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Objectives
Review library website & resources
Discuss various types of research
Learn search strategies Search for peer-reviewed
resources
Library Website- Scavenger Hunt
https://www.pollev.com/jamiedwyer184
Library Website http://library.uic.edu
Quick Search Options
Research Guides
Get Help
Databases
Library Research Guides
Search Box (keyword)
Find by Subject
Resources selected by librarians for various subjects. Tutorials too!
http://researchguides.uic.edu/kn335
Research
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Step One: Develop your topic
• Interest (choose something you’ll enjoy researching!)
• Scope (breadth and depth of a topic)
• Time (pick something you can successfully address in the given time constraints/due dates)
• Clarity (know what you’re looking for; refine/adjust as needed)
• Assignment (follow directions from your professor on topic & paper requirements!)
Refining a Research Topic
1. Background Reading (For an overview of the topic, this will help you realize the scope)
2. Narrow/Adapt Topic (Is there enough information on your topic? Too little?)
3. Retrospective Research (Explore the topic in-depth, for a historical perspective)
4. Contemporary Research (Look at current issues)
Adapted from CSU Libraries “Topic Selection Tips” by Naomi Lederer http://lib.colostate.edu/howto/toptip.html
Developing your topic
As you search: Compile a list of related terms Save useful articles Write down background information
Audience Question:How can I keep track of my search terms?
Monkey
Organize issues & terms
Key Issues: Social media High school/ college students
Quit smoking
Related terms: Online community/ies
Youth(s) Smoking cessation
Facebook Young adult(s) Tobacco cessation
Twitter Teenager(s) Quitting smoking
Internet Adolescent /-ce Substance use
Sample Research Question: “Is the use of social media an effective method to encourage high school and college students to quit smoking?”
Step Two: Search for articles
Types of resources
Where to look
How to search
Original/Primary Research• Based on original experiments• Researcher/author- affiliated• Abstract, Intro, Study design/Methodology,
Results, Discussion, Conclusion• Bibliography• Peer-reviewed
Popular vs. Scholarly (Vanderbilt video)
Scholarly ExamplesThe Scientific 7-Minute WorkoutReynolds, GretchenNew York Times
HIGH-INTENSITY CIRCUIT TRAINING USING BODY WEIGHTKlika, Brett C.S.C.SAmerican College of Sports Medicine Health & Fitness Journal
Effects of Dietary Composition During Weight Loss Maintenance: A Controlled Feeding StudyEbbeling, Cara B., PhDJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
The Eye-Opening Truth About ProteinPlosser, LizFitness Magazine
Types of Research Articles
Meta-analysesReviews
Experimental Studies Case Studies
Research Articles Reviews, meta-analysis: Review of
existing studies, sometimes a synthesis of results.
Experimental studies: Written by study author/researcher. Application of an intervention of some sort to participants & analyzing results. Randomized Controlled Trials are “gold standard.”
Case studies: Usually more “story-like.” No manipulation of independent variable.
Review vs Meta-analysisDesign Distinctive Features
Review article • Review of the literature, often a broad overview of a topic to answer background questions
Systematic reviews attempt to find all existing knowledge on a topic/clinical question through a comprehensive, repeatable literature search & can cover a range of research studies
Meta-analysis • Use statistical procedures to pool results from independent primary studies
• Synthesize summaries & conclusions• Often an overview of experimental
and/or quasi-experimental studies
Experimental vs Case StudyDesign Features Experimental Quasi-
experimentalNon-experimental (qualitative)
Intervention Yes Yes Sometimes
Control group Yes Sometimes No
Random assignment to control group or intervention
Yes Lacks one No
Manipulation of independent variable
Yes Sometimes No
Example(s) -Randomized controlled trial
-Crossover design-Time series
-Case study-Explanatory-Descriptive-Predictive
Where to look
Audience Question:Can I find research studies in Google?
Lion
Academic Search Complete
Google Scholar
PsycINFO
PubMed
Find these on the KN335 guide!http://
researchguides.uic.edu/kn335
Library Databases
depression
exercise
Search Tools: Boolean Basics
AND OR NOT
Depression AND Exercise
Depression OR Exercise
Depression NOT Exercise
depression
exercise
Check out this tutorial for Boolean Help: http://lib.colostate.edu/tutorials/boolean.html
depression
exercise
Search Tools
• “Phrases”• Quotation marks keep search terms together• “physical activity”; “motivational interviewing”
• Keyword vs. Controlled Vocabulary• Your term vs. database term• Latinos = Hispanic Americans (PubMed MeSH)• Latinos = Hispanics (CINAHL Headings)• Muscle pain= Myalgia (PubMed MeSH) (2014)
Search Tools
• (Parentheses)• Combine searches• (youth OR teenager OR adolescent)• (mood OR depression) AND (exercise OR “physical
activity”)
• Wild card !*%$• Search variations of a word• athlet* will search athlete, athletes, athletic,
athletics, athleticism
Combining Concepts Combine related terms / synonyms with OR
(exercise OR “physical activity”) (youth OR juvenile OR child* OR adolescen*)
Combine different concepts with AND (exercise OR “physical activity”) AND (youth OR
juvenile OR child* OR adolescen*)
(("Amputees"[Mesh]) OR amputee[Title/Abstract])) AND ((("strength training"[Title/Abstract]) OR "resistance training"[Title/Abstract]) OR "Resistance Training"[Mesh])
Additional Tools Limits/Filters
Year published, language, study type, age groups, etc.
Related Citations “If you like this you might also like this” suggestions from databases.
Reference ListsResources used by ideal article; articles citing ideal article
Article Access
Finding full text
Audience Question:How can I be sure I’ll see “Find it @ UIC” from home?
LeopardStart at Library Website
Step Five: Cite your sources
As you search, save citations
Build a bibliography
Check for accuracy
Audience Question:Is there a tool that can help me manage my references?
Tiger
Citation Management w/RefWorks
Citation Management Software Organize/share citations Link to full text Online help/tutorials Create bibliographies Pick your citation style Register with UIC email
RefWorks Guide: http://researchguides.uic.edu/refworks
Search Demo
Topic: visualization and athletic performance Research question:
Does the practice of visualization techniques improve athletic performance?
Key concepts & related terms:
Visualization
Athletic performance
