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NEW! IEEE Transactions in Medical Imaging

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You want(ed) it, we got it!

The Library now has access going back to 2010 for IEEE Transactions in Medical Imaging!  The focus of the journal is on unifying the sciences of medicine, biology, and imaging. The journal is indexed in both Pubmed® and Medline®.

The journal publishes original contributions on medical imaging achieved by modalities including ultrasound, X-rays, magnetic resonance, radionuclides, microwaves, and optical methods. More detailed submissions guidelines may be found at the IEEE Author Center.

You can access IEEE Transactions in Medical Imaging via OneSearch.

Google Advanced Search

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While the advantage of Google has always been viewed as an example of searching simplicity, its developers recognize the need for search precision functionality when needed.

Recently we reported that Google began implementing the ability to use Boolean searching within the Google interface. Google also has an Advanced search that offers some limited options for refining a search by using preset search boxes to assist users. These preset search boxes offer a guided way for achieving the same results as with using Boolean Operators, double quotes, filters, etc. For example, “All These Words” equals the “AND” Boolean Operator, “Any of These Words” equals the “OR” Boolean Operator.

Unfortunately, these options are not quickly found when doing a Google search. To get to it, click on the Settings in the right lower corner of the Google search screen and then on Advanced Search.

You can also bookmark the direct URL (https://www.google.com/advanced_search) for easy access.

Simply fill out the search box and then use another set of options to narrow your search down by Language, Region and other criteria.

Palliative Care Literature Search Filters

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A group of researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands recently published a paper where they describe the development and validation of bibliographic database search filters/hedges useful for identifying scholarly literature in the field of palliative care.

Rietjens JA, Bramer WM, Geijteman EC, van der Heide A, Oldenmenger WH. Development and validation of search filters to find articles on palliative care in bibliographic databases. Palliat Med. 2019 Apr;33(4):470-474. doi:10.1177/0269216318824275. Epub 2019 Jan 28. PubMed PMID: 30688143; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6439930.

Search filters can be used by anyone carrying out database searches, both professional librarians and non-librarians alike. They help you save time by allowing you to take advantage of the good work of others to more quickly and efficiently extract what you need from bibliographic databases.

To add a search filter to your search strategy, simply copy the appropriate search string provided by the authors and paste it into the database search form that you are using, being sure to note the database name and vendor interface (the syntax will vary depending on the particular interface being used). You can copy the palliative care filter directly from Table 1 or from the plain text version available in the Supplemental data file. After starting your research with the topic-specific core set of search results that the search filter/hedge returns, you can then add your favorite terms to further customize the search strategy toward your particular interests.

For more tips on identifying literature on a particular topic, be sure to Ask Us!