Welcome to this guide that serves as an introduction to the online library, resources and support available from the library when conducting your research during your journey as Masters in Occupational Therapy student.
Interactive floor plan with available spaces, services & resources
Programme:
Introduction to Mendeley, a free reference management tool (Mendeley guide and pre-recorded session)
Overview of Library website
Orientation to Library guide, resources and tools: Postgraduate guide, Help: Make an online appointment
Databases: Ebscohost Research Databases: Cinahl, Africa-Wide; Pubmed; Sabinet
Questions, Feedback, Closing
Authors of academic texts always need to acknowledge the sources they use for their research.
Follow the link below to learn why you need to reference, when and how you should provide references. The book covers the Harvard, APA and Vancouver methods and the footnote system.
Biostatistics Clinic - from the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - runs from 13:00-17:00 every first Wednesday of the month.
Occupational Therapy (5172) - from OVID Lippincott
Your literature review: How to guide
Research Design
Research Methods
The Topic
Proposal
Managing your references
- The why, when, how of referencing & Mendeley Libguide & pre-recorded Mendeley Workshop video.
Referencing: Examples of Harvard, Vancouver and other referencing styles
Available services and programs delivered by occupational therapists for autism
___________ AND ( ___ OR ___) AND _______
(autism OR autistic) AND (service* OR program* OR resources) AND ( "occupational therapy" OR "occupational therapist*" )
Engage with the literature (look at synonyms, narrower, broader, alternative or additional terms in title, abstract, keywords, incl MeSH and author terms) and adapt strategy accordingly.