| On this page are some resources which you may
find useful
for essay writing, including guides to evaluating literature and
Internet
resources, and guides for constructing essays and citing references
correctly.
I am not including print resources from the library's own collection as
they can be found by consulting the catalogue.
There are also links to notes which will help you to search
specific databases.
Using Library Resources
Click here to go to a simple tutorial
which will help you to master the basics of using the Library's web
site and catalogue. There are explanations of basic skills
required, some simple examples, and questions (with answers provided !)
Searching
the Journal Literature
Notes and tutorials for PubMed (Medline) can be found here
I've also given some examples of Medline searching techniques for broad
subject areas on my individual topic pages. Subjects include cancer,
adolescent
health, environmental health, bioethics, and evidence-based medicine. Click
here to go to the complete list of subjects.
There is a useful NICS
Guide to the Cochrane Library which explains the purpose of the
Cochrane
Library, and how
to search it.
Click here to go to my alphabetical
list of
databases of greatest relevance for public health.
Help for Essay Topics
The links below are to pages which will give you some hints for
searching
Medline (and sometimes other databases) for specific essay topics. You
can either print them out, so that you can have them in front of you
while
you work, or open a second browser, so that you can flip between the
screen
where you are doing your search, and the screen with the instructions.
Lung cancer in foundry workers
Health of young Australians - General
help for
multiple topics
Stress and cardiovascular disease in
civil servants
Remote Student Library Service
The library operates a special service for country,
interstate and overseas students. For details click
here
Finding Past Examination Papers
As past exam papers tend to be kept in a variety
of locations, and in different formats we have created a web page which
explains How
to find exam papers
Finding Theses
There is a special section of the
library's
web site which provides information on locating both Adelaide
University
theses and theses from other universities by using the Library
catalogue,
relevant databases and web sites, and the Interlibrary loans service.
Evaluating Sources
Bibliography
on Evaluating Internet Resources
This bibliography comes from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, and was originally created for a panel discussion at a
regional
conference in Wisconsin. It has grown with the increasing number of
documents
which address the problems and issues related to teaching and using
critical
thinking skills to evaluate Internet resources, but is not intended to
be comprehensive.
How
to Read an Article (pdf 17kB)
Our own tips on evaluating journal articles.
How
to Read a
Medical
Journal Article
By Steve Simon, a biostatistician at the Office of Medical Research,
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City.
How to Read a
Paper
- A Series of Articles from the BMJ
This series of articles by Trisha Greenhalgh was published in the BMJ
in 1997 to assist readers in evaluating journal literature.
 Making
Sense of Research
From the Global Health Council, an overview of critical appraisal
skills.
Published
criteria for evaluating health related web sites: review
Kim et al. Published criteria for evaluating health related web sites:
review
BMJ 1999, 318 (7184): 647-649
The what-is methods download page
From Bandolier, an independent journal about evidence-based healthcare. Downloads are available on a variety of topics including QUALYs, confidence intervals, critical appraisal, and meta-analysis.
Reviewing the Literature
How
To Do A Literature Review
From the Ferdinand D Bluford Library, North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University.
The
Literature Review
From the Universiy of Southern Queensland Library. Some sections of this page apply specifically to University of Southern Queensland students, but most are generic references to useful websites and sources of information.
The
Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It
From Health Sciences Writing Centre at the University of Toronto.
RMIT -
Literature Review
From the RMIT UNiversity Library.
Survey Methods
Conference
on Health Survey Methods, 7th, Williamsburg, Virginia, Sept 24-27, 1999
The Seventh Conference on Health Survey Research Methods (HSRM) was
held in Williamsburg, Virginia, on September 24–27, 1999, continuing a
series of meetings that began in 1975 to discuss new, innovative survey
research.
Papers were presented in five topical sessions:
1. Collecting Data from Children and Adolescents
2. Racial and Ethnic Populations: Cross-Cultural Considerations
3. Comparability of Data across Different Modes of Data Collection
4. Validity of Results
5. Needs for State and Local Data of National Relevance
Sites
Related to Survey Research
From the Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at
Chicago.
What is a Survey
From the American Statistical Associaton's Survey Research Methods
Section, a booklet which is designed to promote a better understanding
of what is involved in carrying out sample surveys - especially those
aspects that have to be taken into account in evaluating the results of
surveys.
Writing and Citing
The Library has a general Style Guides page, as well as a detailed introduction to the
Author-date (Harvard) referencing system. Other sites of interest are listed below.
A
Guide to Harvard Referencing (Leeds Metropolitan University)
The Harvard or author-date system of referencing is described here.
It is one of the commonly used systems, but there are several versions
which differ slightly from one another. Included is a section on citing
electronic resources.
Harvard
Style
examples
From Monash University.
Plagiarism
- Advice to Students
From the University of Melbourne.
Plagiarism:
What it is, and How to Recognize It and Avoid It
From Indiana University.
Public Health
Image Library,
CDC, Atlanta, GA
A collection of images on a wide variety of topics. Many of them can
be downloaded.
Purdue Online Writing
Lab
This site from Purdue University has some useful features including
over 130 instructional handouts including Help with English as a Second
Language (ESL).
Plagiarism
Online Resource
From the University of South Australia.
Referencing guides
Guidelines, from the University of South Australia's Learning Connection, for using various referencing conventions.
Uniform requirements
for manuscripts
submitted to biomedical journals also referred to as the Vancouver
Guidelines.
Vancouver
Style examples
From Monash University.
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