Information Retrieval for International
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
John Stone, PhD
Dan Conley, MLS
January 2013
Text version of PowerPoint™ presentation for webcast sponsored by SEDL’s KTDRR and CIRRIE.
Slide template: There is a black bar at the top with larger text in yellow. The bottom of the slide is white with black text.
Title slide template: The text in yellow is superimposed over two multicolored globes of the world; one in the foreground, one in the background, inside a black box. A white bar below contains the CIRRIE logo in the lower left corner, a globe with green land masses, outlined in purple with gold and purple rings circling the globe. The acronym CIRRIE is to the right of the4 globe in blue letters. Underneathare the words Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information& Exchange. In the lower right corner is the University at Buffalo logo with blue letters U and B interlaced, with the B slightly lower and to the right. The words University at Buffalo,in blue, are to the right of the top of the B. Under that are the words The State University of New York, in black and italics, next to the bottom of the B.
Slide 0: Bar at top with SEDL logo on the left (letters SEDL, Advancing Research, Improving Education). On the right, Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Information Retrieval for International Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
John Stone, PhD; Dan Conley, MLS.
A webcast sponsored by the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR).
Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A120012
Copyright 2013 by SEDL
Slide 1 (Title): Information Retrieval for International Disability and Rehabilitation Research
John Stone, PhD; Dan Conley, MLS. January, 2013
Slide 2: CIRRIE’s Mission
To facilitate the sharing of information and expertise between rehabilitation researchers in the U.S. and those in other countries.
Slide 3: Actions to fulfill mission
- Exchange of experts,
- International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation,
- ICF and World Report on Disability,
- Conferences and symposia,
- Cultural competency resources for rehabilitation,
- Database of International Rehabilitation Research.
Slide 4: Why care about international research?
“New ideas and discoveries are emerging from all over the world and the balance of science and engineering expertise is shifting among countries. Many research problems require scientists and engineers in different countries to work together. Collaborative activities and international partnerships provide increasingly important means of keeping abreast of new insights and discoveries. Scientific leadership requires access to people, knowledge, and infrastructure wherever they are found” (National Science Board, 2001).
Slide 5: Accessing international research: difficulties
- Participation in U.S. (versus international) societies and conferences,
- Consult primarily journals published in U.S.,
- Collaboration primarily with other U.S. researchers,
- Language.
Slide 6: Consequences
“Exclusion of non-English-language studies (from systematic reviews) appeared to result in a high risk of bias in some areas of research” Song, et al. (2010).
Slide 7: CIRRIE Database
- Includes all domains of rehabilitation research (health and function, employment,technology, independent living, etc.). One-stop shopping for rehab.
- Uses the NARIC thesaurus with adaptations.
- Currently contains 147, 000 citations.
- Most with abstracts in English. Some links to full text.
Slide 8: Searchable by
- Country
- Subject
- Author
- Year
- ICF code
Slide 9: CIRRIE and other databases
- Includes many citations found in larger, commercial databases, e.g. Medline, CINAHL.
- Excludes non-rehabilitation citations.
- Includes some international journals not indexed in other databases.
- A large proportion of citations in CIRRIE not found in Medline.
- Includes only research conducted in other countries.
- Excludes research conducted in U.S. (REHABDATA).
Slide 10: FOCUS Article
The Use of CIRRIE’s Database of International Research in Conducting Systematic Reviews. FOCUS Technical Brief No. 23, 2009. NCDDR.
Slide 11: Searching the CIRRIE database
The search form of the CIRRIE database.The form is filled to do a title keyword search for “diabetic foot.”
Slide 12: Search results
There are 232 results for the title search.
Slide 13: Record View
There is a list of the title, author, year, source, abstract (if available), institution of author, language, subject headings and geographic areas of citation.
Slide 14: Advanced searching
The search form is shown again, with "diabetes" in the query box instead of "diabetic foot."
Slide 15: Advanced searching
The same form, but with a highlight of the dropdown menu to change which field to search.
Slide 16: Advanced searching
The field has been changed to search by subject heading instead of title keyword. There is a highlight of the "Add another term" link, used to search more than one field.
Slide 17: Advanced searching
The form now displays a second query box. The term is "limbs," the field is Subject heading and it has been combined with the first query with AND. The geographic area has been changed to search for only articles from the United Kingdom, only articles in English, and only published between 2008 and 2012.
