Preceptor's Guide to Library Resources

Health Sciences Libraries Preceptor’s Guide to Library Resources Preceptor Library Liaisons Karla Block Associate Librarian Coordinator of Outreach, Communications and Development (612) 626-6248 block006@umn.edu Cindy Gruwell Associate Librarian Coordinator of Education and Instruction Liaison to: Clinical Medicine/ Medical Education (612)626-3996 gruwell@umn.edu Contact us for your general information needs and questions regarding clinical medicine and evidence – based practice resources, access to databases, along with services to preceptors. 2 Welcome The Health Sciences Libraries (HSL), which are comprised of the Bio-Medical Library (BML), Veterinary Medical Library, and the Wagensteen Historical Library, would like to welcome you to our libraries and vast resources. BML is an Outreach Library in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and as such is involved in providing resources and training for health care professionals both on campus and at a distance. This booklet serves as an outreach tool to assist individuals in their information and literature searches. Both faculty and non-faculty preceptors have access to a variety of library resources. Your status for access is determined by your x.500 user id/password, which is determined and issued through your affiliated department. Table of Contents General Information Getting Started PubMed Evaluating Web Resources 3-4 4 - 10 11 - 12 13 - 28 Preceptors: Faculty (w/x.500 access) Services MNCat: the Library Catalog Reference Resources Information Resources RefWorks Borrowing Interlibrary Loan Circulation Accessing Electronic Journals Preceptors: Non-Faculty (no x.500 access) Services Resources MNLINK Gateway ELM Databases 28 - 32 Recommended Web Resources Minnesota Department of Health Centers for Disease Control Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide Trip Database and more... 33 - 34 Library and Contact Information 36 Introduction As preceptors and health care professionals, you no doubt have a variety of health-related information needs. Maybe you need some recent articles related to one of your cases. You might be looking for Web resources appropriate for patients. Or you might just want to get some advice from a librarian who can guide you to high-quality information that can save you time, effort, and frustration. The Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota are here to help you! This guide will tell you more about how the library - and its resources, services, and staff - can help you meet your health-related information needs. In addition it will help you navigate the maze of available information, suggest selected high-quality resources (including freely available resources from the Web), and guide you to help when you need it. Whether you’re located nearby or at a distance, the Health Sciences Libraries can help you meet your information needs. Getting Started There are numerous resources available to all preceptors regardless of affiliation with the University. First and foremost is access to MEDLINE through PubMed. The PubMed database allows you to search an enormous quantity of health sciences literature from your desktop. There are numerous tutorials available (located at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html) to assist you with both general and life-long searching skills. In additional PubMed has extensive help screens that will answer many of your questions. General Tips: ⇒ U of MN students, faculty and staff should access PubMed through the Bio-Medical Library homepage (http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu) ⇒ All others please use http://pubmed.gov ⇒ Speed up your searching by using “Clinical Queries” or “Limits” ⇒ Review the PubMed searching on the following pages to insure thorough searching of MEDLINE ⇒ Take advantage of the numerous features that PubMed offers! The following guide points out many of the most useful features of PubMed. For additional PubMed resource guides from HSL, please visit: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/help/guides/indexes 4 PubMed provides free access to MEDLINE on the Internet (http:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed). Anyone with access to a computer with an Internet connection can find references to articles on medical topics. This guide demonstrates a basic search and points out some additional PubMed features. Suppose a person is looking for articles about the use of acupuncture for headache in children. The search could be performed in PubMed by dividing the topic into parts (acupuncture therapy and headache). Acupuncture therapy, the first aspect of the search, is typed into the box. The search may be limited to English, an age group, date range, publication type or to a specific field (subject, author, title, etc.) by clicking on the “Limits” tab which appears below the search box. Choose the desired limits for the search. For this example, Human, All Child: 0-18, and English were chosen. To execute the search click on the “GO” button. Next type in the second aspect of the search into the search box (in this case headache). Notice now that the box next to limits is checked and your “limits” are displayed. This means the same limits used for the previous search will be used again. Click on GO. However, articles about BOTH acupuncture