Communications Essay

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Complete each step:

 

  • Locate and cite one grey literature source on any topic of interest from the website of a professional organization or association** relevant to your career goals (you can use Google or another search engine to find your organization…but once you find the organization, use the actual organization website to locate your source!).
    • Organization name and why you picked it:
    • How did you find your grey lit source on the organization’s website? (e.g. Use the Search bar on the organization’s website–it may be a magnifying glass in the corner on some sites; usually it is a standard-looking search bar.)Describe the process so the same source can be found again by someone following your instructions:
    • APA reference for source:
  • Locate and cite one grey literature source related to the general topic of online patient portals. You must use the grey literature resources on the UIC Library Applied Health Sciences Research Guide Grey Literature tab or the UIC Library Search (select “More Articles” after the initial search and then play with publication type limiters) to locate this source.
    • Which UIC Library resource was used for your search about online patient portals? Why was it selected?
    • What terms were used in the search [e.g. your search string, for example: (mobile health OR mhealth) AND chronic disease]? Include filters/limits if used and why, and the total number of results retrieved.
    • APA reference for grey literature source:
  • Reflection – be sure to answer all questions!

**A professional organization or association: a group devoted to a particular interest or a particular profession, with the purpose of networking, educating, and promoting the field (e.g. ADA, AMIA, AHIMA, APhA, etc.)

What were the main differences between your searches for grey literature (directly from a professional organization’s website and through a database)?

What might be an advantage to locating grey literature outside of a database?

How do the grey literature searches from this assignment compare to previous searches in PubMed in terms of your search strategy, the sources indexed, the search functionality (filters/limits/controlled vocabulary), and ease of use?

 
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