School of Nursing Library Tutorial California State University Dominguez Hills

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School of NursingLibrary TutorialCalifornia
State UniversityDominguez Hills

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Off Campus Access to Library Databases
  Introduction to Basics
• Finding Journal Articles through the Nursing
  Health Sciences Resource Page
• Glossary
• (Throughout the tutorial, a single click on an
  underlined blue word
• or phrase will take you either to the Glossary
  or a website).

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Introduction

• This tutorial provides information on the
  online resources and services offered by the
  California State University Dominguez Hills
  University Library to BSN MSN students enrolled
  in the School of Nursing.

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In this Tutorial you will learn to

• use resources services provided by the
  California State University Dominguez Hills
  Library.
• locate academic journal articles using a major
  nursing database, CINAHL.
• understand and use library terms you will
  encounter while using library resources.

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Getting The Most Out Of This Tutorial

• We recommend that you read through all the slides
  in this tutorial at least once before going to
  any of the links.
• Lets get started

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Heres the CSUDH Home Page
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CSUDH Library Home Page

• To find the CSUDH Library home page from the
  CSUDH home page, click on library in the black
  menu bar.
• Note especially the following links on the new
  Library home page (on next slide)
• Journal Articles Electronic Resources access
  to all CSUDH journal article databases and
  electronic resources (in many subject areas in
  addition to nursing health sciences)
• Services for Distance Students

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CSUDH Library Home Page
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CSUDH Nursing Health Sciences Page

• The Nursing Health Sciences page (on next
  slide), is a sub-page of the Library Home page,
  developed by the CSUDH Distance Learning
  Librarian. It contains all major links referred
  to in this tutorial.
• Heres a direct link to the Nursing Health
  Sciences page http//library.csudh.edu/services/d
  istance/nursing/default.shtml
• General information about CSUDH Library resources
  and services for all distance learners is at
  http//library.csudh.edu/services/distance/

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This is the CSUDH Nursing Health Sciences Page
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Off Campus Access to Journal Article Databases

• off campus use of databases and electronic
  resources is restricted to current CSUDH
  students, staff and faculty.
• use your CSUDH user name and password to log
  in to Library databases and electronic resources
  from off campus locations.
• whenever you click on a Library database or
  electronic resource that is restricted, youll
  see a CSUDH authentication screen (as
  illustrated in slide 13).
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Off Campus Access to Journal Article Databases
(contd.)

• You will now be able to log in with the same
  user name and password that you use to log in
  to MyCSUDH and Blackboard. (before June 2009,
  students used 14-digit student ID numbers to
  log in to library patron records and electronic
  databases. The library no longer requires you to
  enter your student ID or barcode number to
  access its records and resources).
• Your campus user name and password will allow
  you to
• access CSUDH online article databases and
  e-books
• use Interlibrary Loan to request articles for
  which full text is not available
• If you are not able to access our databases with
  your campus user name and password, please call
  the IT Help Desk at 310-243-2500 or email
  cdales_at_csudh.edu.

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This is what the Library Authentication (login)
Screen looks like
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CSUDH Journal Articles Electronic Resources
Page advanced searchers can start looking for
articles here
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Services for Distance Learning Students
PageClick on red-circled link to Nursing
Health Sciences Page- beginning searchers should
start looking for articles here)
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Finding articles on the Nursing Health Sciences
Resource Page

• The Nursing Health Sciences Resource Page
  (http//library.csudh.edu/services/distance/nursin
  g/default.shtml)gives students and faculty in
  Nursing, Health Sciences Occupational Therapy
  programs of the College of Health Human
  Services easy access to the most frequently used
  databases.
• Nursing Health Sciences Resource Page resources
  are available to CSUDH students and faculty both
  on and off the campus.
• Bookmark the Nursing Health Sciences Resource
  page for easy access to CSUDH databases and tools
  most frequently used in nursing.
• Definitely the best place for new students and
  beginning searchers to start out!

