how to carry out web based search for medical information -muhammad saaiq

Muhammad SaaiqAssistant ProfessorPIMS, Islamabad.

muhammadsaaiq5@gmail.com

Muhammad SaaiqMuhammad SaaiqAssistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorPIMS, Islamabad.PIMS, Islamabad.

muhammadsaaiq5@gmail.commuhammadsaaiq5@gmail.com

How to carry outHow to carry out

WebWeb--Based Search Based Search for for

Medical Information?Medical Information?

Jan 2009Jan 2009

Learning Objectives

Information

Knowledge

Junk knowledge

Books

Medical Journals

Grey Literature

Printed form , On removable storage devices OR Web accessible Resources

Information ResourcesInformation Resources

Rationale for Search in Research PursuitsRationale for Search in Research Pursuits

PC/Laptop and

Internet

ProperWeb site

Efficient & Effective Search

Roadmap for WebRoadmap for Web--based Searchbased Search

www. emedicine.com

www. pubmed.org

www. Googleadvancedsearch.com

www.freemedicaljournals.com

www.pakmedinet.com

Common Web sitesCommon Web sites

www.medicalstudent.com

www. FreeBooks4Doctors.com

www.digitallibrary.edu.pk

Common Web sites forCommon Web sites for eBookseBooks

What is an Efficient and Effective Search

Use ofLimiting Options

Navigations

Web

Roadmap for Efficient & Effective SearchRoadmap for Efficient & Effective Search

AppropriateSearch Strings

a. Key words

b. Truncate the Key words with *

c. Use AND/OR/NOT

d.Use parenthesis i.e ( )

e.Abolish un-necessary words and hyphenation

f. Use single quotation marks ‘ ’

g.Try different search strings

How to formulate Appropriate Search Strings ?

KEY WORDSKEY WORDS

Corect spelling

Most databases accept both American and British spellings. i.e Esophagus/ Oesophagus

Compound words may be hyphenated. i.e Subject focused, Subject-focused

Preeclampsia, Pre-eclampsia

AppropriateSearch Strings

Cont’d

Injury*

Injury, Injuries, Injured, injurious etc.

USE TRUNCATIONUSE TRUNCATION

AppropriateSearch Strings

Cont’d

USE OF BOOLEAN OPERATORSUSE OF BOOLEAN OPERATORS

AND, OR, NOT

AppropriateSearch Strings

Cont’d

e.g.

Hand injury* AND machines*Hand injury* OR machines*Hand injury* NOT machines*

USE OF PARENTHESES i.e USE OF PARENTHESES i.e ( )

(2 x 4) + 6 = 14

2 x (4 + 6) = 20

Hand injury* AND Machine operator* AND (disablity* OR morbidity*)

(Hand injury * AND Machine operator * AND disablity*) OR morbidity *

AppropriateSearch Strings

Cont’d

ABOLISH UNABOLISH UN--NECESSARY WORDSNECESSARY WORDS

Management of the soft tissue defects of hand with local flaps and the results of soft tissue reconstruction.

Soft tissue defect* AND hand* AND (local flap* OR reconstruction* )

AppropriateSearch Strings

Cont’d

USE SINGLE QUOTATION MARKS USE SINGLE QUOTATION MARKS ‘ ’

AppropriateSearch Strings

Cont’d

‘ hand Injury prevention ’

1. Sensible handling of Information

FOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHT

FOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHT(Cont(Cont’’d)d)

2- Sincere sharing of knowledge / Skill

Thank YouThank You

Muhammad SaaiqAssistant ProfessorPIMS, Islamabad.

Muhammad SaaiqMuhammad SaaiqAssistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorPIMS, Islamabad.PIMS, Islamabad.