CU-Boulder IPHY 3700 - Searching for and Obtaining Scientific Literature

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Monday, October 22Tips for Searching for Journal ArticlesSample Databases of Life Science LiteratureSearching for Journal ArticlesPubMed TutorialsMonday, October 22•Searching for and Obtaining Scientific LiteratureWriting Process MapTips for Searching for Journal Articles1. Ask your professors for suggestions and copies of articles that they might have.2. Use the reference lists of journal articles on your research issue.3. Go directly to the journals that you know specialize on your topic. (LSG’s example: American Journal of Sports Medicine)4. Use databases of scientific literature.Sample Databases of Life Science LiteratureDatabase Description of Contents Requires Paid Subscription for Access to Full-text Articles?Web Site Address Yes No Biomed Central (BMC)Links to full-text articles from more than 150 life science journals. Maintained by BMC, an independent publisher. * http://www.biomedcentral.com/Biological AbstractsSelected full-text articles from journals in all subdisciplines of biology, including biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, genetics, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, zoology, and more.* http://scientific.thomson.com/products/ba/Google Scholar Selected full-text articles and citation information for theses and books from journals in all academic fields. * http://scholar.google.com/HighWire Press Links to over 1 million full-text articles from 268 life science journals. The largest database of free full-text life science articles in the world. Developed by Stanford University Libraries. * http://highwire.stanford.edu/PubMed Approximately 16 million citations and selected full-text articles from approximately 5,000 journals in all life science disciplines. Contains the MEDLINE database. Maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. * http://pubmed.gov*If you are using PubMed through an off-campus computer, use CU’s VPN software to gain full access to the CU Library resources. To get the VPN software, click on the “Off-Campus Access (VPN)” link at http://libraries.colorado.edu PsycINFO Links to selected full-text articles from journals in the behavioral sciences (including psychology and social science) and mental health.* http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/Scirus Over 250 million science-specific Web pages, with links to science Web sites and selected full-text journal articles. * http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/Web of Science Links to selected full-text articles from nearly 9,000 research journals that cover all scientific fields. * http://scientific.thomson.com/products/wos/Searching for Journal ArticlesPubMed TutorialsIf you don't have extensive experience using PubMed, refer to the NLM's tutorials at


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