References

Question 1

Primary

Answer 1

Original research

EXAMPLES: Journals, Conference papers, Case reports, Dissertations, Clinical trials

Question 2

Secondary

Answer 2

Secondary interpretation or indexing of original research

-Databases (Indexing and 
abstracting services)
-Reviews
-Bibliographies
-Meta Analysis

Question 3

Tertiary

Answer 3

Summaries and general information

• Encyclopedias
• Drug Compendia
• Reference books
• Textbooks

Question 4

MCPHS Libraries Collections

Answer 4

• (ONLINE CATALOG): find MCPHS owned print/e-books and videos
• (E-BOOKS): search single books or collections of books
• (WORLD CAT): locate books, articles, videos, etc. in the community and worldwide in many formats
• (DATABASES): search for articles (primary, tertiary, monographs, etc.
• (E-JOURNALS): search within individual journals
• (IMAGE RESOURCES): find copyright free images and videos (pictures, drawings, tables, etc.)
• (RESEARCH MANAGER REFWORKS): manage your research, format papers and bibliographies in many citation styles

Question 5

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Answer 5

• Request form on library website
• Request via a database search
• Plan and request early
• Receive item in 72 hours-5 days
• 3 requests per day
• Most ILL requests are free

Question 6

WorldCat

Answer 6

• Search collections of libraries (books, music, DVDs, etc.) in community and around the world
• Search many libraries at once for an item and then locate in a library nearby
• Find books, music, and videos to check out
• Find research articles and digital items (like audiobooks) that can be directly viewed or downloaded

Question 7

E-Books

Answer 7

• *Search one or more books at once**
• -Collections of Books–
• (Stat!Ref): 70 core references
• (Books@Ovid): 145 titles in medicine and related
• ProQuest Ebook: 71,500 multidisciplinary titles (unlimited)
• (R2Library): 3000 medical, nursing, allied health

Question 8

Online Curricular Resource

Answer 8

Access Medicine:
-70 textbooks, self assessment, board reviews, drug monographs, diagnostic tests
-Access Medicine Drug Index includes description, contraindications, interactions, dosage, administration, and chemical structure
Access Pharmacy:
-70 textbooks, self assessment, board reviews, drug monographs, tests, etc.
-Access Pharmacy Drug Index includes the same categories

Question 9

Tertiary Resource Reference Citations

Answer 9

• Extremely important for quality of resource
• Points to the original source of any specific information
• Only electronic versions of some texts may have references
• Just b/c a resource is referenced does not mean that all the information in referenced
• Speaks to how current the monograph is
• Author’s Bias

Question 10

Most Common Pharmacist Questions

Answer 10

• Dosage and administration, adverse effects, drug interactions, pharmacotherapy, and disease management, including the use of nonprescription medications and dietary supplements
• Drug information resources are the most common resources used by pharmacists today

Question 11

Electronic Drug Information Resources or Drug Compendia

Answer 11

Electronic Drug Information Resources or Drug Compendia
-Summarize and interpret the primary literature
Examples include:
-(Lexi-Comp Online): Most convenient to search medications quickly and easily
-(Facts and Comparisons): E answers - Best known resource to pharmacists (also has some off-labeled use drug information)
-(Clinical Pharmacology): Comprehensive and practical drug information resource
-(Micromedex): Most comprehensive, most popular e-drug information resource (also includes alternative medicine and REPRORISK)