Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Searching for and Obtaining Scientific LiteratureOn a scale of 1 finger to 10 fingers, please indicate your knowledge, experience, and skill in the following areas (1 finger = none; 10 fingers = superlative)Understanding the structure and objectives of different types of scientific papersEvaluating the credibility and validity of different forms of scientific literatureUnderstanding impact factors for scientific journalsUsing CU Library: the building, Web site, VPN software, interlibrary loan Using databases of scientific literature: PubMed, Biological Abstracts, Google Scholar, PsychInfo, othersUsing PubMed or MEDLINEGetting your hands on PDF copies of articles that aren’t available in the database you’re searchingUsing reference managing softwareAny pressing questions about searching for and obtaining scientific literature?Anyone with a library science background?Reasons to Search for Scientific LiteratureTo identify and refine your research issue—that is, the questions and problems that you’ll contribute to resolvingTo learn the science that defines your research issueTo learn about the procedures and analyses used in previous studies on your research issueTo obtain knowledge, evidence, and reasoning to support your arguments (for all aspects of your research)To relate your study findings and conclusions to those from previous studies on your research issueWhat You’re Searching ForHigh-quality, peer reviewed journal articles: research papers, review papers, and maybe even something newGuiding Questions1. How far removed is the literature from primary sources of scientific knowledge? 2. Has the literature been peer reviewed? 3. How credible and influential are the journals in which research papers and review papers are published? 4. How reputable are the authors? 5. How current is the source? 6. How closely and comprehensively does the literature match the consensus views of the scientific community?Impact FactorsCalculation of the 2007 impact factor for the Journal of Applied Physiology (JAP):A = In all scientific journals during 2007, the number of citations to JAP articles published in 2006 and 2005 = 3893B= In 2006 and 2005, the total number of articles published in JAP = 1072The 2007 impact factor for JAP = A/B = 3893/1072 = 3.63To learn more, google How are impact factors calculated?Where to Find What You’re Looking ForIn file cabinets in your labsOn the desks of your mentors and labmatesIn reference lists of papers in your stashIn print journals on library shelvesOn the Web sites of scientific journals that specialize in research on your research issueIn comprehensive databases of scientific literature, such as PubMed, Biological Abstracts, PsychInfo, and so onPublic Access || Open AccessThe LawThe NIH Public Access Policy implements Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) which states: SEC. 218. The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.But stayed tuned . . . .CU Library ResourcesCHINOOK: CU-Boulder's catalog of books and journals (http://libraries.colorado.edu) Journals/SerialsE-Journal FinderInterlibrary LoanOff-campus Access (VPN)*Databases of Life Science LiteratureDatabase Description of Contents Web Site AddressBiomed Central (BMC)Links to full-text articles from more than 180 life science journals. Maintained by BMC, an independent publisher.http://www.biomedcentral.com/Biological Abstracts Selected full-text articles from journals in all subdisciplines of biology, including biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, genetics, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, zoology, and more.http://libraries.colorado.edu/record=e1000182~S3Google ScholarSelected full-text articles and citation information for theses and books from journals in all academic fields.http://scholar.google.com/HighWire PressLinks to approximately 5 million full-text articles from over 1100 journals. The largest database of free full-text life science articles in the world. Developed by Stanford University Libraries.http://highwire.stanford.edu/PubMedPubMed CentralApproximately 17 million citations and selected full-text articles from more than 5,000 journals in all life science disciplines. Contains the MEDLINE database. Maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. http://pubmed.govPsycINFO 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/MEDLINE The main component of PubMed http://libraries.colorado.edu/record=e1000886~S3Web of Science Links to selected full-text articles from nearly 9,000 research journals that cover all scientific fields. http://libraries.colorado.edu/search/y?SEARCH=Web+of+ScienceSearching for and Obtaining Journal ArticlesBrainstorm all relevant search terms describing your topicSet desired limits on your searchRun your searchEvaluate your search resultsSelect the articles you'd like to obtainFull-text article in database?Full-text article in other databases?Full-text article in campus library?Full-text article on journal Web site?No No NoDownload electronic version of full-text articlePhotocopy paper version of full-text articleYesYesYesYesYesNoRequest article through interlibrary loanSearch MatrixCategory 1 Category 2 Category 3eating fish mercury health risksfish consumption mercury contamination health outcomesfish intake mercury poisoning
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