• PubMed -- biomedical and life science literature (PubMed Tutorials)
  
• PsycINFO -- psychology and psychiatry literature
• CINAHL -- nursing and allied health literature (e.g., non-pharmaceutical therapy, patient-centered care)
• SPORTDiscus -- sports medicine, physical fitness, and physical education literature
• Web of Science -- literature from multiple disciplines 
• Google Scholar -- a search engine for journal articles, books, and grey literature 

Databases in Education

• ERIC -- finding education-related journal articles and other materials
• Dissertations and Theses -- a comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses covering multiple disciplines
• Education Full Text -- Finding articles on all areas of education. ERIC is more complete.

Finding Online Journals

• Online journal collection from OU Libraries -- finding out which journal is available online with full text

Requesting Journal Articles Not Available at OU Libraries

• Requesting journal articles from other libraries

• OU Library Catalog
  
• WorldCat -- a global catalog of library collections 
• Finding Books from Other Michigan Libraries
• Library OneSearch --searching across many of the library's resources, including the library catalog, licensed databases, and free resources on the Internet (e.g., PubMed)

• The Elements of a Proposal by Frank Pajares from Emory University
  

Writing a Research Abstract

• Writing a Research Abstract --from the American College of Physicians

Instructions to Authors

• Instructions to Authors --a collection of instructions to authors from over 6,000 journals in the health and life sciences
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Publication (ICMJE) -- PDF version of the full text of the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Publications
• Sample References from ICMJE
• AMA Manual of Style Online  

Creating a Poster

• Advice on Designing Scientific Posters by Colin Purrington from Microsoft
• Creating a Poster Using Microsoft PowerPoint from School of Public Health at University of Washington
• Creating Effective Poster Presentation: An Effective Poster from North Carolina State University
• Designing Effective Posters -- online tutorial from the Health Sciences Library, UNC-Chapel Hill

Books

• Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research by Warren S. Browner. Call Number: R 852 .B77 2006 (3rd floor, KL)
• The Complete Guide to Medical Writing by Mark C. Stuart. Call Number: R 119 .C66 2007 (3rd floor, KL)
• Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers by Mimi Zeiger. Call Number: R 119 .Z45 2000 (Medical Library Study Room, #102, KL)

Refworks allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.

Submit your abstract for a conference? You may want to try the following websites for information on conferences, their schedules, and locations:

• JAMA & Archives Journals Calendar of Events -- conferences, seminars, workshops, and courses
• Medical and Medical Scientific Conferences Worldwide-- upcoming events in medicine and medicine science
• Medical Meetings from the New England Journal of Medicine
• ResearchRaven -- finding information on professional conferences, funding opportunities, and calls for papers and more 

Misa Mi, PhD, MLIS, Associate Professor and Medical Librarian
Office Hours: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
E-mail: mi@oakland.edu
Phone: (248) 370-3774
Location: Room #130, Kresge Library

Jill E. Stefaniak, MTD, CPLP, Director of Research Training
E-mail: jestefan@@oakland.edu
Phone: (248) 370-3622
Location: 216 O'Dowd Hall

•  Submitting Your Feedback 

• CITI Training at OU
• IRB Guidelines at OU
• IRB at OU
• IRB at Beaumont

• Sample Design for Educational Survey Research by Kenneth N. Ross from UNESCO
  
• Research Manual: A Primer for Basic Research Competencies and Research Projects from the University of North Texas Health Science Center

Books

• Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies by Elizabeth DePoy and Laura N. Gitlin. Call Number: RA 440.85 .D47 1998 (3rd floor, KL)
• Research in Health Care: Design, Conduct, and Interpretation of Health Services Research by I.K. Crombie. Call Number: RA 440.85 .C76 1996

• Adult Education for Health and Wellness by Lilian H. Hill. Call Number: RA 440.5 .A38 2011 (3rd floor, KL)
• Assessment in Medical Education and Training: A Practical Guide by Neil Jackson, et al. Call Number: R 834 .A87 2007 (3rd floor, KL)
• Curriculum Development for Medical Education: A Six-Step Approach by David E. Kern, et al. Call Number: R 834 .C87 2009 (Medical Library Study Room, #102, KL)
• A Handbook for Medical Teacher by David Newble and Robert Cannon. Call Number: R 834 .N49 2010 (3rd floor, KL)
• A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers by John A. Dent and Ronald M. Harden. Call Number: R 834 .P73 2009 (3rd floor, KL)
  

e-Books and Online Journals

• Medical Education

• Comparing Group Means: T-tests and One-way ANOVA -- by Hun Myoung Park from Indiana University
• Topics in Multivariate Analysis -- by G. David Garson
• Statistics Wikipedia -- free encyclopedia of statistic
• Locating Health Statistics -- from University Toledo Health Science Library

Books

• How to Report Statistics in Medicine by Lang, et al. Call Number: RA409.L357 2006 (Medical Study Room, KL)