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Searching The Collective Knowledge: Finding Evidence In The Medical, Nursing And Psychology Literature, Stephanie Wiegand

University Libraries Faculty Publications

Attendees will learn tips and tricks for search medical, nursing, and psychology literature. Discussion will include types of literature, reliability of literature, and approaches to gathering evidence to support healthcare change. Manage your time, know your librarian, construct a research question, know where to search, determine best search terms, and put your hands on (access) the evidence. Learn the difference between keyword and subject term searching and how to take advantage of these tools in various literature databases.