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How to search literature
This document provides guidance on how to effectively search the literature. It discusses defining a topic and research question, choosing appropriate databases and search terms, developing a search strategy using Boolean operators and medical subject headings (MeSH), applying filters to refine results, and saving searches and setting up email alerts. The goal is to conduct a methodical search that is focused, systematic, and identifies all relevant published literature on a given topic.
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Introduction to literature search concepts including definition, purpose, and types.
Literature is defined as scholarly writings on a topic, emphasizing the importance of literature search.
Methodical search techniques aim to expand knowledge, review theories, and compare findings.
Different types of literature include research journals, books, and online reports from various sources.
(Boolean) Searching uses logical operators (AND, OR, NOT) to refine search results.
Operators like AND, OR, and NOT are utilized to fine-tune search queries and results.
Truncation and wildcards enhance search flexibility, allowing for broader or narrower queries.
Outlines steps for conducting a literature search with a focus on defining topics and formulating questions.
Key databases relevant for specific topics, highlighting options such as PubMed and Google Scholar.
Instructions for using platforms like Google Scholar and PubMed, including search functionalities.
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) system for focused searches; hierarchy of terms and subheadings.
Dynamic construction of search terms using Boolean logic and resultant filtering methods in PubMed.
Techniques to refine search result visibility including filters and settings adjustments.
Using special tags and indexed terms for precise search results, including customization.
Setting up accounts and filters in NCBI for personalized searches and updates.
Examples of results with customized and standard filters; closing thoughts on systematic searching.
Summarizes the necessity for a structured and organized approach to literature searching.
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- 1. HOW TO SEARCHLITERATURE Dr Nazuk sharma
- 2. TO be discussed…. •What is literature? • What is literature search? • Purpose of literature search? • Types of literature? • Boolean searching • How to search?
- 3. What is literature Acollection of all the scholarly writings on a topic
- 5. What is literaturesearch • Methodical search for all of the literature published on a topic. • An effective search of the literature can be done quickly, but demands an organised and systematic approach • Important to keep records of the searches made and the information found.
- 6. Purpose of aLiterature Search • Broadens your knowledge on a topic & helps us to be updated. • Review existing critical opinions/theories • Identify current research findings on a topic • Identify potential research methods or models you could use in various studies & experiments • Having carried out research it enabes comparison with your own research findings
- 7. Types of Literature 1.Research Journals • Original research Articles • Commentaries/replies • Reviews 2. Standard books
- 8. 3. Online reports Census Research institutes Government organizations 4. Online
- 9. BOOLEAN SEARCHING • Booleansearching is based on a system of symbolic logic which was developed by George Boole, who was a 19th century English mathematician.
- 10. USING BOOLEAN When performinga Boolean search, you must first choose keywords that best describe your topic. Then you must connect the keywords using operators.
- 11. The AND operator •AND links terms together in a way that makes your search more narrow. It tells the computer that you want records that contain all the words you specify. • For instance, if you search only records containing the words “Smoking” and “Lung cancer” your results will return only those articles containing BOTH terms.
- 12. AND The purple spacewhere they intersect represents all the records that would be returned by the search Smoking and Lung cancer
- 13. The OR operator •OR broadens, or widens, your results. • For instance, a search on smoking or lung cancer will give you records that not only have both smoking and lung cancer in them, but also the records that contain only smoking and only lung cancer. • Therefore, you will obtain more results by using the OR operator.
- 14. OR The purple spacerepresents all the records that would be returned by the search " smoking or lung cancer."
- 15. The NOT operator NOTis a term that allows you to exclude, or eliminate, certain words from your search.
- 16. NOT The purple spacesrepresent all the records that would be returned by the search “smoking not cancer," and “cancer not smoking.”
- 17. At Some OtherSearch Strategies Let’s Look * Truncation & ? Wildcards #
- 18. Truncation • The truncationsymbol (*) serves as a substitute for any string of zero or more characters. Example: therapy, therapies, therapeutics, You could combine them all in an OR relationship: (therapy OR therapies OR therapeutics OR therapeutic) But an easier way is by the use of truncation. therap*
- 19. Type: “diarrh*” finds articleswith word : - Diarrhea - Diarrhoea - Diarrheal - Diarrhoeal - etc.
- 20. Wildcards • The wildcardsymbol (?) serves as a substitute for one character or none. • For example the search m?cdonald retrieves both mcdonald and macdonald
- 21. 1 • Define yourtopic 2 • Choose the resources to search 3 • Choose your search terms 4 • Compile the strategy and run the search 5 • Find the full text You should work through the 5 steps of an effective literature search. Working logically through these steps ensures your search is focused, systematic and effective. I’ve never done any searching before, where should I begin?
