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How to Conduct Literature Surveys Using Life Science Databases (Part 1) - Enago Academy

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How to Conduct Literature Surveys Using Life Science Databases (Part 1) - Enago Academy

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  1. HowtoConductLiteratureSurveysUsingLife ScienceDatabases(Part1) Enago Academy is here to answer all your questions related to academic research and publishing.

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  4. 9/7/2018 How to Conduct Literature Surveys Using Life Science Databases (Part 1) - EnagoAcademy HowtoConductLiteratureSurveysUsingLife ScienceDatabases(Part1) LastupdatedMay21,2018 When thinking about or beginning a research project, part of your arsenal of ideas should be your literature search.Thekeytoliteraturesearchisadatabase.Adatabaseisnotjustarandomcompilationofreferences.Itisa usefultoolfromwhichyoucangleaninformationtoeithersupportyourthesisorgetideasforathesis.Eitherway, theliteraturesearchisalwaysnecessary.Aliteraturereviewcaninvolvetheusageofdifferenttypesofdatabases. Inthisarticle,wewilldiscusstheliteraturereviewdatabasesforlifescience,specikcally.Butbeforethat,weneed tomakealistofreferencemanagers. ReferenceManagers As you begin to build your reference list, you might consider using reference managersto help keep your informationorganized.Usingareferencemanagerhelpsavoidthetediousjobofhavingtosearchforandinsert citationsintoyourpaper.ExceptforEndNote,mostofthesoftwareisfreelyavailableandcanbedownloaded fromthetargetwebsite.Thereferencesarealreadyformattedsothatthereisnoneedtogothroughtheextra workofensuringthatyourformatktsthatofyourtargetjournalorthesis.  https://www.enago.com/academy/databases-used-in-literature-review-life-science-part-1/

  5. 9/7/2018 How to Conduct Literature Surveys Using Life Science Databases (Part 1) - EnagoAcademy Afterthelistofreferencemanagers,youmaywanttosearchfordatabasesspecikcfortheliteraturereviewofthe manuscript.Beforeyoubeginyoursearch,youmightspeakwithyourinstitution’slibrarianoryourcounselorto getalistofdatabasesthatareavailableandaccessibletoyou.Thiswon’ttakeyoumuchtimeandwillsaveyou hours,makingitspecikcastowhichdatabasesyouneedtosearch. Thefollowingaresomeofthedatabasesinthelifesciencedisciplines: BIOSISPreviews The BIOSIS Previewsdatabase covers all the branches of life sciences, such as botany, zoology, biochemistry, agriculture,publichealth,andbiomedicalresearchandtheirrelatedinterdisciplinarykelds.Itprovidesreferences frombooks,papers,posters,andabstractsfrommostforums,includingmeetingsandconferences.Thisdatabase istoutedasoneofthemostcomprehensiveofanyothersources,suchasWebofScience,inthelifesciences. Youwillkndthisdatabasehelpfulbecauseitprovidesbothpublishedandnon-publishedinformationfromother links,suchasBiologicalAbstractsandBiologicalAbstracts/RRM. CABAbstracts TheCABAbstractsclaimstoleadtheworldinEnglish-languageabstractsforthelifesciences.Thedatabase containsmorethan8.5millionrecordsfromjournalsallovertheworld,sincetheyear1973andin50different languages.Thecountriesrepresentedinthisdatabaseincludebothdevelopedanddevelopingcountries.The databaseindexesmorethan10,000publicationsonawiderangeoflifesciencesubjects.Thesesubjectsrange fromagricultureandenvironmentalstudiestoveterinarymedicine. Thedatabasealsoincludesnon-journalmaterial,suchasconferenceproceedingsandkeldnotes.Theindex includesaThesaurusthatprovidesmoreprecisesearchresults. ZoologicalRecord TheZoologicalRecorddatesbackto1864andisknownastheleadingtaxonomicreferencetoolwithmorethan 5,000serialsandothersourcesofinformation.Veterinaryscience,biodiversity,andenvironmentalstudiesare someofthekeydisciplinesinthisreferencedatabase.Youcanalsokndinformationonanimalfossilsandhowthe differentspeciesofanimalsdiversikedovertheyears. Auniquefeatureofthisdatabaseisthatitcontainsrecordsthatprovidetheverykrstpublisheddescriptionofan animal. This is valuable information for those who study the changes in animals throughout history. It also providesrecordsofnewspeciesandtheirclassikcations. NAL Catalogue(AGRICOLA) agriculturalkeldsofstudyandmaintainedbytheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA).Thedatabasecomprises TheNationalAgriculturalLibrary(NAL;previously,AGRICOLA)databaseisspecikcallygearedtowardsthe severalmillioncitationsfrombothprintedmaterialsandelectronicmedia.Italsoofferssupportmaterials,suchas https://www.enago.com/academy/databases-used-in-literature-review-life-science-part-1/

