Literature Searching

Can sets of Related Articles in PubMed or Medline be combined with other topics?

When you click on the Related Articles link in a PubMed or Ovid Medline search, the citations that are displayed are also saved as a set. You may want to limit this set, for example by date, or add a...

CINAHL search tips

Refer to EBSCO's tutorials and/or click on the Help button for detailed information on searching, saving citations, saving searches, etc. The most useful tutorial for Lane is the PowerPoint file on Basic and Advanced CINAHL searching. Below are some specific...

Clicking on the publisher's button in PubMed sometimes gets me to full text, but not always. Why?

When you see the Stanford button as well as the publisher's button(s) on a PubMed citation, how do you decide which button to click? If Lane subscribes to the particular journal, clicking on the publisher's button often takes you directly...

Does the library have this book or journal?

From the home page, enter key words in LaneConnex Search (top of the page) and run the search. You can also search the Lane Catalog to see if the library has a title you want, particularly if you want to...

How can I access both Lane's eJournals and Stanford eJournals when off campus?

Proxy access to Stanford University resources is provided in two different ways: 1. For the Lane Medical Library, proxy access to biomedical eJournals is provided via webpages that automatically detect whether you are on or off campus. When off campus,...

How can I easily find out which proteins are expressed in specific tissues?

The problem You need to find where a collection of proteins is expressed, based on published literature. You need robust answers, but PubMed and similar databases are proving not entirely effective. For example, you want to determine whether a set...

How can I find information about book chapters?

Finding citations to book chapters is a challenge, as most indexes don't include this type of material. Searching for information contained within an electronic book is simplified by using metasearches such as Lane's Clinical Core and Pediatric Core searches, or...

How can I find information about culturally appropriate health care for immigrants or minorities, especially concerning end-of-life, family support, religion, and ethics?

Useful information can be found in several places: PubMed, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Sociological Abstracts, and other databases for articles; Lane's catalog or Socrates for books; Lane's Multicultural Health Portal, and a variety of websites. Some useful search terms include transcultural, cross-cultural,...

How can I find information about patents?

Patent data are a crucial yet frequently overlooked resource. Much of the data present in patent applications are never published into publicly-accessible journals, whether or not the patent is issued. Such data include synthesis methods, DNA and protein sequences,...

How can I find information on Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance, and Patient Safety?

Try these search terms in Lane Catalog, PubMed/Medline, and CINAHL to find books, journals, and journal articles: Quality Assurance Quality Indicators Quality of Health Care Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Professional Review Peer Review Utilization Review Safety...

How can I find journal articles?

For most biomedical and health care questions, you will find articles efficiently by searching PubMed or MEDLINE (which we get via Ovid). Search by topic, title, journal, author, and limit by date, age group, language, type of publication, and more....

How can I keep up with the tables of contents of my favorite journals?

There are two basic approaches to setting up automatic alerts: using a search engine (PubMed, Search Plus, etc.) or using the alert service provided by a particular publisher or eJournal. One advantage of using a search engine is that you...

How can I limit a search topic to Stanford authors?

Most current journals identify at least one author address; the databases which index those journals include at least one address as well. Often, this is the address of the first author or the "corresponding" author (the one who is best...

How do I find a book that was on the 'New Book Shelf' ?

New books are added to Lane's New Book Shelf. After being on display for a week, new books then go to our regular book stacks on the lower level and are searchable in the Lane Catalog. If you have a...

How do I find circulation statistics for journals?

To compare circulation statistics for journals go to Ulrich's Periodicals directory. Type in the journal title and scroll down to circulation. This directory has a wealth of other information about periodical titles....

I found a great abstract from a conference. Now where is the full paper?

There isn't necessarily a full-length published paper for every abstract published or presented at a meeting, so you may have to do some digging. --Search PubMed/Medline and other relevant journal-article databases; look for articles by the same author(s) with similar...

I need statistics about diseases and other medical topics. Where should I look?

Some of the most useful health-related sources are listed on Lane's Desk Reference - Statistics page. Here are some topical lists for statistics resources: SU Libraries Statistics A-Z. HealthLinks Statistics Topics A-Z (University of Washington) Partners in Information Access for...

Link from Google Scholar to FindIt@Stanford

Google Scholar now shows "Find It @ Stanford Med" links, which connect you to Lane's online journals. This is the equivalent of the Stanford button in PubMed. When at the Med Center, these links will automatically show in Google Scholar....

My Ovid search keeps timing out. Or I get a message that all seats are full so I can't continue my search.

Ovid's interface has navigation tools including links, buttons, and arrows. These are useful for getting around within a search (e.g., from the results list back to the main search page, or from an article pdf to the results list). Whenever...

Requesting complete patent documents using DocXpress

The problem You want to download a complete patent document but are discovering that your free patent service only allows you to download a single page at a time... The solution The Lane Library offers a service that will retrieve...

