Searching UQU Digital Libraries for Evidence-Based Research
1. Searching UQU Digital Libraries By Dr. SohailBajammal Presented by Dr. Hassan Shaibah 1
2. sacrifice The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. Charles DuBois 2
3. ~ Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported remarkable s grow. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerso 3
4. When you TALK about it..its a DREAM...When you ENVISION it..Its POSSIBLE.. But when you SCHEDULE it..ITS BECOMES REAL!!! 4
5. Outline Why do you need to know how to search the “literature”? Brief introduction to EBD & Research Methodology Learn about UQU King Abdullah Digital Library Introduction to PubMed 5
6. This is not a lecture onliterature search strategy 6
7. Why do we need to know how to use UQU Digital Library? Find eJournals & eBooks in UQU efficiently Will help you: Study for your courses (eBooks) Be Critical thinker Practice evidence-based medcine(eJournals) Do research 7
8. What is research? Systematic investigation towards increasing the sum of knowledge (Chambers 20th Century Dictionary) 8
13. How would you search for answers? Ask the audience Ask a friend Flip through a textbook Google it up! Search the literature
14. It depends on the question! How do I look like in the pictures in the newspapers? Friends & Audience Where to download the latest song? Google What is the blood supply to the tongue? Textbook What are the effects of soft drinks on tooth decay? Journals 14
15. What’s wrong with textbooks? Excellent for the principles & basic knowledge Usually single authored chapters Likely biased, author’s opinion Not peer-reviewed Outdated (at least 4 years) except the frequently updated online books (not PDF eBooks)
17. What’s wrong with googling? Reliability & credibility of source Google Scholar is good
18. In: Glasziou P, Del Mar C: Evidence-based Practice Workbook: Bridging the gap between health care research and practice. Blackwell Publishing - BMJ Books. 2007. PP 3-13
19. In: Glasziou P, Del Mar C: Evidence-based Practice Workbook: Bridging the gap between health care research and practice. Blackwell Publishing - BMJ Books. 2007. PP 3-13
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22. Usefulness of Information Hurwitz SR, Slawson DA, Shaughnessy A. Orthopaedic information mastery: applying evidence-based information tools to improve patient outcome while saving orthopaedists’ time. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2000;82:888–895.
23. Satisficing ‘‘where busy clinicians will be satisfied with the information they can readily summon, while sacrificing quality for convenience” كبب وليّس ، يطلع كويس Carter BS, Leuthner S. Decision making in the NICU—strategies, statistics and ‘‘satisficing.’’ Bioethics Forum. 2002;18:7–15.
24. Before we start searching, What are the differences between articles & books? Are all articles good? Are all journals good? How does an article look like? 24
26. 26 Journal Name, Volume, Issue, Pages Article Title Authors & Contact Info Abstract When you search by keywords, you search in these areas
27. When you search by keywords Read the article titles If relevant, read the abstract If you read the abstract & it’s relevant get the full text 27
28. How does a full text article look like? Same information as abstract, PLUS Introduction Methods Results Discussion References 28
29. Where are articles stored? Articles are published in Journals Journals are published by Publishers Journals are indexed by Databases (e.g., MEDLINE, EMBASE) Instead of going to each publisher website & look for articles, you search for articles in a database There are many companies/websites that searches a database (e.g., Medline): PubMed, OVID 29
30. Just like Milk Low fat, Skimmed, and Flavored Milk (articles) Almarai, Alsafi, and Nadek (Journals) are produced by different companies (publishers) You can buy the milk from the company (publisher) Or you can search for the milk in Supermarket “HyperPanda” or the Convenient Store “Bigala” next door (Database) 30
123. It is a “strategy” Low Back Pain Treatment OR OR Low Back Ache Management Acute OR OR Low Backache Therapy AND AND OR OR "Low Back Pain"[Mesh] Surgery 123
127. Terms We Talked About Today Evidence-Based Clinical Practice = EBD Research Literature Search Search Strategy Keywords MeSH Terms Articles Article Title Article Authors Article Abstract Journals Publishers Database eBooks 127
128. We will talk more in future lectures about search strategy 128
129. Conclusion Why do we need to use the library? Difference between EBD & Research Methodology Uses of the UQU Digital Library: Acknowledge Databases DL+ Catalogue PubMed 129
