Finding Articles and Books Using database for your discipline – Pubrica

1. FINDING ARTICLES AND BOOKS USING DATABASE FOR YOURDISCIPLINE An Academic presentationby Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, Pubrica Group: www.pubrica.com Email:sales@pubrica.com

2. Today'sDiscussion Outline ofTopics In brief Introduction Types ofLiterature Methods of Literature Search Translating Keywords to StudyQuery PhraseSearch Boolean Operators Filters Assessment of Data Relevance FutureScopes

3. InBrief Literature reviewinresearchis a key step in doing successful, objective work.Ithelps to formulate a research question and to schedule the analysis. The published data available are huge; therefore,itis an artto choose thecorrectarticles relevant toourstudy. It can be time- consuming, be tiring and trigger disinterest or even to occasional abandonment of quest, if not done in a step-wisemanner.

4. Introduction A literature search is a well-organised and systematic survey from the already published data to become aware of a breadth of good pleasant references on a particulartopic. Formulating a well-focussed question is an important step for facilitating accurate scientificresearch. Patient-oriented questions can involve the impact of remedy or disease or examine gain versus drawback for a set ofpatients.

5. Types ofLiterature PrimarySources Primary sources are the credible publication of new evidence, observations and statements from an expert (case studies, clinical trials, etc.)and a peer-reviewed journalwhich are generallypublished. Even primary literature includes draft studies, congress articles andpreprints. SecondarySources Secondary sources are publications of systematic reviewor meta-analysis, in which information extracted from primary source literature is inferred andanalyzed. TertiarySources Tertiary literature consists of collections that gather knowledge (e.g. reference books) from primary or secondaryresearch.

6. Methods of LiteratureSearch Searching the local as well as the national library over books, papers, etc. has been a common practice, and still, physical literature discovery is an essential component of any organized searchprocess. The conduct of a literature review includes web-based search engines, i.e. Google, Google Scholar,etc. Databases for original published articles in journals and evidence-based databases for comprehensive knowledge are available as systematicreviews. PubMedhas been the most extensive available tool since 1996; however, a growing number of sources also offer free access to biomedicalliterature.

7. Translating Keywords to StudyQuery It should be assumed that synonyms / alternate words evoke additional information, i.e. barbiturates instead ofthiopentone. Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) is the structured hierarchical vocabulary of the National Library of Medicine that is used in PubMed to index papers, with more specific terms grouped under more generalterms. It is a reliable way to access quotes using different terminology for similar concepts since it indexes content-basedposts.

8. PhraseSearch It will only provide pages with the words typed in the paragraph, in that exact order and with no words inbetween.

9. BooleanOperators AND, OR and NOT are the three Boolean operators named after themathematician GeorgeBoole. The combination of two words with' AND' will retrieve articles which reference both words. Using' OR' will expand the search and fetch more items that address eithersubject. While using the phrase' NOT' to combine terms, papers containing the first but not the second word will befetched.

10. Filters Example - article styles, text availability, language, age, sex and journal categories, filters may also be used to refine the search (Britannica,1957).

11. Assessment of DataRelevance Until investing time in subsequent data download, integration, and computational and visualization activities, perform a preliminary evaluation of the recovereddata. A quick review of the metadata (text and/or images) can often allow you to verify that the data complies with the initial requirements and constraints setout. Many data repositories, such as the Arctic Data Center (https:/arcticdata.io) of the National Science Foundation, allow the data seeker to produce and download a metadata quality report which evaluates how well the metadata adheres to group best practices for discovery andreusability.

12. FutureScopes Literature search not only provides an opportunity to know more about a given topic but also provides insight into how previous researchers researched thetopic. It helps in understanding the concepts, find problems and consideropportunities. Systematic and well-organized research can help with the development of novelresearch.

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