Reference Librarian - Vancouver Cohort
Rachael Bradshaw
Contact:
Woodward Library
University of British Columbia
2198 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
University of British Columbia
2198 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
(604) 822-2884
Reference Librarian - Fraser Cohort
Aubrey Geyer
Contact:
Aubrey Geyer
aubrey.geyer@ubc.ca
(604) 827 - 0578
Woodward Library
University of British Columbia
2198 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
aubrey.geyer@ubc.ca
(604) 827 - 0578
Woodward Library
University of British Columbia
2198 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
Useful Guides
Workshop February 27, 2025
Preparation for the Library Workshop
- Pre-assessment Quiz for Library WorkshopTo help us design an effective workshop, please complete by February 26.
Questions 1-5 are a self-test to help you prepare for the class; Question 6 will help us develop a relevant session. - Medline Guided ExerciseThis tutorial provides step by step instructions for each stage of a structured search. It's intended to be a "guide on the side" - follow along or build your own!
- [Optional] CINAHL Guided ExerciseGuide to creating an effective search in CINAHL. Review this guide if you plan to do your Search Strategy Assignment using CINAHL.
Assignment preparation
- Search Strategy Assignment: Rubric & Assignment DescriptionUse this document to see Search Strategy assignment description & the rubric for how your assignment will be marked
- Search Strategy Table ExampleUse to see how you can format the table in your search strategy assignment.
Workshop Resources
- WORKSHOP SLIDESFor February 27, 2025 workshop on Finding the Evidence
- Citation Management with ZoteroCourtesy of UNBC
- Flowchart for Selecting Research ToolsThank you to whoever suggested this!
- ACTIVITY: Guided worksheet for Medline OvidUse this worksheet for hands on practice
- CoCoPoP WorksheetWorksheet for own topic
- PICO Evidence based practice worksheetWorksheet for own topic
- Search Strategy (OVID) Explained StrokeThis handout provides a line by line explanation of a structured search in Medline (Ovid). It demonstrates use of subject headings (MeSH), keywords, truncation, Boolean operators (AND, OR) to combine sets, and the application of Limits
- Building a search strategy in Medline (OVID)Step by step instructions for finding and using MeSH and keywords. Also view the tutorial at: http://guides.library.ubc.ca/medline
Useful links
- MEDLINE (Ovid) tutorialsThese modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in Medline on the Ovid platform. These techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ovid platform and through other search engines.
- CINAHL TutorialsThese modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in CINAHL on the Ebsco platform. These techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ebsco platform and through other search engines.