- 22. What do youwant the literature to tell you? Ask questions… Question x4 by Mike Coghlan http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/4256561918/ Reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence
- 23. PICO Model PICO orPECO is an acronym used to identify four primary components of a well formulated clinical question. P = Patient Population or Problem I = Intervention or Exposure C = Comparison O = Outcome
- 24. Which databases shouldI search? This is step 2 of the literature search process. The databases you choose depend very much on the search topic. Each database covers a different topic or type of information and you must choose the ones that are most appropriate for your search question. PubMed/Medline Biomedicine and clinical medicine Embase Biomedical and clinical medicine Global Health International public health Google Scholar Information about books ad journals Cochrane Library Healthcare interventions CINAHL Nursing and allied health Popline Reproductive and sexual health Web of Science All academic disciplines, good for social sciences NLM National library of medicine
- 25. Where to begina search ? Google - unfiltered haystack approach Google scholar – a more scholarly approach PubMed – Recent & advance search
- 26. How to searchGoogle scholar
- 27. Google Scholar Scholar.google. com Can searchfor books and articles Can do an advanced search
- 28. Title links to abstractand possible source of full text Link to articles that cited the work Link to related articles
- 29. How to searchPubMed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
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- 32. MeSH Database Terms inthe database are called Medical Subject Headings or MeSH. is a “controlled vocabulary list” of more than 25,000 subject headings. 10-15 MeSH are assigned to each article in PubMed. The MeSH index of 10-15 subject headings is like a keyword abstract of the article. MeSH are updated annually in December.
- 33. Create a SearchStrategy Plan Identify the question and key concepts: advanced nursing practice and trends in graduate nursing education Write the search program using medical subject headings (MeSH)
- 34. a a (Note: If thereis a Boolean OR relationship, start with the “OR” statement first.) advanced nursing practiceEnter a a Searchand click
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- 36. Tree Structures are termsarranged in a hierarchy. MeSH
- 37. Terms are listedfrom broadest to narrowest. If Advanced Practice Nursing yields zero results, try using a broader term such as: Nursing
- 38. Click Add tosearch builder
- 39. The first termis in the search program “box” MeSH
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- 41. Sub-headings narrow the“meaning” of a MeSH term. They are a “subset” of all the articles under the MeSH term: Education, Nursing, Graduate
- 42. 1) Check thebox next to the subheadinga
- 43. Click Add tosearch builder
- 44. Boolean Logic -AND advanced nursing practice education, nursing, graduate/ trends and
- 45. Click Search PubMed FinalSearch Strategy
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- 48. Select Filters such asEnglish
- 49. …and published during thelast 5 years.
- 50. Results are reduced From29 to 22
- 51. Click Show additionalfilters
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- 55. Select Abstract, changeto Pub Date to sort to most recent articles appearing first, Applythen click
- 56. Click for MeSHterms index.+
- 57. . Click Send to:and select File to save citations to a file on your computer or Clipboard to temporarily store selected citations or E-mail to send citations to self or colleague
- 58. …or click iconfor full text.
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- 61. Search field tags •Helpful tags (also appear in Advance search) • [au] author • [ti] title • [tiab] title/abstract • [tw]text words • Examples : Microbiocides[ti] OR HIV[tw]
- 62. Other Searching Featuresa a 1)MeSH, phrase, & title word searching 2) Truncation
- 63. Enter and clicka a human genome Search
- 64. 3) Then clickAdd to search builder 2) Select AND 1) Check the box next to the MeSH heading
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- 66. Enter and click“darkmatter” Search
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- 68. Enter and click“darkmatter” [ti] Search
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- 71. Enter gene* totruncate.
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- 74. Register for anaccount Create account
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- 78. Select English &Humans Select Properties
- 79. Under Publication Typesselect
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- 81. You may selectup to 15 filters. These selections override the default filters of Review and Free Full Text. These filters apply to searches run while signed into you’re My NCBI account.
- 82. Example of resultswith customized filters
- 83. Example of resultswith standard filters
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- 86. Click Training &Tutorials for hands-on learning.
- 87. Click Save toreceive automatic email updates of newly published articles on this topic.
- 88. To conclude we cannow see that an effective search of the literature can be done quickly, but demands an organised and systematic approach
- 89. Hope they willset you on the right path to . . .