Bioen 541: Needs Assessment / Clinical Design Skills I: Home

OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS TO LIBRARY RESOURCES

• When off-campus, use library links to databases (including PubMed) and journals.  You'll be prompted to log in with your UW NetID to gain access to UW subscriptions.  Learn more here.
• Consider setting up Husky OnNet for off-campus access.

GETTING TO FULL TEXT ARTICLES          

• In article databases, look for the "Check for Full Text" icon.  You will be led either to the online version of the article or to a document request form.  The library's document delivery service will send you a copy free of charge if it's not available online.
• Customize PubMed to show UW full-text links by modifying settings in your My NCBI account.
• Customize Google Scholar to show UW full-text links by modifying settings in your Google account.

WRITING SUPPORT

• The Odegaard Writing & Research Center offers individual online writing consultations to all interested students. 

RESEARCH COMMONS

• The Research Commons in the Allen Library offers help with writing, designing posters & presentations, and using citation managers.
• Stay current with Research Commons events.

LIBRARY UPDATES DURING COVID-19

• The latest information about library services and spaces will be posted on our library updates page.

BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH GUIDE

• Recommended research resources in Bioengineering
• Article databases, technical reports, reference books, standards, & research tips

MATCHING YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION TO A DATABASE

• Biomedical research and clinical studies?  Try PubMed or Embase (good for devices).
• Clinical standard of care?  Try DynaMed, UpToDate, or Clinical Key textbooks.
• Engineering articles, conference papers, and technical reports?  Try IEEE or Engineering Village (Compendex & INSPEC).
• Engineering standards?  Try ASTM Compass.
• Patents? Try Google Patents.
• Chemistry and biotechnology articles and patents; chemical and material properties?  Try SciFinder.
• Citation chasing across the scientific literature (who cited this paper?): Try Web of Science or Google Scholar.
• Market reports?  Try BCC Research.  [Husky OnNet is required for off-campus access.]

Christina Byrne - Assistant Head, Engineering Library

Diana Louden - Life Sciences Librarian, Suzzallo-Allen Libraries