1. Tools for Your Biological Sciences Research
Year 2 students
Mak Jie Ying
Science Resource Librarian
15 Sep 2017

2. Outline Using the Library Working on your assignments
Information Sources
Overview of Search Strategies
Performing a search in Scopus
Accessing full texts in Google Scholar, external websites and physical journals
In-text Citations and Bibliography
Bibliographic Software & Introduction to EndNote

3. i
Using the Library

4. The Library Portal (www.lib.nus.edu.sg)
Important Links and Information
Searching for books, articles & more!
News & NUS Libraries
Library Opening Hours & Calendars

5. FindMore@NUSL FindMore@NUSL
Use if you wish to discover relevant information from everything found in
NUS Libraries' catalogue
Online full-text contents available from subscribed E-Resources and beyond

6. LINC Physical Resources LINC
Use if you wish to search for a specific book or journal title

7. LINC Electronic Resources LINC
Use if you wish to search for a specific book or journal title

8. Outline Using the Library Working on your assignments
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Import citations
Write assignment with references
Using the Library
Working on your assignments
Information Sources
Overview of Search Strategies
Performing a search in Scopus
Accessing full texts in Google Scholar, external websites and physical journals
In-text Citations and Bibliography
Introduction to EndNote
Assignment Cycle

9. Information Sources Assignment Cycle Working on your assignments
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Import citations
Write assignment with references
Working on your assignments
Information Sources
Assignment Cycle

10. Recommended E-Resource
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

11. Online Guides
Biological & Life Sciences Subject Guide PubMed Tutorial Embase Support Web of Science Training (includes BIOSIS Previews & Zoological Record) Scopus Support Hub

12. Overview of Search Strategies
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Import citations
Write assignment with references
Working on your assignments
Overview of Search Strategies
Assignment Cycle

13. Keyword / phrase search Subject Heading / Thesaurus Search
Types of searches
Keyword / phrase search
e.g. Google search
Field search
e.g. Type Raffles Bulletin of Zoology in the Publication Title field
Subject Heading / Thesaurus Search
e.g. Using neoplasms (instead of cancer) as a MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) term in PubMed

14. Construct an effective search statement Refine the search statement
Workflow
Identify the keywords
Construct an effective search statement
Refine the search statement

15. lactate dehydrogenase importance of lactate dehydrogenase
Identify the keywords 1
Topic:
importance of
lactate dehydrogenase
importance of
lactate dehydrogenase

16. 2 OR * Construct an effective search statement
Identified keywords: importance, lactate dehydrogenase OR
Connects synonyms or alternative terms:
importance OR significance
lactate dehydrogenase OR LDH *
Allows the search for different variations of a keyword
importance / important  importan*
Broaden your search with these search operators!

17. 2 “ ” AND Construct an effective search statement
Identified keywords: importance, lactate dehydrogenase
“ ”
Allows the search for exact phrases
“lactate dehydrogenase”
AND
Connects the keywords together and restricts the search to retrieve only works that contain ALL of these keywords
importance AND lactate dehydrogenase
Narrow your search with these search operators!

18. 2 Construct an effective search statement
Ideally, an effective search statement is one that
enables a comprehensive search
retrieves only relevant results
importan* OR significan*
AND
“lactate dehydrogenase” OR LDH

19. Refine the search statement 3
Look at the search results or the articles that are retrieved
Are there NEW keywords or synonyms that you can add to your search statement?
Improvise your search statement!
Activity Time!

