WELCOME CLASS OF 2017! WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU!

WELCOME CLASS OF 2017! WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU!

MEET YOUR INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM 2 full-time librarians (Kris & Carol) 2 full-time library technical staff (Jackie & Betsy) Evening/weekends NCSU student workers talk to Jackie if you are interested in working at the Library All the NCSU Libraries staff that do Tripsaver, technology lending, and maintain collections Computer and A/V support from CVM Computing Vet Med Library Committee your rep!

LIBRARY SCAVENGER HUNT Choose a classmate or two for your team Find 30-45 minutes between now and 5:30 PM FRIDAY Come to the Library Service Desk together 1. pick a team name 2. get a question sheet 3. (optional) borrow a device

YOUR QUEST CONTINUED>>> Complete the question sheet saving or sending the evidence on your device. Return the question sheet and any borrowed materials to get a sweet treat! Have fun, but please respect the needs of those working/sleeping in the quiet study spaces. blogs.capecodonline.com/cape-cod-health/2012/09/23/reading-is-yourfriend/bulldog-wearing-eyeglasses-sleeping-over-a-good-novel/

HOURS SUMMER FALL/SPRING Monday Thursday: 7:30am 9:00pm 6:30am* 11:00pm Friday: 7:30am 6:00pm 6:30am* 7:00pm Saturday: 1:00pm 5:00pm 11:00am* 7:00pm Sunday: 1:00pm 5:00pm 11:00am* 10:00pm Email anytime: libraryvetmed@ncsu.edu Chat and email to VML monitored Mon-Fri 8a-5p. Breaks different from main campus Longer hours for your exam weeks: 6:00 a.m. 12:00 midnight * hours are an experiment for Fall 2013 NOTE: We are open to the public so clients and non-ncsu users may be present

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HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? High-quality educational materials Up-to-date clinical care information from disease prevalence to prognosis Access to technology that you can borrow A supportive learning environment Support for your efforts to care for your companion animals find speakers for club events respond to questions that come your way manage all the knowledge you are gaining!

SUPPLEMENT YOUR CLASS CONTENT Background Core Texts, Animal Husbandry, Terminology Course Reserve Reading (2-hour loan) V.E.T.S. Book Collection (3-day loan) Videos/Computer Programs, e.g. Glass Horse & Dog Online Books and Journals. From home by following links from NCSU Libraries catalogs to authenticate with Unity ID/PW Latest Information from Journals for specific questions NCSU software Virtual Computing Lab

ADDRESSING CLINICAL QUESTIONS Symptom searching Consultant http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp Differential diagnosis books (5 minute Clinical Consult) Literature Databases (mostly finds case reports) Google (lots of human cases) VIN Message Boards Consumer questions Books and videos Veterinary Partner and other websites linked on our page (algunos en español) http://www.groovythemes.com/animals/dog_with_a_headache-med.jpg

Sign up for free access to VIN VETERINARY INFORMATION NETWORK Access veterinarian discussions on hot topics and common problems Full-text books and image collections Searches many vet journals [fewer than Libraries databases; no links to NCSU full text] Current news / Connect with colleagues Free student membership register with your NCSU email address at http://www.vin.com/vin.plx

THE MOST COMMON QUESTION Watching a demonstration of North Carolina State College's fistulated cow, Farm and Home Week, June 1956. NCSU University Archives

BACKGROUND ON FISTULATED COWS How is the fistula surgically created? What is the procedure called: Rumenostomy (Rumenal Fistulation) Food animal surgery. Noordsy & Ames. 2006 OR Techniques in large animal surgery. Hendrickson. 2007 What type and age of cow is typically fistulated? Why is it done? Research on bacterial growth, feed utilization/efficiency Herd health - keeping fistulated cows on hand so they can inoculate the rumens of fresh cows that go off feed

QUESTIONS SO FAR? www.flickr.com/photos/rogercalger/1555385455/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lfslearningcentre/246725407/i n/set-72157594290032651/

CLINICAL PROBLEM SOLVING COURSE Help you become efficient searchers and users of info from the vet literature Usefulness = Relevance x Validity Work Relevance: Is your subject and species covered? Database Choice and Search Terms Validity: Can you limit your search to stronger study designs? Read abstracts critically! Work: Is it easy to use? Links to full text?

BACKGROUND-TYPE QUESTIONS How are blood chemistries for endurance horses different than those of regular horses? Schalm s Veterinary Hematology Species Specific (print or online book) The elite race and endurance horse : Conference on Equine Sports Medicine and Science 2004 (at DH Hill Library Request, 1-2 days) Online articles in veterinary or physiology journals

BACKGROUND / TERMINOLOGY What are the possible causes of extensive hair loss in cats? Possible explanations = differential diagnosis Cause = etiology Hair loss = alopecia Cats = feline or small animal Types of Resources The 5-minute veterinary consult clinical companion : small animal dermatology (index of print book) Problem-based feline medicine [electronic resource] (search online book or index of print book) Consultant (free) list of signs associated with diagnoses; does not suggest likelihood of any particular cause Associate (part of VIN)

Hair loss would have worked too!

FOCUS YOUR QUESTION TO DECIDE WHERE TO SEARCH I want to know more about veterinary acupuncture. CATALOG/BOOKS, GOOGLE, WIKIPEDIA Is acupuncture effective in the species I treat? For the problems my patients have? Has acupuncture been used successfully to treat travel sickness in dogs? Will acupuncture improve milk production in cows with mastitis?

CHOOSE RELEVANT DATABASES CAB Abstracts primary vet and agriculture database (1973- ), including conference proceedings. CAB Abstracts Archive back to 1926. Combine with AGRICOLA (food animal, nutrition, agriculture) Fish, Fisheries & Aquatic Biodiversity Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide, and MEDLINE. Web of Science (1900- ) Also BIOSIS, MEDLINE & Zoological Record if you choose All Databases PubMed/MEDLINE the primary biomedical journal article database (1946- ); veterinary coverage improves post-1995. Limit by publication type.

QUALITY OF EVIDENCE VALIDITY Few of these in Vet Med http://www.ebmpyramid.org/images/pyramid.gif

PubMed search for better evidence 21 RCT or Meta-Analysis or Systematic Review (7%) of all 323

SEARCHING RELATED TERMS ( OR ) NB: OR search use species rather than just using small animal or pocket pets

COMPARE CAB Abstracts to MEDLINE

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QUESTIONS? www.flickr.com/photos/rogercalger/1555385455/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lfslearningcentre/246725407/i n/set-72157594290032651/ GOOD LUCK!!