Slide 18: Advanced searching
Search results, now with 20 citations.
Slide 19: Using the thesaurus
The index of the CIRRIE thesaurus, with instructions on its use.
Slide 20: Using the thesaurus
The thesaurus index, with a highlight over the "D" in the A-Z browse navigation.
Slide 21: Using the thesaurus
The "D" entry in the thesaurus: visible are the subject headings "Daily living" and "Dance therapy."
Slide 22: Using the thesaurus
The entry for Dementia is displayed.The scope note, broader terms (Degenerative diseases) and related terms (Alzheimer's disease) are given.
Slide 23: Using the thesaurus
The bottom of the entry for Dementia.The five most prolific authors and journals using the subject heading are listed.
Slide 24: Using the thesaurus
The top of the entry for Dementia.
Slide 25: Using the thesaurus
The entry for Dementia, with the "Search for Dementia in the CIRRIE database" link highlighted.
Slide 26: Using the thesaurus
Results for a subject heading search for Dementia. There are 5095 results.
Slide 27: Searching the thesaurus
The thesaurus index.
Slide 28: Searching the thesaurus
The thesaurus index with the "Search the thesaurus" link highlighted.
Slide 29: Searching the thesaurus
The search form for the thesaurus, with "employment" in the query box.
Slide 30: Searching the thesaurus
Thesaurus search results. As the search matches text in terms and scope notes, the visible results are Client satisfaction, Competitive employment and Counselor employment.
Slide 31: Guide to searching
The CIRRIE Guide to Searching, showing the introductory paragraph and the start of the table of contents.
Slide 32: Downloading citations
The search results from the earlier advanced search of the database.
Slide 33: Downloading citations
The search results, with the checkbox next to the first article highlighted.
Slide 34: Downloading citations
The search results, with results number 1, 3 and 4 checked. There is now a "Download saved citations (3)" link at the bottom of the sidebar.
Slide 35: Downloading citations
The Download Citations page, allowing you to view, download or delete the three saved citations.
Slide 36:Downloading citations
The Download Citations page with the "Permanently delete saved articles" link highlighted.
Slide 37: Annotated Bibliographies
The Download Citations page with the "Annotated Bibliographies" link in the sidebar highlighted.
Slide 38: Annotated Bibliographies
The Annotated Bibliographies index, with the Assistive technology bibliography selected in the dropdown menu.
Slide 39:Annotated Bibliographies
The Assistive Technology bibliography, searched February 23, 2012, with the first two citations visible.
Slide 40: Searching by ICF code
The database search form, scrolled down to show the text underneath.
Slide 41: Searching by ICF code
The database search form with the "search by ICF code" link highlighted.
Slide 42: Searching by ICF code
The index of the CIRRIE/ICF Crosswalk.
Slide 43: Searching by ICF code
The index of the CIRRIE/ICF Crosswalk with the "search crosswalk" form highlighted.
Slide 44: Searching by ICF code
The index of the CIRRIE/ICF Crosswalk with the links to browse by ICF classification highlighted.
Slide 45: Searching by ICF code
The Crosswalk for ICF code b152, Emotional Functions, with the subject headings Depression and Psychosocial factors checked. The boolean AND is selected, as is the "condition/special population" Alcoholism.
Slide 46: Searching by ICF code
The search results created by the previous slide. There are four results.
Slide 47: Universal Design database
The search results with the "Universal Design database" link in the sidebar highlighted.
Slide 48: Universal Design database
The Universal Design (UD) database search form, identical to the main CIRRIE database search form.
Slide 49: Universal Design database
The Universal Design search form with the "list of all universal design articles" link highlighted.
Slide 50: Universal Design database
The list of all universal design articles, with a navigation menu to browse by citation type or subject heading.
Slide 51:Finding collaborators
The list of universal design articles with the "Subject Specialists" link in the sidebar highlighted.
Slide 52: Finding collaborators
The Subject Specialists form. The “Aphasia” subject is highlighted.
Slide 53: Finding collaborators
The Subject Specialists for Aphasia, with links to authors' articles and author profiles.
Slide 54: Finding collaborators (recent)
The same Subject Specialists results, but only including articles from the past five years.
Slide 55: Thank you!
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