Journal Club

[neilc]

hey everyone...looking for some help here.

at my school there is no journal club as yet. i am hoping to start a rather informal monthly meeting to review a few articles. the idea is mainly to get comfortable with the staying abreast of the current literature and to learn how to really read a study. the problem is, i have no real idea how to dissect a journal article or studey, to assess it's value. i know it may seem foolish trying to start this with no idea how to do it myself, but we gotta start somewhere!

i will propose the idea at our next student council meeting, and of course we will look for some interested faculty to help us along. but, i would like some input from you guys as to what to really look for, how to read a journal article. i am sure that we can get a prof to help us along, but i want to make sure this happens even if we cannot find one. if there is a web site or another source with this info, let me know.

i feel rather stupid and uninformed about this, but i figure i better remedy the situation! thanks in advance for the help...

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[mison]

I know that Merck & Co. Inc. publishes a small book on how to read journal articles. I know some employees at Merck so if you would like more info on this PM me.

 

[SarahL]

Hi there,

I have a book called How to Read a Paper by Trisha Greenhalgh that I have found helpful when preparing for journal club meetings.

I also found a few web sites by searching for "how to read a research article". There are plenty more if you hunt around a bit.

http://www.fiu.edu/~collinsl/Article reading tips.htm

http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/1996_01_024.asp

http://www.cod.edu/library/Librarians/Blewett/How_to_Read_a_Research_Study_Article.doc

Good luck finding what you need!

 

[neilc]

thanks for the help guys!