and headache in children are wanted. To combine these two searches, click on the word located below the search box. PubMed displays all of the previous searches. These searches may be combined with AND to narrow a search or "OR" to broaden a search. To combine the searches, type #2 AND #3 in the search box. AND must be in capital letters. Another way to combine search statements is to use the drop-down op- tions available for each search statement. Chose which option you want to use – AND, OR, NOT, etc. and it will be combined with whatever is currently in the search box. Citations matching the search strategy appear below the search box on the page. Abstracts, if available, may be viewed by clicking on the authors' names. Specific citations may be selected from the list by clicking on the check box to the left of the citations. The icons to the right of the citations indicate whether or not the citation has an • abstract available , • • • free full-text , free full-text via PubMed Central , or no abstract at all . 6 Several options are available to manage selected citations. Selected citations may be displayed for printing (in plain text), moved to a temporary location while more searches are performed (Clipboard), emailed or saved, by clicking on To retrieve Clipboard citations (within eight hours) click on the word The Clipboard will hold about 500 citations and can be sorted by author, journal and publication date Other PubMed Features: The Bio-Medical Library participates in a University Libraries wide program called Find It. This service is only available to students, staff, and faculty of the University. Find It is an advanced linking technology that allows you to link from an article citation in a bibliographic database to a list of service options for that article. These options vary and may include: full text access to the articles; an automatic search of MNCAT or an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form. In order to use this feature, you must connect to PubMed through the BioMedical Library homepage PubMed link. Perform your search as outlined above. If the Bio-Medical Library has an online subscription to a journal, the FIND IT icon will appear with the abstract record when you click on the citation. Click on the “Find It” icon to link to the full-text of the article or find out if it is carried by any of the University Libraries. These additional features are found on the menu at the left side of the screen: The Journals Database is useful for decoding a confusing journal abbreviation, looking up the MEDLINE abbreviation for a journal or for searching within a journal title. Type the full journal name or the journal abbreviation in the box. The MeSH Database is useful for looking up Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to make a search more precise. Type in a word (1) and the MeSH database will suggest possible subject headings for a search (2). They may be added to a search directly from this screen (3). 1 2 3 4 A list of subheadings (to make a search even more precise) is available by clicking on the link (4). You can restrict to Major Topic (focus) or chose not to explode the term. Also found under this link are Entry Terms (terms that this subject heading is mapped to) as well as tree structures – where does this term fall within MeSH. 8 The Citation Matcher is useful for locating an article when only part of the citation is known (e.g. Journal, page number, author). Type in the known information to get a list of possible matches. The Clinical Queries feature can be used to filter searches for articles of clinical interest, emphasizing therapy, diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis and also to find systematic reviews. Clinical Queries may be limited to sensitivity (broad, sensitive search) or specificity (narrow, specific search). This feature is used when the best clinical evidence is sought regarding a topic. The Clinical Queries search strategies are based on the works by R. Brian Haynes, et al. Bibliography listed at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf04/cq_info.html My NCBI stores search strategies that may be updated at anytime. You can also set up email alerts, chose filters to group your results and display links to web resources. Your web browser must be set to accept cookies. Registration is free. Once you register, you can • Save, run and update searches. • Update or change your search using the “details” tab. You can rerun the search and save it under a new name. • Set up “filters” for your search results • • Set up documental delivery services (feebased) And set up the “Find It” link using the Outside Tool 10 Evaluating Web Resources When searching for information using the Web, it is important to be aware of the quality of information being presented to you. One must keep in mind that anyone can host a web site. To be sure that the information you are looking at is credible and of value you should keep the following criteria in mind: AUTHORITY/SOURCE Is it clear who is responsible for the contents of the page? Is it an organization, society, governmental site? Is it sponsored by an educational institution, someone's personal site, or a commercial venture? Do the authors of the site have any qualifications to go with the information they are presenting? Does the site present clearly defined contact