Occupational Therapy Orientation 2014Sandra A. Martin, M.L.I.S.

Instructor of Library ServicesHealth Sciences Resource Coordinator

John Vaughan Library Room 305Bmarti004@nsuok.edu – 918-444-3263

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Knowledge is the Enemy of DiseaseSir Muir Gray

• Existing Knowledge Can Prevent– Waste & Errors– Poor Patient Care Experience– Adoption of low value interventions– Failure to adopt high value interventions

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Sandra Martin Provides….

Instruction Research Assistance Small Group Consulting Database Searches Collection Development (Selection of print and online

books, audiovisuals, journals and databases) Assistance with any health-related information need Office Hours: Tuesday 10 am to 4 pm – Tahlequah By Appointment: Thursday 1 pm to 5 pm - Muskogee

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NSUM Library Assistance

Sandra Fuller, NSU Library Technician, provides on site assistance in the Muskogee Library Monday-Friday

Locate books and journals in NSUM Library print collection

Check out items, order items located in Tahlequah or Broken Arrow collections, and enter Interlibrary Loan requests for items not owned by NSU Libraries

Computers, printer, and scanner available in NSUM Library

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Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Services

Delivery of journal articles, books, and other items not owned by NSU Libraries

Delivery of books, audiovisuals, and journal articles from Tahlequah and Broken Arrow libraries

Journal articles delivered electronically if possible ILL Requests

Send email to ill@nsuok.edu Provide complete information about the journal article or

book that you need. Provide your contact information If you have questions or need assistance, contact

Sandra Fuller in the NSUM Library

Learning Objectives

• To provide a mechanism for students to access the most current occupational therapy and related health care information

• To familiarize students with specific information resources and library services to support the OT curriculum

• To familiarize students with evidence-based health care and lifelong learning skills

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http://library.nsuok.edu/collegesh/healthpr/ot/index.html

Overview of Online Resources Research and Clinical Databases e-Journals e-Books Consumer Health Instruction

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Databases - CINAHL Plus w/Full Text CINAHL stands for Cumulative Index to Nursing and

Allied Health Literature Core research tool that contains full text of hundreds of

journals, including many specific to Occupational Therapy

Follow links on OT Library Web Page for Basic and Advanced Tutorials to get started

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Databases - MEDLINE

Premier biomedical database from the National Library of Medicine

Provides journal articles from 1946 to present in medicine, nursing, health care system, and allied health care fields

Full text available for American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Link to Tutorial from OT Library Page

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Databases - PsycARTICLES

Full text, scholarly articles Contains over 180,000 articles from 80 journals

published by the American Psychological Association (APA)

Includes articles and book reviews from 1894 to present

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Databases – Education Full Text Full text of over 350 journals Includes coverage of special education and educational

tests Includes full text back to 1996

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Additional Research Databases Mosby’s Nursing Consult – All in one resource

provides full text of e-Journals, e-Books, drug monographs, evidence based care sheets, and pre-searches of popular health topics for nursing and allied health

Health and Psychosocial Instruments – assists researchers in identifying tests, questionnaires, rating scales in health and psychosocial sciences

National Library of Medicine – provides access to hundreds of databases covering a wide range of biomedical information resources

Native Health Databases – contains citations and abstracts of documents pertaining to the health care of North American indigenous peoples

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Consumer Health Resources MEDLINE Plus Joanna Briggs Database Mosby’s Nursing Consult Current, authoritative, peer-reviewed, evidence-based

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Evidence Based Databases – Critically Appraised Decision Support Tools DynaMed – Expert summaries for over 3,000 topics to

answer clinical questions at point of care. Based on studies evaluated for clinical relevance and validity. Updated daily

Cochrane Systematic Reviews – Over 900 full text reviews of research studies based on specific quality criteria and produced by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international network of researchers

Joanna Briggs Institute – International research organization provides full text of expert summaries, best practice information sheets, systematic reviews, and consumer information sheets

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Hierarchy of Evidence-Based Resources

DynaMed, Joanna Briggs

Joanna Briggs, Mosby’s Nursing Consult

Cochrane and Joanna Briggs

Systematic Reviews

CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE

SOURCE: Haynes, R. B. (2001). Of studies, syntheses, synopses, and systems: the “4S” evolution of services for finding current best evidence. Evidence-Based Medicine, 6 (2), 36-38. Retrieved 2-07-07 from http://ebm.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/6/2/36

Tracking Down the Full Text OT Library Page contains links to full text of frequently

used OT journals Click on link to Library e-Journals from the web page to

search for all full text journals in NSU Libraries collection Contact Sandra Martin if you have problems locating full

text

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Contact Sandra for Research Help

Occupational Therapy Orientation 2014Sandra A. Martin, M.L.I.S.

Instructor of Library ServicesHealth Sciences Resource Coordinator

John Vaughan Library Room 305Bmarti004@nsuok.edu – 918-444-3263

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