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Title: Accessing UVic Library Resources: a guide for Nursing students


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Accessing UVic Library Resourcesa guide for
Nursing students
  • Carol Gordon
  • Infoline Librarian
  • University of Victoria

2
Topics to be Covered
  • Overview of INFOLINE services
  • Obtaining required Netlink ID and password
  • Libraries Gateway webpage orientation
  • Search tips Boolean logic
  • Finding books, articles, and fulltext resources
  • How to obtain materials

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A Note about the Slides...
  • Some of the images in the slides may not be
    clear, but they will give you an idea of what you
    will see as you do the search
  • We recommend that you follow through the examples
    on your own to learn how to conduct a library
    search

4
Summary
  • This presentation will show you how to find books
    and journal articles via the UVic Libraries
    Gateway webpage
  • It will include how to search the library
    catalogue, the CINAHL nursing database, and how
    to obtain materials in full text, through the
    INFOLINE office, or from other libraries

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1. What is INFOLINE?
  • Technology has made it easier for off-campus
    students to do much of their research at a
    distance
  • If you encounter problems, however, INFOLINE
    staff can help out
  • We can send specific books or articles to your
    door or offer advice by phone or e-mail on
    structuring a database search and using UVics
    Library resources

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Materials sent via INFOLINE
  • Students may request books or articles
  • These requests are filled either from the UVic
    libraries collection or borrowed from other
    libraries through interlibrary loan
  • Students may also request reference assistance
  • Requests may be submitted to INFOLINE by mail,
    fax, e-mail
  • Materials are sent to students via mail, courier,
    or fax

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Contacting INFOLINE
  • INFOLINE
  • University of Victoria Library
  • PO Box 1800 STN CSC
  • Victoria BC V8W 3H5
  • Phone (250) 721-6488
  • Fax (250) 721-6233
  • E-mail Infoline_at_uvic.ca

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2. Netlink ID and Password
  • The UVic Libraries webpage, The Gateway, is
    the place to start to find books, articles, and
    other research on your topic
  • In order to access many of the databases and
    resources on the Gateway, a Netlink ID and
    password is required
  • If you do not have a Netlink ID, obtain one at
    http//netlink.uvic.ca

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3. UVic Libraries Gateway
  • Available at http//gateway.uvic.ca
  • Click on labeled blocks (books, journals,
    electronic journals) to access specified
    resources

10
4. Finding Books via the Gateway
  • To find books, click on the Books block
  • Select Main Library Catalogue

11
Finding Books
  • Select Basic Search for a list of search
    options

12
Finding Books
  • For a topic search, use the Keyword Anywhere
    option
  • Use quotations around phrases, i.e. health
    promotion or long term care
  • Enter terms separated by And or Or (Boolean
    Operators)

13
What is Boolean Logic?
  • Boolean logic allows you to broaden or narrow a
    search to find more relevant results
  • Boolean operators are AND, OR, and NOT

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Boolean AND
  • Use AND to narrow your search
  • This search long term care and geriatric will
    retrieve only those records which include both
    terms

15
Boolean OR
  • Use OR to broaden your search
  • Often used to create list of synonyms
  • This search elderly or seniors or geriatric
    will find each record in a database which has the
    word elderly, senior, or geriatric
  • Searches can include both AND and OR
  • (elderly or geriatric or senior) and (long
    term care or nursing home)

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Finding Books Keyword Search Strategies
  • Start with a keyword anywhere search
  • When you find a record, note the subject headings
    which the database uses to categorize the title
  • These subject headings (or Descriptors) vary
    between databases
  • Click on these headings to find similar items

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Keyword Searching - Truncation
  • Another useful tool for keyword searching is
    truncation
  • Truncation retrieves all possible endings after
    the initial letters typed
  • For example, child? will find child, childs,
    children, childrens, and childhood
  • Use the ? to truncate terms in UVics online
    catalogue
  • When searching journal databases such as Cinahl,
    use an asterisk for the same purpose, i.e.
    child

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5. Finding E-Journals on the Gateway
  • E-journals are electronic versions of paper
    journals
  • To see the list of UVics electronic
    subscriptions, click on the E-journals block on
    the Gateway

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E-Journals
  • Select By Subject or By Title to view
    journals by subject (i.e. Nursing) or by title

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E-Journals
  • To search for journals on a specific subject,
    click on By Subject and use the search box at
    the top right hand corner of the screen
  • A single word such as oncology does not need
    quotation marks, but a phrase such as health
    promotion does