information? ACCURACY Are the sources for any factual information verifiable? How well put together is the site -- does it have spelling errors, typos, etc.? Are charts, diagrams, statistical information clearly labeled as to where the data source came from? OBJECTIVITY/CONTENT Is this information being provided as part of a public service? How much, if any, advertising is there on the page? Is the advertising content clearly separate from the informational content? Does the author of the page state any bias for producing the page, such as an advocacy for a particular point of view or program? CURRENCY/TIMELINESS Can you tell when was the last time the page itself was updated? Are there any indications on how often the content is updated? STRUCTURE/ACCESS How well designed or user-friendly is the site? If it contains images, are they useful, load quickly or merely take up space. Can it be viewed as text-only? Does it contain a “search the site” function? DOMAINS .org = non-profit organization .edu = us educational institution .info=commercial .tv = television .com = commercial site . .name=personal sites .gov = US government .mil = US military .biz=business .museum = museums .net = network resources .info=informational sites For more information on how to evaluate web sites see: Evaluating Quality on the Net http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html Health on the Net Foundation: HON Code of Conduct http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html A Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html Other Web resources: Blogs: Shared discussion sites on a wide variety of topics. University based blogs are available through Uthink. Check them out or create your own: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/about.html RSS Feeds: Provides web content through subscribed feeds. Feeds include blogs, news sites (eg. CNN), class content, association announcements, etc. For more information on their uses check out the following: For more information see: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/archives/000898.html 12 Information Resources For Faculty (w/x.500 Access) Preceptors who are considered faculty at the University and possess an x.500 user ID/password (your email address) have full access to BioMedical Library resources. This status, which is determined by your department, gives you access to a wide variety of databases and other tools as if you were on campus. (exception: UpToDate which is only available on campus). To access any of our databases, simply go to the Bio-Medical Library home page at: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu, click on the resources that you are interested in and then navigate to the database for the information you are seeking. Please note: You need to have an active U of MN user id/password. Please refer to your department if you have questions about your status. If you need to validate your account you may go to: http://www.umn.edu/validate or call the help desk at: 612-301-4357. Tips ⇒ Bookmark the Resources for Clinicians page for quick links to ma- jor resources (http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/help/guides/ clinicians) ⇒ Access PubMed through the Bio-Med Library homepage in order to use the “Find It” links to access 1200+ online journals ⇒ For research help go to our tutorials and guides page located at: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/help ⇒ Take advantage of additional services on the following pages. ⇒ Contact your Library Liaison if you have any questions! Reference Services Primary Purposes: • To educate users in the efficient methods of conducting research and effective use of information resources. • To locate accurate and appropriate information for users. General Services: • Answering factual questions. • Assisting with searching MNCAT, MEDLINE, and other databases. • Instructing in the use of various manual and electronic information resources. • Referring to appropriate information providers. Special Services We Provide: Ask Us http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/services/reference/askus • Library staff check for incoming requests once a day, Mon-Fri, and will try to send a response back to you via e-mail within one working day. • Requests should be of the "ready reference" type, e.g., asking for health science related facts, statistics, or citation verifications (maximum of 3 cites). Citation Clarification Service The Bio-Medical Library offers a service to University of Minnesota patrons to verify the accuracy of citations in the biomedical literature, and to complete and/or correct references that are inaccurate ($1.00 per citation). Literature Search Service The search service at the Bio-Medical Library provides literature searches on health-related topics for current U of M faculty, staff, and students. For indexes available through University Libraries subscriptions, there will be no charge for this service for up to 100 references (if more than 100 references are requested, there will be a charge of $5.00 for each additional 50 articles (http://www.lib.umn.edu/articles/ indexes.phtmleferences). These indexes are listed on the Libraries' Indexes webpage under “Articles & More”. Email delivery of results is preferred. However, if necessary, search results will be printed and may be picked up in the Library or