Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Try Science

Have you tried a different angle to your research? You may find some helpful results by trying your search in a database within a different discipline. For example, say you are doing educational research on dyslexia and art and have hit all the education databases. Try a search in a science database. Search Medline or Faculty of 1000. Biology (new) with your education keyword search. Example: dyslex* AND art* --remember the * can be any letter(s).

Faculty of 1000. Biology provides research scientists with a continuously updated guide to the most important papers within a specified biological field. This awareness tool highlights papers on the basis of their scientific merit rather than the journal in which they appear. Merit determination is based on the recommendations of a faculty of well over 1000 selected leading researchers.

MedlinePlus is an authoritative source of general information on health topics provided from the National Library of Medline, the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Both health professionals and consumers can depend on it for authoritative and up to date information.