2433 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

Jane Long, MA, MLIS

Reference Services Librarian

Al Harris Library

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What Is an Abstract?

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary provides the following definition for the noun form of the word:

“a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form; also : something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things.”

Your assignment involves summarizing and condensing the information found in a peer-reviewed article.

Finding Articles

First Step: Setting up an EBSCO folder

Next Step

Keyword vs. Subject

• Natural language (words and phrases you would use in everyday conversations)

• Flexible terminology:Synonyms and words with the same or

similar meanings can be substituted(book, document, bestseller, bible, booklet, brochure, compendium, fiction, folio, handbook, hardcover, leaflet, manual, monograph, nonfiction, novel, paperback, primer, publication, softcover, text, textbook, tome, tract, treatise, volume, work, writing)

• Less accurate when searching in article databases

• Use with operators (AND, OR, NOT)

• Predetermined terminology (created by the Library of Congress)

• Terms like those found in a Thesaurus (with narrower and broader terms)

• More precise when searching (most article databases have there own predetermined terminology)

vs.

Operators• AND = Narrow

• NOT = Exclude

• OR = Expand(Used with synonyms)

Databases: Nursing & Allied HealthSPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost) MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost)Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

(EBSCOhost)CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCOhost)

What Do You Plan to Find? Use limiters: peer

reviewed, date, full textUse subject headings

that will refine your search

Use current informationNarrow the number of

sources by examining the abstract for the source.

Organizing Your Research

1. Find an article or articles that support your topic.

2. Once you have located appropriate articles, save them in your folder.

3. Look at the documentation information that EBSCO provides.

4. Check the APA citation format examples.5. Write your own abstract following the

guidelines that have been given to you by your professor.

Topic Suggestions

Taping vs. Ankle BracesHydration among AthletesACL Prevalence among Female Athletes

(anterior cruciate ligament) Bracing for Preventive Measures

APA Citation Example of Article from an Online Database

http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx

Snead, D., Marberry, K.M., & Rowdon, G. (2009). Unique treatment regimen for

effort thrombosis in the nondominant extremity of an overhead athlete: A

case report. Journal of Athletic Training, 44(1), 94-97. Retrieved August 20,

2010, from SPORTDiscus with Full Text database.

Author or authors. (pub year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, vol # (issue #), page numbers. Retrieval Date, from Database Title.

Last Name, Initials & Last Name, Initials of each author. (pub year). Title of article. Title of Journal, vol #(issue #), pages. Retrieval Date from Database

Title.

Questions?

Contact me:◦Jane Long

774-3030 jane.long@swosu.edu http://faculty.swosu.edu/jane.long/

Thank you!