Scopus, an Elsevier database that the MSK Library subscribes to, differs from PubMed in some significant ways. Here are the key differences to keep in mind when you are selecting the best tool to use for your next research project:

• Scopus includes Cited References, in fact they recently reached a project milestone of 5M cited references added. Cited references are essentially the references in an indexed article’s bibliography, which – if included in a database’s citations records, allow for searchers to see which other articles have cited a particular article since its publication. Note: PubMed records do not include cited references; however, PubMed has begun displaying links to cited references pulled from full-text articles included in PubMed Central (PMC).

• Scopus includes more than just articles, also indexing books, book chapters, and conference abstracts.

• Scopus includes journal titles that go beyond the strictly biomedical disciplines, including content from journal titles in the Health Sciences and Life Sciences, but also from the Physical Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities. Continue reading →

Altmetric, a system that tracks the attention that scholarly articles and datasets receive online by pulling in “posts” from social media, traditional media and online reference managers, has announced that they have expanded to also monitor the attention of ClinicalTrials.gov study records. As per the company’s November 12 press release: “Patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, regulators, and many others can now read the conversations and media coverage surrounding specific clinical trials, even before results have been published.”

As of the date of the press release, the Altmetric Bookmarklet was not yet appearing on the ClinicalTrials.gov pages, however, there are plans to have it added in the near future.

Feel free to contact the library with any questions about Altmetric or for information on any other scholarly literature quality metrics.

Great news for Endnote users! The www.endnote.com and www.myendnoteweb.com websites can be accessed from devices on the MSK computer IP range once again.

Endnote users can now go directly to the Endnote website’s “downloads” section anytime they wish to obtain a journal output style that they need (among other things) – without having to endure the delays involved with having to go through a middleman.

As always – all are welcome to contact the library with any questions or concerns about the Endnote program or the Endnote domain websites.