Neuroscience
Hopefully you have access to EBSCO, as they're doing some cool new stuff. If not, head over to the nearest library that does!
** Clustering **
Clustering displays the most common subjects, authors, and journals available for a specific query, eliminating the need to browse the result list or check individual records for this information. You can "drive down" through the results by selecting "clustered" headings, obtaining results for the selected cluster.
~How are the Subject Areas (Clustered Results) generated? http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=2720
** Visual Search **
Visual Search represents an exciting and unique search method, in addition to the Basic and Advanced Search screens, featuring richly colorful, graphical presentations of citations sorted by topics. Visual Search offers a glimpse at what is beyond the first page of traditional search results. visual map sample. Users will be able to find the best articles with patterns of color, shapes and sizes that are easy to understand.
Click on the "Visual Search" tab to get started.
~ For additional information: http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=2488
** Other Features **
It's now much easier to switch between EBSCO databases; there is a drop down below the search boxes from which you can select another EBSCO database.
- 4-page Tip Sheet For Psycinfo
The American Psychological Association and EBSCO created a handy 4-page tip sheet on searching PsycINFO through the new EBSCO interface. Using the magic of Adobe Acrobat, I was able to modify the document slightly, so that it contains UConn-specific...
- Searching For Reliable Medical Information Online
My medical librarian buddy David Rothman created a nifty Web search box that "searches authoritative and trusted consumer health information and patient education resources recommended by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and/or by CAPHIS (the Consumer...
- Promotion Ideas, From Within & Without Librarianship
Another in an occasional series of posts about vendors helping libraries promote their wares. From EBSCO The library database vendor EBSCOHost has created a series of Marketing Tools, like nice icons for various EBSCO products (both as gifs for the Web...
- More News From Com Sci
Here's another new article by two of my Communication Science colleagues: Measuring State and Trait Aggression: A Short, Cautionary Tale (ebsco link). By: Farrar, Kirstie; Krcmar, Marina. Media Psychology, 2006, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p127-138. Abstract:...
- Open J-gate — Open Access Journal Database
From India comes Open J-Gate, a great open access journal database, in which all articles are freely accessible. It appears to cover many disciplines, and they say that content goes back to 2001 and indexes 3,000 journals. What’s cool about this from...
Neuroscience
New Features in EBSCO
Hopefully you have access to EBSCO, as they're doing some cool new stuff. If not, head over to the nearest library that does!
** Clustering **
Clustering displays the most common subjects, authors, and journals available for a specific query, eliminating the need to browse the result list or check individual records for this information. You can "drive down" through the results by selecting "clustered" headings, obtaining results for the selected cluster.
~How are the Subject Areas (Clustered Results) generated? http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=2720
** Visual Search **
Visual Search represents an exciting and unique search method, in addition to the Basic and Advanced Search screens, featuring richly colorful, graphical presentations of citations sorted by topics. Visual Search offers a glimpse at what is beyond the first page of traditional search results. visual map sample. Users will be able to find the best articles with patterns of color, shapes and sizes that are easy to understand.
Click on the "Visual Search" tab to get started.
~ For additional information: http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=2488
** Other Features **
It's now much easier to switch between EBSCO databases; there is a drop down below the search boxes from which you can select another EBSCO database.
- 4-page Tip Sheet For Psycinfo
The American Psychological Association and EBSCO created a handy 4-page tip sheet on searching PsycINFO through the new EBSCO interface. Using the magic of Adobe Acrobat, I was able to modify the document slightly, so that it contains UConn-specific...
- Searching For Reliable Medical Information Online
My medical librarian buddy David Rothman created a nifty Web search box that "searches authoritative and trusted consumer health information and patient education resources recommended by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and/or by CAPHIS (the Consumer...
- Promotion Ideas, From Within & Without Librarianship
Another in an occasional series of posts about vendors helping libraries promote their wares. From EBSCO The library database vendor EBSCOHost has created a series of Marketing Tools, like nice icons for various EBSCO products (both as gifs for the Web...
- More News From Com Sci
Here's another new article by two of my Communication Science colleagues: Measuring State and Trait Aggression: A Short, Cautionary Tale (ebsco link). By: Farrar, Kirstie; Krcmar, Marina. Media Psychology, 2006, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p127-138. Abstract:...
- Open J-gate — Open Access Journal Database
From India comes Open J-Gate, a great open access journal database, in which all articles are freely accessible. It appears to cover many disciplines, and they say that content goes back to 2001 and indexes 3,000 journals. What’s cool about this from...