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Information Literacy Institute

 

Module 3B

Finding Resources in Nursing

 

Goals & Objectives

 

TOPIC - Finding and using resources in the discipline of Nursing.
 

GOALS -

 

Introduce students to the resources available for finding information about Nursing in the LCSC Library

 

OBJECTIVES -

 

After performing the module's activity, students will be able to:

  • Recite the advantages and disadvantages of using full-text article databases and citation databases for their searches
  • Identify the major journal article databases in the area of Nursing that are available at LCSC
  • Understand the importance of using keyword searching in a full-text database
  • Structure a search statement using synonyms and plural forms of the terms describing the major concepts in the search
  • Understand the importance of using subject headings in a citation database search
  • Identify 3 different strategies for locating the valid subject terms for the database

 

 

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