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Library 101: Discover Resources Efficiently with Expert Guidance

Explore various services and tools offered at the library, such as Refworks/Endnote, GIS mapping, website design, and individual consultations for personalized research assistance. Learn tips for quicker and more effective information searching. Discover recommended databases and online resources for specialized topics. Utilize search strategies and tools like Google Scholar to enhance your research process.

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Library 101: Discover Resources Efficiently with Expert Guidance

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  1. Library 101: Find Info Better, Faster, More Efficiently Mellanye Lackey, MSI Public Health Librarian mjlackey@unc.edu

  2. Today’s agenda • Services for you! • Refworks/Endnote • Tips for better/faster/efficient searching • Places to find information

  3. Librarian office hours • Every Thursday 12-1, Hooker Atrium

  4. Media design studio • Create posters for classes, conferences • Map health disparities (GIS) • Design websites (Photoshop), edit movies (Final Cut Pro, iMovie)

  5. Individual Consults • 100% individualized attention to YOUR topic, search strategy, terms, databases, and tips for making research easier

  6. Tip for faster searching Start at HSL’s website http://www.hsl.unc.edu

  7. Tip for better research Use EndNote or RefWorks

  8. Use Google Scholaroff campus:hsl homepage on campus:scholar.google.com Find information

  9. Tip for faster searching Try lots of searches before settling on one • Do quick and dirty searches • Break up complicated questions into small facets • Test out different terms

  10. Find Information • PubMed

  11. Find Information • ISI Web of Science

  12. Find (more) information • Recommended db’s from E-resources • PAIS (policy) • Business Source Premier • Social Science Research Network • Annual Review of Population Law • CCH Int’l (Health care, Medicaid/care) Get these from the alpha list on the e-research tools page

  13. Find (even more) information • Recommended db’s from E-resources • PolicyFile • Int’l. Digest of Health Legislation • World Development Indicators • Asian/African/Lat.Am. Studies pages • Reproline (reproductive health) • Popline (population health) • Aegis (AIDS education) Get these from the alpha list on the e-research tools page

  14. Find Books, too! • Books!

  15. Tip for faster searching See who’s cited it (Google Scholar) (ISI)

  16. Tips for faster searching Ask for help

  17. Questions? • mjlackey@unc.edu • http://www.hsl.unc.edu/asklib/

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