Information Skills Tutorial for Presented by

1. Information Skills Tutorial for Presented by Nursing Undergraduates Lee Seok Hong Nursing Resource Librarian seokhong@nus.edu.sg Slides uploaded to: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/nursing--> Library Instruction & Tips -- > Nursing Undergraduate box

2. Outline • Information literacy and Learning Outcomes • What are references and citations? • Searching for Scholarly, Quality information in Library Resources: • FindMore@NUSL – One-stop, Google-like search of NUSL resources • CINAHL database • Formulate a search strategy • How to search • How to find full-text • How to cite using APA citation style • Use EndNote software to cite in APA style instantly 2

3. What is Information Literacy CILIP* have defined information literacy as: "Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.” *Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) (UK) http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/advocacy/learning/information-literacy/pages/definition.aspx 3

4. Authority – Is the author credible? Accuracy – Are the facts accurate? Objectivity and purpose – Is the author biased? Peer Review – Has it been reviewed by peers? Timeliness – Is the information up-to-date? Suitability – Are you the intended audience? Library Resources have scholarly and academic value— FindMore@NUSL – One-stop, Google-like search of NUSL resources -- specialised database for Nursing information Evaluate : Some Criteria for Evaluating Information 4

5. Avoid Plagiarism – Using Another’s Ideas without Due Acknowledgement NUS Honour Code See NUS video on Academic Culture: http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/ac/ Give Credit – Quote the source of your information Use a pre-formatted style to quote the source of your information : a.k.a references or citations Common style used in Nursing : American Psychological Association (APA) citation style E.g. Lipson, C. (2008). Doing honest work in college : how to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic success (2nd ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Ethical : Avoid Plagiarism | Give Credit 5

6. Learning Outcomes for NUR1104 Professional Issues & Practice Library Session(as required by your lecturer) 1. understand electronic databases scope and content 2. identify appropriate search terms 3. develop a search strategy 4. perform a literature search by keyword, subject, title and author 6

7. Essential / Minimal information about a work that make it possible to identify and locate it. Example: Timby, B. K. (2005). Fundamental nursing skills and concepts (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. What is a Citation / Reference? 8

8. Timby, B. K. (2005). Fundamental nursing skills and concepts (8th ed.).Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Example of a Book Citation 9

9. What is a Journal? “A journal, or periodical, is a publication which is produced on a continuing basis, for example weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually. Some journals are published irregularly.” 10

10. Journal Volume Numbering 11

11. Brammer, J. D., & O'Brien, A. P. (2007). From shadow to mirror image: baccalaureate nursing clinical education at NUS. Singapore Nursing Journal,34(3), 24-28 Example of a Journal Article Citation 12

12. Learning Points • What is information literacy? • What are References? • Searching for Scholarly, Quality information in Library Resources: • FindMore@NUSL – One-stop, Google-like search of NUSL resources b) CINAHL database • Formulate a search strategy • How to search • How to find full-text • How to cite using APA citation style • Use EndNote software to cite in APA style instantly 13

13. Library Search: FindMore vs. LINC • LINC • Good for known item search • Covers books, DVDs, music scores • Cannot be used for journal or newspaper articles • FINDMORE • Searches LINC & more • Covers books, eBooks, journal articles, newspaper articles, online thesis & more • Covers most but not 100% of our articles & E-Resources

14. Findmore@NUSL / LIBRARY PORTAL EXERCISE 15

15. Practice 1 Go to Findmore @NUSLibraries at: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg Find an onlinejournal article on the topic nursing ethics. State one article title. Retrieve the full article (PDF) from the online journal. 19

16. What is Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature CINAHL is a specialised database / search engine that contains information (or “citations” / “references”) on publications about nursing. This information includes author, title, publication year, summary/abstract Some Full-text (the actual document) is available in PDF format  Library subscription Contents of CINAHL may not be searchable in Google Scholar 20

17. Topic Search - Search Strategy 22 • Define/Given search topic • Identify relevant database (s) for the subject • For Nursing • e.g. CINAHL or PubMed • Construct search statement • Run the search • Refine search if necessary

18. Example Concepts Keywords Topic Search Statement ethic*AND nurs* AND(dying OR“terminally ill” ORhospice*) Discuss the ethical issues of nursing care for the dying 24

19. Accessing CINAHL via NUS Libraries Go to Library Portal http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg Click on Databases tab. Search for cinahl Right-click and Add To Favourites –Favourites bar folder Click on CINAHL … Campus Login (or Off-campus…) I Accept 26

20. Exercise :CINAHL Keyword (topic) Search Sort results by relevance Finding Full-text (PDF) Viewing Search results – cite in APA style Known item search Search for an article that discusses first year nursing students, written by the author Grealish L in the journal Contemporary Nurse AU Author – enter surname first (e.g. Grealish L) SO Publication Name: enterContemporary Nurse 27

21. Too Few Results? • Click on Find Similar Results in CINAHL • Use a truncation mark * to find variants of a word (e.g. analy*) • Identify more synonyms and keywords 28

22. Too Many Results? • Identify more specific keywords (e.g. immunization instead of public health) • Limit the search results to particular options (e.g. published after 2005) • Reduce the number of keywords 29

23. Library Proxy Bookmarklet A Favorite (or BookMark) that is added to your Web Browser While in external journal websites (e.g. Google search), Click on this BookMarklet to LoginSeamlesslyvia NUS Libraries to Access Full-Text How to add Library Proxy BookMarklet to your Browser See demo on YouTube

24. Introduction to EndNote • A software that: • stores and organizes citations • inserts citations into a Word document • format references in a predefined citation style Technical queries (e.g. installation issues): call NUS IT Care at 6516 2080 or email itcare@nus.edu.sg EndNote video • To learn how to download and use: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote Look out for NUS Libraries’ EndNote workshops in Sep (see above website for Training Schedule)

25. We are here for You General Enquiries: Medical Library Information Desk Telephone : 65162046 Email : mdlib@nus.edu.sg Chat with Librarians Website: www.lib.nus.edu.sg 37

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