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Liaison Librarian to the School of Health Sciences

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Ying Yu

Senior Associate Professor

Remote Access: You can use library databases to access articles, books, videos, and more from home. Just go through the library homepage and you will be prompted to login when searching our databases: https://www.columbiabasin.edu/hslibrary

Remote Help:

Please don't hesitate to reach out to me. I am more than happy to help.

1. Chat with a Librarian service is available 24X7 on the library's homepage

- Go to the library’s homepage at https://columbiabasin.edu/library
- The chat box is on the left side
- It's available 24/7, a librarian from another college will help you after hours.
- A CBC librarian is usually available M-T 8am to 4pm, F 8am to noon.
- Ying's normal scheduled hours on chat are:

Mondays: Noon to 2pm

Tuesdays: Noon to 2pm

Thursdays: Noon to 2pm

Fridays: On chat time varies

Note: Occasional schedule changes might happen due to meetings and appointments.

You can chat with me during those hours without an appointment and we can do screen sharing.

2. Email me through Canvas to ask a question or set up a zoom meeting/consultation. I am flexible with Zoom appointment times.

3. Email me directly at yyu@columbiabasin.edu

4. Submit a Question/Request an Online Meeting

APA Style (7th ed.) Help Guide: http://bit.ly/CBCAPA

Background Information/ Reference / Expert Opinion (Lowest level of Evidence)

These are good places to start if you know little about a topic and would like to get an overview and background information. Books can also provide in-depth information.

CBC print and online books purchased for BSN

-Please sign up for a library account & catalog account password to check out and renew print books.

EBSCOhost eBook Collection (Books with the subject "Nursing")(The list is sorted by relevance. You can switch the display sort to “Date Newest” to see the newest books on top of the list.)
- Sample book: Godshall, M. (2016). Fast Facts for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Second Edition : Implementing EBP in a Nutshell. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
ProQuest Ebook Central (formerly ebrary) CBC subscribed ebook database for all disciplines, you can sign in with your CBC SID)
Gale Medical Encyclopedias
Your textbooks

Drug Resources - Introduction - Please read

Filtered Resources (Higher Levels of Evidence)

Summaries (Critically appraised topics, good starting places)

Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database (HEAL-WA) (Tutorial)

-Limit to "Evidence Summaries & Recommended Practices"

Nursing Reference Center Plus (HEAL-WA)

-Limit to "Evidence-Based Care Sheets" (also available in CINAHL Complete (HEAL-WA));

These two to four page care sheets are summaries on nursing care topics and include information on "What We Know" and "What We Can Do".

Dynamed (HEAL-WA) : Evidence-based summaries

-Clinical reference tool; Mobile App; Updated daily; Full Text linking

Systematic Reviews / Meta-Analyses

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (HEAL-WA) -Systematic Reviews

Cochrane Interactive Learning site: Introduction to conducting systematic reviews (free Module 1, login required):Advanced Tutorial: Using Cochrane Reviews in real life (46 minutes)

Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) (Archive only)

-Critical Abstracts of Systematic Reviews

Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database (HEAL-WA)-Systematic Reviews

Unfiltered Resources/ Individual Original Studies

(Lower Levels of Evidence)

Searching Databases

CINAHL Complete (HEAL-WA) ;

- CINAHL is the most comprehensive nursing literature database. You may limit your search to "Clinical Queries" to find higher level of evidence.

3-Minute Tutorial: CINAHL Basic Searching 3-Minute Tutorial: Using the CINAHL/MeSH Headings Feature in EBSCOhost

Text instructions with screenshots: Using-CINAHL-MeSH-Headings

MEDLINE Complete (HEAL-WA)

- MEDLINE is the most comprehensive source of full text for medical journals. You may limit your search to "Clinical Queries" to find higher level of evidence.

(Note: It is possible to limit your search in CINAHL and MEDLINE to systematic reviews only. On the "Advanced Search" screen, under the search boxes, one of the "Search Options" is "Publication Type", click inside the box and hit the key "S" several times until "Systematic Reviews" is selected/highlighted before doing your search.) Tutorial: MEDLINE Complete

Browsing Nursing Journals

(more than 500 nursing & allied health journals. Sign up for free MyEBSCO account for TOC alerts.)

Specialized Search Engines for searching the internet

http://sumsearch.org/

Free medical search engine sponsored by University of Kansas. It searches MEDLINE, the National Guidelines Clearinghouse, and the Cochrane Library's Database of Abstract of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) at the same time.

https://www.tripdatabase.com/

A search engine for clinical research evidence. Basic search is free, premium version requires fee.

Tutorial: Signing up on with Trip

Tutorial: PICO Search (using TRIP)

https://scholar.google.com/

Click on “Settings”, then “Library links”, then search and check “Columbia Basin College – Full-Text @ CBC Library”. This will show a link to CBC full text, if available, next to results.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/

A service of the US National Institutes of Health. Includes trials from all 50 states and in 197 countries.