  6. 9/7/2018 How to Conduct Literature Surveys Using Life Science Databases (Part 1) - EnagoAcademy audiovisuals,gearedtowardsagriculturalresearch. Plantscience,ksheries,entomology,foodscience,andagriculturalengineeringarejustafewofthesubjectsthat fall under this database. Specikcally, NAL also provides resources to land-grant and other state educational institutions.Theseresourcesofferagriculturalprogramsaspartofthecurriculum. PubAg PubAgisnewUSDAportalthatprovidesmorethan40,000scientikcjournalarticlespublishedover17years. Agriculturalresearchersaddnewinformationtothisfairlyrecentdatabase. Thesearejustafewofthereferencedatabasesavailableinthelifesciencekelds.Thereareseveralothersthat youmayliketosearchandmakeyourownreferencelist.Somehelpfultipsforcompilingyourreferencelistfollow. HaveaSearchStrategy Therearetwokindsofresearchers:onewhoislookingforaresearchprojectandtheotherwhoneedssupportfor onethatisalreadyinthemaking.However,astrategymustbefollowedforboth. Ifyouarelookingforasubjecttostudy,thereferencedatabasescanprovidehelpinwhat’salreadyout thereandcandemonstrateanygapsthatexistintheinformation.Atthatpoint,youmightconsidertrying tokllthosegapswithyouroriginalresearch. Youcanalsorepeatanolderstudyiftheresultsofthatstudylackedasoundbasis.Again,alwaysensure thatyou’retheonlyonedoingthis.Usefocusedkeywordsthatarespecikctoyoursubject.Setupalertsfor newinformation,butremembertocancelthemafteryounolongerneedthem.Besuretovisitthelinksto identifywhichreferencelibrarywouldktyourspecikcneeds. Whichofthementionedreferencelibrarieshaveyouusedandwhy?Isthereanotherthatisnotonthelistthat youwouldrecommend?Pleaseletusknowyourthoughtsinthecommentssectionbelow.  https://www.enago.com/academy/databases-used-in-literature-review-life-science-part-1/

  7. 9/7/2018 This article was originally published at Enago Academy by EnagoManuscript Editing services which provides scientific editing to researchers authors and Phd students. For more information contact - - orders@enago.com. REPORTING RESEARCH PUBLISHING RESEARCH IMPORTANT LINKS OUR SERVICES ABOUTUS EnglishEditingContactUs GLOBAL ENAGO Language& Grammar Selecting Journals PhDs & PostdocsServices GuestContributor Product & Service Copy Editing ReviewsServices AboutEnago Academy Journal Guidelines Submitting Manuscripts Substantive Editing Services Ask aQuestion! Manuscripts& Grants Understanding Reviews Publication Support Services Reference Management Understanding Ethics Proofreading Services Figures &Tables sharetheirexperienceaboutresearchandpublishing.EnagoAcademyalsoconductsworkshopsprimarilyforESLauthors, early- EnagoAcademyofferscomprehensiveandup-to-dateresourcesforresearchers,publishers,editors,andstudentstolearnand stageresearchers,andgraduatestudents.Ouradvancedworkshopmodulescatertotheneedsofresearcherswhowanttoknow moreabouttheissuespertinenttosuccessfulpublication.ReadMore https://www.enago.com/academy/databases-used-in-literature-review-life-science-part-1/

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