InfoBoosters: Connecting Texts with Databases BOOST BOX, DEC 9, 2014 NATIONAL NETWORK OF LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE, MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION ANSUMAN CHATTOPADHYAY, PHD HEAD, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INFORMATION SERVICE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY SYSTEM UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
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WorkshopsWeb Dev Software Licensing Bioinformatics Consultations Molecular Biology Information Service
InfoBoosters
InfoBoosters Why What How To Use To Create To Bundle
Research in Post-Genome Era Green etal., Nature 470, February 10, 2011
Information Overload 285K Breast Cancer 110K Schizophrenia 11K BRCA1 73 K p53
Molecular Databases and Bioinformatics Software
Gene: BRCA1 / BRAF/EGFR Structure Function Expression Genomic Context Disease- Association Multidimensional Data
Genes Mutations Drugs Clinical Trials Classifications Disease: Asthma cancer schizophrenia Multidimensional Data
Structure Function Expression Genomic Context Mutations One-Dimensional Reading Format
how is it calculated ? what is its function ? what is its structure? Challenges for Biomedical Scientists
On-Demand Information
Bookmarklets : bookmarks stored in a web browser that contains JavaScript commands to extend the browser's functionality. a bookmarklet might allow the user to select text on a page, click the bookmarklet, and be presented with a search engine results page for the search term selected. Software as a Bookmark
Bookmarklet : Software as a Bookmark
Mendeley’s Web Importer
InfoBoosters
How is it calculated ? What is its function ? What is its structure?
InfoBoosters: Connecting Texts with the Databases InfoBoosters
Create Your Own InfoBooster
Clinical Trials.gov
InfoBooster Generator Go to the Clinical Trials.gov Website and do a search with a one-word search term, such as asthma 1 1
InfoBooster Generator COPY the URL from the search result page 2 2
InfoBooster Generator
InfoBooster Generator
InfoBoosters Bundle
Reading Bundles
Create Your Own Bundle
Compatible Formats
FireFox for PDF
Mobile Compatible
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Usage
Potential Use Biocuration Library Licensed Resource Promotion : Micromedex, ClinicalKey, Uptodate Teaching Tool : combine multiple Web addresses into one, an easy to distribute bookmarklet
InfoBoosters Pros 1.SIMPLE— Easy to use, create, & install 2.UNIVERSAL— Compatible w/most OS & browsers 3.SEAMLESS— Integrates published lit & other databases
InfoBoosters Con 1.Search term MUST be visible in the URL to work
Acknowledgements Peter Coles Chris Zarata Janis Elsts W-shadow.com Angie Zack Web & Application Programmer University of Pittsburgh Carrie Iwema Information Specialist in Mol Bio University of Pittsburgh
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