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CSUDH Nursing Health Sciences Resource Page
(below)Note especially links to Major Nursing
Databases (red arrow) and Reserve Nursing
Journal Articles (green arrow).(Reminder to new
students this is the best page to bookmark!)
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This is what the Major Nursing Databases page
looks likeNote direct link to CINAHL (red
arrow, below).
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General Facts about Journal Article Databases

• Each database contains a slightly different
  groupof journal titles (some journals may
  actually be found in more than one database!).
• Although they may provide you with information
  about articles you would like to see, databases
  do not always provide the full text of a desired
  article!
• Most databases require that you have a recent
  version (7.0 or newer) of Adobe Acrobat Reader
  installed on your computer to view .pdf documents
  you will find in your search results.
• Articles not available in full text in one
  database may be available in another database or
  index. Click the Find it _at_ CSUDH icon after
  the article abstract (summary) to find out.
  Heres what the Find it icon looks like

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Library InterLibrary Loan Service

• Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a library service
  that allows you to request journal articles not
  available at CSUDH through the CSUDH Interlibrary
  Loan service.
• We will request journal articles you request via
  ILL from other libraries and email them to you as
  soon as we receive them (this may take a week or
  even longer, so do plan ahead!).
• However, please request ILL service for books
  from CSUDH and other libraries through your local
  public library (for further details, please
  contact the Distance Learning Librarian).

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If you have problems or questions, please contact
the Distance Learning Librarian for help
cdales_at_csudh.edu 310-243-2088
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• You have now learned the basics of some important
  CSUDH Library services available to distance
  learning nursing students!
• Lets move on to learn more about using CSUDH
  Library online resources to get materials you
  need.

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Finding Journal Articles via the Nursing Health
Sciences Page

• Your papers and assignments will often require
  you to cite 3 to 5 recent, peer reviewed,
  articles on your topic.
• Recent usually means published within the last 5
  years.
• Articles published in peer reviewed journals
  have undergone a formal approval process an
  editor and one or more subject specialists
  review the article before it is accepted for
  publication, to ensure that the article is
  accurate, well researched and presented, and that
  it contributes to the body of knowledge in
  the field.
• To find the most recent peer reviewed articles
  by nursing researchers and practitioners, use
  databases such as CINAHL and ProQuest
  Nursing Journals.
• Begin on the Nursing Health Sciences Page at
  http//library.csudh.edu/services/distance/nurs
  ing/default.shtml. Return to Table of
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What is CINAHL?

• Its an acronym for Cumulative Index to Nursing
  and Allied Health Literature
• Database with broad and deep coverage of nursing
  and allied health literature.
• Best place to begin any search for nursing
  literature because it is regarded in the
  profession as the major nursing database
• May seem somewhat complex to use, but worth the
  trouble of learning!
• - Coverage is from 1937 to current year
  although links to many full text articles
  are available, many CINAHL citations include
  only abstracts or references.

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Where is CINAHL? On the Nursing Databases Page,
CLICK HERE under CINAHL Plus with Full Text
(EBSCO).
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When you see the Library Authentication (login)
Screen, follow instructions on screen and click
Submit
Fill in both boxes. Type carefully!
Click Submit.
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You will see the blank CINAHL search page
Type search terms into search boxes
Optional Limit to desired dates to peer
reviewed
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Do an actual search in CINAHL

• Example You need articles from peer reviewed
  journals on the control of methicillin-resistant
  Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) through handwashing.

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CINAHL search entered
Remember Databases are not case sensitive
Combine search terms with AND
Group synonyms on same line with or
Note that you may limit by date
Check to search for peer reviewed articles only
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CINAHL Search Results (after clicking Search
button)
This search located 164 results, all of which
have both search terms somewhere in their records
Citation and Abstract
Note these subject headings (use in subsequent
searches)
First article looks good. Click on PDF Full Text
at end of this record (not visible on this slide)
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Heres what the beginning of the 6 page PDF
article looks like
Click these icons to print or save (dont use
your browsers File menu commands.)
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Obtaining a Full Text Article that appears to be
unavailable from the database

• Find it _at_ CSUDH is a
  built in resource to help you locate full text
  articles that are not contained in the database
  you are searching.
• The icon will often lead
  to links to the article in other databases or to
  other means of obtaining an individual article.
• Sometimes the article you need is available in
  print or on microfilm at the CSUDH Library.
  Clicking the Check Availability icon will help
  you determine whether the Library owns what you
  need. Contact cdales_at_csudh.edu if you need an
  article scanned and emailed to you.
• Sometimes the article you need will be found on
  the Reserve Nursing Journal Articles page.
• Sometimes the article you need is not owned by
  the CSUDH Library. You may request it through
  interlibrary loan or contact cdales_at_csudh.edu.
• Contact cdales_at_csudh.edu with questions about
  print or microfilm articles or articles the CSUDH
  Library does not seem to own.

