more detailed information about how to use UpToDate and its features there is the online user's manual.
PubMed	A Web-based program that will show you how to search PubMed®, the National Library of Medicine's journal literature search system. It contains several animated demonstrations.
Using MeSH in PubMed	MeSH is NLM's controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles for MEDLINE/PubMed. MeSH terminology provides a consistent way to retrieve information that may use different terminology for the same concepts. The most effective way to search Medline and PubMed is to use MeSH terms whenever possible.
Author searching in PubMed	An animated tutorial that takes approximately 2 minutes to run

evidence based practice

The Cochrane Library	A power point introduction to, and overview of, the Cochrane Library from Wiley InterScience, the publishers.
The Cochrane Library: a quick guide	A step by step users' quick guide in PDF format from Wiley InterScience, the publishers.
The Cochrane Library: advanced searching	This animated tutorial is produced by Cochrane Library to give you tips on advanced and MeSH searching in The Cochrane Library.
The Cochrane Library: email alerts & saving searches	This animated tutorial is produced by Cochrane Library to give you tips on how to save your searches and how to set up email alerts so that you are informed when new reviews on your topic are sdded to the library.
The Cochrane Library: advanced searching	This is a series of animated modules from Dykes Library at the University of Kansas Medical center. They are designed to show you step-by-step the components of a Cochrane Library search.
Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine	This tutorial, produced by Duke University Medical Centre Library, is intended for any health care practitioner or student who needs a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine
EBMedicine Tutorial	This tutorial, Evidence-Based Practice in the Health Sciences: Evidence-Based Medicine Tutorial has been developed by the Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago. The tutorial consists of five instructional modules: Introduction to Evidence-Based Nursing Structure of literature Research design Searching the literature Evaluating the quality of research
EBNursing Tutorial	This tutorial, Evidence-Based Practice in the Health Sciences: Evidence-Based Medicine Tutorial has been developed by the Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago. The tutorial consists of five instructional modules: Introduction to Evidence-Based Nursing Structure of literature Research design Searching the literature Evaluating the quality of research
An Introduction to Information Mastery	This is a Web-based course from Michigan State University that introduces the basic concepts of Information Mastery, Evidence-Based Medicine (EBP), and critical appraisal of the medical literature.

tutorials

> Ordering articles online

> OvidSp databases

> Cinahl on Ebsco

> Other databases

> Evidence based practice

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