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MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• Research Tips
• RefWorks/EndNote
How To Write A Literature Review
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• A literature review
 surveys scholarly articles, books and other sources
(e.g. dissertations, conference proceedings) relevant
to a particular issue, area of research, or theory.
 provides a short description and critical evaluation of
work critical to the topic.
 offers an overview of significant literature published
on a topic.
(Lyons, 2005)
Definition of a Literature Review
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
1. For a review paper
2. For the introduction (and discussion) of a
research paper, masters thesis or dissertation
3. To embark on a new area of research
4. For a research proposal
(Burge, 2005)
Literature Reviews are Conducted For
Various Reasons:
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• Determine if proposed research is actually needed.
 Even if similar research published, researchers might
suggest a need for similar studies or replication.
• Narrow down a problem.
 It can be overwhelming getting into the literature of a field of
study. A literature review can help you understand where
you need to focus your efforts.
• Generate hypotheses or questions for further studies.
(Mauch & Birch, 2003)
Conducting a literature review
will help you:
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• Background knowledge of the field of inquiry
 Facts
 Eminent scholars
 Parameters of the field
 The most important ideas, theories, questions and
hypotheses.
• Knowledge of the methodologies common to the
field and a feeling for their usefulness and
appropriateness in various settings.
(Mauch & Birch, 2003)
Conducting a literature review
will give you:
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• Formulate a problem - which topic or field is being
examined and what are its component issues?
• Search the literature for materials relevant to the
subject being explored.
 searching the literature involves reading and
refining your problem
• Evaluate the data - determine which literature makes a
significant contribution to the understanding of the topic
• Analyze and interpret - discuss the findings and
conclusions of pertinent literature
• Format and create bibliography
(Lyons, 2005)
Outline of Review Process
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Tips on Formulating a
Problem
• Select a topic you are interested in
 You want to be fascinated throughout the process and less likely to
lose motivation.
• Choose a topic with a feasible focus.
 Keep the focus clear and defined and it will be easier to complete
than something huge like "headaches“
• Get Help - get it early and often.
 Solicit opinions before you begin, review drafts once start them
• You may want to start out with a general idea, review the
literature of that area, and then refine your problem based on
what you have found.
(Green, Johnson, & Adams, 2006)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• The literature included can be any format
appropriate to your topic.
• Don’t restrict yourself to journal articles.
 Look in books – you’ll need to know and cite the work of
major contributors to the field. A lot of this in books,
especially annual reviews
 Important Information can be found in reports,
conference proceedings, and other non-journal sources.
Search government websites and associations related
to your topic.
• Look at library subject guides in your area to
find the key databases additional resources
The “Literature” in the Review
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Literature Search
• Perform a preliminary search of the literature.
 Search lit to see what other work in the area of interest
has already been published.
− Gives a preview of the number of articles available on the topic.
− If your topic is already written about, select a slightly different topic
or modify the focus of the objective.
 Recent journal issues in areas central to the topic may
provide leads to content that should be in the review.
− Consult Web of Science’s Journal Citation Index for an idea of the
most important journals in the field
 Develop a list of subject headings that relate to themes
of interest
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Literature Search
 Search across multiple databases and information
resources.
− It’s not adequate to use Medline as your one and only resource
 Read the literature throughout the search process.
− What you read will guide your subsequent searches and refine
your topic.
 Your search should help refine the topic and objective of
the overview being written.
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Think ahead
• The more one learns about a subject, the more
questions come to mind.
• Keep a list of questions and hypotheses that come to
your mind or that are mentioned in what you read.
 These questions will help guide you when you are
constructing your review
 The questions will also guide you in discussing the
implications of your own findings and the additional research
directions your work supports or suggests.
(Mauch & Birch, 2003)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Save your references
• Keep a record of the literature you collect
• Record where and when you retrieved the information
• Use a citation manager program like RefWorks
or EndNote
• Better to record too many references than
have to return a few weeks or months hence
and spend hours trying to relocate documents
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Data Evaluation: Selecting literature
• Read widely
• When you read for your literature review, you are
actually doing two things at the same time:
1. Trying to define your research problem: finding a gap, asking a
question, continuing previous research, counter-claiming
2. Trying to read every source relevant to your research problem
• It is usually impossible to do the latter
− you will need to identify the most relevant and
significant works and focus on them.