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Find it _at_ CSUDH icons are located at the end
of most records.
Heres result 26 from our CINAHL mrsa
search.Note the Find it _at_ CSUDHicon.
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Below is what we see after clicking
.CSUDH actually has this article in the
database Science Direct (Elsevier). Click to get
it!
Click to get the full text of the article.
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What if the article full text is not there?
Heres result 24 from our CINAHL mrsa
search
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Heres what we see this time after clicking the
icon
This is an article CSUDH does not own. Click to
request an Interlibrary Loan OR email the
citation to cdales_at_csudh.edu.
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Other relevant databases (in addition to CINAHL)
are listed on the Nursing Databases Page as you
scroll down. Searching these databases could
possibly lead you to other articles on your topic.
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What to do when you run into trouble

• I cant log in!
• make sure you're typing your last name on the
  login screen exactly as it's spelled in
  your MyCSUDH record.
• make sure you're typing your password number
  correctly (you can't see the numbers as you
  type them -- you see only a row of dots).
• if your computer is set up to remember your log
  in information from session to session, try
  overriding the "remembered" number and retyping
  all letters and numbers.
• For more help, visit the Login Procedure page
  (http//library.csudh.edu/info/guides/LoginProced
  ure.shtml ).

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What to do when you run into trouble(contd.)

• I cant find any articles on my topic!
• Check your spelling and typing.
• Check the Thesaurus or Subject Guide of the
  database to find more or different search terms
• Use different keywords or synonyms.
• Check any search options or limits you might have
  used (such as Published Date, Publication Date,
  Full Text, etc.) and remove one or more of these.
  
• Try a different database.
• Check the links on the LH side of the Nursing and
  Health Sciences pagefor help.
• Ask a Librarian! (cdales_at_csudh.edu).

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Congratulations!

• Now you are able to access the CSUDH Librarys
  article databases!

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Need More Help?

• Having difficulty accessing or using
  databases?Call or email the Distance Learning
  Librarian 310-243-2088 cdales_at_csudh.edu
• During Fall and Spring semesters, the CSUDH
  library is open
• Monday Thursday, 800 am 10 pm
• Friday, 800 am 500 pm
• Saturday, 1000 am 500 pm
• Sunday, noon 6 pm hours vary between
  semesters call 310-243-3714 to check current
  hours.

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Glossary
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Glossary - A

• Academic journal articles-articles found in
  periodicals that are considered scholarly.
  Academic journal articles differ from popular or
  news magazines in that they cite their sources in
  footnotes or bibliographies. Articles from
  academic journals are preferred for student
  research (see also Peer reviewed).
• Abstract-a brief, non-evaluative summary of the
  main points in an article or book, often found as
  part of the record of an item found in a database
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Glossary - B

• Book catalog -libraries used to use card
  catalogs, searchable by title, subject or author,
  to locate items they owned. In the late 20th
  century, libraries began to use computer records
  to organize and search for items owned. Most
  libraries now use electronic databases, usually
  called online catalogs, to search for their
  holdings. The CSUDH online catalog for books and
  other library holdings is called Torofind. It is
  available on the Internet through the CSUDH
  Library home page at http//library.csudh.edu/.
  Searching in an online catalog allows great
  flexibility in that it is possible to search by
  keyword and call number and to specify location,
  format and language.
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Glossary - B (continued)

• Bookmark (used both as a noun and a verb)
• A list of favorite web pages (URLs) saved in
  your browser so you have quick and easy access to
  them later. Some browsers (such as Netscape and
  Firefox) call these saved URLs Bookmarks, while
  Internet Explorer calls them Favorites.
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Glossary - C

• Call number-most academic libraries use the
  Library of Congress Classification System to
  specify a books location within the library
  collection. The LC (Library of Congress) system
  groups books of similar subject matter together
  and assigns each subject a combination of letters
  and numbers. Every book is labeled with its
  appropriate LC call number to indicate where it
  should be placed on the shelf. The LC number is
  usually typed on a white label and glued or taped
  on the books spine or front cover. An example of
  an LC call number is RT82 .K43 2002.
• Circulating itemAny item a library owns that
  can be checked out and removed from the library
  for personal use for a designated time period is
  a circulating item.

