Finding a Research Topic and Conducting a Literature Search
Looking for Journal Articles
- PubMed -- biomedical and life science literature (PubMed Tutorials)
- EMBase --medical and pharmacological literature
- Cochrane Library -- systematic reviews, clinical trials, and others
- 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
- Scopus -- abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature in the scientific, technical, medica and social sciences fields and arts and humanities
- Web of Science -- providing access to Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index. These indexes contain references that have been cited in other articles.
- Google Scholar -- a search engine for journal articles, books, and grey literature
- Online journal collection from OU Libraries -- finding out which journal is available online with full text
- 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)
Writing a Research Abstract
- Writing a Research Abstract --from the American College of Physicians
- The Elements of a Proposal by Frank Pajares from Emory University
- 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
- Advice on Designing Scientific Posters by Colin Purrington from Microsoft
- Creating a Poster Using Microsoft PowerPoint from Washington State University
- 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
- 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.
Books
- Electronic Health Records: A Practical Guide for Professionals and Organizations by Margaret K. Amatayakul. Call Number: R 864 .A375 2009 (3rd floor, KL)
- Access through DynaMed: Click on DynaMed. Search for a condition or disease, e.g., coronary heart disease. Click on the result link for coronary heart disease. ICD-9 or ICD-10 can be located under General Information.
Misa Mi, PhD, MLIS
Professor and Medical Librarian
Office Hours: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
E-mail: mi@oakland.edu
Phone: (248) 370-3774
Location: Room # 129, O'Dowd Hall
Professor and Medical Librarian
Office Hours: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
E-mail: mi@oakland.edu
Phone: (248) 370-3774
Location: Room # 129, O'Dowd Hall
Tracy Wunderlich, MA, Director of Research Training
E-mail: wunderli@oakland.edu
Phone: (248) 370-3621
Location: 216 O'Dowd Hall
E-mail: wunderli@oakland.edu
Phone: (248) 370-3621
Location: 216 O'Dowd Hall
- Research Manual: A Primer for Basic Research Competencies and Research Projects from the University of North Texas Health Science Center
- Types of Research Designs -- comparisons and contrasts of clinical research designs
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics: an Introduction to Clinical Research by Bryan Kestenbaum
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine by James F. Jekel, et al.
- How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine by Trisha Greenhalgh
- Studying a Study and Testing a Test: How to Read the Medical Evidence by Richard K. Riegelman, 7th edition, 2021
- Primer of Biostatistics by Stanton A. Glantz. Call Number: RA 409 .G55 2012 (Medical Library Study Room, #102, KL)
- Studying a Study and Testing a Test: How to Read the Medical Evidence by Richard K. Riegelman. Call Number: R 118.6 .R54 2005 (3rd floor, KL)
- Comparing Group Means: T-tests and One-way ANOVA -- by Hun Myoung Park from Indiana University
- Encyclopedia of Biostatistics
- Statistics Wikipedia -- free encyclopedia of statistics
- Locating Health Statistics -- from University Toledo Health Science Library
- How to Report Statistics in Medicine by Lang, et al. Call Number: RA409.L357 2006 (Medical Library Study Room, #102, KL)