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Search the Literature

Use the UBC on-line library or the Electronic Health Library of BC to find the information you need. If you are not familiar with these resources, ask a librarian for help.

You can also go to the list of subject guides, compiled by UBC librarians, classified by subject. Choose your area of interest from the list.

What should you read?

Read the most recent review you can find.

Use OVID or Pubmed to do a thorough literature search on your topic of interest and read as much of the recent material as you can.

Find the recent publications of authors of work directly relevant to you, and scan the recent issues of the journals that publish work in your area. Keep up to date with those authors and journals throughout the preparation of your project proposal and beyond.

Read critically.

After you have digested the literature, you may need to revisit your research question.

Ask a librarian for help:    
Teresa Lee Biomedical Branch Library, VGH site
(Mon & Fri)
and
Woodward Library, UBC
(Tues, Wed & Thurs)
604-875-4505 (VGH)
and
604-822-4442 (UBC)
Sally Taylor Woodward Library, UBC 604-822-6638
Pat Boileau CIBC Patient & Family Resource Centre 604-875-5887
Shannon Long Librarian, Vancouver Coastal Health 604-244-5165

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