User:Mathglot/sandbox/Drafts/Using medical database collections
![]() | This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Mathglot (talk | contribs) 2 years ago. (Update) |
![]() | This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting. |
![]() | This is an explanatory essay about Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine). This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Wikipedia includes many pages containing biomedical content. Information about identifying reliable sources for such content can be found at Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine). This page provides some methods and resources for using medical database collections in order to find and evaluate reliable sources for biomedical information.
Background
[edit]The Wikipedia guideline on Identifying reliable sources on bio medical content supports the general sourcing policy with specific attention to what is appropriate for medical content in any Wikipedia article. This
Ideal sources for biomedical information include: review articles (especially systematic reviews) published in reputable medical journals; academic and professional books written by experts in the relevant fields and from respected publishers; and guidelines or position statements from national or international expert bodies. Primary sources should generally not be used for medical content – as such sources often include unreliable or preliminary information, for example early lab results which don't hold in later clinical trials.
Besides general search engines like Google and Bing, there are many specialized search engines available which have searchable collections of scholarly journals or other content. Google scholar is perhaps the best known of these, but there are many others, and some may be suitable for searching for reliable sources for biomedical content. However like Google, all search engines return algorithmic results based on published documents, and they are not curated for adherence to Wikipedia's guidelines on biomedical content. Individual collections have their strong and weak points, and indiviual documents returned by search need to be vetted like any other source for compliance.
Searchable collections with biomedical content
[edit]This section lists database collections which may contain reliable sources for certain queries. They are all searchable, and each has their own algorithm for returning results deemed most relevant for the user query. Most will return a mix of results from primary and other sources; as noted above, primary sources are generally not usable for verifying biomedical content. The fact that a collection is included below is not an endorsement, and not every search result for even the best collections is usable; in each case, a resource returned by a search should be evaluated against the criteria of the reliable sources for biomedical content.
abbr | Name | Ex | Scope | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cochrane | Cochrane Library[a] ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
Lit surveys and systematic reviews | Long_remarks_here_Cochrane |
DOAJ | Directory of Open Access Journals ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
Directory of Open Access Journals | Long_remarks_here_DOAJ |
Gale | Gale Academic OneFile ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
Academic publisher portal | Long_remarks_here_Gale |
scholar | Google scholar ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
academic papers and other scholarly research | Long_remarks_here_scholar |
books | Google books ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
published books | Long_remarks_here_books |
JSTOR | JSTOR ![]() |
Influenza Influenza vaccine |
academic journals | Long_remarks_here_JSTOR |
OpenMD | OpenMD ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
medical documents from government, global health organizations, medical journals, and reference sites | Long_remarks_here_OpenMD |
PubMed | PubMed ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
National Center for Biotechnology Information from the NIH | Long_remarks_here_PubMed |
ScienceDirect | ScienceDirect ![]() ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
Elsevier's scientific, technical, and medical research portal | Long_remarks_here_ScienceDirect |
Springer | Springer ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
Nature's portal for journals, books, and reference works | Long_remarks_here_Springer |
Trip | Trip Database ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
clinical research evidence | Long_remarks_here_Trip |
Wiley | Wiley Online Library ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
Wiley's portal for academic articles, books, and collections. | Long_remarks_here_Wiley |
GIN | Guidelines International Network ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
Content from the library and registry of guidelines in development. | Long_remarks_here_GIN |
WP Library | Wikipedia Library ![]() |
giardiasis Influenza vaccine |
Academic content from dozens of partners of Wikipedia. | Long_remarks_here_WP_Library |
Evaluating and comparing collections
[edit]This section contains tips and advice on how to decide which database collections are likely to have the best results for the article or topic you are researching.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. |
Evaluating sources from search results
[edit]This section explains how to evaluate sources returned in the search results for a given collection to identify if it is WP:MEDRS-compliant.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. |
See also
[edit]- WP:MEDRS
- Wikipedia:Biomedical information
- Wikipedia:Plain and simple guide for medical editors
- List of academic databases and search engines
- Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-06-30/Dispatches
- WP:LORD
- Medical literature retrieval
Notes
[edit]- ^ Cochrane Library: including the Cochrane database of systematic reviews
- ^ a b Subscription required for full-text access; better access available via Wikipedia Library (please log in first).
Lock icons:
- Free:
- Free reg:
- Free trial:
- Paid sub:
- yellow-alt-3:
- More: c:Category:Open access logos and banners, c:Category:SVG_padlock_icons