Library Tutorial for Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Students Stephanie Ng Science Resource Librarian 6 Feb 2017.

Library Tutorial for Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Students
Stephanie Ng Science Resource Librarian 6 Feb 2017

Outline NUS Libraries and Services for Graduate Students
Overview of online databases for Life Sciences BIOSIS Previews Web of Science Citations and Publishing Introduction to reference management software & EndNote Journal Citation Report (JCR) Guides and Tips

NUS Libraries Portal http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg
Important Links and Information Searching for books, articles & more! Library Opening Hours & Calendars News & NUS Libraries

& LINC

LIBRARY CATALOGUE : LINC

Reading the Library Catalogue

Online Renewal, Place Reservation, Closed Stacks Request: My Library Account (MyLINC)

Recommended Books/Readings (RBR)

Services for Graduate Students
Honours & Graduate student Loan Entitlement 30 books Online Renewals 3 times Main Shelves Books 28 days RBR books (1 book at a time) 2 hours/ overnight Bound Journals & Special Library materials 1 day (Not applicable in CJ Koh Law Library & Medical Library)

Loan Privileges for Graduate Students
Loan Entitlement 30 Items 28 Days 3 Online Renewals How do I Borrow a Book? FAQ:

Intra-Library Loan loan within NUS Libraries eg Central Library (CL) to Science Library (SC) Inter-Library Loan from other libraries eg Australian University to NUS Libraries Document Delivery Services (DDS) Request journal articles, book chapters or conference papers that are not available in NUS Libraries

Overview of online databases for Life Sciences BIOSIS Previews Web of Science Citations and Publishing Introduction to reference management software Journal Citation Report (JCR) Guides and Tips

Recommended Online Resources
Type of Information Recommended E-Resource Multi-disciplinary Bibliographic Databases Web of Science / Scopus Biomedical & Life Sciences BIOSIS Previews Animal Biology & Taxonomic Reference Zoological Record Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Healthcare & Life Sciences PubMed (MEDLINE) Embase Experimental Protocols and Demonstration Videos Springer Protocols Wiley Current Protocols JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) Chemical Substance Structure / Properties & Reaction Searching Reaxys / SciFinder (registration) Newspaper Articles / Local Content Factiva / Lexis-Nexis / NewspaperSG Web of Science The Web of Science database is a multi-disciplinary resource from Thomson-Reuters covering the Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences . It contains over 46 million records and indexes about 12,000 high impact journals and 150,000 Conference Proceedings. The database coverage extends back more than a century to 1900. The bibliographic software, EndNote works seamlessly with the Web of Science as both products are from the same company. Scopus Scopus is a multi-disciplinary abstract and citation database from Elsevier, which is an international publisher of medical and scientific literature. The database is hosted on the Sciverse platform and comprises of 50 million records from over 20,000 peer-reviewed journals, trade publications and book series. The index also includes 5.5 million conference papers. More than half of the records are recent and go back to 1995, however, there are records that extend back to 1823. Scopus also provides full indexing of the MEDLINE database. BIOSIS Previews BIOSIS Previews is one of the premier Biological Sciences databases on the Web of Knowledge platform from Thomson-Reuters. The database contains 21 million records and extends back to Over 5,000 journals and supplemental content from Biological Abstracts Reports, Reviews and Meetings are indexed. In addition to traditional life science fields, interdisciplinary and emerging fields such as nanotechnology, biodiversity, agriculture and nutrition are also covered. One unique feature of BIOSIS is the inclusion of specialized indexing fields and tables for each record. This may include Taxonomic Data, Chemical, Gene Name and Sequences, Geographic locations and experimental Methods and Equipment and organism Parts & Structures information which have been extracted from the article content. Using these indexing fields in combination with Topic and Concept Terms provides for comprehensive and focused searches. The Zoological Record is the oldest continuing database of animal biology with coverage going back more than 100 years to As a leading taxonomic reference, it is often considered to be the unofficial register of animal names. It is hosted on the Web of Knowledge platform. Zoological Record The database includes 3.7 million records added from over 5,000 serials, books, reports and meetings. This includes over 3,000 unique titles not found in BIOSIS or Web of Science. The comprehensive coverage includes the areas of biodiversity, ecology, conservation, wildlfe presevation, taxonomy and veterinary sciences. The Zoological Record database may be used to determine publications highlighting the discovery of new animal species and also to trace changes in the classification and relationships of organisms. PubMed PubMed is a free resource maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the main database for biomedical research. It provides access to the MEDLINE database which comprises of over 23 million citations to biomedical and life sciences literature. Approximately, 5,400 journals are indexed with coverage extending back to 1948. PubMed also contains links to search other NCBI molecular biology resources One special feature available in PubMed is the ability to use Medical Subject Headings or MeSH. These are a set of controlled vocabulary of Biomedical terms to describe the subject of each journal article in MEDLINE. They may also be used to perform subject searching of the database. Laboratory Protocols are a standard set of step-by-step instructions for reproducing an experiment. Protocols cover the detailed procedure and include lists of the materials and equipment required to perform the experiement. Protocols may also include safety precautions, calculation formulae and statistical analysis of the results. Springer Protocols Springer Protocols is a comprehensive database of about 18,000 life sciences protocols published by Springer Science. These protocols cover various Bio-Science fields including Bioinformatics, Cancer Research, Cell Biology, Genomics, Immunology, Molecular Medicine and Protein Science. Many of the protocols are derived from the book series, Methods in Molecular Biology. One helpful feature in Springer Protocols is the Notes section, which provides tips and troubleshooting advice. In addition, all protocols are indexed in the PubMed database. JoVE JoVE which is an abbreviation for the Journal of Visualized Experiments is a peer reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological, medical, chemical and physical research methods and experimental techniques, all in a video format. Think of it as a "YouTube" of experimental procedures. The Biomedical areas covered by JoVE include Bioengineering, Clinical & Translational Medicine, Neuroscience and Immunology & Infection. 15

