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BMJ Clinical Evidence updated

Posted January 27th, 2010 by Will · No Comments

BMJ Clinical Evidence has updated systematic reviews on the following topics:

  • Autism
  • Candidiasis
  • Hypothyroidism (primary)
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Measles, mumps and rubella
  • Premenstrual syndrome

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Review of SCOPUS

Posted January 26th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments

Interested in learning more about SCOPUS? Read Péter’s Digital Reference Shelf  review of the SCOPUS database.

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Ovid: content+tools+services update

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Carol · No Comments

http://www.ovid.com/site/products/cts_update.jsp?top=2

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Cochrane Library: Highlights of new and updated Reviews

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Kim · No Comments

What’s New in January 2010?

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SCOPUS Maintenance

Posted January 21st, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments

SCOPUS will be unavailable on Saturday 23 January 2010 from 7AM to 7PM for maintenance.

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Databases for Tracking Publications by NIH Grant Award Numbers

Posted December 29th, 2009 by Cathy · No Comments

PubMed (freely available database) and Web of Science (subscription database) allow for searching of publications by NIH grant award numbers.

PubMed: Go to “Advanced Search.” In the “Search by Author, Journal, Publication Date, and more box,” select “Grant Number” from the drop down menu search box to search by grant award number.

Web of Science: Go to “Advanced Search.” In the search box, use “FG=” to search by grant award number.

Searches in PubMed and WoS can be saved as email alerts. Registration is required to set up alerts.

Another resource to use is RePORTER. There are a number of options for searching of NIH grant awards including by “Principal Investigator.” On the Project Information page, select the “Results” tab to view publications affiliated with a grant award.

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Stat!Ref New Release information

Posted December 15th, 2009 by Reka · No Comments

Did you know that if you click on the Teton Server link, located at the bottom of the Stat!Ref page, you can learn about new relases and features of the database. For example:

  • Bibliography – Added the ability to send a RefWorks citation directly to RefWorks without have to download and upload the citation file.
  • Bibliography – Added EndNote citation support via file download.
  • Bibliography – Added plain text format option for copy and pasting citations
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    SCOPUS: The Solution for Authors Workshop PPT

    Posted December 4th, 2009 by Cathy · No Comments

    slide presentation (PPT) for the SCOPUS: The Solution for Authors workshop held on December 1, 2009 is now available. If you would like to schedule a workshop or a personal tutorial on SCOPUS, please contact Cathy Sarli.

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    BMJ Clinical Evidence updated

    Posted December 1st, 2009 by Will · No Comments

    BMJ Clinical Evidence has updated systematic reviews on the following topics:

    • Tinnitus
    • Hay fever
    • Subarachnoid hemorrhage
    • Peripheral arterial disease

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    UpToDate 17.3

    Posted November 18th, 2009 by Will · No Comments

    UpToDate has released version 17.3 in its series of quarterly updates. Approximately 40% of UpToDate topics are updated every 4 months.

    UpToDate is available through the Becker Library QuickLinks menu at the top left of the Becker Library home page.

     To read more about the changes in 17.3, visit the November 2009 newsletter, which describes the UpToDate editorial process in depth, how feedback is handled, and search engine enhancements.

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