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Finding research information: the next level (science and engineering)

Are you a new RHD or researcher? Not sure which databases to search in your area? Come to a two hour advanced search database workshop:

Date: Thursday 29 March 2012
Time: 9.30 - 11.30am
Location: eZones, Level 2, Biological Sciences Library (Building 94)
Book online - please email with any queries.

Westlaw AU training

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Welcome back to the Law Library for 2012.

For those returning students, you will see that some changes have taken place over the summer break.

Reaxys/Scopus interoperability & online training

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Patsnap - searching for patents?

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IEEE Xplore reaches record 3 million documents

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IEEE xplore digital library one of the world's largest collections of scholarly technical literature in engineering and technology, has now reached 3 million documents - IEEE Xplore has grown significantly in recent years.

The Future of the Internet: What Lies Ahead?

SciFinder – now available from your smart phone

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Evidence-based Nursing and Midwifery Practice (EBP): finding, appraising and using research

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Dictionaries: 
Abbreviations: 

EBP: Evidence-based Practice

EBM: Evidence-based Medicine

PICO: Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome - This acronym can help you develop a searchable clinical question.

See the INAHTA Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary for more terms.


How-to Guides: 

Critical Appraisal of Research

Books:
How to read a paper resource : the basics of evidence-based medicine 4th ed. 2010

Checklists:

Quantitative Studies:
SIGN (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network) Checklist - http://www.sign.ac.uk/methodology/checklists.html
This website includes checklist for critically appraising the following study types: Systematic Review, Randomized Controlled Trials, Cohort Studes, Case-Controlled Studies and Diagnostic Studies

Mixed Methods Studies:
Pluye, P., Gagnon, M. P., Griffiths, F., & Johnson-Lafleur, J. (2009). A scoring system for appraising mixed methods research, and concomitantly appraising qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods primary studies in Mixed Studies Reviews. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(4), 529-546.

Levels of Evidence:

NHMRC levels of evidence and grades for recommendations for developers of guidelines Dec 2009
See Table 3 on p. 16. Note these levels of evidence ranking quantitative studies only.

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Östlund, U., L. Kidd, et al. (2011). "Combining qualitative and quantitative research within mixed method research designs: A methodological review." International Journal of Nursing Studies 48(3): 369-383.

Journals
Journals: 

The Cochrane Library - A source of up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care, designed to provide information and evidence (Systematic Reviews, Randomised to support decisions taken in health care

Joanna Briggs Institute - JBI offers critically appraised information to connect health professional with the best available health care evidence.

PubMed Clinical Queries - A quick way to locate clinical studies or systematic reviews

Statistics
Web Sites
Web Sites: 

Randomized Controlled Trials

CONSORT 2010 checklist - Used for Randomized Controlled Trials. More about CONSORT - http://www.consort-statement.org/consort-statement/overview0/

Nursing and Midwifery

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Finding Information

Search the Library Catalogue (includes E-Books)

Midwifery course resources

Nursing course resources

Databases
CINAHL | Medline | Pubmed | Maternity and infant care | Internurse | Cochrane Library | Health Source Nursing | APAIS Health (Aust) | Scopus | Intermid | UlrichsWeb | Nursing education in video | Bates online : a visual guide to physical examination | List all Health and Medical databases |

Journals
Australian Nursing Journal | Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing | BMJ Journals | British Journal of Midwifery (via Intermid) | British Journal of Nursing | Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health | Other UQ Library Journals |

Quick Reference
Australian Medicines Handbook | Merriam-Webster medical dictionary | Australia's Health 2012 | MedlinePlus | HealthInsite | Merck Manual

EBP Resources
Cochrane Library | Therapeutic Guidelines | Best Practice (includes Clinical Evidence) | UpToDate | Joanna Briggs | MDconsult |

Professional Bodies and Websites
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia | Australian College of Nursing | Australian Nursing & Midwfery Federation | International Council of Nurses | International Confederation of Midwives |

Help

Library subject guides
Midwifery | Mental Health | Evidence-based nursing and midwifery practice (EBP): finding appraising and using research |

Tools and Tutorials
Evidence-Based Practice | Research Tutorials | Health Sciences: Research Checklist | Primary vs Secondary resources | EndNote | APA 6th style |

Libraries
Ipswich | Herston | Mater | Princess Alexandra | PACE | Placelib (clinical placement libraries) |

Further Assistance
UQ Student Services | Contact your Librarian | Suggestions and Feedback | Training sessions | UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery

Statistics
Statistics: 

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Australia's national agency for health
and welfare statistics and information.

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Good source of Australian demographic information.

World Health Organization - International health statistics and comparisons.

Search in one go

UK universities and other research institutions have posted a lot of academic, educational and research information in a range of systems similar to our own UQ eSpace repository. A search tool has now been developed to make this material more accessible. The tool runs a federated search across the more than 130 repositories included.

Go grey for those hard-to-find reports and publications

Grey literature is information produced by all levels of government, academia, business and industry in electronic and print formats not controlled by commercial publishing. Much of this data is potentially useful for research, but identifying it and tracking it down can be tricky.

The Grey Literature Network Service was founded in 1992 to solve this problem. It provides an online search service for grey literature. It includes input from large national library bodies.