Research Guides: Audiology and Speech Sciences: AUDI 530A

AUDI 530A Library workshop

PREPARATION:

To help me provide a relevant workshop that will help you find information for your courses, tell me one or two things you would like to learn at the workshop. Please use this Google Doc to record your requests.

The workshop is designed to prepare you for your PICO and Medline (OVID) Search assignment. The Medline database, which is similar to Pubmed, contains scholarly references to research papers relevant to the health sciences, including speech pathology and audiology. Finding relevant papers in Medline on the Ovid platform is efficient and effective; but it is a learned skill and to help with this we have created the Medline Guided Exercise. During the class on Sep 25th, I will be demonstrating a search, providing time to practice, and answering questions.

Please come prepared by reviewing the following 5 modules of the guide (estimated time 10-15 minutes):

Workshop Resources

Finding the Evidence: Slides
Slides for AUDI 530A Library workshop Sep 23, 2024.

Worksheet for Sep 23, 2024
Use this worksheet for the in class activity. It guides the process to develop a search strategy based on your PICO
PICO search plan worksheet

Search Strategy (OVID) Explained Stroke
This 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 Medline Ovid Search step by step
Glossary of subject searching: Ovid example

UBC Library. APA Citation Style Guide
Zotero & Mendeley
Guide to setting up and using Citation Managers (including Zotero and Mendeley)

Need Help? Contact Your Librarians

Need help? Please don't hesitate to contact your cohort's librarian.

Your librarian can help with: developing your search; knowledge synthesis projects (literature reviews, systematic and scoping reviews, etc.); finding books, articles, and other information sources; managing your references and data; and more!

For quick research help, you can also contact Woodward Library via email and in-person, or use the AskAway chat service.

Rachael Bradshaw, BA, MAS, MLIS (she/her): Vancouver