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    1. Staying Current with Science News -- Searching and Sources Online Patricia F. Anderson <pfa@umich.edu> Health Sciences Libraries, UM May 30, 2007 © 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.
    2. Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies
      • Think of a group of terms that describe your topic, and gather them in a single search statement using the Boolean OR.
      • Test your search for a few days, refine.
      • Then use the RSS feed from the search in your RSS feed reader, or create an e-mail alert.
      • SEE EXAMPLES -->
    3. Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies
      • Examples:
        • Search in Google for news: (omics OR genomics OR proteomics OR nanotechnology OR bioinformatics OR transgenic OR &quot;genetically modified&quot;) (news OR &quot;press release&quot;)
        • Search in Google: News : (omics OR genomics OR proteomics OR nanotechnology OR bioinformatics OR transgenic OR &quot;genetically modified&quot;)
    4. Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies
      • (dental OR dentistry OR dentist OR dentists OR orthodontics OR endodontics OR periodontics OR maxillofacial OR caries OR cariology OR &quot;bite-mark”)
      • metastasis OR angiogenesis OR ((tumor OR tumour) (suppression OR inhibition))
    5. News Alerts from Google
    6. News via RSS Feeds
      • RSS session coming next week.
      • In the meantime, look for this symbol in the location box of your browser.
    7. Science News: Searching: Topic Search Engines
      • MedStory
    8. Science News: Searching: Topic Search Engines
      • MedStory: http://www.medstory.com/
    9. Science News from Major News Providers
      • Advantages:
        • Almost always have RSS feed for specific topic
        • Topics will include both Science, Health or Medicine, and Technology (in various combinations)
        • Major names have reputation to protect, so accuracy review is fairly tight.
        • Always have something
      • Disadvantages:
        • Not as precisely focused on your specific topic
        • Usually not reported by scientists, so quality may vary
    10. Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: BBC
      • BBC: News: Health: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/default.stm
    11. Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: BBC
      • BBC: News: Science / Nature: http:// news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/default.stm
    12. Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: CNN
      • CNN: Science: http:// www.cnn.com/TECH/space
    13. Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: New York Times
      • NYT: Health: http:// www.nytimes.com/pages/health/index.html
    14. Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: New York Times
      • NYT: Science: http:// www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html
    15. Science News from Governments & NGOs
      • Examples
        • European Space Agency (ESA): http://www.esa.int
        • National Science Foundation (NSF): http://www.nsf.gov/
        • NATO: http://www.nato.int/
        • Royal Society (RSOC): http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/
    16. Governments & NGOs: Examples: NSF
        • National Science Foundation (NSF): http://www.nsf.gov/
    17. Governments & NGOs: Examples: ESA
      • European Space Agency (ESA): http://www.esa.int
    18. Governments & NGOs: Examples: RSOC
      • Royal Society (RSOC): http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/
    19. News from Popular Science Journals
      • Advantages
        • More focused, still broad
        • More scientific review of article content and quality
        • Also very likely to have RSS feed
      • Disadvantages
        • Written for popular audience
        • Usually written by science writers, but not necessarily trained as scientists
        • Likely to be broader than your own topic interests
        • Reports what is of interest to public, not what is of interest to scientists
    20. News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Discover
      • Discover Magazine: http://www.discovermagazine.com/
    21. News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Popular Science
      • Popular Science: http://www.popsci.com/
    22. News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Scientific American
      • Scientific American: http://www.sciam.com/
    23. News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Science News
      • Science News: http://www.sciencesnews.org/
    24. News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Science News: Article
      • Screenshot of example article from Science News (“Hurt Knees Rx”)
      • Note: graphics from professional artists.
    25. News from General Science Research Journals
      • Advantages
        • More focused, still broad
        • More scientific review of article content and quality
        • Also very likely to have RSS feed
      • Disadvantages
        • Not many
        • Perhaps still broader than your own topic interests
    26. General Science Research Journals: Examples: Nature
      • Nature: http://www.nature.com/
    27. General Science Research Journals: Examples: New Scientist
      • New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/
    28. General Science Research Journals: Examples: Science (AAAS)
      • Science (AAAS): http://www.sciencemag.org/
    29. News from Associations
      • Advantages
        • Topical
        • Targeted
      • Organizations with small groups or narrow focus tend to have few announcements and focus on their own press releases.
      • Best with organizations broad in scope or focused on rapidly changing topics.
    30. News From Associations: Example: AAAS EurekAlert!
      • EurekAlert: http://www.eurekalert.org/
    31. Science News Services
      • Advantages
        • Can provide high-quality brief snapshots of what is going on in science
        • Focused
      • Disadvantages
        • Sometimes low budget
        • Can be out-dated or under-supported
    32. Science News Services: Examples: Bright Surf
      • http://www.brightsurf.com/
    33. Science News Services: Examples: FirstScience
      • http://www.firstscience.com/
    34. Science News Services: Examples: SciCentral
      • http://www.scicentral.com/
    35. Science News Services: Examples: ScienceDaily
      • http://www.sciencedaily.com
    36. Science News Services: Examples: SciTechDaily
      • http://www.scitechdaily.com/
    37. Science News Services: Examples: Others
      • Science.bio.org
      • Science & Spirit: http://www.science-spirit.org
    38. One Stop Specialty Shops
      • Advantages
        • Highly focused on relevant topics
        • Cutting edge
        • Selected by and/or written with experts in the topic area
      • Disadvantages
        • More difficult to find
        • Can be ephemeral
        • Sometimes not as well supported financially, thus may lack some bells and whistles
    39. Specialty News: Examples: Regional - European
      • EurActiv: http://www.euractiv.com
      • AlphaGalileo: http://www.alphagalileo.org
    40. Specialty News: Examples: Genome News Network
      • http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/
    41. Specialty News: Examples: Nanotechnology
      • Foresight Nanotech Institute: http://www.foresight.org
      • Nanotechnology: http://www.nanotechnology.com
      • NanotechnologyNow: http://www.nanotechnologynow.com
      • Small Times: http://www.smalltimes.com
    42. Specialty News: Examples: Medicine & Health
      • MedicalNewsToday: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/
      • Reuters Health: http://www.reutershealth.com/
      • Ivanhoe’s Medical Breakthroughs: http://www.ivanhoe.com/
      • Medscape: http://www.medscape.com
    43. Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry
      • Medical News Today
    44. Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry
      • Dental News: http://www.dentalnews.com
    45. Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry
      • ADA News Today: http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/index.asp
    46. Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry
      • Topix: Dentistry: http://www.topix.net/med/dentistry
      • Topix: Dentistry: http://www.topix.net/business/dental/
    47. Also Rans: Finding Current News Images
      • Google
        • Use the word “pictures” in your topic search
        • Or use: (pictures OR images)
      • Google: Images
        • Blocks many images from commercial news services
      • Flickr
        • Images from people on the scene
        • Groups collecting images of current events
      • Web 2.0 and Citizen Journalism
        • NowPublic, Snaparazzi, OhMyNews, WikiNews
    48. Also Rans: Finding Reports from Conferences
      • Slideshare.net

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