Types of Database Searches
Keyword / Phrase Search e.g. Using “horseshoe crab” in Web of Science /Google Field Search e.g. Using Raffles Bulletin of Zoology in the Publication Name field in Zoological Record Subject Heading / Thesaurus Search e.g. Using neoplasms (instead of cancer) as a MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) term in PubMed

Boolean Connectors OR - either of the terms may be present. Used for broadening a search e.g. roundworms OR nematodes AND - both terms must be present. Used for narrowing a search. e.g. parasites AND intestine NOT - eliminate an unwanted concept or word e.g. parasites NOT flatworms ( ) – grouping words or phrases and specifying the order in which Boolean operations occur when multiple operations are present e.g. (A OR B) AND C A OR (B AND C)

Exact vs. Wildcard Search
“ ’’- searches the exact phrase enclosed within the quotes e.g. “avian influenza” * - represent any group of characters or no characters (useful for representing various forms of a term) e.g. biol* - for biology, biological, biologist, biologists ? - represent any single character (useful for singular/plural forms) e.g. cat? - for cat, cats $ - represent one character or no characters e.g. behavio$r , colo$r , vapo$r (useful for finding both British & American spellings) Note: Wildcards and usage are dependent on the database

BIOSIS Previews 1985-present
Life sciences and biomedical research covering pre- clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more. Search precisely with BIOSIS indexing, enhanced MeSH terms, and CAS registry numbers Backfiles available to 1926 (source: =select_databases&product=UA&SID=P2wXJA1MNGdez32NG7d&last_prod=UA&cacheurl=no)

BIOSIS Previews Demo Topic: Conservation of Horseshoe crabs in Malaysia and Singapore

Web of Science A multi-disciplinary resource from Thomson-Reuters covering the Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences It contains over 46 million records and indexes about 12,000 high impact journals and 150,000 Conference Proceedings. The database coverage extends back more than a century to 1900. The bibliographic software, EndNote works seamlessly with the Web of Science as both products are from the same company. (source: XJA1MNGdez32NG7d&last_prod=UA&cacheurl=no)

Web of Science

Web of Science Demo Topic: Application of Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate assay for detection of bacterial endotoxins "limulus amoebocyte lysate" OR LAL AND endotoxin OR (lipopolysaccharide OR LPS)

Biological & Life Sciences Subject Guide

Online Database Guides & Resources
PubMed Resources Embase Getting Started Web of Science (includes BIOSIS Previews & Zoological Record) Scopus Resources

Citations & Bibliography
Two places to cite the references you have used: within a sentence (in-text citation) at the end of the document (bibliography/references)

