Information Literacy and

Research Methods for

the OMM Case Report

Jack Boettcher, MSIS

Instruction Librarian
Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library
 Agenda
O Information literacy
O Review of research methods
O The Case Report
Literature review and citing
sources
Tips for searching the literature
Resources for your case report
we can help!
Whats Information Literacy?
OInformation literacy is a set of skills:
Recognizing information needs
Locating information
Evaluating information
Using information effectively

OInformation literacy = lifelong learning

--definition adapted from the Association of College and

Research Libraries (ACRL)
Why Information Literacy
Matters
O Accurate information is necessary
for clinical decision-making
O Evidence-based practice requires
information literacy skills
O The Case Reportand beyond
 Research Methods
Review
O Concepts in Research Methods
Relevance
Authority
Reliability
Research Methods: Issues to
Consider
O IRB process
O The peer review process
O Avoiding plagiarism
The OMM Case Report
O Title page
O Abstract
O Patient Presentation & Findings
O Literature Review
O Discussion
O Conclusion
O Summary
O Sources Cited
The Literature Review
O Summarizes and synthesizes a
collection of literature in your area
O Relies on authoritative and reliable
sources
O Should include (as per your syllabus):
pathology regarding best practices,
impediments to recovery, other
testing, methods of treatment, and
approaches to improving quality of
life/health
 Database Hints and
Tips
O Look for an advanced search box.
O Use database subject
headings/thesaurus
O Try using Boolean Operators
(AND, OR, and NOT)
O Check the database description
(e.g. on the librarys A-Z database
list) to ensure that a databases
coverage is relevant
Literature Searching Hints
and Tips
Start
O at the Lewis Librarys website
when searching databases (even
PubMed)
Major advantages of starting at our
O
site:
Link to our subscribed full-text journal
content
If we have not purchased an article
that you need, there will be a link you
can use to get it through interlibrary
loan
Literature Searching Hints
and Tips: Resources
O Google Scholar: to link to UNTHSC
Resources while off-campus, use the
Settings tool in the upper right corner of
your browser and choose Library Links)
O Consult our
subject guide on osteopathic medicine
or our
osteopathic medicine search strategies
guide!
O Use the journal finder to find journals by
title or subject
Your Sources Cited Page
O Publication Manual of the
American Psychological
Association (6th Edition)
O Purdues Online APA Style Guide
O Lewis Library Style Guide links
and FAQs (includes guides for
writing literature reviews!)
O Citation management using
RefWorks, EndNote, Mendeley,
Zotero, etc.
 Resources on
Blackboard
O Web Links
Links to authoritative sources
O Media Library
Example case reports and other
resources
O This presentation for further reference
 Lewis Library
O Reference librarians available Monday-
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
O Call to make an appointment, email
Ask-A-Librarian, or stop by in person
O Classes available on databases and
citation management
library.hsc.unt.edu
Jack Boettcher, Instruction
Librarian
817.735.2388
jack.boettcher@unthsc.edu