SCOPUS recently announced that it has added Articles in Press (AiP), abstracts of accepted research papers published prior to being printed, from journals published by Karger and Nature Publishing Group. This adds to the collection of AiPs currently in SCOPUS from Elsevier and Springer journals. In the fall, AiPs from BioMed Central and IEEE will also be available.

From the SCOPUS announcement:”Scopus AiP abstracts are citable and precede the final published, printed version by up-to-four months, significantly accelerating the knowledge discovery process for researchers. Researchers will gain access to the full-text by linking from Scopus to the publishers’ digital library. This early access provides greater connectivity to the current state of research in a range of fields, as well as a more timely method for evaluating the output of authors and institutions. Since AiPs are posted online either as an accepted manuscript or online publication (according to each publisher’s release policy), they may still be subject to changes and/or corrections by the author or publisher. Scopus clearly labels AiPs as such so researchers are aware that an updated abstract will be made available once the papers are in print.”

Clinical Pharmacology provides a basic report of the patents on drugs, including patent number and expiration dates. Click on “Reports” at the top and scroll to “Patent Report.”

Searchers could then take the patent number to the US Patent and Trademark Office web site for more information.

Do the changes to CINAHL have you scratching your head? Are you trying to adjust to the switch from OVID to EBSCO? Check out my new CINAHL Basics tutorial. Something you want to know that isn’t in there? Leave a comment and I will update the tutorial asap.

• Search Tab Additions and Enhancements – A new Multi-Field Search tab provides multiple search boxes for assigning specific fields that allow for a more targeted and specific search experience. Basic Search now includes instructional text with hints on best practices. Plus, we’ve streamlined the main search screen with a sleeker and more intuitive user design.

• New and Improved User Workflow Tools – Flexibility and speed are crucial to research workflow. Features in the upcoming OvidSP release include:
  • Collapsible Search Aid box
  • Results Manager is collapsible and available above and below the main search box
  • Ability to move the Search History above the main search box, sort searches in ascending or descending order, and identify each search by search type
  • Customize common limits on the main  search page
  • Ability to create, edit, and add multiple annotations to a citation
  • Browse Books and Browse Journals links are now on the
    Select a Database page
  • Browser support for adjusting font size
  • When logged into their personal accounts, users will see their name and institution

Scopus will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 20 hours during the period from 05:30 EDT (09:30 GMT) on Saturday, 2 August to 01:30 EDT (05:30 GMT) on Sunday, 3 August. We apologize for the inconvenience.

ResearcherID will be unavailable starting 8:00 AM EST on Sunday August 3rd, due to maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Becker Medical Library’s subscription to UpToDate now includes version 16.2. UpToDate releases major updates three times a year - in March, July, and November. New features in this version include:

* Updates to about 40% of the topics – click the “What’s New” tab to see current updates
* Enhanced patient education information on more than 350 topics

UpToDate also has a drug interaction tool available under the New Search box on the main page.

UpToDate covers more than 7,300 topics and is a key resource in Becker Library’s support of evidence-based practice.

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• The ability to preview an article or image by mouseover
• New result list
• New detail display
• New search history capability
• Enhanced personalization features
• New organization of limiters and expanders
• New search modes including SmartText
• URLs that can be bookmarked

By rating articles based on their individual merits rather than the journal in which they appear, this system provides a useful alternative to impact factors and citation scores.

Faculty Members rate the articles they choose as either “Recommended”, “Must Read” or “Exceptional”, which corresponds to F1000 Factors of 3, 6 and 9, respectively.