1. Introduction to the Library
An introduction to the Library and
its resources
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2. Introduction
• Welcome to the Library!
• This presentation will help you locate library resources.
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3. Library home page
• To locate Subject Guides, the Online Library
Catalogue, Article Databases and E-Journals go to the
Library home page at:
http://library.lakeheadu.ca
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5. Resources by Subject
• The Library has subject guides in many different topics.
• These guides list dictionaries, encyclopedias,
handbooks, directories, databases and websites in a
variety of subjects.
• To access these subject guides online: Go to the
homepage at http://library.lakeheadu.ca and under “Find”
select “Resources by Subject”
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8. Subject Guide for Nursing
Credo Reference – a
great place to start your
search
Ovid E-Books
CPS
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9. Finding Books and Journals
• To find books and journals, go to our Online Library
Catalogue.
• You can access the catalogue from the Library home
page.
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11. Searching the Online Catalogue
• You can search the Online Catalogue by title keyword,
journal title, author, subject heading or keyword.
Examples:
Title: Adult health nursing
Journal Title: Lancet
Author: Austen, Jane
Subject: Nursing - Periodicals
Keyword: “breast cancer” (Use quotes to search for a
phrase ) then limit to the Northern Studies Resource
Centre
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12. Searching the Online Catalogue
Type in adult
health nursing
and then click
Search
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13. Location of item in the Online Catalogue
Let’s
select
result #2
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14. Location of item in the Online Catalogue
When looking
for a book, you
need to check 3
things:
1)Location
2)Call Number
3)Status
Note: if the item
is available, you
will see a green
checkmark
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15. Searching the Online Catalogue – Keyword
Relevance
Type in “breast
cancer” as a
keyword relevance
search
Tip: use quotation
marks to search as a
phrase
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16. Searching the Online Catalogue – Keyword
Relevance
143 results!
Is there a way that
I can limit my
results?
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17. Searching the Online Catalogue – Keyword
Relevance
You can limit or
filter your search
by clicking on:
Add filter: 2006 and
after or filter your
results to
electronic
resources or the
Northern Studies
Resource Centre.
Etc.
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18. Location of items in the Online Catalogue
Quick Overview:
1. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Handbooks - Main Floor of
the Library – Tip: the Library has many electronic dictionaries and
encyclopedias
2. Print Journals - 2nd Floor of the Library
3. Books - 3rd and 4th Floors of the Library
4. Government Documents - Ground Floor of the Library
5. Education Library Books - Education Library in the Bora Laskin
Building – click here for Campus Map
6. Books marked with NSRC – 5th Floor of the Library in the
Northern Studies Resource Centre
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19. Finding Course Reserves and Past Exams
• Course Reserves are materials that your instructor has
placed in the Library for your use.
• You can find course reserves and past exams on the
Library’s home page.
• Go to our Library home page and select the “Reserves”
tab.
• Select either the last name of your instructor or the
course number and name and click on “Search”
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21. Example of Course Reserves or past exams
screen
Click on the drop-down menu
to select the last name of your
instructor or course number
and name
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22. Example of Course Reserves or past exams
screen
Let’s select
Strickland
Click
Search
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23. Example of a Past Exam
There are 2 mock
exams.
If you want a copy of
one of these
exams, write down the
Call Number which
appears under the
name of the Exam. For
example: EXAM – 6066
and you can get it for 1
hour at the Circulation
Desk
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24. Example of a Past Exam
Many exams include a
full-text version.
To view this, click on the
exam you wish to view.
For example: EXAM -
6066
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25. Example of a Past Exam
For the full-
text version
click
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26. Locating journal articles on a topic
• In order to find an article on a specific subject, you need
to use a journal index or database.
• The index/database provides basic citation information
(journal title, volume, page and year)
• Some indexes and databases provide full-text journal
articles
• Go to the Library home page and select Articles &
Databases under “Find”
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28. Article & Databases
You can
choose your
database
alphabetically
or by subject
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29. Nursing Databases
Two of the
main Nursing
databases
are: CINAHL
and ProQuest
Nursing &
Allied Health
Source
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30. CINAHL
• What is CINAHL?
• is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied
health professionals, students, educators and
researchers. This database provides indexing for more
than 3,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied
health. The database contains more than 2.3 million
records dating back to 1981
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31. Searching CINAHL
• There are two ways to search CINAHL
1. Search using the CINAHL Suggest Subject Terms
2. Search by Keyword
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32. Searching CINAHL
• Type high blood pressure in the text box
• Remember to ensure that the box next to Suggest
Subject Terms is checked off.
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34. Searching CINAHL
The subject
Heading for
High blood
Pressure is
Hypertension
Click on the box
next to
Hypertension
and then scroll to
the top and
Click on
Search Database
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35. Searching CINAHL
Here are
your
results!
