women's health 2013

2023-04-08 Khumbulele Faltein, Health Sciences Library, UCT

Library TrainingWomen’s Health Block.

Semester 6 2013

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Content

• The library home page• Catalogue (Aleph)• Referencing (Vancouver)• Search Techniques • Electronic Resources• Practice

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Hover over this tab to access Catalogue (Aleph);

Databases; Electronic Journals Portal, etc…

This tab takes you to the Referencing guides as well as

guides on how to use library databases

To access electronic

resources away from campus, first

login hereQuick search

box

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Search Catalogue (Aleph)

“Browse Option”Title or Author search


Searching Aleph – “Browse” optionEnter the book title

here and click on the “Go” button on your

left.


The title you searched for always comes second on the

results list.Click on it to get full details

of the book.


Click here to see if it’s in or out on loan


Search Catalogue (Aleph)

“Search Option”Keyword or Subject search


Search Aleph – “Search” optionType your keywords in the search box.

From the drop-down list select Health Sciences Library as the only library that must be searched

Vancouver Referencing style

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Things to remember

• Use initials for first names without full stops in between

• The number next to the cited text in the body corresponds with the number of the reference in the reference list

• List up to six authors – if more than six list the first six followed by “et al”

• If you cite the reference that has already been cited, re-use the same number for the subsequent citations

• Capitalize only the first word of the title (books)

• Don’t use italics or underlining for titles

• Use MEDLINE abbreviations when referencing journal titles

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Where do you reference in your paper?

In the body

This is called textual or in-text citation. You give only limited information.

At the end

This is the list of all references you have cited in the body of your paper.

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When should you cite?

• Quote directly • Paraphrase• Summarise• Use interviews, conversations, emails• Use figures, pictures, tables, data, diagrams, etc…

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Why should you cite or reference?

Avoid plagiarism

Substantiate argument

Source consultation

Data verification

Information source

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When NOT to cite or reference

• When describing your own experiences or observations.

• When you are using common or shared knowledge.

Common or shared knowledge is:

= information that is widely known in the discipline.

= a generally accepted fact.

Book by one author

The basic elements are:

1. Author. 2. Title.3. Place of Publication:4. Publisher;5. Year of publication.

1. Author LM. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher; Year. 2023-04-08

Book by one author

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In-text Citation

Stabile1 asserts that the biochemical diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy is not straight-forward.

OR

The biochemical diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy is not straight-forward.1

Reference List

1. Stabile I. Ectopic pregnancy: diagnosis and management. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2009.

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Chapter in an edited book

The basic elements are:1. Author of the chapter.2. Title of the chapter.3. In: Editor of the whole book.4. Title of the whole book.5. Place of publication:6. The Publisher;7. Year of publication.8. Pages of the chapter

1. Author KG. Title of the chapter. In: Editor’s name. Title of the whole book. Place of Publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Pages of the chapter.

Chapter in an edited book

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In-text

Contraception is an inherent part of good health care for women.2

Reference List

2. Andolsek K. Contraception. In: Rosenfeld JA, editor. Handbook of women’s health. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2009. p. 75-89.

Book by more than 6 authorsIn-text

Tip: Just quote the text without mentioning the authors, e.g.

Mineral deficiencies in preterm infants are common for multitudes of reasons3:

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Reference List

3. Ross AC, Caballero B, Cousins RJ, Tucker KL, Ziegler TR, Smith K, et al. Modern nutrition in health and disease. 11th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams; 2013.

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For a comprehensive guide and examples to Vancouver style consult the National Library of Medicine at:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html







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Search Techniques

• Boolean Operators = AND, OR & NOT

• Truncation = represented by an asterisk symbol (*)

• An exact phrase search = represented by quotation marks (“”)

AND

BLUE GREEN

AND narrows search to find information that contain both search terms

OR

BLUE GREEN

OR broadens search to find information on either of the search terms (best used for synonyms)

Truncation

allerg* for allergy or allergies or allergens or allergic

Used to broaden search

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An exact phrase search

e.g. “Pelvic inflammatory disease”

All these words should happen together in the same sequence somewhere in the retrieved

documents.

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Searching MEDLINE

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Click on this link to call up MEDLINE-via EBSCOhost search page


Enter your search terms here

Select case reports so

that only case reports

articles can be retrieved

Choose female as

sex


This article has a direct link to a full text. Click on “PDF Full Text to download it.

This article has no direct link to the full text. Click on “Check SFX for availability” to see if it is available on another database you didn’t search.


After clicking the check SFX link, and if the article is available on other databases you didn’t search, you will be redirected to those databases to access the article.


E-Journal Portal

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Referencing electronic journals

Basic elements are:1. Author/s.2. Title of the article.3. Title of the journal. (use MEDLINE abbreviations)

4. [Medium].5. Year of the article.6. [Date when it was cited];7. Volume(issue number):8. Page numbers.9. Available from: web address

e.g.

1. Author TA. Title of the article. Title of the journal. [Medium]. Year of the article. [Date when it was cited]; Volume(Issue):page numbers. Available from: web address


It should look like this:

Reference List

1. Mandato VD, Abrate M. Colouterine fistula complicating diverticulitis diagnosed at hysteroscopy: a case report. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. [Online]. 2012 [cited 2013, Mar 16]; 19(1): 118-21. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1553465011011824

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1553465011011824







Referencing Print Journal

Reference List

1. Hill AD. Abnormal uterine bleeding: avoid the rush to hysterectomy. J Fam Prac. 2009; 58(3): 138-42.


AccessMedicine

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Referencing Case File from AccessMedicine

• Title of the case file. • [Medium].• Year of the case file,• Case file number• [Date when it was cited].• Available from: web address



Reference List

1. Urinary tract infection. [Online]. 2009, case 115 [cited 2013,

Mar 19]. Available from AccessMedicine: http://www.accessmedicine.com/casecontent.aspx?aid=51

http://www.accessmedicine.com/casecontent.aspx?aid=51






UpToDate

• Comprehensive evidence-based clinical information resource,

• Concise practical answers.

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PubMed

Referencing a website

Basic elements are:1. Author.2. Title of the document.3. [Medium].4. Year of he document5. [Date when it was cited].6. Available from: web address

e.g.1. Author I. Title of the document. [Medium]. Year of the document [date when it was cited]. Available from: URL

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Reference List

1. Johnson BA. Evaluation of pelvic masses. [Online]. 2001 [cited 2013, Mar 19]. Available from: http://www.eric.vcu.edu/home/resources/whh/VIIIeEVALUATION_PELVIC

http://www.eric.vcu.edu/home/resources/whh/VIIIeEVALUATION_PELVIC






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Practice

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