LMT140 Instructional Session
This instructional session is designed to help you feel better prepared to complete your assignment for LMT140. Upon completion of this session, you will:
- Construct effective searches to discover 3 outside sources, at least 1 peer-reviewed article.
- Understand how to request articles through the Barber Library's Interlibrary Loan service.
- Identify ways to get help when you have questions.
- Familiarize yourself with software options to create a brochure.
- Search...with librarian support!
1. Construct effective searches to discover 3 outside sources, at least 1 peer-reviewed article.
What do we mean when we say "peer-review"? Click here to add your response.
Protip: Avoid using relationship words like pro, con, best practice, negative, positive, etc.
Protip: You should avoid combining more than four concepts in one search so that you don't get too specific and narrow your results to 0. Click here to share your keywords.
Protip: You should avoid combining more than four concepts in one search so that you don't get too specific and narrow your results to 0. Click here to share your keywords.
Boolean operators: Limit your results using AND, expand your results using OR, eliminate unnecessary results using NOT
Protip: make sure to use all caps when using Boolean operators.
example: (pain OR inflammation) AND "massage therapy" NOT children
Phrase Searching: Give your search context by adding quotation marks for phrases.
example: compare massage therapy vs. "massage therapy"
Title Searches: Too many results? Using the drop-down menu next to the search bar, limit your search keywords to only appearing in article titles.
Protip: make sure to use all caps when using Boolean operators.
example: (pain OR inflammation) AND "massage therapy" NOT children
Phrase Searching: Give your search context by adding quotation marks for phrases.
example: compare massage therapy vs. "massage therapy"
Title Searches: Too many results? Using the drop-down menu next to the search bar, limit your search keywords to only appearing in article titles.
2. Understand how to request articles through the Barber Library's ILL service.
That means you can read a summary of the article, but you don't have immediate access to read the full article. Fear not! You can still read the full text, you just have to request it through Interlibrary Loan!
This should not be a barrier to you receiving the article you want! On average, it takes no more than 1 business day for you to receive the requested article in your inbox. To remove one obstacle from using ILL, let's create an account together!
This should not be a barrier to you receiving the article you want! On average, it takes no more than 1 business day for you to receive the requested article in your inbox. To remove one obstacle from using ILL, let's create an account together!
3. Identify ways to get help when you have questions.
I know that there's a lot of information here, and you might still have questions, even after this session. That's what librarians are for! You can always contact me, but there are also several other options for you to contact any Barber Library librarian.
Just look for this icon or go directly to the Need Help? page under Quick Links and you'll be connected to someone who can help you come up with keywords, cite your sources, choose databases, and help with your general library needs! |
4. Familiarize yourself with software options to create a brochure.
On any COCC computer (or from your home computer using your FREE access to Microsoft 365), you can open Microsoft Office or Microsoft Publisher. Both of these programs allow you to make brochures from a template.
To do this, open the program, click File and then click New. Now you will be able to see a search bar where you can enter "brochure." Double click on the brochure you like to open the template in a new window and get started editing like you would in other Office programs! |
5. Search...with librarian support!
To get started, go to the library homepage and choose the Research Icon that fits your need--either Articles & More, Encyclopedias & More, or Resources by Subject. Here are a few places to get you started:
- Academic Search Premier...for a mix of articles from across many disciplines--a good place to start!
- AltHealthWatch, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Health Source...databases that allow you to search only health-related resources, see if you can search these at the same time)
- Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine or Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine...straight to the fact information writetn by experts
- Resources by Subject--Health Sciences page...to give you some other subject-specific suggestions