Module 2
Types of research, effective literature search and citing biomedical documents and sources
Training course in research methodology and research protocol development 2022
September 28, 2022 - Geneva
A. Required readings
Types of research
- Go over the set of slides: Introduction to study designs - Moazzam Ali (WHO).
- Study section 3.2.4 ‘Quantitative versus qualitative research’ on pages 27 and 28 of the document: Fathalla MF, Fathalla MM. A practical guide for health researchers (WHO Regional Publications, Eastern Mediterranean. Series 30). WHO; 2004.
Effective literature search and citing biomedical documents and sources
- Go over the set of slides: Introduction to the WHO Library - Raqibat Idris (GFMER).
- Go over the set of slides: Scholarly communication and Research4Life (Research4Life, 2022).
- Go over the web file Search PubMed.
- Watch the following interactive videos:
- PubMed: Find articles by author (PubMed, 2020) (2 mins)
- PubMed: Find articles by journal (PubMed, 2020) (2 mins)
- PubMed: Find articles from a citation (PubMed, 2020) (2 mins)
- PubMed: Find articles on a topic (PubMed, 2020) (1 min)
- PubMed: Get the full text for an article (PubMed, 2020) (2 mins)
- PubMed subject search: How it works (PubMed, 2020) (4 mins)
- PubMed: Save searches and set e-mail alerts (PubMed, 2020) (2 mins)
- Navigating the Cochrane Library (Cochrane Library, 2019) (3 mins)
- Searching the Cochrane Library (Cochrane Library, 2019) (3 mins)
- How to Use MeSH in the Cochrane Library (Cochrane Library, 2019) (9 mins)
- Grey Literature Interactive Tutorial (University of Toronto, n.d.) (10 mins)
- Study section 3.6.2 ‘New initiatives for expanding access to the scientific literature’ on pages 37 to 39 and section 11.10 ‘Citation of references’ on pages 139 to 140 of the document: Fathalla MF, Fathalla MM. A practical guide for health researchers (WHO Regional Publications, Eastern Mediterranean. Series 30). WHO; 2004.
B. Assignment
Complete and submit the short paperwork assignment.
Additional online resources
- Identifying and using information sources (Research4Life, 2022)
- Webinar: Joining and using Research4Life (60 mins YouTube video by Research4Life)
- PubMed® Online Training
Other online tutorials by PubMed. - Cochrane Library Training Hub
- Citing Medicine - NCBI Bookshelf
This is a complete guide to NLM reference style. - Harvard Format Citation Guide
This is a complete guide to Harvard in-text and reference list citations. - APA Format Citation Guide
This is a complete guide to APA (American Psychological Association) in-text and reference list citations. - WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge
Citation managers
- EndNote BASIC – a free and web-based citation management software
- How to Use EndNote in 5 Minutes: Windows (YouTube video by EndNoteTraining)
- How to Use EndNote in 6 Minutes: Macintosh (YouTube video by EndNoteTraining)
- Mendeley Reference Manager
This is a free tool to manage your references. (Quick User Guide) - Zotero Reference & Citation Manager
This is a free tool to manage your references. (Quick Start Guide) - PMID2cite, PubMed Citation Tool
This is a free PubMed online tool that helps you generate citations and reference lists instantly from PubMed. - PMID2cite, Vancouver Reference Generator for PubMed Articles
A free PubMed online tool to help you apply Vancouver style format to any PubMed-indexed journal articles and create your online bibliography.
Reference document