FILE 2007 list of seminars

Delivered by Claire Jones, Mary Last, Ziba Nadimi and Louise Wann to a meeting of the Clinical Librarians and Information Skills Trainers (CLIST), 24 April 2007.

Searching: Steps for Success

This half-day workshop introduced concepts behind Evidence Based Medicine and the formulation of an effective search. Ideal for those who are new to healthcare libraries or those wishing to refresh or improve their skills. Delivered on 6 September 2007.

Workshop Presenters:

Abigail Barker

Evidence based Practice (PowerPoint file).
Handout listing evidence based websites (Word file) This list was produced by Uma Devalapalli.

Mary Last

Boolean logic: the use of AND, OR and NOT to combine search terms (PowerPoint file).
Handout and Exerciseson the use of AND, OR and NOT to combine search terms (Word files)

Louise Wann

Planning & Selecting Search Concepts (PowerPoint file)

Jane Willson

Using the PICO model to formulate a search question (PowerPoint file).
Using the PICO model: handout and exercises (Word files)

Evaluation of the workshop

Recommended resources

Examples of PICO Questions