Videos: Literature Searching

This video will introduce you to the basic steps of conducting a literature review from defining the question to citing the sources you ultimately decide to use. It will also highlight some of the MCW Libraries' and other resources that are available to help you with your literature review. 13:40

Learn how to construct a focused clinical question using the PICO model. 1:44

View an introduction to the pyramid of evidence that is used in evidence based medicine (EBM). This video will describe the different types of studies that appear on the pyramid, incorporates examples of research from the H1N1 pandemic of 2009. 5:16

This video talks about the kinds of references that are cited in scholarly works and will provide tips for performing literature searches for different types of references. Learn about searching for seminal and supporting works using Google Scholar and other databases. Find out how Scite.ai will help you to evaluate seminal works and learn more about our Guided Literature Search guide.

After viewing this video, we hope you will understand why it is important to cite your sources, the definition of and the types of plagiarism, how to prevent plagiarism and you should be aware of resources to use for creating citations.

NLM's YouTube page featuring PubMed searching tips, discussions on medical information, and current happenings in the National Library of Medicine.

View our top 5 tips for getting more out of PubMed. 4:27

This video demonstrates the search process, starting with finding keywords and ending with executing the search and accessing the literature. Topics covered include advanced searching techniques, using filters in PubMed, and accessing literature through open access websites like PubMed Central. 20:51

Learn how to create a search for a database like PubMed using keywords and Boolean operators. 3:14

Learn more about medical subject headings - how they work and how to use them. 4:42

Learn about PubMed search details, results filters, and advanced search techniques. 3:46

In this video, learn how to save searches and set up e-mail alerts for new results in many NCBI databases.

In this video, learn how to set up a Nursing Journals filter in PubMed so that you can quickly limit your search results to articles that come from nursing journals. 1:26