Finding Information
The Core Skills
The literature search is everything. Here's how to do it. Knowledge is power.
PubMed is the information powerhouse of the science world. When you're wanting to step up your searches, explore MeSH terms.
The following resources were curated by OHSU Library and sent to Knight Scholars Program by the amazing Laura Zeigen
Source: Laura Zeigen, MLIS, MPH; OHSU LibraryMLIS=Master of Library and Information Science; MPH=Master of Public HealthPubMed and MeSH videos and tutorials
Main List, Compressed - Current as of June 8, 2021
Watching these following 7 interactive video tutorials only takes 20 minutes
These videos from Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library are longer, but extremely informative
PubMed: Overview (5:26 min)
PubMed: Identifying Search Terms (10:08)
PubMed: Building a Search – Part 1 (17:14 – go to 8:45 and stop)
PubMed: Building a Search – Part 2 (17:14 – start at 8:45 and go to end)
PubMed: Basics of Searching (10:36 min)
PubMed: Filters and Field Tags (11:03)
For those who want to learn more: a deeper dive into PubMed and NCBI resources
Find Latest Information on a Disease or Disorder - Clinical Queries
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Portal for Healthcare Professionals - Includes clinical trials, drug information, information for patients, and health data standards
National Library of Medicine (NLM): Portal for Researchers - Includes computational molecular biology, human genome, health services research, and public health
Additional Resources at the OHSU Library
OHSU Library Basics
Videos created by OHSU Librarian, Laura Zeigen;
Review of Laura’s OHSU Library videos for currency – as of June 2, 2021
Getting help from the OHSU Library (2 min 43 sec)
Overview of popular resources (2 min 58 sec)
Anytime, Anywhere: The Library is Here to Help (4 min read)
Searching the Library catalog for book titles (1 min 55 sec)
Searching the Library catalog for ebooks on a particular subject and limiting by date ( 1 min 49 sec)
Using ebooks (electronic books) through the OHSU Library (2 min 47 sec)
Searching the Library catalog for journal title (1 min 45 sec)
Searching the Library catalog for subjects and limiting to online items (2 min 35 sec)
Capturing an item citation and permalink in the Library catalog (3 min 27 sec)
Why it is important to go through Library links for book and journal articles (1 min 5 sec)
Finding Full Text – The Find it At OHSU Library Button (1 min)
What do I do when the OHSU Library doesn’t immediate access to my fulll-text article? (2 min 17 sec)
Get it For Me Service (Interlibrary Loan) (1 min 8 sec)
Suggest a purchase (1 min 28 sec)
Getting Started with EndNote (Reference Management Software) (3 min 19 sec
List of all Subject Guides (under “Popular Resources” on main OHSU Library home page)
Access Medicine: Help in Finding Background Information (2 min 49 sec)
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