Orthoptics 

• A database stores information on a particular subject
• Databases may contain journal articles, conference proceedings, images, book chapters and more
• Databases are an efficient way of searching thousands of journals on your subject at once
• Databases are particularly useful if you need specific and up-to-date information

If you're trying to find journal articles on a particular topic, use one of our databases. 

Go to 'Databases by Subject', select an appropriate database, and do a keyword search for your topic. Watch this clip to find out more...

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If you're trying to track down a particular journal article - say one from your reading list - use the library catalogue. Watch this clip to find out more...

If you're trying to find journal articles on a particular subject, use one of our databases. Watch this clip to find out more... 

A peer reviewed journal contains articles that have been reviewed by experts before publication. [See the peer review process in action...]

Check Ulrich's Periodicals Directory to see if a journal has been peer reviewed.

Click on the eResources tab to see a list of peer reviewed orthoptics journals.

Search Google Scholar via the library website to get more full text access to journal articles.

Here are some Library resources outlining what a Systematic Review is and how to do a Systematic Review

Start your research here!

Not sure how to conduct a literature review?

Then check out the comprehensive guide produced by the Univeristy of Melbourne Library

http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/postgrad/litreview/home.html

or the following resources available at the library:

A list of some library resources available on critical analysis of journal articles

Never searched a database before? Here are some tips to get you started:

• Identify key concepts. e.g. 'type 2 diabetes' and 'prevention'.
• Brainstorm synonyms for each key concept. e.g. 'diabetes mellitus', 'prevent'.
• Use truncation to broaden your search. e.g. 'prevent*' will find 'prevent', 'preventing', 'prevention', 'preventative', 'prevented' etc.
• Use double quotation marks to narrow your search. e.g. "type 2 diabetes" will search for these words as a phrase rather than seperately.
• Combine synonyms with OR and key concepts with AND. e.g. ("type 2 diabetes" or "diabetes mellitus") and prevent*. 

Watch this clip to find out more...

Need help looking up Databases?

You might like to attend one of our face-to-face classes or if you don't have time we have some short video tutorials or interactive Tutorials