(Asian Institute of Technology)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Data Evaluation: Selecting Literature
• As you define your problem you will more easily be able
to decide what to read and what to ignore.
– Before you define your problem, hundreds of sources will seem
relevant.
– However, you cannot define your problem until you read around
your research area.
– This seems a vicious circle, but what should happen is that as
you read you define your problem, and as you define your
problem you will more easily be able to decide what to read and
what to ignore.
(Asian Institute of Technology)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
How To Read the Material
• Reading for the big picture
Read the easier works first
Skim the document and identify major concepts
After you have a broad understanding of the
10 to 15 papers, you can start to see
patterns:
− Groups of scientists argue or disagree with other groups.
For example, Some researchers think x causes y, others that
x is only a moderating variable
(Carroll, 2006)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Narrow your focus
• Start from new material to old, general to specific
 starting with general topic will provide leads to specific areas of interest and help
develop understanding for the interrelationships of research
 Note quality of journal, output of author
• As you read and become more informed on the topic, you will
probably need to go back and do more focused searches
• Think, analyze, and weed out
• Arrange to spend some review time with an experienced researcher
in the field of study to get feedback and to talk through any
problems encountered
(Mauch & Birch, 1993)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Read the Material Closer
• Step 1: read the abstract
 Decide whether to read the article in detail
• Step 2: read introduction
 It explains why the study is important
 It provides review and evaluation of relevant literature
• Step 3: read Method with a close, critical eye
 Focus on participants, measures, procedures
• Step 4: Evaluate results
 Do the conclusions seem logical
 Can you detect any bias on the part of the researcher?
• Step 5: Take discussion with a grain of salt
 Edges are smoothed out
 Pay attention to limitations
(Carroll, 2006)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Analyze the Literature
• Take notes as you read through each paper that will be included in the
review
• In the notes include:
 purpose of study reviewed
 synopsis of content
 research design or methods used in study
 brief review of findings
• Once notes complete organize common themes together. Some people do
this in a word document, others use index cards so they can shuffle them.
• Some people construct a table of info to make it easier to organize their
thoughts.
• As you organize your review, integrate findings elicited from note taking or
table making process.
(Green, Johnson, & Adams, 2006)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
•What do we already know in the immediate area concerned?
•What are the characteristics of the key concepts or the main
factors or variables?
•What are the relationships between these key concepts, factors
or variables?
•What are the existing theories?
•Where are the inconsistencies or other shortcomings in our
knowledge and understanding?
•What views need to be (further) tested?
•What evidence is lacking, inconclusive, contradictory or too
limited?
•Why study (further) the research problem?
•What contribution can the present study be expected to make?
•What research designs or methods seem unsatisfactory?
(Asian Institute of Technology)
Questions To Consider In Your Review
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• In the introduction, explain why the topic is important and
give the reader an idea of where you are going in your paper.
• Group research studies and other types of literature
according to common denominators.
 If you’ve taken notes before, the common themes are
more easily identifiable.
 Some factors used to organize reviews are:
− Conclusions of authors
− Specific purpose
− Objective
− Chronology (this method will give the worst
impression, use only if it really makes sense to your
topic!)
(University of Wisconsin, 2006)
Construct the Literature Review
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
•Summarize individual studies or articles
 Use as much or as little detail as each merits according to its
comparative importance in the literature
 Space (length) denotes significance.
 Don’t need to provide a lot of detail about the procedures used in
other studies.
 Most literature reviews only describe the main findings, relevant
methodological issues, and/or major conclusions of other research.
• Discuss major areas of agreement or disagreement
• Tie the study into the current body of lit, make logical
interpretations from the lit reviewed.
 If there is no discussion of the relevance of the overview to other
work in the field, or if there is no interpretation of the literature, it
may signal the author has not thoroughly investigated the topic.
Construct The Literature Review
(University of Wisconsin, 2006)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Introduction to the lit review
 Content - what is covered
 Structure - how it is organized
 Boundaries - what is outside of its scope
Body of the Lit Review
SECTION 1
The most important topic or a key concept
 discussed and evaluated
 summarized and related to your research
project
Conclusion
From each of the section summaries,
 highlight the most relevant points
 relate these back to the need for research
 reiterate what these mean for the research
design
Organization of the Review
SECTION 2
The next most important
topic or a key concept
 discussed and evaluated
 summarized and related
to your research project
ADDITIONAL SECTIONS
 Follow the same pattern
(Golden-Biddle & Locke, 1997)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• Places each work in the context of its contribution to the
understanding of the subject under review
• Describes the relationship of each work to the others under
consideration
• Identifies new ways to interpret, and shed light on any gaps
in, previous research
• Resolves conflicts amongst seemingly contradictory previous
studies
• Identifies areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication of
effort
• Points the way forward for further research
• Places one's original work (in the case of theses or
dissertations) in the context of existing literature
(Lyons, 2005)
An Effective Literature Review
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Be accurate and thorough
• Your review acts as a guide of your topic for others.
