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InfoBoosters: Connecting Texts with Databases BOOST BOX, DEC 9, 2014 NATIONAL NETWORK OF LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE, MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION ANSUMAN CHATTOPADHYAY, PHD HEAD, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INFORMATION SERVICE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY SYSTEM UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ANSUMAN@PITT.EDU

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http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/molbio

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In silico Support Literature Search Sequence Analysis Omics Data Analysis

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WorkshopsWeb Dev Software Licensing Bioinformatics Consultations Molecular Biology Information Service http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/molbio

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InfoBoosters www.hsls.pitt.edu/infoboosters

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InfoBoosters Why What How To Use To Create To Bundle

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Research in Post-Genome Era Green etal., Nature 470, February 10, 2011

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Information Overload 285K Breast Cancer 110K Schizophrenia 11K BRCA1 73 K p53

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Molecular Databases and Bioinformatics Software

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Gene: BRCA1 / BRAF/EGFR Structure Function Expression Genomic Context Disease- Association Multidimensional Data

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Genes Mutations Drugs Clinical Trials Classifications Disease: Asthma cancer schizophrenia Multidimensional Data

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Structure Function Expression Genomic Context Mutations One-Dimensional Reading Format

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how is it calculated ? what is its function ? what is its structure? Challenges for Biomedical Scientists

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On-Demand Information

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Bookmarklets : bookmarks stored in a web browser that contains JavaScript commands to extend the browser's functionality. a bookmarklet might allow the user to select text on a page, click the bookmarklet, and be presented with a search engine results page for the search term selected. Software as a Bookmark

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Bookmarklet : Software as a Bookmark

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Mendeleys Web Importer

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InfoBoosters

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How is it calculated ? What is its function ? What is its structure?

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InfoBoosters: Connecting Texts with the Databases InfoBoosters

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Create Your Own InfoBooster WWW.hsls.pitt.edu/infoboosters

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Clinical Trials.gov

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InfoBooster Generator Go to the Clinical Trials.gov Website and do a search with a one-word search term, such as asthma 1 1

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InfoBooster Generator COPY the URL from the search result page 2 2

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InfoBooster Generator 3 3 4 4 5 5 WWW.hsls.pitt.edu/molbio/infoboosters

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InfoBooster Generator

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InfoBoosters Bundle

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Reading Bundles

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Create Your Own Bundle http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/infoboosters

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Compatible Formats

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FireFox for PDF

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Mobile Compatible

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Usage Total Page View: 1150 Average Time on Page: 00:05:23 http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/infoboosters

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Usage

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Potential Use Biocuration Library Licensed Resource Promotion : Micromedex, ClinicalKey, Uptodate Teaching Tool : combine multiple Web addresses into one, an easy to distribute bookmarklet

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InfoBoosters Pros 1.SIMPLE Easy to use, create, & install 2.UNIVERSAL Compatible w/most OS & browsers 3.SEAMLESS Integrates published lit & other databases

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InfoBoosters Con 1.Search term MUST be visible in the URL to work

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Acknowledgements Peter Coles http://mrcoles.com/ Chris Zarata http://chris.zarate.org/ Janis Elsts W-shadow.com https://github.com/ Angie Zack Web & Application Programmer University of Pittsburgh Carrie Iwema Information Specialist in Mol Bio University of Pittsburgh

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Thank You www.hsls.pitt.edu/infoboosters