List of Books received at the Dental Library in 2008

List of Books received at the Dental Library in 2008

List of Books received at the Vet Library in 2009

List of Books received at the Vet Library in 2006

List of Books received at the Vet Library in 2007

List of Books received at the Vet Library in 2008

When Should I Use OVID Medline?

• Use OVID Medline when you need to do a comprehensive search. The OVID system will suggest additional terms that you can include in your search query.
• Use OVID Medline when you need to do a targeted search. The OVID system suggests and allows you to select more specific Medical Subject Headings and Subheading that can greatly improve specificity.

When Should I Use PubMed Plus?

• Use PubMed if you need to run a quick search. PubMed immediately responds with results (some relevant, some not).
• Use PubMed when you have having trouble finding enough articles. PubMed's "related articles" feature can help improve your results.
• PubMed is also the best resource if you know the article that you need. Use the "Single Citation Matcher" to find a known article.
• Because you will unlikely have access to OVID Medline once you leave Penn, it's important to get comfortable with the PubMed system.

What Other Resources Should I Consider Using?

• The Cochrane Library provides access to "high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making."
• Embase, similar to MEDLINE/PubMed, is produced in Europe. This database is especially strong in Drug Research occurring in other parts of the world.

SciFinder Scholar's research topic algorithm uses a thesaurus and natural language searching to search both Chemical Abstracts and MEDLINE. This means that you do not need to use truncation or Boolean operators in SciFinder. You can use operators if you want to, but there is NO truncation symbol for the database. SciFinder looks up your word in the thesaurus, finds all synonyms and other forms of the word, and performs the search on all possible options.
Follow these steps to perform a topic search in SciFinder.

1. Click on the Explore button from the initial Task menu.
2. Click the Research Topic button , in the left column of the next menu.
3. Type your topic in the text box. Remember that SciFinder uses NO truncation. You can combine your terms using Boolean operators or just write them out as a phrase. Click on the Filters button to automatically refine your search by author, company, document type, publication year, and language.
   
   Helpful Hint: Instead of using Boolean operators, put a preposition, such as "of" between all your terms. The system will not know how to parse your statement, and it will give you all possible combinations of your search terms.
4. Select the combination or combinations of terms that best describe your topic by clicking in the check-box beside each applicable option. Click Get References.
   
   Terminology Note: A "Concept" includes synonyms and other forms of the word, found in the CAS thesaurus. "Closely associated" terms are within five words of one another or in the title or the same index term.
5. Once you have some results from your topic search, there are many ways in which you can analyze or refine your hits. Please see Refining and Analyzing Lists of References for more information.

WildPro is an excellent place to find information on treating and managing wildlife, from facts on wild animals and diseases to photos and video clips on surgical procedures. It includes information on emerging infectious diseases

On the Wildpro homepage you will find the Library, Encyclopedia, and Volumes. The contents of each are described below.

• Library
  • Access full text of more than 100 factsheets, papers, and handbooks on the following topics:
  • Ethics, Standards and the Law [complete list]
  • Disease Investigation and Habitat Management [complete list]
  • Animal Species Information & Management Guidelines (non-marine) [complete list]
  • Marine Wildlife Guidelines [complete list]
• Encyclopedia
  • Here you can search WildPro by keyword. Just type in the term you are looking for and click “Start Search.”
• Volumes
  • Located on the right hand side of the homepage, the volumes include useful
  • information on several diseases and treatment for selected wildlife.

In addition to the above resources located on the homepage, there are seven additional sections in WildPro. These sections can be found using the links at the top of the webpage, and include:

• Species
  Find information on a particular species, including Habitat, Morphology, Physiology, and Behavior, as well as images.
• Chemicals
  Nutrients, toxins and other chemical substances are covered in this section, with special attention towards associated diseases.
• Physical Factors
  In this section, explore the intersection of environmental factors and disease. Currently contains information related primarily to Waterfowl, with notes on Bears and Hedgehogs.
• How To…
  Find how to best manage species, diseases, and habitats using WildPro’s guides. This section provides flowcharts to aid in your decision-making process—click on the chart to learn more about each step. Be sure to check out the video clips.
• Diseases
  Look up wildlife diseases by Disease Category or WildPro Volume. For each disease listed you will find Alternative Names, Disease Agents, General Description, Further Information, Associated Techniques, and Host Species.
• Environments
  View a variety of habitat types, including Continental Land Zones, Aquatic Zones, North American Mosquito Habitats, and Individual Living Species Zones. Note: These pages are currently under construction.
• References & Glossary
  Especially useful in this section is a list of references used in WildPro for future research, video clips of veterinary procedures, and legislation (with an emphasis on British and European law).

Access WildPro

Global Health provides a unique resource which offers a substantially deeper subject coverage of information related to human health and communicable diseases.

Try Global Health

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Dan,  It looks like canned Franklin searches work.  Here's the one I set up.  It's also pasted below.

http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=malaria&Search_Code=GKEY&CNT=50

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