Who is paying for and managing the website? |
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Who reviews the information before posting? |
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Does the site present facts and original research, and not opinion? |
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Who is the intended audience? Is it suitable for your needed complexity of answer? |
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How do you cite a website? |
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What should you do if you find a description of a study that you want to use as a source? |
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DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) are permanent, unique registered identifiers that are required for citation of digital articles, reports, conference proceedings, etc. They will allow you to access the document's permanent home on the internet, though that home may require you to have a subscription to view the full-text.
Finding DOIs |
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Search CrossRef |
Search this resource by title, author, journal, etc., in order to find a DOI and/or author's ORCID or other identifiers
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View Articles or Abstracts |
Many databases or journals will display the DOI in the article abstract, if it is available. Most digital downloads of articles will display the DOI somewhere on the downloaded pdf itself. For example, the publisher Biomed Central will include it on the top left of each article |
View APA Citations of Articles | You may find a DOI by looking at an existing APA citation of a digital article. |
Citing Documents Using DOIs |
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APA & DOIs |
There are three currently acceptable forms of DOI according to APA - the older formats and the most recently adopted one. Any can be used correctly but APA recommends that you use only one in the same reference list. Consult your professors for their preference as to form, should they have one. Example of APA citation of digital article using an older DOI format: Thomson, O. P., Petty, N. J., & Moore, A. P. (2014). Clinical decision-making and therapeutic approaches in osteopathy – A qualitative grounded theory study. Manual Therapy, 19(1), 44–51. doi:10.1016/j.math.2013.07.008 Example of APA citation of same article using the current DOI format: Thomson, O. P., Petty, N. J., & Moore, A. P. (2014). Clinical decision-making and therapeutic approaches in osteopathy – A qualitative grounded theory study. Manual Therapy, 19(1), 44–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2013.07.008 |
Additional Considerations for DOIs |
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The DOI System | This is the issuing organization that creates DOIs. Visit it for more information, or search its database for a known DOI in order to find its associated article. |
What if it doesn't have a DOI? | Some few publishers still do not generate DOIs for their published works, even current ones, and some older works do not have them. Print-only published articles do not have them at all. If there is no DOI available, or you consulted the print version, it is correct not to include them. |
What if it takes you to an article that won't give you the full-text? |
If you follow a DOI link, it will take you straight to the article and won't tell it if ATSU has the rights to access it even if we have a subscription. ATSU may also have access to it, but not the original version on the publisher's website. If this happens, use these three steps to gain access to it:
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These sources can be added or edited by anyone, without a guarantee of accuracy. DON'T use them as major sources. DO use them as pointers to better sources & sources for ideas.
Find ideas or research updates to investigate by following shared links or news stories, or by following discussions on general social sites used by a broad range of the general public such as Twitter, Reddit, and Quora.
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Join social and research communities and blog sites for researchers and health sciences professionals such as Mendeley, F1000 Workspace, NEJM Resident 360, Dental Elf, dentaltown, ResearchGate, other networks. Chat with other interested and hopefully expert people.
