how to locate and appraise research

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Locating and Appraising Research

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Locating and Appraising Research

The introduction to the paper at least 5 sentences with one source of reference and a fully stated purpose

Interview

What did you learn from your interview with a scholar or librarian? Entire paper must be in 3rd person language…. it must be at least 2 fully formed paragraphs (at least 5 sentences in length).

Locating Sources

How do you locate and evaluate sources of evidence? Must be at least three fully formed paragraph (at least 5 sentences in length) with in-text citations.

Electronic databases

Which electronic database would you use most and what types of search words would you use? Must be at least two fully formed paragraphs (at least 5 sentences in length) with in-text citations.

Strengths and Weaknesses

What are the strengths and weaknesses of these resources? … must be at least two fully formed paragraphs (at least 5 sentences in length) with in-text citations.

Adequacy

Are the resources adequate? Why or why not? … must be at least two fully formed paragraphs (at least 5 sentences in length) with in-text citations.

Conclusion

The conclusion to the paper is at least 5 sentences, summarizes at least 3 key points, and has one citation.

References

(All references in alphabetical order, most within the last 5 years, at least 5 references- also review new formats for in 7th ed APA)

Author, A. A. & Author B. B. (Date of publication). Title of page [Format description when necessary]. https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher.

Objectives

· Identify electronic database search strategies (e.g.,CINAHL, PubMed)

· Locating and evaluating sources of evidence

Deliverables

· Write a 3-5 page (not including the title and reference pages) paper

· APA formatted paper with an introduction and conclusion.

· APA headings for each section of the paper

· At least 3 peer reviewed articles 

Step 1: Research

· Interview a librarian or nursing scholar on methods for locating and appraising heath and other relevant research literature and electronic database search on strategies.

· You may want to base this research on your idea for your Capstone Project.

Step 2: Consider

· Write a quality appraisal of the Library and resources.

· What did you learn?

· How do you locate and evaluate sources of evidence?

· Which electronic database would you use most and what types of search words would you use?

· What are the strengths?

· What are the weaknesses?

· Is it adequate? Why or why not?