4353 Lower Extremity Evaluation

Jane Long, MA, MLIS Periodicals & Government Documents LibrarianAl Harris Library

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What Is an Abstract?

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary provides the following definition for the noun form of the word:

“a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form; also : something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things.”

Your assignment involves summarizing and condensing the information found in a peer-reviewed article.

Evaluating Information

Scholarly sources are concerned with academic study, especially research for individuals who need current information to stay informed of changes in their profession or area of expertise. Many scholarly journals are peer reviewed or refereed. These articles have been subjected to a rigorous approval and editing process by other scholars in that discipline.

Remember: It is easy to locate scholarly resources by using databases for searching.

Databases: Nursing & Allied HealthSPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost)

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost)

CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCOhost)

Keyword vs. Subject

• Natural language (words and phrases you would use in everyday conversations)

• Flexible terminology:Synonyms and words with the same or similar meanings can be substituted

• Less accurate when searching in article databases

• Use with operators (AND, OR, NOT)

• Predetermined terminology (such as those created by the Library of Congress or National Library of Medicine)

• Terms like those found in a Thesaurus (with narrower and broader terms)

• More precise when searching (most article databases have their own predetermined terminology)

Boolean Operators

• AND◦Narrows your search

OR◦Expands your search with synonymous terms

NOT◦Excludes words from your search

EBSCO databases implement Boolean searching.

What Should You Locate? Use limiters: peer

reviewed, full text, current dates

Use subject headings for refining your search

Narrow the number of sources by examining the abstract for the source

Use APA to cite your sources

Need help with using APA?

Use this link for assistance:

http://campusguides.swosu.edu/apa

APA Citation Information

Goldberg, A. S., Moroz, L., Smith, A., & Ganley, T. (2007). Injury surveillance in young athletes: A clinician’s guide to sports injury literature. Sports Medicine, 37(3), 266-278. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200737030-00005

A digital object identifier (DOI) should be included in the reference if one has been assigned.

APA Citation Information

Bergeron, M.F. (2009). Youth sports in the heat: Recovery and scheduling considerations for tournament play. Sports Medicine, 39(7), 513-522. Retrieved from http://adisonline.com/sportsmedicine/pages/default.aspx

If there is no DOI assigned and the reference was retrieved online, give the URL for the journal’s home page.

First Step: Setting up an EBSCO folder

Next Step

Organizing Your Research

1. Find an article or articles that support your topic.

2. Once you have located appropriate articles, save them in your folder.

3. Look at the documentation information that EBSCO provides.

4. Check the APA citation format examples.

5. Write your own abstract following the guidelines that have been given to you by your professor.

Questions?

Contact me:◦Jane Long774-3731 jane.long@swosu.eduhttp://faculty.swosu.edu/jane.long/

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