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1 Terri Gallagher Reference Librarian Information Examination in the Library Welcome Health Communication Students!

2 Searching in the library for the best resources for your assignments.

3 Why use library resources? Credibility for your assignment and group project on a health issue. 3 CCBC Library

4 Be Practical. Bang for Buck in the library. At the Library: 400 pages a semester; 800 if front and back 3 to 6 slides per page Tutoring and Brainfuse Reading rooms Supportive Services County Library Services Phi Theta Kappa

5 Your medicine bag for library services. Your CCBC logon Username: Password: Welcome12345 Your library card Your CCBC photo ID 5 CCBC Library

6 Be smart. Information from Library sources is Reviewed, edited, vetted Proven Organized Easily located Accessible 24/7 Free 6 CCBC Library

7 Today s Mission: Finding the Sources to Earn Top Grades and get this presentation done Books Print Journals and Magazines Course-specific materials on library Web site Evaluating Websites Databases a Treasure Trove of Resources including thousands of scholarly journal articles and publication features!

8 Circulating Materials Books: 2 weeks Videos and DVDs: 2 weeks Fines: 20 cents a day for books; $1 for DVDs

9 Non-circulating Newspapers Magazines Journals Reference books

10 B-VR-PAC Books Access through the library pages or beaverlibraries.org

11 Search Tips Enter keywords or phrases only not whole sentences Do subject and keyword searches Modify searches 11 Join related terms with OR Combine keywords with AND CCBC Library

12 DABBLE IN DEWEY: is your home zone. Nursing is on the last shelf past the circ desk; other medical subjects in the second row at the back of the stacks.

13 Healthcare and Dewey 610 Medical sciences 611 Human anatomy, cytology, histology 612 Human physiology 613 Promotion of health 614 Incidence & prevention of disease 615 Pharmacology & theraputics 616 Diseases 617 Surgery & related medical specialities 618 Gynecology & other medical specialities 619 Experimental medicine

14 Communication and interspersed by discipline

15 Print Journals and Publications Located behind the reference desk. Do not circulate but have quality articles specific to nursing and medical fields.

16 Clues making an ID of Popular Resources Single Author Brief No citations Advertisements galore Glossy Published regularly Target: Non-expert audience

17 Clues to I.D.ing Scholarly Sources Long Articles Written by multiple scholars Usually photo free; charts and graphs Ad free Issued infrequently Audience: Academic Expensive Citations and Reference Lists

18 CCBC.edu Go to Library Tab Course-Specific Materials Nursing Communication Composition APA or MLA

19 Websites Evaluation

20 Website Research: Pubmed.gov CDC.gov research/index.html.edu Plos.org Make sure your source is credible Ted Talks are great for communication information

21 Questions?

22 To connect to databases From the Library home page, click the Databases link 2. Click the link to Connect to... the database you wish to use 3. At the log on screen, enter Username: password: WelcomeIDnumber CCBC Library

23 Research Databases Sources Shop for the best sources for your healthcare research Ebscohost Your home zone Healthsource Nursing CINAHL only four users at a time Drug Database Academic Search Elite Masterfile Premier Communications and Hot Issues in a supported Pro and Con presentation - Facts.com

24 Search tips Use keywords and synonyms Advanced search Three to Five Years on the timeline Select Academic Journals on the format Check Scholarly and Peer-reviewed Use Boolean Operators: and, or, not to narrow your search In CINAHL, there is an option for evidence-based articles.

25 Citations The Owl at Purdue APA or MLA for this class Instant database citations in Ebsco. Remember download to print and the option also for saving research articles.

26 For More Help Easy Bib or Citation Machine Your Instructors The Reference Desk Stop and visit me or the tutors

27 Questions?If you have assignment syndrome, remember the library resource cure

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