Library Session | Assignment | Submission | Grading | Objectives
Course Director: Dr. Wanda Wright
Librarians:
Amy Lapidow, MLS
Amy LaVertu, MLS
Eileen Moyer,
MLS
Judy Rabinowitz,
MLS
See also:
Library Session
- Date: July 13
- Time: 8:30 - 10:00 pm
- Place: Hirsh Health Sciences Library, Sackler 5
Learning
Objectives
- To practice MEDLINE search mechanics and strategies via Ovid MEDLINE and locate research articles in the dental and medical literature.
- To become familiar with the Cochrane Collaboration and Systematic Reviews.
- To use authoritative websites to become acquainted with U.S. government resources for epidemiology statistics.
- To become familiar with the scope and relevance of the ADA’s EBD Database of Systematic Reviews.
- To identify Tufts' electronic and print holdings in order to obtain the full text of journal articles.
- To cite articles and websites with enough information to enable future retrieval.
Assignment
Overview
- Project is due
Sunday midnight, July 26, 2009.
- Research "cleft palate" using Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, government and ADA websites.
- Complete the Submission form and email to Judy Rabinowitz (judy.rabinowitz@tufts.edu)
to include:
- Ovid Search Histories with specified citations on four queries as detailed in Part I below.
- A systematic review in your specialty from the ADA Topic Index for Database of Systematic Reviews
- A U.S. government webpage dealing with statistical information on cleft palates
- Assignment accounts for 12% of course grade. One point will be deducted for late submissions.
Part I
Search Ovid's MEDLINE in four queries on "cleft palate" using appropriate search strategies as demonstrated in the library workshop.
- Logon to Ovid MEDLINE at http://www.library.tufts.edu/ezproxy/ezproxy.asp?LOCATION=ovid.
- Search for and cite:
- A meta-analysis on the diagnosis of cleft palate.
- An article available electronically at Tufts which deals with the epidemiology of cleft palate in the U.S.
- An article on the dental management of patients with cleft palates.
- A Cochrane Systematic Review on the treatment of cleft palate.
- After each search, email yourself the search history and your chosen citation.
- MEDLINE Search Techniques
- Search complete MEDLINE file <1950 - present>
- Use MeSH and subheadings whenever possible.
- For suggested MeSH and subheadings and other information about searching MEDLINE, see MeSH for Dental Epidemiology (http://www.library.tufts.edu/hhsl/education/depimesh.html)
- Apply the specified limits.
- As you complete each MEDLINE search, email yourself the selected citation using Ovid’s Results Manager as follows
- Check (Citation Title,Author,Source) under Fields.
- Check Include Search History.
- Click Email button under Actions and complete the next screen.
- For detailed instructions see Managing Ovid Output.
- Copy and paste your search histories and citations into the Submission form.
Part II
- Locate a systematic review in your specialty from the ADA Topic Index for Database of Systematic Reviews available at: http://ebd.ada.org/SystematicReviews.aspx
- Copy/paste the citation onto the Submission Form
- Locate a U.S. government webpage dealing with statistical information on cleft palates. See Dental Epidemiology Resources at http://www.library.tufts.edu/hhsl/education/dentalepiweb.html.
- Cite the webpage on the Submission form including the following elements:
- Author/agency responsible for the site
- Title of relevant Webpage
- URL
- Date accessed
- Example of reference:
- National Oral Health Surveillance System. Massachusetts oral health profile. Available at: http://www2a.cdc.gov/nohss/bystate.asp?stateID=25. Accessed Jan. 6, 2007.
Submission
- Download and complete the Submission form:
- Your full name
- 4 Ovid Search Histories, each with a relevant citation and numbered to match the queries above
- 1 citation to a systematic review listed in the the ADA Topic Index for Database of Systematic Reviews
- 1 citation to a U.S. government webpage dealing with cleft palate statistics
- Save the file as LastnameFirstname.doc, e.g. DoeJane.doc.
- Send your file as an email attachment to judy.rabinowitz@tufts.edu by Sunday midnight, July 26th.
- If you do not receive confirmation within one week, please re-send it.
- Disclaimer: If some aspect of the assignment is not covered in your workshop or you have any questions about its requirements, do not hesitate to consult with your librarian or the librarian on duty at our Library Service Desk on Sackler 4. While they will answer questions about assignment specifications, format, and searching, our librarians may not pass judgment on your proposed submission or answer the question: Is this the right answer?
Grading
Twelve points are possible for this assignment, which accounts
for 12% of the course grade. One point will be deducted for late submissions and for each of
the following:
- MeSH for disease is not used for any query
- Limit to meta analysis is not used for Query 1
- MeSH for geographic region is not used for Query 2
- Source for Query 2 is not available electronic full-text from Tufts
- Relevant subheadings are not used for Queries 1, 2, 4
- Limit to Local Holdings is not used for Query 2
- The concept of dental management is not expressed either through MeSH or limits in Query 3
- Limit to Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is not applied for Query 4
- Relevant article is not cited for Queries 1-4
- A complete citation from the ADA Topic Index for Database of Systematic Reviews to a relevant systematic review is not included
- Statistical government website on cleft palate does not include all citation elements
- The complete MEDLINE file <1950 - present> is not used.
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