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Glossary - C (continued)

• Citation-basic information about an item such
  as a book, article, or website. Once given a
  citation, you can use the information to locate
  the item. The basic elements of a citation are
  Author, Title and Publication information. When
  writing a research paper, authors should cite
  their sources so their readers are able to find
  the identical items used for in research done for
  the paper.
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Glossary - C (continued)

• CSUDH Journals List (Journals We Have)
• The CSUDH Library maintains the Journals List
  web page so students can search for a journal by
  title and link to a database where the full text
  may be found. The Journals List will also
  indicate when a journal is available in print or
  microfilm format, as well as alerting users that
  a particular journal is unavailable in the
  Library.
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Glossary - D

• Database-an electronic medium in which
  information can be stored and retrieved by
  searching.
• Journal article database contains citations,
  abstracts, full text articles, images and other
  files, available by subscription from publishers
  and searchable by a variety of criteria. Online
  journal databases are the electronic counterpart
  of print journal collections. Publishers load
  journal contents into a database to make the
  contents available for online access. Libraries
  subscribe to electronic databases to provide
  their users with online access to the contents of
  the databases.
• Databases usually contain archives (back issues)
  and current articles from a wide variety of
  journals.
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Glossary - D (continued)

• Download-process whereby data files from
  external sources (flash drives, websites, email
  attachments, etc.) are transferred into your
  computer. You may read and delete these incoming
  files or save them (to your desktop, hard drive,
  flash drive, etc.) as required.
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Glossary - E

• Electronic book Entire books are now available
  through CSUDH Librarys subscription to several
  electronic book providers. Watch for records of
  electronic books in results of your
  Torofindonline catalog searches. This image
  will appear under the title of the book
  An Electronic Version is available!
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Glossary - F

• Full text-usually refers to the online presence
  of a complete article or other information,
  although may also be used to refer to an article
  found in print or microfilm on library shelves.
  Full text indicates that the entire article is
  available in addition to a citation and/or
  summary of the articles content.
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Glossary - G
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Glossary - H

• Hits -items returned to your screen once search
  terms have been submitted to a database search
  engine also often called records or results.
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Glossary - I

• Information literacy -the ability to find,
  evaluate and use information in an effective and
  appropriate way.
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Glossary - I (continued)

• Interlibrary Loan (ILL)-service that most
  libraries offer when they do not own the item you
  need. Once you make a request for something not
  in the local collection, your library issues a
  request to another library which owns the item
  you need. Once your library obtains the item you
  need, the lending library loans it to your
  library for a brief period.
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Glossary - J

• Journals-a medium of formal written
  communication used by special groups, learned
  societies and professions to share research and
  engage in dialog on topics of interest. Journals
  contain articles contributed by experts and
  scholars and are published periodically (weekly,
  monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.). Journals
  are published in print, microform and electronic
  formats (see also Peer reviewed).
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Glossary - K

• Keyword searching-most databases allow for
  keyword searching. Keywords are the words that
  describe your topic. Depending upon how specific
  your topic is, you can usually describe it with
  two or three nouns.
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Glossary - L

• Library resources -items the library purchases
  for the benefit of its users, primarily books,
  videos, sound recordings, computer software,
  journal, newspaper and database subscriptions and
  internet access.
• Links-abbreviation for hyperlinks these
  often appear as blue words on web pages. When
  you click on them, they take you to another
  place on the page or to another web site.
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Glossary - P

• Peer reviewed-articles submitted to a peer
  reviewed journal go through a strict evaluation
  process by a panel of experts so that high
  quality, accuracy, and relevance are assured.
  Peer reviewed journals are often also called
  refereed or juried journals some instructors
  may simply call them scholarly or academic
  journals.
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Glossary - R

• Refereed Journals see Peer reviewed.
• Record  an entry in a database that contains
  information about a specific item such as a
  journal article or a book. 
• Results list-when you submit search terms to a
  database, the entries or files that return make
  up the Results list. These may also be called
  hits or records.
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Glossary - S

• Scroll-to use your mouse to move up or down a
  web page.
• Search page-the database page that provides
  open fields or boxes for entering search terms.

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Glossary - S (continued)

• Subject headings- words or short phrases that
  describe precisely the content found in books and
  other materials. Each item in a library catalog
  (as well as articles in many databases) is
  classified by one or more subject headings. You
  can search both library catalogs and databases
  using subject headings. Librarians can help you
  decide on the most useful subject headings for
  your search, or you may look in the Thesaurus or
  Subject Terms guide of any database that includes
  such a tool.

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Glossary - T

• Thesaurus-a list of subject headings or
  descriptors assigned in a particular database,
  index or online catalog that can be used to
  search in that database.
• Tutorial-step by step introduction to something
  new which you are about to learn and master.
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School of NursingLibrary Tutorial
Revised July 2009 by E. Carol Dales