Peer+Reviewed+Abstract

__Peer Reviewed Abstract and General resources__
//As a portion of the research process, you need to use an abstract from a peer reviewed journal about your disease. You may read just the abstract, but you may find good information through reviewing the actual article. This is where you the researcher need to discern what is most useful. Do not get bogged down in complicated techno-speak-look for clear, understandable information that will further your group's knowledge about this disease.//

Criteria

 * Must come from a peer reviewed journal (not a magazine or other source)
 * Must be an article within the past 5 years
 * You should be able to read and understand the main points from the abstract
 * The abstract must be approved by your instructor

Process
> **At least one resource should be from a “hard” resource-you will find the History section of the report best served by written resources. A cart of books has been placed on reserve for you to make copies of pages from. > BE SURE TO RECORD THE CITATION INFO!!! Use MLA formatting- a URL alone is insufficient!!! > > 7. Review your sources and create a BRIEF annotation for each source actually used- be clear about what categories for the group each source is useful for so others can use them in their responses. > > 8. AFTER you have been approved for your sources, take notes in whatever way works best for you-lined paper, notecards, etc.and for on-line sources, download them, highlight important information, save and print only those pages that have been highlighted. > > These notes will be reviewed by the instructor for completeness of citation and sufficient coverage of the topic- see the demos and further instruction in class. > >
 * 1) Use the [|Marvel Database] Health Source: Nursing & Academic and Health Source: Consumer Edition
 * 2) [[image:yhs-wooten:Picture_8.png width="579" height="341" caption="Picture_8.png" link="http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/topic.asp?topic=Health"]]
 * 3) Make sure to select Peer Reviewed and Full Text to limit your search.
 * 4) [[image:yhs-wooten:Picture_9.png width="484" height="145" caption="Picture_9.png"]]
 * 5) Choose an appropriate abstract from the full text.
 * 6) Save the file to your computer.
 * 7) You can open it in Adobe Acrobat Professional and highlight and make notes, or print to do that.
 * 8) Also __**choose a minimum of 2 other resources**__ for general information beyond the abstract and the data source- see the list available ([|Disease Links].) in our library. More resources are encouraged!