sent through campus mail. Results may also be sent via U.S. mail for $3.00, and searches containing 50 references or less may be faxed for $2.00. Call the Reference Desk at (612) 14 626-3260 or use the online form at (http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/ ref/refconsultfm.html). Meet with a Librarian The Bio-Medical Library at the University of Minnesota offers a Reference Consultation Service to University of Minnesota faculty, staff and students to provide in-depth reference assistance with health and biomedical science-related topics. Call the Reference Desk at (612) 6263260 or use the online form (http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/services/ reference/consultations) ) to request a consultation. We will contact you within two working days to schedule an appointment. Library Instruction The Bio-Medical Library provides students, faculty, and staff with library instruction in order to fully utilize library resources and materials. Classes may be personalized to fit the need of individual topics and/or general orientation. Topics include : • • • • • • MEDLINE/PubMed Literature Search Techniques and RefWorks Pocket PCS and PDAs in Clinical Practice Beyond Bookmarks: Tools to Organize Online Research Writing in the Health Sciences and more You can find out more about these classes by visiting our web site (http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/workshops), calling our Reference Desk or stopping in to see us. Video web streaming of recorded classes Can’t it to our classes? We have an alternative. A variety of recorded classes are now available. Each video includes audio and demonstrations of their respective topics. Go to: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/workshops/archive The recordings are available for both faculty and non-faculty preceptors. InterLibrary Loan Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a free service for current University students, faculty, and staff within the Academic Health Center. This service is provided by the Bio-Medical Library to promote coursework and scholarly research by providing access to materials not held by the University Libraries. What can I request? ILL is for material not owned at the Bio-Medical Library or any of the other libraries on the Twin Cities campus. Please consult MNCAT or Reference Desk staff (2nd level, Bio-Medical Library or 626-3260) to check availability of material in the University Libraries. Items will generally not be requested through ILL if they are owned on campus but currently checked out, or if they are at the bindery. You may request copies of journal articles and book chapters, and loans of books, theses, audiovisual materials, and other library material. Not all items will be available due to policies at other libraries, the condition of the item, lack of libraries that own the material, and other factors. How to request materials? Please go to ILLiad, our electronic interlibrary loan system (ILL), and register or login to make your requests. http://umn.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html ILLiad is the electronic system used to request items through ILL It also tracks the status of requests. What will I use ILLiad for? • Submit ILL requests • Check status of ILL requests • Edit ILL requests already submitted • Cancel ILL requests • Update your preferred delivery location • Request renewals of loaned materials • Retrieve ILL photocopy requests Who do I contact if I have problems with or questions about ILL? ILL office at (612) 626-2969 or e-mail to: biomdoc@umn.edu 16 Information Resources The following pages reflect information resources available to preceptors with faculty status. All will require the use of your U of MN user ID/password. Please contact us at medref@umn.edu or 612-626-3260 should you have any difficulty accessing these resources . Please note: The following resources are freely available onsite to the public when visiting any of the University of Minnesota, TC libraries. The Universities Libraries subscribes to OVID, which provides a unique Web interface for access to a collection of health and biological sciences databases. These include Biosis Previews, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Health and Psychological Instruments (HaPI), PsycINFO, and others. U of M Internet ID and password are required for access. To access OVID databases go to: http://www.lib.umn.edu/web-bin/ovid-medline.cgi PubMed is the freely available public interface for the MEDLINE database. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, this premier bibliographic database covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. MEDLINE contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,800 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries. The database contains over 16 million citations dating back to the mid 1950’s. Coverage is worldwide, but most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts. http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/pubm.cgi Via PIER is a product of ACP, The American College of Physicians, and is a web-based authoritative, evidence-based guidance tool. PIER's disease modules include sections on diagnosis, prevention, screening, drug therapy, patient education and case scenarios. On the PDA application, topics are supported with tables and references to