The Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database provides a corpus of literature where the research focuses on survey, questionnaire, or instrumentation regarding data collection. HAPI uniquely indexes these articles by the tool itself, rather than the paper title and other citation information like most standard databases. This allows the user to see actual surveys or tools being used to understand a topic rather than simply the research being done surrounding a topic, generally.

Try a simple search phrase like patient satisfaction. The results displayed are the names of the surveys/questionnaires used by the investigators for that given research paper. The full citation for the published paper can be found just below the name of the survey. If you are searching for example questionnaires similar to research you plan on conducting here at MSK, give HAPI a try! As always, you can ask us and someone from the reference team would be happy to offer assistance in locating measurement tools and surveys.

We’ve all been there… you are putting together a presentation and need to find some poignant images to really drive your message home. Or you are working on a paper/poster where some relevant images would help it to look more engaging and polished. The following are two tips to learn that can up your image searching game.

1. Run a search in Google Images for radiation therapy. Below the search box, click on Search Tools -> Usage Rights -> Labeled for reuse. This will display only those images that are labeled as copyright-free by the creator, have a Creative Commons license, or derive from a federal source/agency.
2. Retrieve only government/federally-derived images by searching Google Images using the domain-specific tag: “radiation therapy” site:.gov. The site:.gov portion tells Google to only search website domains ending in .gov for the phrase “radiation therapy”. (Just replace “radiation therapy” with any word of phrase related to your topic for a personalized experience).

You can also visit our Images LibGuide for links to more image searching databases and resources, or Ask Us for assistance with an image-related search or copyright question.

Does game-based learning interest you? The JAMA Network recently launched a gaming app called the JAMA Network Challenge. It is a fun, challenging way to hone your diagnostic and management skills using case reports and images from across The JAMA Network of publications. Test yourself against the clock and against your peers, and get the answers in real time as you work through each challenge, deciding what you would do next. Based on case studies from JAMA, JAMA Dermatology, JAMA Surgery, and JAMA Ophthalmology, the app allows you to improve your score – and your diagnostic skills – by allowing you to review the questions you missed.

Don’t forget to check out our Mobile Resources LibGuide for other selected apps and mobile websites organized by device or profession/interest!