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Dominique Baldasaro, Medical Student, Class of 2028

"The Health Sciences Library has been a great support to me, especially considering the demands of medical school. The staff is always ready to help, whether I need guidance on finding a resource or simply a quiet place to study. Engaging activities, such as virtual monthly trivia, help foster a sense of community. The library also offers anatomical models, computers and other resources that enhance my learning experience at NOSM U. No matter how busy things get, I know I can count on the library’s welcoming environment and the staff's continuous support!"

Using “Golden Articles” to Find Additional Literature!

Have you found one or two articles for your research work but are struggling to find additional material? Not familiar with all the vernacular associated with your topic? The golden article method of finding additional articles and terminology may be for you.

Finding a Golden Article

Golden articles find their way to us in a variety of ways including:

1. Hearing about a new study online, from a colleague or on the radio.

2. Lightly searching in a research database or through the library’s frontpage search bar.

3. Searching Google as you work on developing your research question.

4. Using the TRIP database's PICO search tab where you can search using the population, intervention, comparison, and outcome for your project.

If you can’t find an exact match right away, a close to golden article is often just as good for searching purposes. Golden doesn’t mean perfect – it just means helpful.

Using Your Golden Article to Find More

The below suggestions will focus on materials found in PubMed, but what is described here could be applied in databases including Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO.

Identifying MeSH

First, locate your golden article in PubMed and select it. In the right sidebar you’ll see an option to view the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) associated with your article. In this case, we are interested in cardiac ultrasound in the perioperative setting. Here I can see a few MeSH that standout – Cardiovascular Diseases/ diagnostic imaging*; Echocardiography; and Perioperative Care/. I can take these terms and search MEDLINE or PubMed to help me find more articles with these labels.

Similar Articles

You will often see a “similar articles” option within a research database. In PubMed I can click on this option in the right sidebar. You will find articles similar to your golden article directly linked within this section.

Cited By

If your golden article has been cited by others you can view these in a research database by selecting “cited by” or similar wording. In this case we see cited by in the right sidebar in PubMed.

Citation Screening

One additional method, helpful in locating new articles is citation screening. This simply means looking at the articles your golden article has cited – if it’s a great article it likely has a few pertinent resources that you could use too.

Need help with your search? Complete our literature search request form or Book a Librarian to be connected with a librarian for support.

Earlier this month was Treaties Recognition Week. Learn more in our Treaties Recognition guide created in collaboration with NOSM University’s Indigenous Affairs team.

At the start of the academic year, we met many of the incoming students at the Learner Services Fair. If you missed us there, please see our 10 Tips you want to know from the library !

Alhelal, S., Nikoufar, P., Hodhod, A., Pathak, P., Bazazo, A., Alaradi, H., Abdul Hadi, R., Abbas, L., Kotb, A., Zakaria, A. S., & Elmansy, H. (2024). Efficacy and durability of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) in the management of acute and chronic urinary retention: A retrospective study. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 18(10), 302-309.

Anawati, A., Fleming, H., Mertz, M., Bertrand, J., Dumond, J., Myles, S., Leblanc, J., Ross, B., Lamoureux, D., Patel, D., Carrier, R., & Cameron, E. (2024). Artificial intelligence and social accountability in the Canadian health care landscape: A rapid literature review. PLOS Digital Health, 3(9), E0000597.

Dmitriew, C., Houle, D. J., Filipovic, M., Chocla, E., Hemy, A., Woods, C., Farhat, N., Campbell, A., Liu, L.J.W., Cragg, J.J., & Crispo, J.A.G. (2024). Transitional care clinics for patients discharged from hospital without a primary care provider: A systematic review. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 19: 720-727.

Hillier, S. A., Chaccour, E., Al-Shammaa, H., Downey, B., Senese, L. C., Tinmouth, Jill., & Jumah, N. A. (2024). Funding the pandemic response for Indigenous Peoples: An equity-based analysis of COVID-19 using a Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) Indigenous lens tool. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 83(1).

Lafleur, B., Fung, J., Verschoor, C. P., Dubois, S., MacDonald, N. E., & Taddio, A. (2024). Omission of alcohol skin cleansing and risk of adverse events in long-term care residents undergoing COVID-19 vaccination: A cohort study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 20(1).

Maar, M., Bourdon, C., Berti, J., Bisaillon, E., Boesch, L., Boston, A., Chapdelaine, J., Humphrey, A., Kumar, S., Maar-Jackson, B., Martell, R., Naokwegijig, B., Preet Kaur, D., Rice, S., Rickaby, B., Sutherland, M., & Reade, M. (2024). Creating a culturally safe online data collection instrument to measure vaccine confidence among Indigenous youth: Indigenous consensus method. JMIR Formative Research (8): E52884.

Nunn, A., Perri, A. M., Gordon, H., Harding, J. P. D., Loo, C. K. J., & Tuinema, J. (2024). Opioid-related deaths in Northern Ontario in the early COVID-19 pandemic period. Canadian Journal of Public Health.

Rysdale, L. & Barohn, J. (2024). Culinary medicine and teaching kitchens: Dietitians leading innovative nutrition training for physicians. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. (email askthelibrary@nosm.ca to request an interlibrary loan of this article)

Learners and Faculty: Please submit your publications here.

The Health Sciences Library will be shifting its license to the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journals from the Total Access package to the High Impact collection. While this does mean we will be losing access to some journals, the ones we are maintaining will more accurately reflect our usage of this publisher’s titles. We will be maintaining access to journals such as:

Academic Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Annals of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and many more.

Titles from this package that are required by our curricula will not be affected. LWW titles not licensed by NOSM University will, as always, still be available via our interlibrary loan service.

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The Health Sciences Library lends a variety of equipment to enhance your academic and professional endeavours. Only NOSM University members are eligible to borrow equipment from the library. Equipment may be reserved through our online booking tool or through the library staff at the Information Desk.

Equipment available for borrowing includes laptops; projectors; charging accessories; virtual reality (VR) equipment; qualitative research equipment; iPads; anatomical models and more. If you’re looking to temporarily enhance your workspace, the library offers standing desks; light therapy lamps; and headphones to create a more productive work environment. We also have a button maker to create promotional items for your next event or project.

For more information on booking equipment, please visit our Equipment Booking guide. For a comprehensive list of available equipment, please visit the equipment catalogue and select the appropriate campus.

• Dominique Baldasaro, NOSM U Medical Student, Class of 2028
• Alanna Campbell, Public Services Librarian
• Carlee Crowe, Library Assistant, Public Services
• Ariel Doherty, Library Assistant, Access Services
• Katie Moise, Library Assistant, Public Services
• Jasmine TenHave, Library Assistant, Research and Scholarly Communications

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