• LibKey Discovery – In Primo (as in Summon), direct links to PDFs display in the search results citations, so users can go directly to the article in one click.
• LibKey Link – In PubMed or Wikipedia, inline (embedded in the citations) links to the full text and also the table of contents
• LibKey Nomad – A browser extension originally available only in Chrome but now available for Edge, Vivaldi, and Brave! (in the Chrome Store for all 4 browsers) and under development for Firefox. Once installed and configured by the user (a one-time set up during which the user identifies the institution with which s/he’s affiliated), this extension will provide off-campus access to the full text of journal articles available to Baylor – without having to go through the library website or a library resource. In other words, researchers can search Google Scholar, click through to the publisher’s site, and the extension (using the access rights information Baylor provides to BrowZine) will indicate that the researcher can access the full text. Once they click on the LibKey icon, they will be authenticated through EZproxy and gain access to the article. See the attached Nomad User Guide.
The purpose of this literature review is to review research articles to explore how theory has been applied to a health behavior in the real world.
One of the best ways to start thinking about your topic is to look at the research that has already been published. Let this part of the process feel like a form of exploration—it can even be fun!
Move through the "Brainstorming Tutorial" on the lefthand side of the page, then explore the different resource types below.
Remember as you're searching to be paying attention to health behaviors, populations, and associated health outcomes that interest you. We'll come back to these concepts in the next few sections of the guide.
A great option for exploring potential research topics is to read the newest issues of important public health related journals. You can browse in this way by using the Journals tab on the library’s website. To do this:
Some news sources can provide an excellent starting point for discovering potential areas of research. As a Baylor student you have access to the New York Times. Remember news articles are not resources to be included in your literature review but rather a place for you to read about current public health topics and spark ideas. To gain access to the New York Times follow these steps:
BrowZine is a mobile app for tablets and smart phones, as well as for desktops and laptops, that allows you to access and browse e-journals from different publishers in one simple interface. With BrowZine, you can:
Creating an account once you're in BrowZine is easy!
Once you've created an account you will see your email address in the upper right corner and you'll have the ability to create collections and bookshelves (through "My Account" and "My Bookshelves.").
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