Archive for the 'Databases' Category

Find Funding Through ScanGrants

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

ScanGrants is a free database designed to facilitate the search for funding sources to support research in individual and community health. Sources most frequently listed include private foundations, corporations, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations and also includes less traditional funding opportunities. Federal and state funding sources are typically not included on ScanGrants because they are readily […]

Current Protocols Now Online

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Current Protocols has long provided authoritative and up-to-date methods for scientific research in print.  The new online, step-by-step manuals span the life sciences and are designed to meet the hands-on needs of researchers and contain thousands of protocols ranging from the basic to the advanced.  Protocols are thoroughly field-tested for accuracy and easy replication and include expert commentary and […]

Vadlo

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Vadlo is a beta version of a new search engine designed to make it easier to locate biology research-related information on the web.  Users can search within five categories covering all branches of the life sciences.

Protocols:  search for methods, techniques, assays, procedures, reagent recipes, plasmid maps, etc. 
Online Tools: calculators, servers, prediction tools, sequence alignment and manipulation tools, […]

PubMed Offers New Features

Friday, September 26th, 2008

PubMed’s most recent update features improved tools for locating articles and complying with the NIH Public Access Policy.

Advanced Search Mode:  searches across multiple fields simultaneously and includes the view, combine, modify search histories and limits functions on the same page.
Drug Censor: links to evidence based medicine resources for searches on (some) drugs on the […]

By JoVE

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

What’s JoVE? The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is an exciting free access video journal of biological research established as a new tool in life science publication and communication.  The video format illustrates basic protocols and techniques and is peer reviewed with the participation of scientists from leading research institutions and included in PubMed. Use JoVE to visualize experimental techniques […]

Customize Your OVIDSP Searches

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Tired of using ”vanilla” options to refine your searches in OvidSP? The most recent update is the first of a planned two-part enhancement based on feedback from users and offers increased flexibility, customization and improved workflow tools.  Features include

Customize Limits - Individualize limits to focus your searches
Annotations - Create, edit and add multiple annotations to citations
Search Aid […]