You may have noticed Web of Knowledge has a new look. UBC Library has 4 databases on this platform:

• Web of Science with Conference Proceedings Citation Index
• BIOSIS Previews
• Journal Citation Reports
• MEDLINE

There are some excellent improvements with this interface change. For a quick update on the changes, see this 8 min. video: New Features Update

RefWorks, Mendeley and Zotero enable you to import citations and create bibliographies for your scholarly work. Which tool you select depends on your needs. In this session, three UBC science librarians highlight the features of these popular reference management tools and open the floor for discussions and comparisons using hands-on examples. The workshop is intended for graduate students and faculty who enjoying sharing with other scholars in an open, interactive and hands-on atmosphere.

This workshop will be offered:

Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at 1:00PM – 2:30PM
To register: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/2193

Happy 2011! Welcome back.

To mark the occasion, I thought I’d also share some happy news about recent changes to some of our most popular and well-used drug e-books.

Martindale’s and Stockley’s Drug Interactions have been moved from Books@Ovid over to the MedicinesComplete platform, which also contains AHFS. Not only is Martindale’s easier to search on this new platform, I think you’ll be happy to note that there is now unlimited access  (i.e. no seat limits and turnaways) to these titles on the new interface.

Also a relatively recent development, thanks to joint funding from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a collaboration with the Electronic Health Library of BC (eHLbc), the library now provides unlimited access to e-Therapeutics as well. No more frustrating instances of being turned away.

Enjoy! Here’s to a productive new year.

REFWORKS FOR THE SCIENCES – November 1st 10:00-11:30 AM

RefWorks is a web-based citation management tool sponsored by the UBC Library and available free-of-charge to current UBC faculty, staff, and students.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create your own personal database in RefWorks by importing references from online resources such as Web of Science, Google Scholar, PubMed, Compendex and others. Then you’ll use RefWorks to add these citations to a paper and automatically format both in text references and the bibliography in a citation style of your choice.

REGISTER HERE:  http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/1090

This inaugural all day workshop is designed for health sciences researchers planning or beginning a systematic review or wishing to improve locating and managing a comprehensive literature search. Register at http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/1545
Note: There will be a charge to cover refreshments provided at the morning and afternoon breaks.

TODAY!  Friday, Sept 17th, 2010 at 4:30PM – 5:30PM

This quick-paced fifty (50) minute online workshop, taught by Dean Giustini, a blogger, educator and social media librarian, begins with a look at Google search techniques and popular 2.0 features in YouTube and Google documents. The session includes time for participants to interact and discuss how they might use Google Scholar to find academic literature.

This session is offered online. Please see: How to Prepare for an Online Class

Click http://ubc.wimba.com/launcher.cgi?room=Google on date of class to join the class:

If you are not able to access the class and need technical assistance, please call our reference desk at (604) 822-4440.

TODAY Wednesday, September 15th,  2010 at 4:30PM – 5:30PM

Need a jumpstart on PubMed? Join us for an online workshop on how to maximize PubMed’s current search capabilities and link to UBC library’s full text journals.

This session is offered online. Please see: How to Prepare for an Online Class

Click on the following link to join the class: http://67.202.226.156/launcher.cgi?room=pubmed_newlook

If you are not able to access the class and need technical assistance, please call our reference desk at (604) 822-4440

Instructor: Teresa Lee

TODAY: Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 at 4:30PM – 5:30PM

This ONLINE live workshop will cover subject and keyword searching, applying limits, getting the full-text, and saving searches and creating alerts when using CINAHL, a database of nursing and allied health literature, and PsycInfo, a database for psychosocial aspects of health.

This session is offered online. Please see: How to Prepare for an Online Class

Click on the following link to join the class: h ttp://67.202.226.156/launcher.cgi?room=CINAHL_PSYCINFO

Instructor: Charlotte Beck

Recent changes to the OvidSP interface have been causing problems when users export records into Refworks while connected on EZProxy. My colleague in eResources posted this succinct summary of what’s currently happening, and it’s worth sharing here as well. For now, if you’re connecting through EZProxy, it’s easier and more reliable to transfer records into Refworks from another database platform, for e.g. PubMed.

It never fails. Just when you think you’ve got the hang of searching a database, the vendor decides it’s time for a facelift! As you probably know, OvidSP is a search platform that UBC health information seekers rely on regularly, if not daily. And as of August 2nd, there’s a new look:

Many of the changes are cosmetic rather than functional, but there are some nice new features as well, such as the option to export your search history and citations as a Word file, or to organize your projects, saved searches, and eTOCs using MyWorkspace. And for those who were irked by the screen real estate taken up by the “Search Tips” box of the previous OvidSP version, rest assured that it’s now a thing of the past. We’re also waiting for Ovid tech support to implement some tweaks in the display that we hope will make your search experience more intuitive.

For more information about the new look, see the New OvidSP Features and Functionality: Side by Side Screen Comparison handout in OvidSP’s Resource Center.  Watch for instructional sessions in the fall, which will be posted on the library’s Instruction Centre. And of course, if you have detailed questions in the meantime about doing research in OvidSP databases, please contact your subject librarian. We’re always interested in your thoughts on this platform and other library resources.