1. Searching on OvidSP Medline and Embase Information Skills 2 (Year 1): Oct 2013 Catriona, Kirsty and Stuart library@hyms.ac.uk

2. Image from: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5467/8943967597_417bcb9e79.jpg I regularly use... if I am writing.. or looking for research evidence to support my learning. When searching for a paper to critically appraise... For every essay my first step is a multi-term advanced search on Embase. Each week there is an evidence based aspect to our PBL studies, using these... enables me to find relevant documents.. I can incorporate into my learning.. I use... all the time to find articles, especially for SSC and CATs! Quotes from HYMS Library2013 student 3 Questions survey

3. Embase Biomedical Pharmaceutical European Elsevier 22+million records 7,500 active peer-reviewed journals

4. Embase Biomedical Pharmaceutical European Elsevier 22+million records 7,500 journals Medline Biomedical and health The ‘daddy’ U.S National Library of Medicine 18+ million records 5,500 journals Other formats: PubMed, WoK..

5. Why these and not Google?

6. …won’t find everything!

7. Only the tip of the iceberg Results influenced by previous searches. Hint: sign out when you search.. Google scholar: easy and citation function BUT: not so good for complex searches; plus nobody checking has rounded coverage of a subject area… Image from http://wallpapers5.com/wallpaper/Tip-of-the-Iceberg/

8. Where to start? Prepare before you search

9. Does the use of silver based wound dressing help prevent reinfection for type 2 diabetes related lower extremity based wounds? Image from http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/College-Recruiting-Jigsaw-Puzzle.png 14/10/12http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/College-Recruiting-Jigsaw-Puzzle.png Define your topic

10. Does the use of silver based wound dressing help prevent reinfection for type 2 diabetes related lower extremity based wounds? Image from http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/College-Recruiting-Jigsaw-Puzzle.png 14/10/12http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/College-Recruiting-Jigsaw-Puzzle.png Break it down into parts

11. Does the use of silver based wound dressing help prevent reinfection for type 2 diabetes related lower extremity based wounds? Reinfection possible alternatives: Re-infection Infection Contamination Inflammation Image from http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/College-Recruiting-Jigsaw-Puzzle.png 14/10/12http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/College-Recruiting-Jigsaw-Puzzle.png Consider phrasing and terms

12. Does the use of silver based wound dressing help prevent reinfection for type 2 diabetes related lower extremity based wounds? Reinfection possible alternatives: Re-infect* OR Infect* Contaminat* Inflammat* Image from http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/College-Recruiting-Jigsaw-Puzzle.png 14/10/12http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/College-Recruiting-Jigsaw-Puzzle.png Consider truncation, Boolean etc

13. What next? (We really do all love Google..)

14. Freetext for that feel.. Illustration : http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustybrick/2225240179/ Multiple fields Variable spellings, Colloquialisms etc e.g. Economy Class Syndrome for DVT

15. But be disciplined... (Belt and braces)

16. …and combine with Subject Heading searching Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/grumpybear276/4109813576/

17. Subject Heading searching Image from: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5297/5485671820_a6de4d2298.jpg MeSH Predefined Structured THESAURUS hierarchies: ‘ trees’ Assigned headers by a human EXPLODE and Focus options Use with freetext for ALL PARTS of your search

18. What does this ‘thesaurus tree’ look like? Image from: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3690/9921404626_7a08c2aba5.jpghttp://farm4.staticflickr.com/3690/9921404626_7a08c2aba5.jpg

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22. Use both Freetext and Subject Headings Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/grumpybear276/4109813576/

23. e.g. Do the same for all your concepts......

24. e.g.

25. Image from http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/10011622594_9c4f544bfa.jpg How do I limit?

26. Image from http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/10011622594_9c4f544bfa.jpg Limit at the end of a complete search e.g. by: Language (e.g. English only) Publication type e.g. RCT Date (e.g. 2000 onwards – but use with caution) By field e.g. author, journal

27. Image from http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/10011622594_9c4f544bfa.jpg When do I stop?

28. Image from http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/10011622594_9c4f544bfa.jpg Depends... on your information need and time available but remember:

29. Image from http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/10011622594_9c4f544bfa.jpg Don’t over limit a search The good search brings back a selection of relevant articles on a topic not ONE article Scanning through results is part of the process It takes approx 15 seconds to scan a Medline abstract

30. NOW Self paced workbook Use your York Account if possible Model answers and examples at back Help is here - and available via library@hyms.ac.uk library@hyms.ac.uk Feedback for prize draw