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Use Wikipedia to get a rough overview of an idea fast, but don’t trust it as being verifiably true. |
BrowZine |
BrowZine is a website and app that pulls ATSU's subscription and some open access journals into one platform to display tables of contents for new journal issues, with links to the full-text. You can get it as an app for your iOS or Android phone/tablet, or access it via any browser on your computer. You can create a personal ID to use it to track new issues and articles for journals of interest to you. This differs from other sorts of Alert features because you must visit BrowZine's interface or app to find the notifications of new content - it does not swamp your email. |
Read by QxMD |
Read is a website and app that gives you recommendations and links to relevant articles based on your choice to follow curated collections on biomedical topics, selected journals, and your entered keywords. It will also highlight new articles based on your profession and specialty. It is a focused tool intended for clinicians, dentists, health sciences educators, and biomedical researchers. The Library has connected with it to add access to our online journal subscriptions to its tools for our user community - in other words, if we have access to a journal article that is being recommended, you can click a link to log into our full-text copy. To use it:
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Scimago |
Scimago is a curated index of the top journals in a very wide assortment of academic research fields. Use it to identify influential non-predatory journals to track in your area of interest, via BrowZine, email, etc. |
Alerts |
You can set up a Database or Journal Alert for many different interfaces, journals or databases, which will automatically send you an email or even a text message when new articles or content are added to either a specific journal, search result set, or subject that you want to track. You must create an individual ID in order to do that in most cases. Some examples include the EBSCO databases, PubMed, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. |
RSS Feeds |
RSS Feeds are lists of automatically updating new articles gathered by a string of code that can be copied from a resource and pasted into an RSS Feed reader, which can collect many such feeds. They can also be copied into webpages, where they will display an automatically updating list of new articles from a source. This differs from Alerts as RSS Feeds do not appear in your email and may also display automatically in a list on a webpage. Many resources that provide single article Alerts as described above can also offer or generate RSS feeds, including PubMed, many EBSCO databases, and many government agencies such as the CDC. Some examples of common free RSS Feed Readers are Feedly, the Old Reader, and RSSOwl. If you have a Feed Reader, you can either paste the RSS feed code string into it, or search from within it for a feed from your desired source. |
PubMed NCBI | PubMed's NCBI will allow you to create a personal ID that will allow you to create automatic updates and alerts for new results to saved searches or for new articles on PubMed. Check out the Save Searches and Set E-mail Alerts Video Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine to learn more. |
Many researchers use Twitter to announce new ideas or studies, or to follow those of others. Follow individual researchers or important associations for very current news. Some examples of twitter feeds to follow : @NIH, @KHNews, @WHO, @HHSGov, @AOA, @APHA |
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Social Research Networks |
Many more researchers and students use these to discuss and share research of interest. They commonly provide an open platform that can promote collaboration on projects, may provide a place to post green Open Access articles, and always aim to connect researchers with common interests. They allow you to create an online bibliography of interesting articles and share it with others, as described in this article from Nature. Some also provide assistance with formatting, but their key goal is to assist with organizing and sharing information. Some examples : ResearchGate, Mendeley, Zotero, |
Medical News Aggregators |
There are numerous medical news aggregators of sometimes varying quality which offer brief blurbs about notable research. Use them to find out about interesting studies, but then read the actual study before evaluating it. These are not primary sources, but they can help you find out about research with buzz that you might want to explore. Some respected examples are : Stat, Science News, Kaiser Health News |
Professional Association Sites |
Many associations for special areas of practice also track ongoing research activities of interest to their topic or their members and may share these on their website - this can be especially helpful for specific disorders or less common areas of specialty. This information can range from an RSS feed to an open blog to an actual trade publication offering regular updates. Some examples are : The American Osteopathic Association's HealthWatch, The American Dental Association's ADANews, the Association of Health Care Journalists |
Other Networking |
Many practitioners in health sciences fields gain much of their information about new practices from :
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Why Create a Personal Account?
Many online databases and tools offer their best benefits if you create a personal account. Most will allow you to use some of their functions without a personal account, but if you create one, you can save your progress in tutorials; save articles, bookmarks or even notes that you create; save searches or create automatic new-content alerts for yourself; earn CME/CE credits; renew library books, etc.
Set Up Instructions
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Later Use Instructions
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Sometimes it is useful to create a permanent link to a Library resource to be able to share it, to save it for later access, or to include it in course information. However, some typical sources for links will not work well for e-Books or streaming media:
Weak Link Source: Browser Url | Do not save the url from the browser after you've open the book from the library site. This is for your current session and will not work again. |
Weak Link Source: Google *sometimes |
Do not save the source url you find using Google because it will not include the information to let you login using our proxy. Exception: If you can use Open Athens to login to the e-Book or Media platform, this can work. |
Follow these directions to create a permanent link for most Library e-Books or Videos, or contact the Library for assistance.
Short URL to the Catalog for an e-Book or Video
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Direct login urls to e-books and videos are long and ugly. Permanent links to the e-book record in the Library catalog are short and easy, and require only one extra click.
