A presentation given during the orientation day (Sept 11, 2011) for UQUDENT students to go through the different learning resources at Umm Al-Qura University.

1. UQUDENT Orientation DaySearching UQU Digital Libraries Dr. SohailBajammal MSc in Health Research Methodology September 11, 2011 1

2. EBDentistry.net 2 The Blog for the Evidence-Based Dentistry Course for 2nd year UQUDENT students.

3. Outline Why do you need to know how to search the “literature”? Brief introduction to EBD & Research Methodology Learn about UQU King Abdullah Digital Library Introduction to PubMed 3

4. This is not a lecture onliterature search strategy 4

5. Why do we need to know how to use UQU Digital Library? Find eJournals & eBooks in UQU efficiently Will help you: Study for your courses (eBooks) Be Critical thinker Practice evidence-based dentistry (eJournals) Do research 5

6. What is research? Systematic investigation towards increasing the sum of knowledge (Chambers 20th Century Dictionary) 6

7. Doing Research Methodology Research Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Using 7

8. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Research Evidence Patients’ Preferences Clinical Expertise Clinical Circumstances 8 Haynes et al. BMJ 2002;324:1350

9. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice 5A 9

10. EBM & Critical Thinking 10 “ثمنرقىفيالبحثوالمقاييسعلىالتدريجوالترتيب معانتقادالمقدماتوالتحفظفيالنتائج ونجعلغرضنافيجميعمانستقرئهونتصفحه استعمالالعدللااتباعالهوى ونتحرىفيسائرمانميزهوننتقده طلبالحقلاالميلمعالآراء” الحسنبنالهيثم

11. How would you search for answers? Ask the audience Ask a friend Flip through a textbook Google it up! Search the literature

12. It depends on the question! How do I look like in the pictures in the newspapers? Friends & Audience Where to download the latest song? Google What is the blood supply to the tongue? Textbook What are the effects of soft drinks on tooth decay? Journals 12

13. What’s wrong with textbooks? Excellent for the principles & basic knowledge Usually single authored chapters Likely biased, author’s opinion Not peer-reviewed Outdated (at least 4 years)  except the frequently updated online books (not PDF eBooks)

14. What’s wrong with googling?

15. What’s wrong with googling? Reliability & credibility of source Google Scholar is good

16. In: Glasziou P, Del Mar C: Evidence-based Practice Workbook: Bridging the gap between health care research and practice. Blackwell Publishing - BMJ Books. 2007. PP 3-13

17. In: Glasziou P, Del Mar C: Evidence-based Practice Workbook: Bridging the gap between health care research and practice. Blackwell Publishing - BMJ Books. 2007. PP 3-13

20. Usefulness of Information Hurwitz SR, Slawson DA, Shaughnessy A. Orthopaedic information mastery: applying evidence-based information tools to improve patient outcome while saving orthopaedists’ time. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2000;82:888–895.

21. Satisficing ‘‘where busy clinicians will be satisfied with the information they can readily summon, while sacrificing quality for convenience” طبطب وليّس ، يطلع كويس Carter BS, Leuthner S. Decision making in the NICU—strategies, statistics and ‘‘satisficing.’’ Bioethics Forum. 2002;18:7–15.

22. Before we start searching, What are the differences between articles & books? Are all articles good? Are all journals good? How does an article look like? 22

23. How does an article look like? 23

24. 24 Journal Name, Volume, Issue, Pages Article Title Authors & Contact Info Abstract When you search by keywords, you search in these areas

25. When you search by keywords Read the article titles  If relevant, read the abstract If you read the abstract & it’s relevant  get the full text 25

26. How does a full text article look like? Same information as abstract, PLUS Introduction Methods Results Discussion References 26

27. Where are articles stored? Articles are published in Journals Journals are published by Publishers Journals are indexed by Databases (e.g., MEDLINE, EMBASE) Instead of going to each publisher website & look for articles, you search for articles in a database There are many companies/websites that searches a database (e.g., Medline): PubMed, OVID 27

28. Just like Milk Low fat, Skimmed, and Flavored Milk (articles) Almarai, Alsafi, and Nadek (Journals) are produced by different companies (publishers) You can buy the milk from the company (publisher) Or you can search for the milk in Supermarket “HyperPanda” or the Convenient Store “Bigala” next door (Database) 28

29. 29 Database (e.g. MEDLINE) Journal of Dentistry Journal of Dental Research Engineering Journal Business Journal Article 1 Article 1 Article 1 Article 1 Article 2 Article 2 Article 2 Article 2 Article 3 Article 3 Article 3 Article 3 Article 4 Article 4 Article 4 Article 4 Article 5 Article 5 Article 5 Article 5 Article 6 Article 6 Article 6 Article 6 Multiple Browsers (e.g., PubMed, OVID) Publisher: Springer Publisher: Mosby Publisher: ABC Publisher: XYZ

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62. 62 These databases are the “supermarkets” that indexes articles “products” from different companies “journals & publishers”

63. 63 Adding databases to your library of databases is optional. It will make your search results more relevant

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115. Suggestion – Use PubMed First Universal User-friendly Do your search  Find the articles  Get them from UQU Library(Scopus or Acknowledge) 115

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120. It is a “strategy” Low Back Pain Treatment OR OR Low Back Ache Management Acute OR OR Low Backache Therapy AND AND OR OR "Low Back Pain"[Mesh] Surgery 120

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124. Terms We Talked About Today Evidence-Based Clinical Practice = EBD Research Literature Search Search Strategy Keywords MeSH Terms Articles Article Title Article Authors Article Abstract Journals Publishers Database eBooks 124

125. We will talk more in future lectures about search strategy 125

126. Conclusion Why do we need to use the library? Difference between EBD & Research Methodology Uses of the UQU Digital Library: Acknowledge Databases DL+ Catalogue PubMed 126