• Take care to make your review:
 Accurate: e.g., Citations correct, findings
attributed to authors correct.
− Make sure someone can track down
the article and that you have provided
a reliable representation
 Complete: i.e., include all important papers
(not every paper written on the topic).
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Research Tips
• Use the A-Z guide to find key databases and other
resources related to your topic
• Consult with a librarian for resource
recommendations and how to use them.
• Talk to experienced researchers in the field, they can
recommend resources and identify key works and
authors
• Look at reviews in completed dissertations and
reports from your program to get an idea of the
format and requirements
• When collecting references, use a citation
management tool like RefWorks or EndNote
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Citation Management Tools
• Managing the references you find and use in your
review will take a significant amount of work
• Using a citation management tool like RefWorks or
EndNote will save you much time and effort
– Organize and store references
– Make in-text citations based on required style (ex. APA)
– Create a list of references based on required style
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
• Free program (for BU affiliates) that collects and
formats the references used in scholarly writing.
 You can save the references you plan to cite in
your review and ensure that they are automatically
formatted in the appropriate style: MLA, APA,
Chicago, hundreds more.
• Any member of the BU community (students, faculty,
staff) is eligible to register for free personal accounts: you
can sign up at http://www.bu.edu/library/refworks/.
• Web-based service
 Access your account and work with your references
from any internet-capable computer around the
world.
RefWorks
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Collecting References With
RefWorks
• Once RefWorks has the data for a citation, it will create citations
and bibliographies for you
• Four ways to put references into RefWorks:
1. Import references from a database
 PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Google Scholar, more
2. Import web pages from Ref-Grab-It bookmarklet downloaded from
RefWorks, scraps the screen for information.
 Best used when the source itself exists only as a webpage
3. Search the library catalog or PubMed from within RefWorks
 Best for books or when you have a list of citations
4. Manually create a reference by filling out a form
 Good for websites, unusual references
For directions on how to work with references, see
http://medlib.bu.edu/tutorials/refWorks
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
RefWorks Tutorials
• Basic RefWorks
 http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/
 http://medlib.bu.edu/tutorials/refWorks/
• BU and Medical Library specific tutorials:
 Searching the BU Library (text, video)
 Searching PubMed through Refworks (text, video)
 Importing citations from PubMed (text, video)
 Importing citations from Ovid Medline (text, video)
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
EndNote
•Similar to RefWorks
 Import citations, searches catalog and PubMed
from within the program
 Has feature (“cite while you write”) that inserts in-text
into your word document
•Distinctions from RefWorks
 Not free
− Buy at discounted student rate
 Not web-based
 Has more output styles than RefWorks (2 times as many)
 Easier to create custom output styles
 “Cite while you write” easier to work with than
Ref Work’s Write-N-Cite
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
Other Citation Management Tools
• Zotero
Free Firefox extension
• Connotea
 Open source, aimed at scientists.
 Works with DOI
 Encourages tagging
•Papers
 For Macs
MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information
References for this module
• Asian Institute of Technology. Writing up research: Using the literature. Retrieved 1/22/2009,
2009, from http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/EL21LIT.HTM
• Burge, C., 7.16 Experimental Molecular Biology: Biotechnology II, Spring 2005.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCouseWare), Retrieved 12/15/2008, from
http://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
• Carrol, J., 15.301 Managerial Psychology, Fall 2006. (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology: MIT OpenCouseWare). Retrieved 12/15/2008, from http://ocw.mit.edu. License:
Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
• Golden-Biddle, K, & Locke, K (1997). Composing Qualitative Research. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage.
• Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A. (2006). Writing narrative literature reviews for
peer-reviewed journals: Secrets of the trade. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 5(3), 101-
117.