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Long URL for e-Book or Media Direct Links
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Make a Browser Bookmark to an e-Book or Video |
To use the long direct link, you must manually create a bookmark
OR You can create a bookmark to a short library catalog record url with one click
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Make a Shortcut on a Tablet or Phone Homescreen to an e-Book or Video |
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e-Book Chapter Permanent Links |
See section on creating a permanent link to an Article or Chapter |
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Streaming Media Clip Permanent Links | If you want to create a link to a clip from a video or to a video that is on a library resource but is not included in the catalog (typically, supplementary content for a book or article), please contact libaz@atsu.edu for assistance. |
There are three useful ways to create permanent links to e-Journals.
Get a stable link to an e-Journal from BrowZine |
Browzine is an app that the Library uses to index all of its full-text journals. You can use it to find a link that will always go to the library's e-journal subscription and allow you to login.
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Add a journal to your personal Browzine bookshelf to read it on a phone |
Browzine will allow you to create a personal account using your ATSU email address. If you do this, you can download it as an app on your tablet or phone and use it as a journal reader. It will allow you to save preferred journals on a bookshelf and show you within the app when there are new articles available.
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Save a publisher link to a journal ATSU subscribes to |
ATSU subscribes to some journals directly from the publishers, and some by paying for aggregator database access. If a journal is subscribed directly from a publisher, you may (or may not) be able to login to it using your normal ATSU login. If you can do that, you can save the publisher link as a bookmark.
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Article Permanent Links |
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It is very simple to get a link to a specific library database.
However, some typical sources for links will not work well:
Bad Link Source: Browser Url | Do not save the url from the browser. This is temporary for your current session and will not work again. |
Bad Link Source: Google *sometimes |
Do not save the source url you find using Google because it will not include the information to let you login using our proxy. Exception: If you can use Open Athens to login to the resource, this can work. |
Instead, use this method.
Database Permanent Links |
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Make a Browser Bookmark to an e-Book |
To bookmark a database, you must manually create a bookmark
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Get a Mobile App for a Database |
Some databases have mobile apps that you can use.
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Sometimes it is useful to create a permanent link to an article or chapter to be able to share it, to save it for later access, or to include it in course information. However, some typical sources for links will NOT work:
Bad Link Source: Browser Url | Do not save the url from the browser. This is temporary for your current session and will not work again. |
Bad Link Source: Google *sometimes |
Do not save the source url you find using Google because it will not include the information to let you login using our proxy. Exception: If you can use Open Athens to login to the resource, this can work. |
Some of our resources will create a direct link to an article for you. Others will require you to manually add our proxy string to an article or chapter's base URL.
Follow these directions to create a permanent link for most Library articles, or contact the Library for assistance.
The Easy Way - Still OneSearch |
Still OneSearch, the Library's discovery service, will allow you see tables of contents, full-text, abstracts, and other records for journal articles and book content. Each record in this tool will allow you to create a permalink to it, which will allow you or your students to visit it and either read the html version or click to download a pdf.
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Direct links to journal article full-text publisher pages or pdfs |
Most journal articles or book chapters will allow you to make a direct link by adding the library's proxy string to them.
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Exceptions |
A few resources do not like Open Athens (example: UpToDate), and require a different type of link. You can find usable links using Still OneSearch or ask the Library staff for assistance. |
Nearly everyone receives too many mass emails. It can be very useful to get updates from your favorite databases or journals when new articles appear; or to receive notices about research tips, grants or events; or newsletters. It can also swamp your inbox.
ATSU uses an email system provided by Gmail, which means that you can use a mix of filters, labels and folders to stash or trash those emails as they arrive if they have consistent subject headings or senders.
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Filter Based on Subject or Sender |
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Create Filter Conditions & Label |
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Send Emails to Folders Bypassing Inbox |
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Send Emails Straight to the Trash |
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Label Multiple Emails Inside of Inbox |
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Apply Filter to all Older Emails |
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Updating or Deleting Filters |
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