3. On the side …
Library Book Sale
April 1st – April 6th
Mark Bowden talk
Author of “Black Hawk
Down”
April 11th, 6-7:30PM, West
Village Commons 404
“The Immortal Life of
Henrietta Lacks”
Book Club
April 19th, 12:30-1:30, Cook
507
4. To start us off
TED video –
Steven Johnson – Where good ideas come
from
5. Agenda
Subject specific databases – Science!
Database examination– small groups
RefWorks/Interlibrary loan
Finding the specific journals
6. Subject Specific Databases
Which databases
are you currently
familiar with?
There are more
Your access will
vary
7. Small groups of 3-4
Eachgroup choose a different database
to analyze:
Web of Science
Science Direct
PubMed Central
Medline (PubMed)
Health Reference Center Academic
SpringerLink
8. Topic: Hendra virus
Which words seemed to find the best
results? Synonyms?
Is there an advanced search?
Can you access full text?
What features of the database were
useful? (time limit, peer reviewed option,
citations etc.)
Problems?
9. Present your database
Web of Science
Science Direct
PubMed Central
Health Reference Center Academic
SpringerLink
10. Features to remember
Use the database to find synonyms
Check the abstract
Limitation tools – Time frame, Information type
References Cited/Times Cited
Citation creation
Compose lists
Import to RefWorks
Interlibrary Loan - Illiad
11. Your Journals
Virology
Journal of Virology
Virology Research and Treatment
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
Archives of Virology
Journal of General Virology
Intervirology*
Virus Genes
12. Search through the journals
Browse through the journals
Enter your preliminary search data here:
http://bit.ly/virologysp2012