• Lyons, K. (2005). UCSC library - how to write a literature review. Retrieved 1/22/2009, 2009,
from http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/literaturereview.html
• Mauch, J. E., & Birch, J. W. (1993). Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation : A
handbook for students and faculty (3rd , rev. and expand ed.). New York: Marcel Dekker.
• University of Wisconsin. (2006). UW-madison writing center writer's handbook. Retrieved
1/22/2009, 2009, from http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html

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  • 1. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • Research Tips • RefWorks/EndNote How To Write A Literature Review
  • 2. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • A literature review  surveys scholarly articles, books and other sources (e.g. dissertations, conference proceedings) relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory.  provides a short description and critical evaluation of work critical to the topic.  offers an overview of significant literature published on a topic. (Lyons, 2005) Definition of a Literature Review
  • 3. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information 1. For a review paper 2. For the introduction (and discussion) of a research paper, masters thesis or dissertation 3. To embark on a new area of research 4. For a research proposal (Burge, 2005) Literature Reviews are Conducted For Various Reasons:
  • 4. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • Determine if proposed research is actually needed.  Even if similar research published, researchers might suggest a need for similar studies or replication. • Narrow down a problem.  It can be overwhelming getting into the literature of a field of study. A literature review can help you understand where you need to focus your efforts. • Generate hypotheses or questions for further studies. (Mauch & Birch, 2003) Conducting a literature review will help you:
  • 5. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • Background knowledge of the field of inquiry  Facts  Eminent scholars  Parameters of the field  The most important ideas, theories, questions and hypotheses. • Knowledge of the methodologies common to the field and a feeling for their usefulness and appropriateness in various settings. (Mauch & Birch, 2003) Conducting a literature review will give you:
  • 6. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • Formulate a problem - which topic or field is being examined and what are its component issues? • Search the literature for materials relevant to the subject being explored.  searching the literature involves reading and refining your problem • Evaluate the data - determine which literature makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the topic • Analyze and interpret - discuss the findings and conclusions of pertinent literature • Format and create bibliography (Lyons, 2005) Outline of Review Process
  • 7. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Tips on Formulating a Problem • Select a topic you are interested in  You want to be fascinated throughout the process and less likely to lose motivation. • Choose a topic with a feasible focus.  Keep the focus clear and defined and it will be easier to complete than something huge like "headaches“ • Get Help - get it early and often.  Solicit opinions before you begin, review drafts once start them • You may want to start out with a general idea, review the literature of that area, and then refine your problem based on what you have found. (Green, Johnson, & Adams, 2006)
  • 8. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • The literature included can be any format appropriate to your topic. • Don’t restrict yourself to journal articles.  Look in books – you’ll need to know and cite the work of major contributors to the field. A lot of this in books, especially annual reviews  Important Information can be found in reports, conference proceedings, and other non-journal sources. Search government websites and associations related to your topic. • Look at library subject guides in your area to find the key databases additional resources The “Literature” in the Review
  • 9. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Literature Search • Perform a preliminary search of the literature.  Search lit to see what other work in the area of interest has already been published. − Gives a preview of the number of articles available on the topic. − If your topic is already written about, select a slightly different topic or modify the focus of the objective.  Recent journal issues in areas central to the topic may provide leads to content that should be in the review. − Consult Web of Science’s Journal Citation Index for an idea of the most important journals in the field  Develop a list of subject headings that relate to themes of interest
  • 10. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Literature Search  Search across multiple databases and information resources. − It’s not adequate to use Medline as your one and only resource  Read the literature throughout the search process. − What you read will guide your subsequent searches and refine your topic.  Your search should help refine the topic and objective of the overview being written.