Web sites for supporting articles in Annals of Internal Medicine and PubMed. PIER adds and revises information as new disease findings become available. To access ACP Pier online go to: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/guides/clinicians “The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care”. To access Cochrane online go to: http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/cochl.cgi 18 InfoPOEMs consists of two products -- InfoRetriever and the Daily InfoPOEMs. InfoRetriever provides filtered, graded, summarized evidence and clinical tools for use in the office or at the bedside. Daily InfoPOEMs provides a complete clinical awareness system for knowledge management. To access the database go to: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/guides/clinicians Harrison's Online consists of the latest edition of the basic text of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, sections on clinical trials, updates (and their related references, including abstracts) related to the text, an online pretests section, and a differential diagnosis tool for PDAs. U of M ID and password required for access. To access Harrison’s Online please go to: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/guides/clinicians images.MD is a database of over 48,000 high-quality images encompassing all aspects of internal medicine by the publisher Current Science Ltd. Collections range from allergy to urology and each image is accompanied by authoritative text written by the leading experts in the field. Free registration is required to save images into an image library for downloading into a PowerPoint presentation, creating handouts, or for purchasing a CD-ROM. U of M ID and password are required . To access images.MD, go: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/guides/clinicians MICROMEDEX is a database that provides access to drug information resources including DRUGDEX, POISINDEX, MARTINDALE, the Extra Pharmacopoeia, and the Physician's Desk Reference. U of M ID and password are required for access. mobileMICROMEDEX for the PDA is available for download to all current students, staff and faculty. To access MICROMEDEX go to: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/micromedex/index.html MDConsult Core Collection is a full-text database that provides electronic access to: • 40 medical reference books • Over 50 medical journals & Clinics of North America • 1000+ clinical practice guidelines • Drug information • 3,500+ patient education handouts • Online CME U of M ID and password are required for access. MDC Mobile for the PDA is available for download to all current student, staff and faculty. To access MDConsult go to: http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/mdconsult.cgi Full-text access to 31 selected medical and drug textbooks including current editions of Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Griffith’s Five Minute Clinical Consult, Goodman & Gilman’s, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV), Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, ACP Medicine and Stedman’s Medical Dictionary. U of M ID and password are required for access. To access STAT!Ref go to: http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/statr.cgi 20 RefWorks RefWorks is a web-based citation manager provided by the University of Minnesota Libraries for all U of MN - TC faculty, students, and staff. Signing on From the U of M RefWorks page, http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/ refworks.phtml, go to " Set up a new RefWorks Account", or from the RefWorks Login page, select " Sign up for an Individual Account" Building your database Manually Select "New Reference", choose the Ref Type you would like, and then type or cut and paste into the template. Electronically · From within RefWorks For free resources such as MNCAT and other library catalogs, select “Search Online Database" · Direct Export from selected indexes Indexes offer the export feature using a variety of terms, such as: Export, Direct Export or Save to RefWorks. You will need to select the citations you are interested in and follow the screen prompts. Your selections will then be imported into the “Last Imported” folder of RefWorks. · Saving and importing In indexes without the direct export feature, save the citations as text and use the Import button in RefWorks. You will be asked to select the index and the " Import Filter/Data Source" (the vendor from which the index is purchased), and to indicate where the saved file is located. You may then view the citations and make any edits you feel necessary. Searching your database To search within your RefWorks database, use the Quick Search or Advanced Search tools on the left side of the screen. Creating bibliographies Stand-alone Using the Bibliography button, select the format and indicate the folder from which citations are to be taken. A new Word document will be created. Working with Word documents RefWorks can work with word processing documents to not only create a bibliography in a variety of styles, but also cite the works within the text. For PC & Mac users, a plug-in called Write-N-Cite may be downloaded into your computer. This will allow you to cut and paste citations into the Word text. For MAC users, Write-N-Cite is not yet available, so citations must be manually noted. The