Medicine: The "Big Four" Databases For Your Literature Search Updated
Mon 9 Jan 2017
Description
One session - four medicine and life science databases - widest coverage for your literature search. PubMed is great, but it doesn't cover all the journals relevant to life sciences and medicine. Embase, Web of Science and Scopus can also be relevant and each covers unique material. Come to this hands-on session to learn how to get the best from each of these "4 tops".
Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. If you cannot bring your own device, please contact librarytraining@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Target audience
- Postgraduates in Science, and Medicine in particular
- Researchers in Science, and Medicine in particular
- Further details regarding Cambridge University Library's eligibility criteria are available
Sessions
Number of sessions: 1
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 9 Jan 2017 15:00 - 17:00 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Addenbrooke’s, E7 Seminar Room | map | Veronica Phillips |
Topics covered
- PubMed
- Embase
- Web of Knowledge
- Scopus
- EndNote
Aims
- To learn to search PubMed, Embase, Web of Knowledge and Scopus effectively and efficiently using a variety of techniques
- To discover how to make use of the unique functionality of the different databases
- To learn how to import references into EndNote in order to create and manipulate a bibliography
Format
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals
Notes
- To enter the University Library you must have either a current University of Cambridge ID card or a current Reader's Ticket. For more information and to apply for a Reader's Ticket, please see the Admissions webpages
Duration
One session of three hours
Frequency
A number of times per term
Related courses
- Medicine: Managing Your Bibliography (for University and NHS)
- Medicine: Systematic Literature Reviews - A 'How To' Guide (for University and NHS)
Theme
Medicine
Booking / availability