Introduction to Reference Management Software
A software that: stores and organises references from many sources inserts these references into a Word document, and automatically formats your references according to a predefined citation style Comparison of Reference Management Software

EndNote Online Guide

EndNote Workflow 1. Create an EndNote Library
2. Add references to the EndNote Library 3. Manage references: using groups & finding duplicates 4. Insert references in MS Word (Cite While You Write) 5. Change citation style and edit preferences

Step 1: Create an EndNote Library
All programs > EndNote > EndNote Program File > New Filename: My EndNote Library (*.enl) Save

Step 2: Add References to the Library
Direct Export Import Text File Online Search Import PDF Manual Inputting EndNote Library Cite While You Write MS Word

Method 1: Direct Export Export references directly from database
At the database, select the records you want Save, output, export or send to EndNote (Look for “RIS format”) Click Open to transfer records to your EndNote library

Export Citation

Export Citation 1 2

Cite While You Write – Insert Citation

Method 4: Import PDF Files
Extracts references from PDF files PDF must contain a Digital Object Identifer (DOI) and is not a scanned document. In EndNote, go to File > Import Choose either file or folder, and change Import Option > PDF Note: If the author, title, journal, etc, fields are not auto-populated, the PDF could be of the wrong format or have an incorrect DOI New in X7 - PDF auto-import folder Whats new in EndNote X7 (Video)

Step 3: Managing References (Duplicates)
To set criteria: Edit > Preferences > Duplicates To find duplicates: References > Find Duplicates

Managing References: Custom vs. Smart Groups
Custom Groups Create folders to group (categorise) references Smart Groups Automatically group references based on your search criteria, e.g.: author/year/title contains/is/word begins with… Note: Any references added to EndNote will be automatically filed in the group, with immediate effect

Step 4: Cite While You Write (CWYW)
Use MS Word to insert citations into your paper Create a paper with properly formatted references, bibliography, figures & tables Tip: Do NOT edit the citations and bibliographies in Word. Edit the reference in the EndNote Library only Tip: To locate citation and bibliography fields, change the MS Word’s Field Shading option

EndNoteX7 in MS Word 2013

Inserting Citations Method 1: Find Citation
a. EndNote X7 tab: Insert citation > Find Citation b. Search for a word in any field (e.g. title, author) c. Select the references that you want to insert into your paper Method 2: Insert Selected Citation(s) In EndNote library, select a citation Go to Word and place cursor at insertion point Click on Insert Citation > Insert Selected Citation(s)

Editing Citations & References
Edit & Manage Citation(s) E.g. add page numbers, exclude author, exclude year Edit Library Reference(s) Place cursor in the citation, click on Edit library references and make the necessary changes. Next, click on Update citations and bibliography

Edit & Manage Citation 2 1

Step 5: Change Style & Create a Bib Section
To change the citation style EndNote X7 tab: Click on Style > Select Another Style… To create bibliography section* Bottom right corner of Bibliography group > Layout > Bibliography title Type References (or Bibliography) *The bibliography section appears only when you insert a citation *New in X7 - Create sections within Bibliography

Backing Up Library Save a Copy
Creates an exact copy of the library  xxx Copy.Data and xxx Copy.enl File > Save a Copy…

Journal Citation Reports

Journal Citation Reports
A comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals It makes use of citation and article counts entirely from the Web of Science ® databases Point to note: It is not possible to obtain a JCR impact factor of a journal that is not covered in the Web of Science ® databases

Journal Impact Factor It measures how frequently the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. Source:

Journal Citation Report (JCR) Demo
How can I use the JCR to find out what are the top-ranked journals in Biophysics?

Guide on installing the Proxy Bookmarklet
Enables full-text access to subscribed journal articles on any page that requires users to pay Guide on installing the Proxy Bookmarklet

Accessing Full-Text via Google Scholar
FAQ on setting up NUS Libraries access in Google Scholar

Accessing Full-Text via Google Scholar

Tip: Make it easy for others to find all your Publications
Use a consistent name when publishing: e.g. James Tiberius Kirk Kirk, James T. Kirk, JT Kirk, J Maintain a CV/Resume that includes a list of: All your publications All institutional affiliations over the course of your career Participate in Scholarly Research Communities e.g. Researcher ID /ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)

Tips: Research & Publication
Attend publishing talks/workshops Use citation management software Find high impact journals Find who has cited your articles

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