Thursday, July 6, 2017

Anatomy of a Citation


Anatomy of a Citation
Ascension Librarians will be running a series of tutorials on how to get to the fulltext when you have a citation in hand.  With this idea in mind, we thought it would be a great idea to review the parts of a citation.  

In the following PubMed citation, it’s sometimes difficult to tell what’s what. 
      Sheftell F, Steiner TJ, Thomas H.
      Harry Potter and the curse of headache.
      Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):911-6.
      PMID: 17578544      DOI:  10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00665.x
                                 
Here’s a quick guide to the anatomy of a PubMed/Medline citation :
    Authors = Sheftell F, Steiner TJ, Thomas H.
    Article Title = Harry Potter and the curse of headache.
    Journal Title Abbreviation = Headache (short for Headache)
    Year/date of publication = 2007 Jun
    Volume(Issue) : Pages = 47(6):911-6.
    Volume = 47
    Issue = 6

    Page Numbers = 911-916
    PubMed Identifier = PMID: 17578544  
    Digital Object Identifier = DOI = ​ 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00665.x

The PubMed ID is the magic key when trying to find full-text.
The PubMed Identifier, or PMID, is like a social security number for each and every article listed in Medline, or PubMed.  No other citation has the same PMID.  This makes the PMID Number a very useful tool in finding the article again.  It’s also a very useful tool for finding the full-text or ordering it from another library. 
The Digital Object Identifier is persistent and strives to always arrive at some version of the document wherever it moves around the web.   We may or not have access to the fulltext.  
Library staff should be able to sort out the specifics.  Although we can often verify incomplete citations, it is helpful to give us as much citation info as possible when requesting articles.

More info at   Search Tips : Citing Sources 
                           Anatomy of a Citation Color Handout (doc)

Questions or comments, contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians : 

Michele Matucheski        Mary Pat Gage         Elissa Kinzelman-Vesely      Kellee Selden

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Nurses Choice Recommended Reading - July 2017


July, 2017

Psoriasis & psoriatic therapies
The Nurse Practitioner, July 2017

A Model of Consultation in Prostate Cancer Care: Evidence From a Systematic Review
Cancer Nursing, July/August 2017

Treating leadership injuries with RICE
Nursing Management, June 2017

Introduction to the Anatomy and Physiology of Pulmonary Circulation
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, July/September 2017

Prevention of 30-Day Readmission After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Home Healthcare Now, June 2017

Urgent care: A growing healthcare landscape
Nursing, July 2017

Health and the Human Microbiome: A Primer for Nurses
AJN The American Journal of Nursing, July 2017

Pressure Injury Knowledge in Critical Care Nurses
Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing, Publish ahead of print

The rising incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
The Nurse Practitioner, July 2017

Burnout and Mindfulness Self-Compassion in Nurses of Intensive Care Units: Cross-Sectional Study
Holistic Nursing Practice, July/August 2017



* List and links courtesy of Anne Chaney at Wolters-Kluwer/Ovid.

* Questions about access, contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians : 


Michele Matucheski        Mary Pat Gage         Elissa Kinzelman-Vesely      Kellee Selden