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A guide for efficiently carrying out Search on online resources for medical reseach.
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Muhammad SaaiqAssistant ProfessorPIMS, Islamabad.
Muhammad SaaiqMuhammad SaaiqAssistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorPIMS, Islamabad.PIMS, Islamabad.
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How to carry outHow to carry out
WebWeb--Based Search Based Search for for
Medical Information?Medical Information?
Jan 2009Jan 2009
Learning Objectives
Information
Knowledge
Junk knowledge
Books
Medical Journals
Grey Literature
Printed form , On removable storage devices OR Web accessible Resources
Information ResourcesInformation Resources
Rationale for Search in Research PursuitsRationale for Search in Research Pursuits
PC/Laptop and
Internet
ProperWeb site
Efficient & Effective Search
Roadmap for WebRoadmap for Web--based Searchbased Search
www. emedicine.com
www. pubmed.org
www. Googleadvancedsearch.com
www.freemedicaljournals.com
www.pakmedinet.com
Common Web sitesCommon Web sites
www.medicalstudent.com
www. FreeBooks4Doctors.com
www.digitallibrary.edu.pk
Common Web sites forCommon Web sites for eBookseBooks
What is an Efficient and Effective Search
Use ofLimiting Options
Navigations
Web
Roadmap for Efficient & Effective SearchRoadmap for Efficient & Effective Search
AppropriateSearch Strings
a. Key words
b. Truncate the Key words with *
c. Use AND/OR/NOT
d.Use parenthesis i.e ( )
e.Abolish un-necessary words and hyphenation
f. Use single quotation marks ‘ ’
g.Try different search strings
How to formulate Appropriate Search Strings ?
KEY WORDSKEY WORDS
Corect spelling
Most databases accept both American and British spellings. i.e Esophagus/ Oesophagus
Compound words may be hyphenated. i.e Subject focused, Subject-focused
Preeclampsia, Pre-eclampsia
AppropriateSearch Strings
Cont’d
Injury*
Injury, Injuries, Injured, injurious etc.
USE TRUNCATIONUSE TRUNCATION
AppropriateSearch Strings
Cont’d
USE OF BOOLEAN OPERATORSUSE OF BOOLEAN OPERATORS
AND, OR, NOT
AppropriateSearch Strings
Cont’d
e.g.
Hand injury* AND machines*Hand injury* OR machines*Hand injury* NOT machines*
USE OF PARENTHESES i.e USE OF PARENTHESES i.e ( )
(2 x 4) + 6 = 14
2 x (4 + 6) = 20
Hand injury* AND Machine operator* AND (disablity* OR morbidity*)
(Hand injury * AND Machine operator * AND disablity*) OR morbidity *
AppropriateSearch Strings
Cont’d
ABOLISH UNABOLISH UN--NECESSARY WORDSNECESSARY WORDS
Management of the soft tissue defects of hand with local flaps and the results of soft tissue reconstruction.
Soft tissue defect* AND hand* AND (local flap* OR reconstruction* )
AppropriateSearch Strings
Cont’d
USE SINGLE QUOTATION MARKS USE SINGLE QUOTATION MARKS ‘ ’
AppropriateSearch Strings
Cont’d
‘ hand Injury prevention ’
1. Sensible handling of Information
FOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHT
FOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHT(Cont(Cont’’d)d)
2- Sincere sharing of knowledge / Skill
Thank YouThank You
Muhammad SaaiqAssistant ProfessorPIMS, Islamabad.
Muhammad SaaiqMuhammad SaaiqAssistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorPIMS, Islamabad.PIMS, Islamabad.
