WISER Biosciences Reference Management Roger Mills Juliet Ralph
WISER: Biosciences Reference Management Roger Mills & Juliet Ralph February 2009
This session • formulating a research query • selecting and searching appropriate databases • exporting to reference management software • inserting references in a document • compiling a bibliography.
The research query • Suppose we are interested in the clutch size (number of eggs laid) of the barn swallow, Hirundo rustica. • What are the key concepts? • What search terms to use? • How to combine them?
Sample search • Start with barn swallow* – • • * is a truncation symbol and will retrieve both barn swallow and barn swallows. Then search for hirundo rustica. Combine the two sets using OR. Do another keyword search for clutch size. Combine this set with the barn swallow* OR hirundo rustica set using AND
Selecting a database • Ox. LIP+ (Oxford Libraries Information Platform) • http: //oxlip-plus. ouls. ox. ac. uk • Search for database name • Or by Subject, e. g. Biological Sciences, Medical Sciences • Remote access – Oxford University Single sign-on (SSO) http: //www. ict. ox. ac. uk/oxford/username/
Biosciences databases • BIOSIS (biology, biochemistry, experimental & pre-clinical medicine) • CAB Abstracts (agriculture & forestry) • Embase (the “European Medline”) • Medline (medicine) • Psyc. INFO (psychology) • Zoological Record (zoology) Also • Scopus (science & medicine) • Web of Science (Science Citation Index)
Coverage Journals Dates Extras Biosis 5000 1926 - Conference proceedings CAB 11000 1910 - Conf proc & theses Embase 4500 1980 - Conference proceedings Medline 4600 1950 - Trials Psyc. Info 2000 1806 - Chapters & dissertations Zoo Record 5000 1864 - Conference proceedings
Coverage Journals Dates Extras Scopus Inc. Medline & Embase 15, 000 1869 - Conf proc & patents Web of Science (core journals in all subjects) 9, 000 1945 - Conf proc & book reviews
What are they searching? • • Article title Abstract Journal title Authors Descriptors / Subject Headings Affiliation References …. . But not the full text
For a comprehensive literature search • Search more than one database on Oxlip+ • Compare results from – Scopus – BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Zoological Record
Exporting from Ovid to Reference management packages • Results Manager – Results Format • Direct Export – Save – Export results to Ref. Works, End. Note etc • Ref. Works account set-up and log in – http: //www. refworks. com/refworks
Exporting from Scopus • • Select records Click on Output Choose Export Format required (Ref. Works direct, or RIS for End. Note) • Choose how much detail to Output (Complete Format includes the most) • Click on Export
What can reference management software do? • Store references to items in many different formats and material types • Search, select and output references in a variety of pre-determined styles, or one of your own making • Import references direct from databases like Scopus or Web of Knowledge, or library catalogues like OLIS • Search external databases from within the reference management software, and save references retrieved • Insert references into a word-processed document and format them in a particular style at the touch of a button • Store links to documents – pdf’s, images – or copies of them within database
Products available • The Thomson-Reuters family: – Pro. Cite – Reference Manager – End. Note Web – Thomson own Web of Knowledge, Biosis etc • The Pro. Quest family: – Ref. Works Scopus Edition – Ref. Share – Pro. Quest own CSA, Dialog, Chadwyck-Healey etc • For La. Te. X users: – Bib. Tex • Also consider: – Zotero
Which product for me? (1) • Ref. Works and End. Note – allow direct export from selected databases – have very similar features • Ref. Works – – – web based access your records anywhere, so long as you are online database can be saved for offline work free to members of university otherwise c. £ 90 • End. Note – software must be installed – works without web access, so long as you have your own machine – must be purchased, c. £ 80
Which product for me? (2) • End. Note Web – free to members of university – limited feature set – designed to be used alongside desktop version • Zotero – free plug-in for Firefox browser (only) – limited but growing capability • Bib. Te. X – tools are free • Social bookmarking sites e. g. Cite. ULike, Connotea – Free – convenient for storing and sharing references – do not provide word processor interaction, text formatting etc.
End. Note, End. Note Web & Ref. Works compared Compare features: End. Note Web End. Note Desktop Ref. Works Save references + + + Organize & edit references + + + Storage capacity (number of references) 10, 000 unlimited Import from many databases and OPACs + + + Cite & format papers with bibliographies + + + Create & save advanced searches + create (not save) Customize views & displays + + Edit reference import filters & output styles + RW can add or edit import filters Users can edit output styles Use term lists for auto-entry + + Cite tables, figures, & equations + + Work Offline (anytime/anywhere) + Write papers offline only Local Personal Files and Documents + + High Performance Desktop Environment +
• Some screen shots of what they look like…
Further help available • Ask Library staff • Contact your subject librarian. See: www. ouls. ox. ac. uk/libraries/subjects/librarians • Check out online help at www. refworks. com and www. endnote. com • Attend a Ref. Works or End. Note half-day course at OUCS – see www. oucs. ox. ac. uk/courses • Try our online tutorials http: //www. ouls. ox. ac. uk/rsl/training/interactive_tutorials
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