online medical resources: finding and evaluating librarian anna jones
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Online Medical Resources:Online Medical Resources:Finding and EvaluatingFinding and Evaluating
Librarian Anna JonesLibrarian Anna Jones
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Evaluating Websites
What does the domain name tell you?The end of the site address is important: .com, .edu and .org all mean different things!
Who is behind this site? Is it an organization or a private individual?
The American Heart Association or Joe Smith from Utah?
Why is this person/organization compiling this information?
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Evaluating Websites, cont.Evaluating Websites, cont.
How biased is the source? Do they stand to profit from the information given?
Example: Toyota will obviously say good things about their cars.
Does it provide a publication/copyright date? Depending on the topic, date can be very important!
Information on the Civil War may not need to be current. Healthcare reform information should be up to date.
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Recommended Places to StartRecommended Places to Start
Southwestern College’s databases:Southwestern College’s databases: InfoTracInfoTrac
Good Web sources:Good Web sources: http://ipl.orghttp://ipl.org We have subject specific lists in the library!We have subject specific lists in the library!
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Infotrac has great Medical Infotrac has great Medical ResourcesResources
Username: lesday
Password: dayton
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Infotrac’s Medical DatabasesInfotrac’s Medical Databases
Gale Virtual Reference LibraryGale Virtual Reference Library This is a collection of books/encyclopedias on a This is a collection of books/encyclopedias on a
variety of topics, many of which relate to variety of topics, many of which relate to medicine.medicine.
Nursing Resource CenterNursing Resource Center This database has excellent drug and disease This database has excellent drug and disease
information.information.
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Access from anywhereAccess from anywhere
Click the InfoTrac icon on school computers, Click the InfoTrac icon on school computers, or log on from home or anywhere with an or log on from home or anywhere with an Internet connection:Internet connection: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
Username: lesdayUsername: lesday Password: daytonPassword: dayton
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Library Book CatalogLibrary Book Catalog
http://swcollege.kohalibrary.com
To search the book catalog for any of Southwestern College’s locations, visit:
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What Is Plagiarism?What Is Plagiarism?
Don’t take credit for the work of others!Don’t take credit for the work of others! Using someone’s exact words is plagiarism if you Using someone’s exact words is plagiarism if you
don’t quote/cite properly.don’t quote/cite properly. If you simply paraphrase someone else’s ideas you If you simply paraphrase someone else’s ideas you
still need to cite the information.still need to cite the information.
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You’ll Cite Your Sources in Two You’ll Cite Your Sources in Two Different PlacesDifferent Places
Within the paperWithin the paper In-text citationsIn-text citations
At the end of the paperAt the end of the paper Works cited pageWorks cited page
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New Catalog:http://swcollege.kohalibrary.comInfotrac:http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
Username: lesdayPassword: dayton
Email librarian, Anna Jones