Stanford Button

The Stanford find-it button takes you from a citation in a database to a menu that helps you get to full text online (if available) or to other sources for obtaining an article. Think of it as our EASY...

What classes and resources will help me find information about grants?

Lane sponsors the following grant classes, available from the Lane workshops page: Finding Funding Explore websites and databases to find financial support for fellowships, research funds, and more. Go beyond the NSF and the NIH in this hands-on class. To...

What databases can help me find conference papers?

Conference papers and abstracts in the life sciences are indexed in a number of databases, but not in PubMed/Medline. Some databases which cover meeting abstracts include: Biosis CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) Conference Papers Index ERIC...

What is Bioinformatik Harvester?

What is it? Bioinformatik Harvester (BH) is a metasearch engine that searches a large collection of bio-oriented data sources and assembles the individual Web pages into one long page that can be scanned easily and quickly. Although Bioinformatik Harvester...

What is GIDEON?

GIDEON is a web-based, decision support system for infectious diseases, epidemiology, microbiology and antimicrobial chemotherapy. The database, updated weekly, currently includes 337 diseases, 224 countries, 1,147 microbial taxa and 306 antibacterial (-fungal, -parasitic, -viral) agents and vaccines. Over 10,000 notes...

What is NextBio?

What is it? NextBio is a search engine specialized in finding and characterizing biological information as opposed to data (see example search results). It provides a truly novel, unified interface for researchers to easily formulate and test new hypotheses...

What is novoseek?

What is it? novoseek is an innovative biomedical literature search engine that performs "entity identification" (defined below) on PubMed records, thus vastly improving filtering and understanding of search results. It also searches NIH's database of extant grants, CRISP, and...

What is PharmGKB?

What is it? The PharmGKB database stores data on the DNA sequence variability (particularly SNPs) of Homo sapiens genes and associated phenotypic manifestations, focusing on how variant sequences affect the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs, as well as other...

What is SciFinder web version?

What is it? The web version of SciFinder ("SciFinder (web version)") enables access to the databases and many of the analytical tools provided by CAS via a Web browser instead of the locally-installed client, SciFinder Scholar. [example result] [video demo]....

What is SmartSearch?

SmartSearch is a query enhancement system developed by the Lane Medical Library & Knowledge Management Center. It returns a select set of high-value clinical resources. What is it for? Every time you search LaneConnex, we metasearch or "deep search" for...

What is the Bioresearch Metasearch engine?

What is it? The Bioresearch Metasearch system is a search engine created by the Lane Medical Library and Knowledge Management Center that communicates with a large number of public and private scientific search engines to return information useful to...

What online resources are available in the field of Psychiatry?

Search Lane catalog for individual books and journals, or to find books on a topic. The materials available online can be readily identified using either the Lane website or Lane's catalog. One major resource is PsychiatryOnline, which provides access to...

When is there a Reference librarian available?

Ready Reference service is available Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Contact the Service Desk at 650-723-6831, or write to LaneAskUs@stanford.edu. You can also contact your library liaison directly....

Where can I find comprehensive clinical trial data?

The Problem You are searching for clinical data and have exhausted public sources such as PubMed. Are you done? No! A vast amount of superior-quality data is available through proprietary databases available at the Lane Library on a consultation...

Where can I find comprehensive drug data?

The Problem You are searching for drug data and have exhausted public sources such as PubMed and specialized ones such as Micromedex and others listed on the Lane Pharmacy Portal. So, are these the only sources you should search? No!...

Where can I find expert research help on topics such as healthcare for various ethnic groups in the U.S.?

For research on topics such as public policy, culture of various population groups, or healthcare practices in other parts of the world, you may want to go beyond the biomedical literature. 1) Contact your library liaison for assistance with this...

Where can I find information about questionnaires and psychological tests?

Psychological tests such as the MMPI, IQ tests, and other major tests are generally not freely available. Lane Library does not have a collection of tests. You may find sample questions or a preview copy on the internet. Useful books...

Where can I find market data for health care, including research topics?

The problem You are seeking market data (i.e., commercial use) on: drug usage clinical diagnostics medical devices surgical patient care medical imaging The solution In addition to other data sources (e.g., government, international agencies), excellent market data can be...

Who is citing my publications?

ISI Web of Science is a good way to find who is citing your published work. Click on Cited Reference Search, fill in the details of you publication and click Search. Additional citation tracking databases are: OVID Medline or PsychInfo...

Why does Socrates give different information from the Lane Catalog? Which is correct?

Lane's catalog is updated daily, so it is the most current source of information on our collections. Our records are entered into Socrates much less often, so you may find discrepancies between the two catalogs. For example, if Lane adds...

Why is there a twelve month delay on this journal?

Reasons vary for why some publishers delay online access to current issues (sometimes up to 12 months). Lane makes every effort to provide access to all issues whenever possible. Each author has a choice of where to publish. The author's...

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