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This presentation describes the green, gold, and hybrid models of open access (OA), and also other frequently mentioned models. It also provides ways to fund or negotiate article processing charges (APC). Recommended for students or scholars interested in submitting their work in Open Access publishers.

Not all literature reviews are alike! See the differences between 5 commonly done reviews: scoping, state-of-the-art or science, narrative review, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Recommended for graduate students or those assigned to do a literature review.

This presentation briefly describes systematic reviews, their development, and overall steps. PRISMA is introduced as a guideline with elements to include in a health sciences systematic review. It includes extensions, a flow chart diagram, and other recommendations in creating a quality systematic review. Finally, systematic review tools are identified. Recommended for students, staff, and faculty in nursing, medicine, or other health sciences.

A brief overview of the purposes, steps, and considerations in systematic reviews. Recommended for students, staff, and faculty in nursing or other health sciences.

This presentation shows how to start backward and forward reference searching (also known as chain searching, pearl growing, or citation mining), and to use Web of Science, Google Scholar, and library resources to locate articles found in reference searching. Recommended for upper-level students and graduate students.

This presentation briefly discusses the evolution and history of the scientific method, and then shows the various forms of scientific information sources that are available.

This presentation provides the most frequently used publications in nursing: original research, systematic review, dissertations and theses, and more. Each type of publication has a link to a published and openly available example.

Do you need to complete a literature review but aren't sure where to start? If so, find out how to begin, ways to organize what you find, and what tools can assist. Recommended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.

This presentation defines public domain and its attributes and suggests best practices for using public domain works for teaching and learning purposes. It also includes suggested sites for finding and learning more about public domain works.

Notes from a workshop that introduces backwards design and student learning outcomes (SLOs) in library instruction. This includes recommended resources. Recommended for librarians and other educators interested in course design.