NURSING

1. NURSING RENITA KRASNODEBSKI x4239 ROBERT WAKS x4240

2. WHERE DO I BEGIN? CHOOSE A TOPIC (e.g. Nursing Research) How do we go about choosing a topic? Begin with the Reference collection: Encyclopedia of Nursing Research Fitzpatrick , Joyce J. & Wallace Meredith (Eds.) New York, Springer Pub. c. 2006 REF 610.73 E563 nr

3. PRIMARY, SECONDARY OR TERTIARY RESOURCES Here are some definitions and examples to help you identify the various categories: Primary – original and new research. e. g. Newspaper articles, original scholarly works and transcripts, statistics Secondary – Interprets, analyzes and evaluates primary sources. e.g. Books, Commentaries, Bibliographies, Popular Magazine articles, Biographical Works Tertiary – Indexes that compile and organize information from primary and secondary sources in a specific subject area. e.g. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Directories

4. BOOKS REFERENCE CIRCULATING • ‘R’ or ‘Ref’ on book spine before call # • Does not circulate • Current but not like newspapers, magazines or journals • e.g. encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, reports… Examples of Reference titles in Nursing • Springhouse nurse’s drug guide • Nurse’s handbook of patient education • The Lippincott manual of nursing practice • Mosby’s medical, nursing, & allied health dictionary • Has call # on book spine to locate in library collection. • Circulates for 28 days • Current and historical • e.g. anthologies, series, novels, books on a subject… NO TEXTBOOKS Examples of Circulating titles on “Nursing” • Reading, understanding, and applying nursing research • Teaching nursing: developing a student-centered learning environment • Dual diagnosis nursing • Nursing theorists and their work • The complexities of care: nursing reconsidered

5. SEARCHING FOR RESOURCESMAHONEY LIBRARY HOME PAGE CoolCat Catalog RefWorks Databases Alphabetically or by subject CcCite Sources Reference Messaging Online and Print Journals Evaluate Sources Subject Guides Borrow from another Library NNewspapers Encyclopedias and Reference Ask Online

6. SEARCHING TOOL FOR BOOKS COOLCATNJ CATALOG Title keyword search Nursing Theorists Mahoney Library

7. LOCATING BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY COLLECTION Call Number: Key for locating the book in the collection Location: CSE ground floor Status: Is the book checked out? Mahoney Library

8. TYPES OF JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES CONSUMER TRADE • Focus is lay reader • Many advertisements • Written by an anonymous author or freelance writer • Easy reading e.g. Health News Arthritis Today Caring Today • Geared towards a reader from a particular trade • Some advertisements from industry • Targets specifically to industry • Some graphs, charts, photos • Uses technical terminology e.g. Journal of Community Nursing RN Nursing News

9. JOURNALS: SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS • Article can be peer reviewed or refereed • Written by a subject expert • Minimal advertising • Original research including studies and reports e.g. Journal of Holistic Nursing Journal of Nursing Education Worldviews on evidence-based nursing

10. ULRICHS PERIODICALS DIRECTORYUseful for finding out subject areas of journals and determining their level of scholarship Publisher Information Document Type Refereed and Scholarly sSSubject Mahoney Library

11. ONLINE AND PRINT JOURNALS Search for title keywords Nursing Management Browse journals by subject ----------------- Nursing journals in Health and Biological Sciences Mahoney Library

12. SEARCHING FOR AN ARTICLE Databases A-Z Databases are alphabetical Databases by Subject e.g. Food Science and Nutrition Subject Guides e.g. Nursing and Allied Health Mahoney Library

13. CINAHL FULL TEXT In Advanced Search, type in critical care as Subject Heading Select full-text or scholarly Select evidence-based Case study Mahoney Library

14. HEALTH REFERENCE CENTER ACADEMIC Education as document title Nursing as subject Full Text Date Range 2006-2009 Publication Title Nursing Standard Mahoney Library

15. HEALTH SOURCE ACADEMICSEARCH FOR FULL TEXT BSNinTitle search Ten years in Abstract Peer reviewed and scholarly Mahoney Library

16. HEALTH SOURCE NURSING SEARCH FOR FULL TEXT Search for full text Match date of article (e.g. October, 2006) with date range of appropriate database Mahoney Library

17. HEALTH SOURCE NURSING ACADEMICSEARCH FOR FULL TEXT Match date October 6, 2006 followed by volume and issue Vol. 69 Issue 10 ------------- Search for title of article AACN Supports NJ Resolution… Mahoney Library

18. WORLDCAT • A list of library holdings of books, periodicals and audiovisuals from around the world. • Locate books and journals when not available at CSE. • NJ libraries appear first • Available under ‘Quick Links’ on Mahoney Library Home Page Mahoney Library

19. WORLDCAT Search for journal title Nursing Management Select Serial Publications ----------------------- New Jersey libraries appear first in results list.

20. NEED A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE? Newspapers Online found on Mahoney Library Home Page provides links to online Newspapers and newspaper databases. Also included are a number of key news sites on the web.

21. INTERLIBRARY LOANS Click on Borrow from Another Library when not available in the CSE collection Request forms will appear

22. SELECTING WEBSITES Criteria for evaluating websites: • Up-to-date information • Credibility of author or organization • Domains – e.g. .com; .edu; .gov; .org • Links to resources and may have list of references • New Jersey State Nursing Association http://www.njsna.org/ • Trip Database- Evidence based Medicine http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html • National Institute of Nursing Research www.nih.gov/about/almanac/organization/NINR.htm • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Accreditation/

23. EVALUATING RESOURCES Criteria to look for: 1. Currency 2. A balance of primary, secondary or tertiary resources 3. Credibility of the publication - Scholarly and peer reviewed journals - Government document 4. Identity of the author - A professional from a reputable institution - Author’s name cited in other scholarly works 5. Does the resource have a bibliography

24. How Do I Cite Sources? • Print copies of citation guides on Reserve and in Reference Additional guidesavailable online through Mahoney Library Home Page (How do I …?-Cite sources – Style Guides ) 2. Convert a citation to APA in databases such as Proquest or Academic Search Premier 3. RefWorks:an online bibliographic web-based manager that will create your bibliographies for you. See your reference librarian for further information.

25. NEED ASSISTANCE? • Meet with a Reference Librarian or call the Reference Desk at x4248. • Schedule an individual or group appointment with a research librarian.

26. ASKONLINE Found under the link Ask Online under the How do I… from the Library Home Page. Complete form to e-mail a Reference Librarian When a CSE Librarian is not available, you can engage in a 24/7 live chat with a professional librarian through QandANJ. Mahoney Library

27. Reference Messaging Chat with a Librarian when asking your question online Mahoney Library

28. HAPPY RESEARCH HUNTING!