nur3115: library services & cinahl
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Library Services & Resources (CINAHL) for Nursing Students
Kristy Padron, MLISLawrence Mello, Jr., M.A., MLSLauri Rebar, MLIS
Library Session & Speakers
1. Library Services & CINAHL Kristy [email protected]
2. RefWorks Lawrence Mello, [email protected]
3. APA Bootcamp Lauri [email protected]
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Take The Nursing Topic Challenge!
Lifelong Learning & Scholarship
• Health information is always changing.• New treatments or protocols replace
what used to be standard care.• Evidence and information about new or
unfamiliar topics, populations, and treatments are mainly communicated through scholarly, professional publications.
Session Goals
Nursing students will be able to…
…identify services & information resources at the FAU Libraries.
…search CINAHL to find articles related to his or her chosen topic.
…utilize RefWorks to compile articles from CINAHL and other library sources.
…define basic rules of APA citation style.
Welcome to the FAU Libraries!
• Library Services• Your Owl Card• FAU Libraries Online:
–Off Campus Connect–CINAHL
• Assistance
The FAU Libraries are located on its main and partner campuses:
• Boca • Davie
(Broward College)• Jupiter• Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Library Services
Circulation Desk:• Borrow Books• Library Account
Reference Desk:• Assistance with
library and its materials
• Research help
Library Services
Computing Areas:• PCs with MS Office:
o Wordo PowerPointo Excel
• Internet AccessWI-FI available
Don’t forget
your Flash/USB Drive!
Library Services
Copiers & Printers:• Pay-per-use basis• Use your print
account to pay (http://fau.edu/print)
Scanners are also available (no cost).
Your Owl Card
• Owl Card: Your School ID and Library Card
• Uses:o Borrow Library Materialso Log onto Library Account
& other online library services
o …and a few others!
Your Owl Card
• Activate it by calling the Boca campus Circulation Desk: (561) 297-6911.
The FAU Libraries Online
The Libraries offer many online services.• Library Catalogo Find books & library
materials.• Off Campus Connecto Authenticates users
off campus for access to licensed or subscription-based FAU library resources
o Select link to log on.
Catalog
Off Campus Connect
The FAU Libraries Online
Off Campus Connect/EZproxy:• Log on using your
Owl Card Number and then Verification Number as indicated.
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
CINAHL: A main source of Nursing articles
Directions:1. If off-campus, log
onto Off Campus Connect.
2. At the Libraries’ home page, select “Indexes/Databases.”
Indexes/ Databases
Find Articles: Indexes & Databases
Why are journals important?• New findings and research are communicated
through professional, peer reviewed journals.• Peer Review is also known as:
– Scholarly– Refereed
• Most articles in a peer reviewed journal undergo a review process.
• Peer review is the academic “Gold Standard.”
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
3. Select the letter “C” on the “Electronic Collection” page.
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
4. Scroll down the next page until you see a link to “CINAHL,” and then select it.
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
5. This will take you to CINAHL’s search page.
Enter Search
Terms
BeginSearch
• The index (available in a drop-down menu) allows searching by title of an article (TI), its author (AU), and subject heading.
Index
Use LIMITERS as needed
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
Find it @ FAU
Link to Full Text
Getting to a Full Text Article
• Use “Find it @ FAU” link to access full-text articles.
• Select “PDF/Full-Text” link to see a full article.
• Use Interlibrary Loan to receive an article that is not available through the FAU Libraries.
The FAU Libraries Online : CINAHL
Other Databases for Nursing
• PubMed: medicine, allied health, and more.
• ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global: review theses (and the sources used).
• RefWorks: save your articles on this cloud-based bibliographic manager and use its additional features.
The FAU Libraries Online : Interlibrary LoanInterlibrary Loan (ILL): • Provides books, articles
and other materials that are not available at the Libraries.
• ILL also sends requests from one FAU campus library to another.
• Make a request online through the ILL link on the Libraries home page.
ILL
The FAU Libraries Online : Interlibrary Loan• Register and create
an ILL account.• Publication
information is needed for any requested library material, such as:– Title – Author– Publisher– Publication
Location– Year of Publication
Register
Assistance
• Nursing LibGuide:http://libguides.fau.edu/nursing-boca
• Reference Desk
• Ask a Librarianhttp://www.askalibrarian.org/fau
• Individual Research Consultationshttp://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ref/refdept.htm