Searching the Literature

Clinical Services Librarian, Sarah Morley, is available for individual consultation on your project. Contact her via email smorley@salud.unm.edu or by phone 272-3773 to set up an appointment.

Databases

Links to full text material are available when you access databases through HSLIC or University Libraries websites. Offsite access to licensed material requires your UserName and Password.

http://hsc.unm.edu/library/databases.shtml

• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - A collection of EBM databases
• PubMed - Citations and abstracts in medicine, nursing, dentistry, health care systems, life sciences
• PsycINFO - Citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports in psychology
• Web of Science - Includes Science Citation Index which allows for searching by subject and cite authors.

http://elibrary.unm.edu/articles/databasesindexes.php

University Libraries has a host of databases covering a wide array of topics that may be useful to you: Education , Health Policy, Law, Nutrition, Psychology, Sociology, and Tests& Measurement.

Use the subject guide to help you determine which database to search. A few examples :

• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) - journal articles and reports in education
• Health & Safety Science Abstracts - covers occupational health & safety, natural disasters and emergency management, medical safety, disease, injuries, and trauma
• PsycArticles - full text articles from over 40 journals covering general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.

Managing your references

Using an online citation management software program such as RefWorks™ or EndNote™ allows you to gather, manage and store your research resources. You will be able to create a personal database of references, generate bibliographies and in-text citations using a wide array of formats including journal specific formats. The HSLIC licenses the RefWorks™ product for HSC faculty, staff, and students. Individuals must sign up for an account while on the HSC campus but once the account has been set up you may use the product anywhere. Find the link to RefWorks™ on the HSLIC All Databases web page.