These slides were used to teach first year medical students how to use Medline and RefWorks. They are based on Ned Potter's (thewikiman) slides, available here: http://www.slideshare.net/thewikiman

1. 6really useful
things to make
writing your CBM
essay EASIER !
Nancy Graham, Subject Advisor (Medicine)

2. Medline
is a life
saver!
(1)

3. Medline facts…
Over 22 million references to
articles
Same content as PubMed
Largest biomedical database in
the world
Your tutors want you to use it!

4. From my.bham select my.library
and access FindIt@Bham. Sign in
(top right) simply type Medline
in the search box and click on
Search.

5. Note the
MEDLINE
(Ovid)
entry
then click
View
Online to
access

6. There are many
versions of
Medline. The one
we use is from
1946 to the most
recent date.
Click on the link
to access the
Medline search
page.

7. You need to
know about
Mash. No!
MeSH*!
*Medical Subject Headings!
(2)

8. This is the Medline search page. Medline
uses Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to
organise articles. Type in your search
words and leave the box ticked to find the
nearest MeSH term. This should find
more relevant articles.

9. The next page will display the closest MeSH terms to
your search. In this example, there is a MeSH for Obesity,
so make sure you select it!
Also tick the Include All Subheadings box to search for
all aspects of Obesity.

10. A little word about
Explode and Focus…
Ticking Explode
will search for
Obesity and any
narrower MeSH
terms.
Focus will ONLY
search for Obesity.

11. In the same way as using
MeSH on Medline, you can
search Flickr using a Tags
Only search

12. Here are the tags
for this photo on
Flickr. Users add
them to help
others find the
photo

13. And here are the
MeSH tags for an
article on
Medline.
In the same way
as Flickr, they are
added to help you
find the best
articles for your
search.

14. Search separately for each of your
keywords.
In this example, there are relevant
MeSH terms for your CBM essay!
You can see each separate set of results
listed next to your search terms.

15. It’s important toIt’s important to
combine yourcombine your
search terms tosearch terms to
retrieve theretrieve the
most relevantmost relevant
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16. Articles for
your essay
Separate search terms

17. Select all your keywords then click the And
button to combine your terms and retrieve
relevant articles.

18. Explore your results list for the
most relevant articles, access
full text and save references for
use later on
(4)

19. There are 1184 relevant articles,
too many for you to look through.
To filter down further, use the
Limits. English Language, Review
Articles and a 10 year date range
are very useful to begin with.
TIP: You can always play around
with further limits.

20. Scroll down the
page to see your
results.
The article titles
will help you to
decide if they
are relevant.
Click on
Complete
Reference to see
more
information.

21. Here you can see
the abstract and
the MeSH terms.
Use the Find
It@Bham button to
see if we have the
full text online.

22. If we subscribe to the
article, this is the page
you will see.
Simply click on either
red GO button to link
to the full text article.

23. Back in your
results list, if
you want to
keep a record
of your results
simply select
the records
you want to
keep and
either select
Print, Email
or Export.

24. Adding results to
RefWorks is a great way to
organise your references
properly!
(5)

25. Why is referencing
important?
Shows that you’ve read around
the topic
References support your
argument/position
Avoid accusations of plagiarism

26. Here’s a reference
list from a journal
article in a similar
style to the one
you will use,
Vancouver.

27. Why will RefWorks help?
Save ALL references in one place,
online
Add references manually for web
pages, email correspondence
etc.
RefWorks will display references in
the correct format for your essay
AUTOMATICALLY

28. From the Find It@Bham
homepage, type in
RefWorks and click on
Search.

29. On the next
page, click
View Online
under the
RefWorks entry.
The first time
you access you
will have to
register.
Then you can
access your
account.

30. This is my RefWorks account.
There are folders to organise my
references on the right hand
side.

31. There are icons for each
reference. The pencil icon is for
editing.

32. Click on New Reference to enter a
reference manually.

33. You can export references
from Medline to RefWorks
to keep a record of them
and use them in your
essay.
Select references and then
click on Export.

34. Ensuring you
have your
RefWorks
account open,
select RefWorks
from the drop
down menu and
click on Export
Citation(s)

35. They will then be
imported into your
RefWorks account.
It’s important to
check all imported
references for
accuracy.

36. RefWorks and Microsoft Word
collaborate to produce
bibliographies automatically!
This will save you LOTS of time
and hassle!
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37. RefWorks works with
Microsoft Word (and other
word processing packages)
to produce reference lists
automatically.
If you are using your laptop,
Mac or home computer you
will first need to download
the Write-N-Cite plugin from
RefWorks. The plugin allows
RefWorks to speak to Word.
Click on Tools, then Write-N-
Cite.
The plugin is already on ALL
UoB computers.

38. On the next screen you will see the links to
download the Write-N-Cite plugin.
Select the latest version.
It will only take a couple of minutes and should
appear in Microsoft Word under a RefWorks tab.
Use the Login Code above to login from Word

39. Once you have logged in you will
see several buttons.
Use Insert Citation to select
whichever reference you need into
your essay text.
For example…

40. Here is my essay (probably on for a high mark!).
If I want to insert a reference into the text I simply
place my cursor where it needs to go and then click
on Insert Citation.

41. You can either use the
folders in the top left to
find references…or…

42. …you can search in the box
in the top right

43. Once you’ve
found the
correct
reference,
click on it to
highlight and
then click OK
at the bottom
of the screen.

44. This will then drop the reference into your essay.
Don’t worry if it’s not the correct referencing style,
you can change by clicking on the Style button and
selecting the right one.

45. Continue adding in references throughout your
essay.
When you have finished, change the referencing
style to your preferred choice.
Then place your cursor where you want your
reference list located and click on Bibliography
Options. Select Insert Bibliography.

46. Your
reference list
has been
created
automatically
below your
text.
You can
change the
style any time
by using the
Style button

47. For more help with
RefWorks…
http://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/icite
• Tutorials
• PDF guides
• User instruction

48. Time for…

49. The rules of BATTLE DOCS
• 2 volunteers to present a
summary of the session
• Each will do a presentation 1.15
long
• 5 slides they’ve never seen before
each
• …each slide will move on
automatically after 15 seconds
• Participants could win a sweet
prize!

50. Competitor 1 ready?

51. Clue: it’s a database!

53. Best way to search
Medline?

54. •AND ?
•OR ?

55. What can you do with
these?
Clue!

56. Stop!

57. Competitor 2 ready?

58. RefWorks ??

59. What do you do here?

60. Beam me up…!

62. The magic of RefWorks!

63. Stop!

64. Thanks for listening!
More help here:
• Nancy Graham –
n.graham.1@bham.ac.uk
• i-cite guide –
www.library.bham.ac.uk/icite
• Slide and Battle decks design courtesy of Ned Potter
at York University. See the original here:
http://www.slideshare.net/thewikiman/6-really-useful-thi

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