last step in both cases is to select a format, and RefWorks will create a new Word document with the proper formatting. Help with RefWorks Take a class A 60-minute hands-on classes on RefWorks are available check at: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/workshops Tutorial Contact the Library Contact experts at RefWorks http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/ medref@umn.edu info@refworks.com 22 What is MNCAT? MNCAT is the University of Minnesota’s online catalog: a searchable database listing materials held in all of the 29 libraries on the Twin Cities campus. You can access MNCAT from the Libraries’ home page (http://www.lib.umn.edu/) or from the Bio-Medical Library home page (http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/). MNCAT includes information on availability of items, holdings information and important links to full-text and other resources. Almost any kind of resource the Libraries own can be found through MNCAT, whether print, electronic, or other forms of media, including: • Books – print & electronic • Periodicals – print & electronic • Government Documents • Multimedia & Audiovisual Resources – videos, computer programs, sound recordings Searching MNCAT The default search is the Basic or Browse/Keyword search. How and When to use Basic Keyword search • Type one or more words into the Keyword Search For: text box (only records with ALL the words will be retrieved, i.e., the default operator is AND). • Use when you are looking for a topic but don't know an exact subject heading. • Use when you are looking for a specific work and know main words in the title but not the exact title. • Use when you are looking for a specific work and know the author's last name and what it is about. • Use when you know the last names of two or more authors or editors of a work. Advanced Search allows you to: • • • Search multiple indexes all at once Reduce the number of irrelevant results by using the Limit Search To pull down boxes Search for specific items by looking for the unique number attached to it: ISBN / ISSN / ISMN Limit to search to a specific library, language or material type Use the pull down boxes to select your index to search. Type in search keywords here 24 Accessing Electronic Journals From the Bio-Medical Library homepage Go to MNCAT® (http://mncat.lib.umn.edu) 2. Search on the title of the journal: remember to put in all of the “and / the / in / of” that appear within the title of the journal You can also search using title keywords, title abbreviations or subject keywords. 3. If the University Libraries subscribes to the journal, it will appear as the second or third title on the browse results list. If it is available electronically, there will be an entry with “(Online)” Click on the link to get to the journal location information. 4. On the right, look for TC Internet Resource Online Resource 5. Click on this link. You will see holdings information for the journal, that is, how far back electronic access is available and through which venders/publishers. Click on the “click here.”. 6. If accessing from off campus, you will also need to login with your University Internet ID & password 26 OR select: The E-Journals page http://tc.liblink.umn.edu/sfx_local/a-z/default Search on the title of the journal Mark the “Exact” box if your journal title is only one word long, e.g. Neurology or Gastroenterology Many of the University Libraries electronic journals are accessible in more than one version:. For this example, Annals of Internal Medicine, is available through fulltext databases as well as directly from the publisher. Click on the highlighted journal title and you will see the “Find It” page, the University Libraries linking service. Select links in this order: Publisher’s link, if provided Vendor links, such as Elsevier ScienceDirect, Highwire Press, Ingenta or JSTOR. • DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals or similar “e-free” links • Journals@Ovid or in one of the other full-text databases like Academic Search Premier or MDConsult. • • See the Instruction Handouts/Guides page: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/guides for tips on finding full-text articles in MDConsult and Journals@Ovid or contact the Reference Desk at 612-626-3260 or medref@umn.edu 28 Information Resources For Non-Faculty Preceptors Preceptors without faculty status provide a very important and vital service by facilitating and mentoring health sciences students in the field . While we realize that some preceptors do not have access to our subscription databases, we would like to point to a number of important free resources that you should know about. Please Note: To access both MNLINK and the ELM Database you will need a Minnesota public library card. MnLINK, the Minnesota Library Information Network, “is a statewide virtual library that electronically links you to Minnesota's rich library resources.” Located at: https://www.mnlinkgateway.org/ (click on search the MnLINK gateway located on the left side of the page) you may identify resources and locations of materials throughout the state of Minnesota. Your public library card allows you to search for books, journals, and other materials. Whether located at a neighborhood library or at another location within the state, you may make requests to have materials delivered to your