That’s far
too many
to go
through
so how
can I
limit this
search?
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36. Searching CINAHL
You can narrow
your results
by selecting
a specific source
like periodical
or by a
specific
subject
OR
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37. Searching CINAHL
Click on
Search
Options
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38. Limiting your CINAHL Search
You can
limit by
year,
language,
publication
type,
gender, age
group,
journal
subset –
e.g. peer
reviewed
etc.
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39. Searching CINAHL
Display Results
• After you have displayed your results, how do you
know if the journal article you wish to read is
available in the Library?
There are 2 ways:
1. If it says Linked Full text next to the article – click on it and
you can view the entire article
2. Click on the icon to check if we have the journal and
the article in the Library
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40. CINAHL – Display Results
• Linked Full Text
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41. Searching CINAHL –
• There are 3 possible results when you use the service:
1. You will be able to link the full text of the article
2. The Library will have a print version of the article in the
Library
3. The Library will not have a copy of the article and you
will need to use Interlibrary Loan (RACER)
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42. Searching CINAHL – get it!
electronic copy of article available
Click on Full
text available
via for article
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43. Searching CINAHL – get it!
print copy of journal article available
Click on Check to see
if the Library has a
print copy of this
journal
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44. Searching CINAHL – get it!
print copy of journal article available
This journal is
available on the 2nd
Floor of the Library
Remember to write
down the Call
Number
RC 674 C22
and the citation of
the journal article
which appears on
the get it screen
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45. Searching CINAHL – get it!
journal article not available
Click on Check to see
if the Library has a
print copy of this
journal
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46. Searching CINAHL – get it!
copy of journal article not available
The Library
does not have
a copy of this
journal
You can order
the article via
Interlibrary
loan (RACER)
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47. What if we don’t have a copy of the journal article
in a print or electronic version?
• Click on the link to Request document via interlibrary
loan (RACER)
Go to RACER our
Interlibrary Loan
System
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48. Searching CINAHL – get it!
journal article not available
Go to RACER our
Interlibrary Loan
System
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49. Searching CINAHL- Keyword search
• When would you use a Keyword search in CINAHL ?
• A Keyword search would be useful when you want to
combine multiple terms that do not appear as a CINAHL
Subject Term.
For example: migraine and stress
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50. Searching CINAHL- Keyword search
• Select CINAHL and in the text box and type migraine
and stress
• Remember to ensure that the box next to Suggest
Subject Terms is unchecked.
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52. Peer Reviewed Journals
• Many times you will be asked to look for scholarly,
academic, refereed or peer reviewed journals. What
does that mean?
• Peer reviewed" or "Refereed" is a formal process
undertaken by experts in a field to determine the quality
of an article before it is accepted and published in a
journal.
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53. Peer reviewed journals
How do I know that a journal is peer reviewed?
1. Check the first few pages of a print journal issue for a
list of reviewers or an editorial board and the editorial
policy.
2. Consult Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory for a list of
refereed journals. (Ref. Z 6941 U45 Located in Ready
Reference Collection behind Reference Desk).
3. Some databases will offer an option of searching for
scholarly or peer-reviewed journals.
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54. Peer reviewed journals in CINAHL
• To search for peer-reviewed journals in CINAHL:
1. Run a search – example: breast cancer
2. Scroll down the page and click on the box next to Peer
Reviewed.
3. Click on Search
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56. Peer reviewed journals in ProQuest Nursing
Journals
Note that Peer
reviewed is
automatically
checked off
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57. To View a List of the Library’s E-journals
• To view a list of the Library’s E-journals, use the E-
Journals link on the Library’s home page.
• Tip: This is a very good option if you are looking for a specific
journal.
Remember: you can not search for journal articles on a specific topic
from the E-journals page.
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58. Connecting from home
• When you access past exams, e-journals and most of
our electronic resources from off-campus, you will need
to login with your Lakehead University email username
and password.
• Remember to omit the @lakeheadu.ca after your
username.
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59. RACER
• In order to use our interlibrary loan system RACER , you must first register for it.
• Once you have registered for RACER, you can access the system and order your
articles.
• For more information – http://library.lakeheadu.ca/?pg=365
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60. Summary
• Library Homepage - http://library.lakeheadu.ca
• Books & course reserves: http://inukshuk.lakeheadu.ca/
• Finding Articles: http://library.lakeheadu.ca/wp/?pg=183
• List of E-Journals - http://atoz.ebsco.com/home.asp?Id=1790
The End
If you have any questions,
please contact the Research Help Desk at
(807) 343-8302 or Email us at researchhelp@lakeheadu.ca
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Editor's Notes
Two of the main Nursing databases are: CINAHL and ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
