Swilley Library
Pharmacy Course Guides
Finding Primary Literature
Tips
Preparing posters

Start by gathering information.  To find a resource to start your research, try one of these:

  1. Select a subject database to search

  2. Use a case study strategy to guide your search.

  3. Use the research guide to help you select a source to begin your research.

Cite your sources. 

Use a reference management program:

Refworks

Endnote (My Endnote Web is in the bottom right corner.)

Consult a guide for presenting information in a poster format.

Designing Effective Posters - from the Kansas University Medical Center

Guidelines for Poster Preparation

Find images

AnatQuest: Anatomic Images Online - Search the Visible Human Project images of human anatomy

HEAL (Health Education Assets Library) - collection of feely accessible multimedia images.

PHIL (Public Health Image Library) - from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

McGoogan library of Medicine: Medical Images on the web - portal with links to online image collections.

GAIN - scroll down to images.MD

PHA 530

Tips for finding articles

Practice of Pharmacy 2

Cochran Tutorial
Scroll down for "The Cochrane Library - an introduction" and "Tips on Advanced and MESH searching"

OvidSP Tutorial
Scroll down page to "Search Page Overview"

Pubmed Tutorial

Medical Information Literacy Presentation

Activity Schedule

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

 

Updated 9-2008