Getting more out of Google Scholar

Do you ever find yourself turning to Google Scholar to search for scholarly literature? Did you know that while searching in Google Scholar you can be linked to items through Duke Library and that you can directly export your results into Endnote? Interested? Read on!

While searching Google Scholar, on-campus users or those using the VPN or proxy server should see the "Get It @ Duke" link provided with the search results. This link will lead you to the library's servers which, in turn, direct you to the full-text of the article (if available). If you don't see the "Get It @ Duke" link, click on the Scholar Preferences link (near the search box). Type in Duke in the Library Links area & click Find Library. Select Duke University Libraries (Get it @ Duke). This preference will be saved to your computer.

You can also turn Google Scholar search results into formal citations for use in research papers as well. Steps to export citations from Google Scholar:

1. Go to Google Scholar
2. Click on the Scholar Preferences link to the right of the Scholar search box.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the Scholar Preferences page, and in the 'Bibliography Manager' section, click the radio button next to 'Show link to import citations into' and choose the citation manager format you prefer. (Download Endnote for free through Duke's OIT.)
4. Click the Save Preferences button.

Next time you do a Scholar search, you'll see a link next to each search result that says "Import into EndNote." Clicking on the link will open a file pre-formatted for your bibliography manager.

Happy Searching!

My NCBI Glitch

Recently (posted 3/27/2007) there was a problem with the My NCBI Collections feature for the Entrez databases (e.g., PubMed). For a brief period, collections to which citations were appended were re-named from a user-given name to the default name for collections - which is the number of items in the collection, e.g., '4 items'. The problem was brief, but users may wish to change the name of an affected collection back to something meaningful. Click here for steps to take to fix the problem. [from NLM Technical Bulletin, Mar-Apr 2007, Changing the Name of a My NCBI Collection]

EndNote Web

Do you use the bibliographic citation management software EndNote? If so, you may be interested to know that Endnote Web is now integrated with ISI Web of Knowledge (i.e., Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports). EndNote Web provides you with online storage for your references and the ability to instantly format bibliographies in your word processor. Next time you find yourself away from your computer, don't worry, you can import citations (from a variety of sources such as PubMed in addition to Web of Knowledge products) into EndNote Web from anywhere. Keep all your citations online or download them to your personal computer later!

Some new Endnote Web upgrades:

• Cite While You Write^TM now available for both Windows and Macintosh users


• Firefox Browser Extension (plug-in)


• One-click author searching from a folder or reference page

Access live, free training or recorded presentations at Thomson Scientific's Training Website.

If you are unfamiliar with EndNote or want to learn more, you can contact Ginger Carden, Librarian and EndNote specialist, by email at mailto:virginia.carden@duke.edu?subject=EndNote%20assistance or by phone at 660-1184 for more information.

Win an iPod Shuffle!

Take a few minutes to enter the Scopus Quiz and you could win an iPod shuffle! Scopus is an easy-to-use abstract and citation database.

Free Lunch for Your Feedback!

The Library will be conducting a series of focus groups in April to discuss current and future information needs. Lunch will be provided. If you are interested in participating, please click here to register.

UpToDate Search Capabilities Expanded!

UpToDate implemented some changes that will help you find the information you need faster.

1. Search multiple concepts at a time
2. View the topic review indexes from the results screen
3. See other terms suggested at the top of your results screen
   

1. UpToDate now allows you to search on multiple concepts at the same time (e.g. migraine and stroke). In the past, you were forced to search with only one concept and then narrow the results by adding another concept. Being able to type in multiple concepts in the search box saves you time!

2. See anything different about the search results screen? You'll still see the results listing the topic reviews, but as you mouse over the titles, you'll see the topic outlines in the same screen on the right. This allows you to quickly scan over the index, deciding which topic review fits your needs.

3. UpToDate is getting smarter! You may notice after you do a search that a broader term may be listed at the top of your search results. For example, if you decided to add contraceptives to your search of stroke and migraine, UpToDate would suggest that you consider the broader term oral contraceptives. Click on that term if you'd like to switch terms.

Questions about UpToDate or any other database? Reference librarians are here to help you!

Database of the Month-The Cochrane Library

About CochraneLibrary

The Cochrane Library, offered by Wiley Interscience, contains a collection of evidence-based medicine databases. Users have access to about 1,600 full text articles reviewing healthcare effect. The database is updated every 3 months with new and revised reviews, and links to MEDLINE abstracts and ISI Web of Science. Articles are cross referenced so that readers can move from a reference in a review to the cited journal articles. Cochrane also uses Wiley Interscience Alerting Services.

Copyright Information for Faculty

In addition to the Medical Center Library's Web site on copyright, the Association of Research Libraries has created a copyright brochure for faculty.

Know Your Copy Rights--What You Can Do www.knowyourcopyrights.org/resourcesfac/kycrbrochure.shtml

Among the topics covered in the brochure are: fair use, the advantage of linking to electronic versions instead of copying works, and special provisions for displaying or performing works in classes. The brochure also includes a one-page chart that highlights 24 situations when various categories of works can be used.

We have placed a link on the MCL copyright page as well.