Guides

National Library for Health – Database Search Guides

2008 National Library for Health Quick Search Guide – Databases

Occupational Therapist’s – Guide to finding the Evidence

2008 Occupational Therapy Guide to Finding the Evidence

NLH – 2008 Guide to Using Healthcare Databases

Guide to using the Library Blog

Blog Leaflet Sept 09

Study Guides

2008 Part1 Writing assingnments how to deconstruct an essay title

2008 Part2 Writing assignments effective research skills

2007 Step-by-step guide to critiquing research Part 2 qualitative research

2007 Step-by-step guide to critiquing research-Part 1-quantitative research

2008 Undertaking a literature review: A step-by-step guide

Appraisal Tools

 Appraisal Tools – The following tools were developed by the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) to help with the process of critically appraising articles of the following types of research:

 

 

 

• Systematic Reviews

• Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs)

• Qualitative Research

• Economic Evaluation Studies

• Cohort Studies

• Case Control Studies

• Diagnostic Test Studies 

Evalualtion of Websites

Internet Detective -   from Intute Use this free Internet tutorial to learn to discern the good, the bad and the ugly from your online research 

Minervation – The LIDA instrument guide for health information online, being able to evaluate quality information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the above are available and free to download for personal use.