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Introduction to UWA OneSearch LibraryAnd Hierarchy of
EvidenceLucia Ravi and Haleh Rajabi
LibrariansMedical & Dental Library
OutcomesStudents will be able to:
• Locate, access and manage information through the UWA OneSearch Library catalogue;
• Understand the Hierarchy of Evidence and have some tools to assist you in appraising different levels of evidence;
• Locate expert help guides in dentistry and to assist in finding evidence based resources and methodologies
OneSearchAccess information resources.
Library Services and Expert Guides
A closer look at OneSearch…
Step 1: Sign in
Signing in provides you with more content, it is easier to access our licensed content and you can utilise the full functionality of OneSearch including a personal e-Shelf and ‘My Library Account’
Activity
• Go to the library home page
• Find Medical Expert Guides/Dentistry
• Login to OneSearch
Viewing your e-ShelfThis is a permanent personal area where you can save individual items, save your search queries and view current loans (Find “Save Query” at bottom of limits)
3 e-Shelf Tabs
Managing your loans in “My Library Account”This is where you can see what you currently have on loan, any items you have requested and other information about your borrowings.
Step 2: Conduct your search
Use the Advanced Search Box for more control over your search strategy.
Step 3: Refine your searchUse limits in the LH column to refine your search
Step 4: Access information
Click on the STAR to colour it in and place an item on your eShelf
Database platform options
Step 4: Access information
Provided by UWA
DOSS Dentistry Database on the EBSCO platform
Activity• Construct a search of two dental concepts of interest to you
• Use some of the limits available to further refine your search results .
• Check the details tab and then save a few of the ones that look relevant to you into your eShelf
• Save a query into your eShelf
• Jump out to a database platforms
Step 5: Follow good leads
Step 5: Follow good leads
The Times Cited tab appears for articles that have links to Web of Science and Scopus citation databases.
The View Citation link opens in a new window and takes you directly to the citation database.
When you click on View Citation link, it takes you to the citation database (Scopus in this article)
Step 6: Organise sources
Hierarchy of Evidence
A key concept for your literature review.
The purpose of a literature review is to identify the existing body of research that has addressed a problem and clarify the gaps in knowledge that require further research. 1
The term levels of evidence refers to what degree that information can be trusted. 1
1 Buckingham JB Greenhalgh T. Searching the literature. In: Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper: the basics of evidence-based medicine.5th ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons; 2014.
Levels of Evidence
The Hierarchy of EvidenceDecision support systems
Hierarchy of Single StudiesRandomised controlled trials
A new proposed evidence-based medicine pyramid
M Hassan Murad et al. Evid Based Med doi:10.1136/ebmed-2016-110401
©2016 by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Key Players: Australia JBI Connect
Produce systematic reviews and best practice guidelines.
http://joannabriggs.org/research/critical-appraisal-tools.html
Systematic Reviews
http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/systematic_reviews
Key Players: InternationalCochrane Collaboration
Systematic Reviews and
RCT’s
Evidence-based guidelines & summaries
• Developed by synthesising the highest level of evidence available on treatment choices
• Guidelines provide recommendations supported by that evidence
• May take into account resources and practices relevant to the organisation
• Concise and clinically relevant
Where do I find evidence?
• PubMed/MEDLINE and Embase
• Cochrane/JBI • DOSS – Dentistry
• TRIP/OvidMD
• BMJ Best Practice
• ClinicalKey
• UpToDate
• ETG Complete
See: Resources for Answering Clinical Questions
For Further Assistance
(08) 6457 7570
Please book an appointment for longer queries.
Haleh Rajabi Lucia RaviKaren Jones