local library. Advanced Search: MnLINK Gateway Search result for BMJ - Note the “Get it!” link The search above, BMJ is in the CLIC collection. One of your options would be to “Get it”, a page that leads you to where you can request a specific article through ILL. See below: Fill out the online form to request a copy Search Tips: ⇒ Make sure you have your public library card available ⇒ Use the advanced search mode - you will be able to combine search fields and search terms ⇒ Search all libraries...you can always identify libraries near you, but keep in mind a request for materials can go to any library ⇒ Questions?? Go to the page links for “Help” or “FAQ” for assistance 30 ELM is the Electronic Library for Minnesota. Through ELM health professionals and others may search for articles, newspaper, e-books, and reference resources. Available to residents of Minnesota at no charge, ELM is comprised of a variety of databases containing both professional and consumer literature. Most importantly ELM contains 13,000+ full text journal articles, 340 full text newspapers, and a Spanish language database. Tips for Searching: ⇒ Have your public library card ready...you’ll need it to log into the database ⇒ Use the advanced search mode, the search boxes allow for multiple inquiries and limits for more precise searching ⇒ Search databases by category...you will be more likely to find the topic you are after. Relevant databases are listed in each subject You may use the advanced search to input more than one term at a time. In addition you may search a variety of fields to “qualify” your search along with an assortment of other limits. Another important feature of the database is its ability to not only give you a set of results, but also create a sidebar of links to related articles. Note the full text and cited references links both allow quick and easy access to the actual article and in some cases references used within. 32 Recommended Web Resources (Freely available on the internet) The following Web resources are recommended based on the “Evaluating Web Resources” on page 11. Each site is freely available on the internet, however some may require registration for use, and/or need downloading of software. General Resources Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/ “MDH is the state's lead public health agency, responsible for operating programs that prevent infectious and chronic diseases, promote clean water, safe food, quality health care, and healthy living.” Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov “...the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans …” National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ “The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs “ Evidence Based Practice Centre for Evidence Based Medicine http://www.cebm.net/index.asp “broad aim is to promote evidence-based health care and provide support and resources to anyone who wants to make use of them. “ Netting the Evidence http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/ir/netting/ “Introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Internet” trip database http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html “Allowing users to easily and rapidly identify the highest quality evidence from a wide range of sources” Guidelines.gov http://www.guidelines.gov “a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines” Clinical Trials http://clinicaltrials.gov “ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers” Consumer Health healthfinder® http://healthfinder.gov “...a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet” MedlinePlus.gov http://medlineplus.gov “Trusted Health Information for You” MayoClinic.com http://www.mayoclinic.com “Tools for Healthier Lives” 24 Languages http://library.med.utah.edu/24languages/ “Consumer Health Brochures in Multiple Languages” 34 Notes Health Sciences Libraries Diehl Hall 505 Essex St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0334 Library Services and Contact Information (Hours may vary according to Semester) For a complete list of departments and phone numbers see: www.biomed.lib.umn.edu Regular School Session/Summer Call 612-626-4045 for current hours http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/about Bio-Medical Librar y Reference Hours: M-Th 8 am-6:30 pm Fri 8 am-5 pm Sat 12 pm-5pm Sun 3 pm-5pm Phone: 612-626-3260 Email: medref@umn.edu Circulation/Photo Delivery Phone: 612-626-5653 Fax: 612-626-2454 Email: biomcirc@umn.edu Biomedical Information Service (BIS) (Non-University Clients) Hours: M-F 8 am-4:30 pm Phone: 612-626-3730 800-477-6689 Fax: 612-626-3824 800-343-8636 Email: bis@umn.edu Web: http://www.bis.lib.umn.edu/ Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology & Medicine Hours: M-F 8:30 am-4 pm Phone: 612-626-6881 Fax: 612-626-2454 Email: e-chal@umn.edu Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Hours: M-F 8 am –4:30 pm Phone: 612-626-2969 Fax: 612-626-2454 Email: biomdoc@umn.edu Veterinary Medical Library Hours: M-Th 8am - 9 pm F 8am - 5 pm Sa 9 am - 5 pm Su 1 pm - 9 pm Phone: 612-624-4281 Email: naulta@umn.edu Please check the Health Sciences Libraries Web Pages f or additional links: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu This document is also available online at: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/help/guides/preceptors 36