Q - Can the library provide training or a tipsheet for the new platform (Article Galaxy) used to send library search results to end users?
A - Absolutely! Article Galaxy (AG) is a wonderful tool for managing and sharing customized collections of articles with colleagues. Check out a library FAQ to learn more about AG and to use the linked tipsheet! If you'd like to request hands-on training for yourself or your team, please submit a form from the library website by selecting Requests Items>Instruction or following this link.
Q - I did not know we had a Banner Health Library Services. Can you provide more information on Banner Library Services? That would be helpful.
Banner Library is a systemwide, remote service that provides access to a wealth of informational and educational resources in support of the Banner mission to make healthcare easier so life can be better. Library services is no exception. Banner Library manages an extensive library of subscription and open access article databases, ebook collections, Point of Care resources and more to support numerous disciplines and specialties across the system.
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Banner Librarians get you connected
Chat with Library Services Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
- Call us Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM @ 602-839-4353
- Book an Appointment with Library Staff!
- Request Full-Text Articles
- Request a Literature Search
- Libkey.io - Search with DOI or PubMed ID (PMID)
- Libkey Nomad - Install the LibKey Nomad browser extension (greenlit by IT!) to link to full-text fast!
- Request articles using our form - Article and Book Chapter Request Form
- Search our FAQs
- General information on the library website
- FAQ on How To Use Banner Library Services!
Q - How Do I Conduct a Boolean search for a topic or review publications?
You can think of Boolean operators as “connectors” that establish relationships between words/concepts that function to expand or contract the number of results.
Check out a basic 3 minute video on how to conduct a basic Boolean search -OR- if you'd like challenge, go here to learn how to document and build a complex search strategy in PubMed.
Boolean Operators - How Do They Work?
| Operator | Examples | Results |
| AND | climate AND change nutrition AND diabetes | Results contain ALL terms |
| OR | myocardial infarction OR MI OR cardiac arrest critical care OR emergency room | Results contain ANY not necessarily all of the terms |
| NOT | dementia NOT alzheimers | Results omit the 2nd term/concept |
Once you grasp the basics of Boolean searching, you may apply these concepts broadly across multiple databases.
General education on how to utilize a variety of Banner Library resources is available on the website and through connecting with the librarians and requesting instruction for individuals or groups on a variety of topics. See the library website to access “How To” tuturials for the majority of databases, such as OVID Medline, CINAHL Ultimate, Health Business Elite, Lippincott Procedures. PubMed, UpToDate, BoardVitals and many others.
This concludes our first installment of Librarians Answer Your questions. Thanks for reading! Be on the lookout for the next issue!
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