Information Tools for Collaboration: Scopus & RefWorks

March 12, 2013

14h00 to 17h00

Robin Featherstone, MLIS

Liaison Librarian, Life Sciences Library

robin.featherstone@mcgill.ca

Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/featherr

Objectives

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

1. Find published research using the Scopus database

2. Organize and share references using the citation manager RefWorks

Agenda

• Scopus – Intro., Demo. & Exercises• BREAK• RefWorks – Intro., Demo. & Exercises• BREAK• Resources• Summary Quiz• Final Exercise

What is Scopus?

• “Largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature”

Life Sci-

ences 16%

Social Sci-

ences 21%

Physical Sciences 30%

Health Sci-

ences 33%

Scopus Content as of October 2012

Scopus (Total: ~19,500 journals)

Web of Science(Total: ~12,000

journals)

Medline (Total: 5640

journals)

Scopus vs. Web of Science: http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php/Scopus_vs._Web_of_Science

Additional Scopus Features

- Document statistics- H-index- Citation statistics

- Metrics: journal rankings, impact statistics- Counts, documents, citations

- Global institutional output- Associated authors- Subject area concentrations

Demonstration

Start at: www.mcgill.ca/library

Scopus Exercises

1. What is the H-index of Jerry L. Avorn?

2. How many references are there for this article? How many times has it been cited?

Chan, Isaac S., and Geoffrey S. Ginsburg. "Personalized medicine: progress and promise." Annual review of genomics and human genetics 12 (2011): 217-244.

3. Which article on the topic of comparative effectiveness research and medical education has been cited the most?

BREAK – 10 MINS

What is RefWorks?

• Reference management software with collaboration tools• Free to McGill faculty, staff and students• Web-based – can access anywhere

Unique Features of RefWorks

• RefMobile: Mobile access to your account• RefShare: Share citations with anyone• RefGrab-It: Create citations from websites

RefShare

• Create & share a web page of your references

RefGrab-It

• Create a reference from a web page

Demonstration

Start at: www.mcgill.ca/library

RefWorks Exercises

1. Export the following from Scopus to RefWorks:

a. Silverman, Henry J., et al. "Perceived comfort level of medical students and residents in handling clinical ethics issues." Journal of medical ethics 39.1 (2013): 55-58.

b. References from the citation above

2. Create a new folder called “Students and Ethics”

3. Create a RefShare page for your new folder

BREAK – 10 MINS

Resources

• Scopus training videos: http://trainingdesk.elsevier.com/products/Scopus

• Comparison of reference management software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software

• RefWorks training materials: http://www.refworks.com/content/path_learn/content.asp

Other Library Workshops

• MyResearch (module 4 covers analytic tools in Scopus): http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-assistance/workshops/view-workshop/myresearch

• RefWorks: http://apps.library.mcgill.ca/workshops-and-tours/view-by-workshop/56

Summary Quiz

Final Exercise: Putting it All Together

• Using Scopus and RefWorks, create an electronic reading list for a course on knowledge translation and medical education

• Send a link to your reading list to: robin.featherstone@mcgill.ca

Bonus points: include a website in your references