Resources for Biological Research Catherine Dockerty and Sophie Wilcox February 2008

This session BIOSIS Previews – overview Zoological Record – overview Access Searching and indexes Accessing the full text of papers Alerts Exporting records to RefWorks

BIOSIS Previews Published by BIOSIS Includes references and abstracts of journal articles, conferences, reviews, technical letters, software and books. Coverage: Biological and biomedical research – including biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, biophysics, biotechnology, botany, medicine, zoology, agriculture, veterinary science, environmental studies, and microbiology. 6,500 + journals worldwide Availability: (archive ) Updated monthly

Zoological Record Published by Thompson Scientific Abstracts of journal articles, books, conferences and reviews. Coverage: All aspects of zoology - including biochemistry, behaviour, ecology, physiology, taxonomy, evolution, morphology and nomenclature. Natural biology and systematic zoological literature are covered extensively. Applied biological sciences are treated more selectively journals worldwide Availability: (archive 1864 to 1977) Updated monthly.

Access –“Libraries” then “e-resources” OxLIP (Oxford Libraries Information Platform) Ovid SP Remote access –Athens –Single sign-on (SSO)

Searching Basic Search Find Citation Search Tools Search Fields Advanced Ovid Search –Keyword, author, title, journal Limits –Language, resource type, topic, publication year –Additional Limits

Online help Help Display Knowledge Base Database Field Guide

Basic Search Natural language searching Check Spelling Most relevant 500 records retrieved Records ranked in order of relevance by default –How relevancy is calculated –Customize Display/Reset Display Search Aid box – lists terms used in search

Search results Results –Abstract –Complete reference –Full text –Find Oxford Find citing articles Search History –Results by database –Remove duplicates

Broaden/Narrow your search Broaden Search –Add Related Terms Narrow Search –Subjects –Authors –Journals

Results Manager Results, Fields, Result Format, Sort Keys Display –Annotation Print Preview Save –Text file

Find Citation Useful for clarifying citation details Truncation for journal and author surname only DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

Search Tools Map Term –Matches terms with the controlled vocabulary of a database –This option is not available when searching multiple databases Tree –Displays subject heading within a hierarchical structure Permuted Index –Displays single word within a hierarchical structure of similar terms, related terms, and used-for terms Scope Note –Displays information about the scope of subject heading Explode –Performs search for subject heading, broader topic and all related topics

Advanced Ovid Search Single word or phrase searches –Keyword and Title searches –Truncation – “$” or “*” Index –Author and Journal searches Combining searches –OR –AND Searches can be entered as one string using parentheses rather than combining sets

Search Fields All Fields as default Any field or combination of fields can be selected Search v. Display Indexes

Alerts Search History Save Search History Personal Account Save Current Search –Temporary/Permanent –AutoAlert (SDI) –Scheduling Options – + RSS

PayPerView Account Purchase articles online if Oxford has no subscription Interlibrary loan requests

Exporting records to RefWorks Results Manager –Direct Export + Save –Export results to RefWorks Account set-up and log in –

Remember to log off when you’ve finished

Training and help OvidSP User Guide _020108_tabs.pdf _020108_tabs.pdf _020108_tabs.pdf OvidSP Quick Reference Card pdf pdf OvidSP Basic Search 20Practices_in_Basic_Search_ pdf 20Practices_in_Basic_Search_ pdf