Tips for neuroscience grad students

1. Research Tips, Tricks & Time Savers
for Neuroscience Grad Students
Nazi Torabi Kim McPhee
Medical Librarian Psychology Subject Librarian
Allyn & Betty Taylor Library The D.B. Weldon Library
Fall 2012 kmcphee5@uwo.ca
Copy of the presentation and handout 519-661-2111 x88847
http://www.slideshare.net/ntorabi

2. Overview
Overview
Objectives
• Navigate Library Website
• Off-Campus access
• Databases
– Picking the right ones
– Citation Tracing (ISI Web of Knowledge , Scopus , Google Scholar)
– Keeping current with literature (Scopus , PubMed)
– Author Citation Report (Scopus - ISI Web of Knowledge)
– Journal Citation Report (JCR) (ISI Web of Knowledge)
• Get it @ Western
• Search Strategies
– Searching PubMed
• RefWorks (demo)
• RACER or ILL

3. http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/neuroscience/

4. Off Campus Access
Option A: Option B:
Log in at www.lib.uwo.ca Use the EZ Proxy button
• Visit
https://www.lib.uwo.ca/offcampus/rem
ote.shtml#button
• Follow the instruction to
install the EZProxy button
for your browser

6. Picking the Right Database
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/tutorials/pickingtherightdatabase

7. Citation Tracking
How many times this article has been cited since
published?
Large, M., Aldcroft, A., & Vilis, T. (2007). Task-
related laterality effects in the lateral occipital
complex. Brain Research, 1128(1), 130-138.
doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.10.023

8. Citation Tracking - WOS

10. Citation Tracking – Google Scholar

11. Citation Tracking - Scopus

12. Why?
Tool Number of time cited
Scopus 15
Google Scholar 19
WOS 16

13. Keeping current – Scopus

14. Keeping current – Scopus

15. Keeping current – PubMed

16. Author Citation Report

17. X
OR

19. Find UWO from the list

22. Author Citation Report - Scopus

23. What is Impact Factor?
Number of times articles published in 2000 and 2010
were cited by indexed journals during 2010
2011 Journal IF =
Total number of "citable items" published by that
journal in 2009 and 2010
i.e. An Impact Factor of 1.0 in 2011 means
that, on average, the articles published in
2009 and 2010 have been cited one time.
Self-citation is included.
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24. How to Find IF?
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/tutorials/howtofindanimpactfactor

26. Find the following fulltext (PDF)
Kurmis, A.P. Understanding the Limitations of
the Journal Impact Factor J Bone Joint Surg
Am, 2003 Dec 01;85(12):2449-2454

28. Search Strategies
• Pearl methodology framework to expand on
keywords you are using (Sandieson, 2006)
• Subject headings searching
• Citation tracking
o Backward tracking
o Forward tracking
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29. Structured Search Methodology
1. Have a research topic in the form of
question
2. Isolate the concepts
3. Search concepts separately (Using OR)
4. Combine concept sets (Using AND)
5. Evaluate results and refine
6. Apply limits if necessary
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30. 1. The Research Question
Do computer games enhance perception and
cognition performance ?
2. Concepts
Computer games
Perception
Cognition
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31. • Let’s search for computer games AND
cognition AND perception in Pubmed

33. Concept Map
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3
Video games Cognition Perception
Videogames Judgment
“computer games” Problem solving
“Online games” Decision making
“Task switching”
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35. RefWorks

36. What is RefWorks?
• Personal bibliographic citation managers
• Save citations as you search
• Organize your research, Include citations while
you write your paper
• Import references from many data sources
including databases, the UWO catalogue, even
from web pages
• Create bibliographies
• Share citations with friends, colleagues,
students, etc.

37. Why Use RefWorks?
• free to all UWO faculty, staff, and students
• web-based so available anywhere and anytime
• data is stored on a server in Toronto
• data is backed up every night so you will not lose
your data

38. Using Write-N-Cite
Enables you to incorporate citations into
your paper while you write. Automatically
generates a bibliography when you're
done.
Write- N- cite
From north California State University Libraries

39. RefWorks off campus access
1) Visit www.lib.uwo.ca
2) Login to off-Campus Access (connect to proxy)
3) Then, sign into RefWorks

40. Online Help for RefWorks
• Taylor Support for RefWorks
• RefWorks Help

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42. Thank You for Your Attention!
Need library help. Please feel free to contact:
Nazi Torabi
Taylor Service Desk
519-661-2111 ext 88992
519-661-3168
ntorabi@uwo.ca
tayref@uwo.ca
Kim McPhee
kmcphee5@uwo.ca
519-661-2111 x88847
Office Hours:
Wednesdays from 11 am to
1 pm in SSC 7322.
No appointment necessary.
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