Search Techniques

Many Nursing courses require that students use scholarly research to enhance their classroom learning and to support their own comments in papers and other written assignments.  This tutorial combines instruction with exercises which will prepare you to do an effective literature search on any topic in nursing. 

The tutorial is self-paced and has exercises embedded in every section. You may choose to go through every section, or just the sections that address your current needs.  After completing each section, you may take a Quiz to test what you have learned.

Using the Library's Web Site
Search Techniques

Section 1:  The Research Process
Section 2:  Finding Articles 
Section 3:  Finding Books
Section 4:  Finding Other Resources
    (Reference Materials, Internet Resources, Government Information)
Section 5:  Evaluating and Citing Your Sources
Section 6:  Evidence-Based Practice

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