FAQs / Access and Reference

There are several starting points depending on your needs. One option is to watch this 11 minute video. Researchers can construct a search strategy using the PICO Search Table as an aid. Lastly, one can select appropriate databases based on your topic. Top choices for the health sciences:

• Medicine
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Optometry
• Public Health
• Dentistry

Citation Management Guide

Refworks

• New RefWorks YouTube Channel
• RefWorks Knowledge Center Training
• Contact RefWorks Technical Support via email or call (775) 327-4105

EndNote

• Help Documentation
• EndNote YouTube Videos
  • Free version of EndNote
  • Desktop (purchased) version of EndNote
• Call Technical Support: 1 (800) 336-4476

The HSL has an extensive guide on systematic reviews. Please refer to our Policy and if needed, request assistance through our intake form integrated into the aforementioned guide.

Please refer to the instructions linked on this Help page. While interfaces shown have changed, the overall information still works. If we do not have immediate access to an article, use Interlibrary Services to obtain a PDF. It’s FREE and FAST. When all else fails, call the Public Services desk at (614) 292-4861.

Refer to the Measuring Scholarly Impact Subject Guide, which includes instructions for gathering this information from Web of Science and Scopus. 

Trying to link to an electronic journal article in a Carmen course site? Follow these three steps:

1. Find and copy the persistent URL for the article.
2. Add the proxy address before the URL in order to permit students to access the material when they are off-campus. In front of the pasted URL, type in https://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=
3. Use the "Quick Link" function in the HTML Editor to add the link. Choose to Open in New Window* requiring the link to open in a new window.

*Note: Quick links to online journal articles work only when a new window is opened. In the Content Tool "Open a New Window" is not an option. However, the HTML Editor and Link tools do provide this option.

Include a copyright notification on the News or Content pages. See the Course Reserves Policy for more information.

Getting help:

• For more help in integrating library resources into Carmen (such as finding persistent URLs for online journal articles),  see the Linking to Library Licensed Resources Research Guide from University Libraries.
• Staff at the Health Sciences Library's Public Services Desk (first floor) can help find persistent URLs. Use the Ask A Librarian Question Form to ask a health sciences librarian your question. Reference librarians are available by appointment. To make an appointment with a liaison librarian, contact your college/school liaison.
• Sometimes, linking to online materials may not be possible or practical. It may be preferable to post PDFs for the material on a Carmen course site.