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Using Sorting and Relevance Ranking Features in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science

Your goal is to scan some abstracts, read 2-3 articles, and then move on. What do you do, then, if…

Posted: June 26, 2018 by: Diana Louden

SAGE Research Methods

How should I design a survey? What are best practices for data collection for a mixed methods study? How do…

Posted: June 4, 2018 by: Diana Louden

The Code: new video series on the “most promising genetic technologies”

The first of a three-part series of documentary shorts by Retro Report has launched. The series “looks back at the…

Posted: April 4, 2018 by: Diana Louden

Off-Campus Access to MyNCBI

When working off campus, you may have trouble logging into and using your PubMed MyNCBI account. Consider using Husky OnNet…

Posted: February 1, 2018 by: Diana Louden

Identifying Reputable Journals

Is that email message inviting you to submit your manuscript to a reputable journal? A new guide provides five tips for identifying reputable journals.

Posted: January 9, 2018 by: Diana Louden

Finding the “best matches” in PubMed

Looking for a few good references? Try PubMed Best Match. PubMed Best Match re-runs your search using a machine learning algorithm and ranks the references, with the best matches listed first.

Posted: December 18, 2017 by: Diana Louden

Find Highly-Cited Articles

The Web of Science database can help you identify seminal, trend-setting, or controversial articles on a subject. Conduct your search…

Posted: May 17, 2017 by: Diana Louden