20. Performing a search in Scopus
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Import citations
Write assignment with references
Working on your assignments
Performing a search in Scopus
Assignment Cycle

21. Accessing Scopus
NUS Libraries’ Portal:

22. Conducting a search
Search boxes
Limit fields

23. Viewing the search results
Viewing & sorting options
Filter options

24. Viewing the search results
View abstract only
View
full text

25. Viewing the document record
Other documents that cover a similar topic as this document
Other
documents that cite this document

26. Viewing the document record
Other documents that are cited by this document

27. View search results again
Using the search history
Scopus’ homepage:
View search results again
Edit search statement

28. Working on your assignments
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Import citations
Write assignment with references
Accessing full texts in Google Scholar, external websites and physical journals
Assignment Cycle

29. Accessing full texts in Google Scholar
Instructions on setting up NUS Libraries access in Google Scholar

30. Accessing full texts in external websites
Proxy Bookmarklet
Enables access to full-texts of subscribed journal articles on any webpage that requires users to pay, e.g. publisher’s or vendor’s site
Instructions on installing NUS Libraries’ Proxy Bookmarklet

31. Accessing Articles in Physical Journals1
Note the publication details 2
Perform a search in LINC 3
Locate the right volume and issue of the journal
FAQ on requesting a Closed Stacks item

32. In-text Citations and Bibliography Assignment Cycle
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Import citations
Write assignment with references
Working on your assignments
In-text Citations
and Bibliography
Assignment Cycle

33. Why cite? To acknowledge the contributor(s) of ideas used in writings
To lend support to arguments by referring to authoritative sources
To help readers verify your claims
To show research done
Figure 2. Plagiarism (Toonpool)

34. In-text Citations
Within the main body:

35. Bibliography/References
At the end of document:
Format varies according to the cited document type
Book
Book chapter
Journal article

36. Introduction to EndNote
Identify database based on topic
Develop search strategy
Select relevant articles
Obtain full text of identified articles
Import citations
Write assignment with references
Working on your assignments
Introduction to EndNote
Assignment Cycle

37. Reference management software
A software that:
APA 6th
Harvard
MLA
Chicago
automatically formats inserted references according to a predefined citation style
stores + organises references from many sources
inserts these references into a Word document

38. EndNote vs Mendeley EndNote Mendeley
Generates & updates the reference list automatically as you add more citations
Generates the reference list when you want to
More built-in compatibility with some databases (Web of Science, BIOSIS preview)
Easier citation editing in Word
(no hidden codes)

39. EndNote Workflow Add references to EndNote Library
Insert references into Word document
Format according to the citation style required in Word

40. Add references to EndNote Library 1
Create an EndNote Library
All programs > EndNote > EndNote Program
File > New
Filename: Test (*.enl)
Save

41. Add references to EndNote Library 1
Direct
Export
Import Text File
Online Search
Import PDF
Manual Inputting
EndNote Library
Cite While You Write
MS Word

42. Add references to EndNote Library 1
e.g. Scopus:
Method: Direct Export
Export references directly from database
In the database, select the desired records
Save, output, export or send to EndNote (Look for “RIS format”)
Click Open to transfer records to your EndNote library
Instructions on exporting references from major databases

43. Add references to EndNote Library 1
Method: Import 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
Video on PDF auto-import folder

44. Insert references into Word document 2
Cite While You Write
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
To locate citation and bibliography fields, change the MS Word’s Field Shading option

45. Insert references into Word document 2
EndNote Tab
If EndNote is properly installed, you will see the EndNote X8 tab in Word.

46. Insert references into Word document 2
Method: Find Citation
EndNote X8 tab: Insert citation
Search for a word in any field (e.g. title, author)
Select the references that you want to insert into your paper

47. Insert references into Word document 2
Method: 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)

48. 3 Format according to required citation style
Change the citation style
EndNote X8 tab:
Select the style from the dropdown box
or click Select Another Style…

49. 3 Format according to required citation style
Create a bibliography section*
Bottom right corner of Bibliography group > Layout > Bibliography title
Type a bibliography title in the text box
*The bibliography section appears only when you insert a citation

50. Editing in-text citations & bibliography
Edit & Manage Citation(s)
E.g. add page numbers, exclude author, exclude year
Edit Library Reference(s)
Place cursor in the citation
Click Edit library references and make the necessary changes
Click Update citations and bibliography

51. EndNote Online Guide

52. Quiz Time!
Please access the quiz at

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Instagram:
@nuslifescisoc

55. Thank you! Please access the survey at http://bit.ly/yr2-15sep17
Mak Jie Ying
Science Library