Library research for Chemists Seminar 4: Keeping up

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Library research for ChemistsSeminar 4
Keeping up
Todays slides http//www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/jkw
ilson/instruction

• Josh Wilson
• Physical and Mathematical Sciences Reference
  Librarian
• North Carolina State University Libraries

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Outline

• Pulling it all together
• Citation management software (RefWorks)
• What you can do with it
• Keeping up
• Search alerts
• PES news blog
• RSS feeds

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Keeping track of all of your research

• How do you save all your research work?
• Citation management software
• Saves all references from most databases in ONE
  place
• RefWorks
• Available online from anywhere
• Competing products EndNote, ProCite
• Endnote sort of integrated with Web of Science
• Some newer products like Zotero are interesting
• Library site is a resource for help
• So is your librarian
• http//www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/refworks/

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RefWorks account

• Lets take a few minutes now to create a RefWorks
  account
• Not related to unity ID/password
• It can be, but probably shouldnt
• Im not going to stop you

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How RefWorks Works
Web of Science Saved citations
Other databases Saved citations
SciFinder Scholar Saved citations
Export

• RefWorks
• Online access from anywhere through the
  Libraries
• Link to articles with Find Text tool
• Organize citations into multiple folders
• Create bibliographies

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Creates a file containing your references
Exporting usually requires a couple of steps, but
pretty straightforward
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Then from within RefWorks, import the file
Just specify the database you pulled the
references from
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RefWorks exercise

• Go to Web of Science and do a search for
  monosodium glutamate.
• Follow the rest of the instructions to import
  these citations into your RefWorks account

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RefWorks notes

• Lots of steps but conceptually simple
• Just need to know the right export/import filters
• And theyre usually straightforward
• Other import instructions in RefWorks guide
• http//www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/refworks/
• Accounts are through the library, but you can
  export your work
• Take it with you to other institutions and import
• Endnote or ProCite users can transfer citations

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RefWorks exercise 2

• Follow the exercise instructions to import more
  citations from SciFinder and the library catalog
• (note that we cant do the exporting in SciFinder
  in class thanks to the training login
  restrictions)

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Extra stuff you can do

• Find saved papers with FindText link
• Share an account
• Work with a group on a research project
• Everyone can save to the same account, create a
  shared literature database
• Create a bibliography
• Write-N-Cite

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RefWorks exercise 3

• Follow the exercise instructions to make a
  bibliography and use Write-N-Cite

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The future of citation management

• In the future?
• This will probably all get easier as web
  applications improve
• Competition from products like Zotero, EndNote
  web
• No need to save/import works from your browser

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Keeping up

• How do researchers stay caught up on all the
  literature and news?
• Alerts
• New literature notices sent to you via e-mail
• RSS feeds
• Blogs and news sites
• Journal tables of contents

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Alerts

• E-mail notices of new literature that fits your
  search
• Search alerts
• Citation alerts
• Table of contents updates

Heres an example e-mail from a Web of Science
Alert
This is a citation alert message a new article
is available in the database which cites Zhuang
et al
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Alerts

• Many databases use these
• Web of Science, Engineering Index
• SciFinder web
• Beilstein/Gmelin?
• Signing up
• Need to create an individual account within a
  database (low commitment no spam)
• Conduct a search in a database
• Save the search to create an alert

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Alerts examples

• Web of Science
• Conduct search
• Set up alert via Search History (My Saved
  Searches)
• Save History you will have the option to set up
  an alert for the last search completed
• Receive e-mail weekly or monthly listing any new
  matches
• (Other databases may do this as well)

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Table of Contents

• Option 1
• Via publisher
• Go to publisher website or library journal
  subscription
• Look for option to sign up for alert
• Get e-mail notice whenever a new issue is
  published

• Option 2
• My Alerts option
• Click on My Alerts link on library site
• Select journal(s) of interest
• Get e-mail notice whenever a new issue is
  published

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Blogs and news sites

• NCSU Libraries Physical and Engineering News
  Blog
• http//www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/pes/
• Postings on current research done at NCSU
• New books and articles
• Search tips and database updates
• Many other science and publisher blogs

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RSS feeds

• RSS is the easy way to monitor multiple blogs,
  news, and websites
• http//www.blip.tv/file/205570/
• RSS readers are free
• e.g., Bloglines, Google Reader
• Sometimes works through your e-mail, browser

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RSS exercise

• Set up a feed reader
• Subscribe to the Libraries PES News chemistry
  blog
• Subscribe to one or more RSS feeds from ACS

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Getting help later

• Ask-A-Librarian for on-demand,
  non-chemistry specific help
• PAMS wiki
• E-mail, call, or IM your librarian
• http//www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/jkwilson/
• Help selecting/using databases
• Help finding information
• Quick help, or consultations