Finding and Managing the Literature
✽ Current Awareness Alerts - create automated searches to capture new articles on topics important to you
✽ PubMed Search Tips for Researchers - 2-page handout
✽ Journal Tables of Contents (and Read by QxMD app)
✽ Citation Manager - organize your references & article PDFs; when writing, easily format your references and generate your bibliography.
Key UW Libraries Resources
- Information resources for biomedical research in general, including biomedical informatics
- Database search tips, e-books, funding resources, and ideas for documenting research impact.
- Recommended literature databases
- In addition to PubMed, try:
- Web of Science for cross-disciplinary topics and citation chasing;
- ACM Digital Library and Engineering Village for computer science & informatics topics; and
- CINAHL Complete for nursing and allied health topics.
- In addition to PubMed, try:
- Look for the UW "Check for Full Text" icon. If it doesn't lead you to the full text, use the document delivery service to request a free copy.
- Customize PubMed to show UW journal full-text links.
- Customize Google Scholar to show UW journal full-text links.
OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS TO LIBRARY RESOURCES
- Consider installing the proxy bookmarklet or using Husky OnNet.
RESEARCH COMMONS AT ALLEN LIBRARY (MAIN CAMPUS)
- Get help with writing, giving presentations, designing posters, and using citation managers.
- Participate in Scholars' Studio and practice giving a 5-minute presentation for your peers.
- Get alerts for upcoming events at the Research Commons blog
GRADUATE FUNDING INFORMATION SERVICE
- Use the Graduate Funding guide to find funding support for while you're in grad school and beyond
- Schedule an appointment to get one-on-one assistance finding funding.