2. Learning outcomes
• Become familiar with using the
library web page
• Be able to interpret a journal citation
• Learn how to search for information
effectively using the library search
tools
• Know how to access electronic
resources
• Discover where to find good quality
information on the web
• Be able to carry out a simple search
on key databases
4. Getting help
• For general enquiries:
www.library.qmul.ac.uk/contact
• For more detailed subject specific
enquiries:
Paula Funnell
Senior Academic Liaison Librarian,
Medicine and Dentistry
p.a.funnell@qmul.ac.uk
5. Getting help
• Drop-in library tours every day this
week
• Whitechapel Library treasure hunt –
start from the Welcome Desk
• Literature search skills drop-ins
Wednesday afternoons
6. Journals
Cancer
Soares, Christine
Scientific American, 2009, 301(3), p.78-78
The article discusses the origin of cancer and the
breakdown of cellular controls that result in a
chaotic system. In multicellular organisms, every
cell has a division of labor that must perform a
specific function in order to keep other cells
functioning properly. Topics include an overview
of the regulatory control mechanisms in cells and
what happens when the genetic signals are
dysfunctional, such as the creation of genetic
mutations that cause cancer.
7. Journals
Cancer
Soares, Christine
Scientific American, 2009, 301(3), p.78-78
The article discusses the origin of cancer and the
breakdown of cellular controls that result in a
chaotic system. In multicellular organisms, every
cell has a division of labor that must perform a
specific function in order to keep other cells
functioning properly. Topics include an overview
of the regulatory control mechanisms in cells and
what happens when the genetic signals are
dysfunctional, such as the creation of genetic
mutations that cause cancer.
8. Journals
Cancer
Soares, Christine
Scientific American, 2009, 301(3), p.78-78
The article discusses the origin of cancer and the
breakdown of cellular controls that result in a
chaotic system. In multicellular organisms, every
cell has a division of labor that must perform a
specific function in order to keep other cells
functioning properly. Topics include an overview
of the regulatory control mechanisms in cells and
what happens when the genetic signals are
dysfunctional, such as the creation of genetic
mutations that cause cancer.
9.
10. Library search tools
Try the library search tools activity on
QMplus
Year 1 Fundamentals of Medicine
Netskills: library and information
resources
Search tools and referencing
2 Library search tools
11. Search engines
• Search engine = supermarket
• Photo by vauvau (http://flic.kr/p/75yAAb)
• Searches across many DIFFERENT
things
12. Healthcare specific search
engines
• Search specifically across healthcare
related resources
• Search across good quality internet
resources
• Much more manageable number of
results
13. Medline Plus
• US National Institutes of Health's web
site for patients and their families and
friends
• Designed to provide up-to-date
healthcare information in
understandable language
• Also provides links to the latest
medical research
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
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15.
16. Evidence Search
• Easy to use
• Searches across high-quality
healthcare specific resources
• Provided and managed by NICE
• Wide range of filters allow you to
narrow down your search e.g. by type
of information or date of publication
www.evidence.nhs.uk
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18.
19. TRIP
• One simple search box
• Results are colour coded giving an at
a glance indication of quality of
information
• Results vary widely - including
primary research, reviews, textbooks
and news
www.tripdatabase.com
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21.
22. Search engines quiz
Try the search engines activity on Qmplus
and post your results to the forum
Year 1 Fundamentals of Medicine
Netskills: library and information
resources
Search tools and referencing
3 Search engines
23. Databases
• Databases – florist
• Photo by stevewhis (http://flic.kr/p/a4h4RJ)
• Collection of SAME thing
24. Databases
• Vast collections of references of
published research
• Filters can be applied to narrow results
down
• Searches can be combined and saved
for future use
• References can be imported to
EndNote Web
25. MEDLINE (PubMed)
• PubMed is a search interface for the
MEDLINE database
• Database of references and abstracts
of journal articles
• Covers the broad field of biomedicine
• Special QM PubMed address for
easier full-text access
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?otool=igbqmullib
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29. Web of Science
• Part of ISI Web of Knowledge
• Contains:
– Science Citation Index
– Social Sciences Citation Index
– Arts and Humanities Citation Index
• Need to log in off campus
www.webofknowledge.com
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31.
32. Scopus
• World’s largest abstract and citation
database
• Search across a range of subject
areas
• Includes Medline coverage
• Need to log in off campus
www.scopus.com
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35. The Cochrane Library
• High quality systematic reviews
• Already been critically appraised
• Full text available
• Also contains abstracts of other
systematic reviews and clinical trials
www.thecochranelibrary.com
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39. Databases quiz
Try the database activity on Qmplus
Year 1 Fundamentals of Medicine
Netskills: library and information
resources
Search tools and referencing
4 Databases
40. Summary
• Use the library search tools to find
resources paid for by Queen Mary
• Use specialist search engines to
search across a wide range of good
quality web resources
• Use databases to find academic
research articles, both primary
research as well as review articles
41. Preparation for session 2
Please look at the referencing and
plagiarism material on Qmplus
Year 1 Fundamentals of Medicine
Netskills: library and information
resources
Search tools and referencing
5 Referencing and plagiarism
• Watch the referencing and plagiarism
presentation video
• Read the guide to referencing