  • 11. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Think ahead • The more one learns about a subject, the more questions come to mind. • Keep a list of questions and hypotheses that come to your mind or that are mentioned in what you read.  These questions will help guide you when you are constructing your review  The questions will also guide you in discussing the implications of your own findings and the additional research directions your work supports or suggests. (Mauch & Birch, 2003)
  • 12. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Save your references • Keep a record of the literature you collect • Record where and when you retrieved the information • Use a citation manager program like RefWorks or EndNote • Better to record too many references than have to return a few weeks or months hence and spend hours trying to relocate documents
  • 13. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Data Evaluation: Selecting literature • Read widely • When you read for your literature review, you are actually doing two things at the same time: 1. Trying to define your research problem: finding a gap, asking a question, continuing previous research, counter-claiming 2. Trying to read every source relevant to your research problem • It is usually impossible to do the latter − you will need to identify the most relevant and significant works and focus on them. (Asian Institute of Technology)
  • 14. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Data Evaluation: Selecting Literature • As you define your problem you will more easily be able to decide what to read and what to ignore. – Before you define your problem, hundreds of sources will seem relevant. – However, you cannot define your problem until you read around your research area. – This seems a vicious circle, but what should happen is that as you read you define your problem, and as you define your problem you will more easily be able to decide what to read and what to ignore. (Asian Institute of Technology)
  • 15. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information How To Read the Material • Reading for the big picture Read the easier works first Skim the document and identify major concepts After you have a broad understanding of the 10 to 15 papers, you can start to see patterns: − Groups of scientists argue or disagree with other groups. For example, Some researchers think x causes y, others that x is only a moderating variable (Carroll, 2006)
  • 16. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Narrow your focus • Start from new material to old, general to specific  starting with general topic will provide leads to specific areas of interest and help develop understanding for the interrelationships of research  Note quality of journal, output of author • As you read and become more informed on the topic, you will probably need to go back and do more focused searches • Think, analyze, and weed out • Arrange to spend some review time with an experienced researcher in the field of study to get feedback and to talk through any problems encountered (Mauch & Birch, 1993)
  • 17. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Read the Material Closer • Step 1: read the abstract  Decide whether to read the article in detail • Step 2: read introduction  It explains why the study is important  It provides review and evaluation of relevant literature • Step 3: read Method with a close, critical eye  Focus on participants, measures, procedures • Step 4: Evaluate results  Do the conclusions seem logical  Can you detect any bias on the part of the researcher? • Step 5: Take discussion with a grain of salt  Edges are smoothed out  Pay attention to limitations (Carroll, 2006)
  • 18. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Analyze the Literature • Take notes as you read through each paper that will be included in the review • In the notes include:  purpose of study reviewed  synopsis of content  research design or methods used in study  brief review of findings • Once notes complete organize common themes together. Some people do this in a word document, others use index cards so they can shuffle them. • Some people construct a table of info to make it easier to organize their thoughts. • As you organize your review, integrate findings elicited from note taking or table making process. (Green, Johnson, & Adams, 2006)
  • 19. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information •What do we already know in the immediate area concerned? •What are the characteristics of the key concepts or the main factors or variables? •What are the relationships between these key concepts, factors or variables? •What are the existing theories? •Where are the inconsistencies or other shortcomings in our knowledge and understanding? •What views need to be (further) tested? •What evidence is lacking, inconclusive, contradictory or too limited? •Why study (further) the research problem? •What contribution can the present study be expected to make? •What research designs or methods seem unsatisfactory? (Asian Institute of Technology) Questions To Consider In Your Review
  • 20. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • In the introduction, explain why the topic is important and give the reader an idea of where you are going in your paper. • Group research studies and other types of literature according to common denominators.  If you’ve taken notes before, the common themes are more easily identifiable.  Some factors used to organize reviews are: − Conclusions of authors − Specific purpose − Objective − Chronology (this method will give the worst impression, use only if it really makes sense to your topic!) (University of Wisconsin, 2006) Construct the Literature Review
  • 21. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information •Summarize individual studies or articles  Use as much or as little detail as each merits according to its comparative importance in the literature  Space (length) denotes significance.  Don’t need to provide a lot of detail about the procedures used in other studies.  Most literature reviews only describe the main findings, relevant methodological issues, and/or major conclusions of other research. • Discuss major areas of agreement or disagreement • Tie the study into the current body of lit, make logical interpretations from the lit reviewed.  If there is no discussion of the relevance of the overview to other work in the field, or if there is no interpretation of the literature, it may signal the author has not thoroughly investigated the topic. Construct The Literature Review (University of Wisconsin, 2006)
  • 22. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Introduction to the lit review  Content - what is covered  Structure - how it is organized  Boundaries - what is outside of its scope Body of the Lit Review SECTION 1 The most important topic or a key concept  discussed and evaluated  summarized and related to your research project Conclusion From each of the section summaries,  highlight the most relevant points  relate these back to the need for research  reiterate what these mean for the research design Organization of the Review SECTION 2 The next most important topic or a key concept  discussed and evaluated  summarized and related to your research project ADDITIONAL SECTIONS  Follow the same pattern (Golden-Biddle & Locke, 1997)
  • 23. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • Places each work in the context of its contribution to the understanding of the subject under review • Describes the relationship of each work to the others under consideration • Identifies new ways to interpret, and shed light on any gaps in, previous research • Resolves conflicts amongst seemingly contradictory previous studies • Identifies areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication of effort • Points the way forward for further research • Places one's original work (in the case of theses or dissertations) in the context of existing literature (Lyons, 2005) An Effective Literature Review
  • 24. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Be accurate and thorough • Your review acts as a guide of your topic for others. • Take care to make your review:  Accurate: e.g., Citations correct, findings attributed to authors correct. − Make sure someone can track down the article and that you have provided a reliable representation  Complete: i.e., include all important papers (not every paper written on the topic).
