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SPLH 660: Research Methods: Exercises

Identifies resources to assist in searching the biomedical literature in the areas of speech-language-hearing.

Topics for searching (if needed)

TOPIC:

You need to identify articles on deafness and language acquisition after a cochlear implant.

  • What key words would you search?
  • Look at the "details" if searching PubMed.  Would you adjust your search?
  • Look at filters on left. Limit results to the last 5 years.
  • Can you access the full text of the 2nd article in your search?

What criteria do you use to determine if an article is relevant to your topic?

Finding a journal article from a citation

Here is a citation from the list of references at the end of the article.  You want to obtain this article.  How do you find it?

Gupta, P. & Tisdale, J. (2009).  Does phonological short-term memory causally determine vocabulary learning?  Toward a computational resolution of the debate.  Journal of Memory and Language, 61, 481-502.  doi: 10.1016/j.jml.2009.08.001