This document outlines goals for an information literacy tutorial on using CINAHL Advanced Search and MeSH on EBSCOhost. The tutorial covers understanding the CINAHL search page, MeSH terminology for indexing articles, reading article records, tools on EBSCOhost like RefWorks, and getting help from the library.

1. A Doherty Library Information Literacy Tutorial

2. Goals
I. Understand the CINAHL Advanced Search page
II. Understand the basics of MeSH (Medical Subject
Headings from MEDLINE)
III. Read an article record
IV. Understand EBSCOHost tools and tutorials
V. Get library help

3. Selects MeSH
matches for your
terms
Limits!

4. Goals
I. Understand the CINAHL Advanced Search page
II. Understand the basics of MeSH (Medical Subject
Headings from MEDLINE)
III. Read an article record
IV. Understand EBSCOHost tools and tutorials
V. Get library help

5. heart attack
What is the MeSH term for heart attack?

7. Check the “Major Heading” box to get
articles primarily about that subject.

8. Goals
I. Understand the CINAHL Advanced Search page
II. Understand the basics of MeSH (Medical Subject
Headings from MEDLINE)
III. Read an article record
IV. Understand EBSCOHost tools and tutorials
V. Get library help

9. If no PDF Full
Text, click “UST
Check Availability”
Major Subjects,
Minor Subjects.
Things you can Descriptive
search for with Abstract.
Advanced
Search!

10. Goals
I. Understand the CINAHL Advanced Search page
II. Understand the basics of MeSH (Medical Subject
Headings from MEDLINE)
III. Read an article record
IV. Understand EBSCOHost tools and tutorials
V. Get library help

11. Cool Tools!

12. Cool Tools!

13. Cool Tools!
Sign up for RefWorks at
library.stthom.edu to save
and format your citations!

14. Goals
I. Understand the CINAHL Advanced Search page
II. Understand the basics of MeSH (Medical Subject
Headings from MEDLINE)
III. Read an article record
IV. Understand EBSCOHost tools and tutorials
V. Get library help

15. Go to askus.stthom.edu to get
help using library resources