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E-Journals
  • Select the name of the journal you wish to see

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E-Journals on the Gateway
  • To see the journal, click on the URL at the end
    of the summary record
  • If there is more than one URL, it means that more
    than one company has provided UVic with a
    subscription to this title

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E-Journals
  • Click on the volume and issue number to see that
    issues table of contents
  • This example is for one journal title -- keep in
    mind that the screens for other titles may have a
    different look

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E-Journals
  • Click on the full text link to view the article
  • To view the article, Adobe Acrobat must be loaded
    on your machine

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6. Finding Articles - via Databases
  • Another way to find articles is to search a
    database
  • A database is generally subject specific and
    includes articles from hundreds or thousands of
    journals
  • A database will either be full text or include an
    abstract or descriptive paragraph which will
    allow you to determine whether the item is useful
  • If it is not fulltext, you can try to find it at
    a local academic library or request it through
    the Infoline office

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Finding Articles - via Databases
  • Click on the Journals block on the Gateway
  • Then select Articles on a topic

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Finding Articles - via Databases
  • On the Databases by Subject page, select the
    Health Sciences heading

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Finding Articles - via Databases
  • A list of databases with Health Science content
    will appear
  • Scroll down the screen to see a description of
    the topics, dates, and size of each database

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7. Cinahl
  • Cinahl is the primary nursing allied health
    database
  • Cinahl provides access to books, articles, and
    dissertations
  • Coverage is from 1982 to present
  • Includes some access to full text articles
  • Uses the same search interface as Health Source,
    PsycInfo and a number of other databases hosted
    by the company Ebscohost

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Searching the Cinahl Database
  • Select Cinahl from the list of databases
  • Enter your search terms in the Find box
    (remember your boolean logic!) and hit Search

(geriatric or elderly) and (long term care or
nursing home)
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Searching the Cinahl Database
  • A list of results will appear for items which
    include the terms from your search
  • In this instance we have over 3,600 results!

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Cinahl Advanced Search
  • If there are too many results, try selecting the
    Advanced Search tab at the top of the screen
  • Use the drop down menus to specify in what
    field the terms are to be found (i.e., title,
    abstract, word in subject heading)

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Cinahl Advanced Search
  • If we do the same search and ask for the terms to
    be found in the Title, then we bring our
    results down to only about 400
  • All items in the list have your search terms in
    the title of the article

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Cinahl Selecting Records
  • To select records from the list, click on the
    Add link to the right of the record
  • You will see that selected records are added to
    the folder at the top of the screen
  • To view your selections, click on Folder has

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Tips for Searching Cinahl
  • Click on the Full text box to ensure that only
    items with full text are retrieved
  • Use the Year of Publication limit to specify
    the dates of material found

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Tips for Searching Cinahl
  • To help you decide if an article is useful,
    change the display to show an abstract which
    describes the content of the article
  • To do this click on the Preferences link at the
    top right hand corner of the screen

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Tips for Searching Cinahl
  • Click on Detailed, then on Apply and you will
    see the abstracts appear for those records which
    have them
  • Your search terms will be in bold and the
    information will help you decide if the item is
    useful or not

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Cinahl Obtaining Materials
  • You will see that some articles in Cinahl have
    links to fulltext
  • For items without full text, use the Where can
    I get this? link to see if theres any full text
    from another source

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Where Can I Get This? Link
  • The Where can I get this? link will connect to
    other full text database and UVics E-journal
    subscriptions to look for fulltext
  • It will also list other libraries which own the
    material

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Where Can I Get This? Link
  • A GET button shows items with full text
  • A REQ button indicates other libraries which have
    the material

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Where Can I Get This? Link
  • In some instances, the item you want will not be
    available in full text despite the GET link
  • This is because the system knows that some of
    this journal is in full text, but cannot tell if
    the specific year you want is covered by UVics
    subscription
  • the Request button cannot be used by distance
    students as items requested are sent to UVic only
    and will not be forwarded to another address

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Other Options for Obtaining Materials
  • Do you have access to a local University or
    College Library?
  • Look at the Where can I get this? REQ links to
    determine if an item is held nearby and go find
    it there
  • Request a COPPUL card from INFOLINE to borrow
    books from other academic libraries (see
    http//gateway.uvic.ca/cs/OTHER.HTML for details)

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A Final Word
  • Remember that you can contact us for assistance!
  • INFOLINE
  • Phone (250) 721-6488
  • Fax (250) 721-6233
  • E-mail Infoline_at_uvic.ca
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