  • 25. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Research Tips • Use the A-Z guide to find key databases and other resources related to your topic • Consult with a librarian for resource recommendations and how to use them. • Talk to experienced researchers in the field, they can recommend resources and identify key works and authors • Look at reviews in completed dissertations and reports from your program to get an idea of the format and requirements • When collecting references, use a citation management tool like RefWorks or EndNote
  • 26. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Citation Management Tools • Managing the references you find and use in your review will take a significant amount of work • Using a citation management tool like RefWorks or EndNote will save you much time and effort – Organize and store references – Make in-text citations based on required style (ex. APA) – Create a list of references based on required style
  • 27. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information • Free program (for BU affiliates) that collects and formats the references used in scholarly writing.  You can save the references you plan to cite in your review and ensure that they are automatically formatted in the appropriate style: MLA, APA, Chicago, hundreds more. • Any member of the BU community (students, faculty, staff) is eligible to register for free personal accounts: you can sign up at http://www.bu.edu/library/refworks/. • Web-based service  Access your account and work with your references from any internet-capable computer around the world. RefWorks
  • 28. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Collecting References With RefWorks • Once RefWorks has the data for a citation, it will create citations and bibliographies for you • Four ways to put references into RefWorks: 1. Import references from a database  PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Google Scholar, more 2. Import web pages from Ref-Grab-It bookmarklet downloaded from RefWorks, scraps the screen for information.  Best used when the source itself exists only as a webpage 3. Search the library catalog or PubMed from within RefWorks  Best for books or when you have a list of citations 4. Manually create a reference by filling out a form  Good for websites, unusual references For directions on how to work with references, see http://medlib.bu.edu/tutorials/refWorks
  • 29. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information RefWorks Tutorials • Basic RefWorks  http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/  http://medlib.bu.edu/tutorials/refWorks/ • BU and Medical Library specific tutorials:  Searching the BU Library (text, video)  Searching PubMed through Refworks (text, video)  Importing citations from PubMed (text, video)  Importing citations from Ovid Medline (text, video)
  • 30. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information EndNote •Similar to RefWorks  Import citations, searches catalog and PubMed from within the program  Has feature (“cite while you write”) that inserts in-text into your word document •Distinctions from RefWorks  Not free − Buy at discounted student rate  Not web-based  Has more output styles than RefWorks (2 times as many)  Easier to create custom output styles  “Cite while you write” easier to work with than Ref Work’s Write-N-Cite
  • 31. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information Other Citation Management Tools • Zotero Free Firefox extension • Connotea  Open source, aimed at scientists.  Works with DOI  Encourages tagging •Papers  For Macs
  • 32. MS 640: Introduction to Biomedical Information References for this module • Asian Institute of Technology. Writing up research: Using the literature. Retrieved 1/22/2009, 2009, from http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/EL21LIT.HTM • Burge, C., 7.16 Experimental Molecular Biology: Biotechnology II, Spring 2005. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCouseWare), Retrieved 12/15/2008, from http://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA • Carrol, J., 15.301 Managerial Psychology, Fall 2006. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCouseWare). Retrieved 12/15/2008, from http://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA • Golden-Biddle, K, & Locke, K (1997). Composing Qualitative Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. • Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A. (2006). Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: Secrets of the trade. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 5(3), 101- 117. • Lyons, K. (2005). UCSC library - how to write a literature review. Retrieved 1/22/2009, 2009, from http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/literaturereview.html • Mauch, J. E., & Birch, J. W. (1993). Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation : A handbook for students and faculty (3rd , rev. and expand ed.). New York: Marcel Dekker. • University of Wisconsin. (2006). UW-madison writing center writer's handbook. Retrieved 1/22/2009, 2009, from http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html