Searching the Literature http://journals.plos.org/plosone/ http://aem.asm.org/ October 3, 2016 BIOL 260

Group discussion of week 3 topic progress Form Turn in Worksheet #6 Group discussion of week 3 topic progress Form

Peer-Review Some databases will allow you to determine sort by peer-review When in doubt….. check the journal Go to journal website Find about section (it is peer-reviewed) Instructions to authors/submission guidelines Cover Letter References Submission Process

Where do you find information?

Finding information Internet Libraries Providers data Journals Search engines: Google scholar Physical or online resources Good place to get started, find topics, or definitions for jargon. Many journals, articles, and subjects in one place Articles in a specific area: selective places to search

Examples of databases

Indexing in databases Information that in intentionally placed into the structure Indexing are additional “architecture” that is saved to allow faster searching for terms or subjects

Searching for items Where have you searched so far? As you begin to narrow down your topic: Start with google for organisms/disease name

Ways to search Subject headings – library of congress Keywords – author chosen Authors Abbreviations

Use what you have Keep track of good keywords, subject headings and other terms Authors – keep track of people with a specific niche and look for colleagues References – use this section!!!

REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE!! Each type of tool has a different strength. Are you in a database? Which one? What might you find? Are you searching in a journal? Which one? What is the subject? What types of articles?

Wong P. J. , I. L. Mei-zhi, C. Chong, L. Ng, C. Tan. 2013 Wong P.J., I.L. Mei-zhi, C. Chong, L. Ng, C. Tan. 2013. Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse): A Potential Vector of Zika Virus in Singapore. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7(8), e2348.

References Why is this section important? What are the important components? Author Dates Title Journal Volume, issue Page numbers