BI430+-+Prof.+Lita+Yu

**Dr. Lita Yu** PubMed, Endnote, and finding the full-text of articles **PUBMED** **Finding research and review articles using PubMed** · Start with Keyword search –add Limits (Limits such as Type of article, Year of publication, Language) · Edit MeSH terms in the Search details box · Use Search history (On the Advanced Search screen) to combine searches · For full text, click on article title, and look for FULL TEXT AVAILABLE links, or click the FIND IT! Button. · My NCBI – free account, saves search history · For more info, check out Pub Med online [|help page] or PubMed wiki page
 * BI 430L - Fall 2010**

**Identifying primary research articles** [|What is primary research?] Major characteristics are a set structure including intro, data, methods, and conclusion.

**Defining a literature review** A lit review is a systematic search for all the existing research that has been published related to a specific topic. The review is not only a summary, but an analysis of how this previous research relates to each other and also opens up opportunities for your own primary research. [|Tutorial - Intro to Literature Reviews]

**FINDING FULL TEXT** · Use the Find It! button to search other databases Ursuline subscribes to. · Use [|Journal Finder] as a double check for finding where specific journals can be searched · ILL article request form [|online]

**ENDNOTE** · Access EndNote through the database [|Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI)] – click on My EndNote Web link at the top of the page · Refer to EndNote wiki page · Citations can be imported from PubMed, EBSCO, and OSearch databases, and citations can also be entered manually · EndNote can then be used to create bibliographies which can be copied and pasted into your paper

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