Special Topics: Surgery for Engineers Using the resources of Carnegie Mellon University Libraries http://www.library.cmu.edu/ Biomedical Engineering Research Guide: http://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/EngineeringAndSciences/Bi oMed/index.html
Jan 19, 2016
Special Topics:Surgery for Engineers
Using the resources of Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
http://www.library.cmu.edu/
Biomedical Engineering Research Guide:http://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/EngineeringAndSciences/BioMed/index.html
I can’t find it at CMU
InterLibrary Loan, ILLiadhttp://www.library.cmu.edu/Services/ILL/
Visit the University of Pittsburgh’s Hillman Library:http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/hillman/hillman.html
Take your CMU ID and jump drive to Hillman Library's reference desk. Ask for authorization to use at their Library that allows you to access their system’s online resources. You will have to make this request in person each time you log-in.
Background Material
CAMEO – Library Catalog
http://www.library.cmu.edu/
Search for “robotic surgery” Try: “medical devices”
Someone has the book checked out that I want
What is my pin?
PIN is the last four digits of your CMU ID
Relevant titles at E&S Library
Biomedical Engineering – 610.28– Biomedical technology and devices handbook:
610.28 B615994
Surgery – 617– Navigation and robotics in total joint and spine surgery:
617.47 N325– Computer and robotic assisted hip and knee surgery:
617.581 C738– Engineering for patient safety: issues in minimally invasive
procedures: 617.9 E57
Checking the World Catalog
WorldCat– Example search for “Biomedical Engineering”
Using “Subjects” to find subject headings then narrower subject headings
– Medical instruments and apparatus [ Expand ] Using “Keyword” search for “surgical navigation”
Access WorldCat: http://www.library.cmu.edu/
find under “Databases by Name, A-Z”
Encyclopedias/Dictionaries Ideas for topics/definition of terms
AccessScience—Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia (example, Biomedical devices)
Xreferplus (medical dictionaries) Browse topicshttp://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/AZ.html
Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering:
610.28 E56, 2 vols. E&S Reference
Review articles
Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering– http://bioeng.AnnualReviews.org/– Also available in print at E&S Library: 610.28 A615
Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering– Shelved alphabetically by title: E&S Library
Limit to “review” in select databases – PubMed example—Limits: Type of Article: Review– Web of Science example— Restrict search by languages
and document types: Review
Cochrane Library reviews
Cochrane Library available ONLY via Pitt log-in– Refer to this guide:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/nlhdocs/gf_newcochrane220405.doc
When authorized to use Pitt’s databases, go to their list of all databases, http://www.library.pitt.edu/
access via: Wiley Interscience – Cochrane database of methodology reviews– Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Web of Science
Science Citation Index Expanded (1945-present) – 18,000 new articles added each week
General Search– robot* AND surg*
Cited Reference Search– Example: David Vorp
Citation Alerts—Help Index– Let’s you know when article cited by a new article
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/AZ.html
EI Compendex and Inspec
Compendex contains over 9 million references and abstracts taken from over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports.
Inspec provides access to literature in electrical engineering, electronics, physics, control engineering, information technology, communications, computers, computing, and manufacturing and production engineering. Contains over 8 million bibliographic records.
Compendex and Inspec continued
Can search both Compendex (Engineering Index) and Inspec
– surg* AND navigation*Refine Results--Add a term: laparoscopic
RSS feeds
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/AZ.html
PubMed (pubmed.gov)
Developed by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at National Library of Medicine (NLM)
16 million + bibliographic citations, 1950-
Provides access to MEDLINE
Medline
National Library of Medicine (NLM) premier bibliographic database
13 million records from 1966-present
Medline
Medline at CMU http://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/AZ.html
– Via PubMed
– FirstSearch 1965-present (search with other databases such as ASTA or BasicBIOSIS)
– Web of Science *includes Old Medline 1950-1965, 1950-present (search with Web of Science
– Scifinder Scholar 1950-present (search with CA-Chemical Abstracts database)
MeSH Vocabulary
PITTCat example Subject Headings
http://www.library.pitt.edu/
– Quick search: “surgical navigation” – Found this book: Minimally Invasive Therapies – Library of Congress & Medical Subject Headings,
including:
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
MeSH in PubMed
Used for indexing journal articles MeSH Tree Structure, narrower terms under
broader terms MeSH Tutorials:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=mesh
NCBI introduction page
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ All Databases Example search: tracheoesophageal fistula and/or esophageal atresia
– Look at results: PubMed, OMIM, MeSH Subheadings, restrictions, limits
MeSH/PubMed searching
Search for computer assisted surgery in MeSH database
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=mesh
Surgery, Computer-Assisted and show Links, then completed search
PubMed and BioMed Central
BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/
PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
IEEE Xplore
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/AZ.html
SciFinder Scholar
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/DB/scifinder.html
Indexes more than 9,000 journals back to 1907, as well as patents from 29 countries, technical reports, books, conference proceedings, and dissertations. It covers world-wide literature in all areas of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and related sciences—including medical.
SciFinder Scholar example search
Explore—Search for Scientific Information– “surgical navigation”
Substance Identifier– Advil, adverse effect
Related resources/government
U.S. Patents http://www.uspto.gov/Patents, Search: Issued Patents/Published Applications
example: “Intuitive Surgical” (plug-in to view images)
NTIS National Technical Information Service– Government sponsored researchhttp://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/AZ.html
Clinical Trials: http://clinicaltrials.gov/
Searching across multiple databases
MetaLib, federated searching
http://www.library.cmu.edu/
Try search: “capsule” “endoscopy” under Engineering/Tech category
Full-Text Journals and Collections
Full-Text Resources:
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/fulltext.html
Biomedical Engineering online:
http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/home/
Elsevier ScienceDirect
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/alphaj.html
Knovel Full-Text references
Link available via CAMEO record
or Available under Databases by Name, A-Z
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Search/AZ.html
Reference books, Handbooks such as:Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering
Hints for Writing/Presentations
Hints for writing:– CAMEO keyword search for “technical writing” – Books also on grant writing at Hunt Library
EndNote– Software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies. – You must pay a licensing fee to be given access to
download this software. You may pay this licensing fee at the Computer Store located in the lower-level of the University Shoppe in the University Center.
Writing Guide for Engineering and Science students (hosted by Virginia Tech)
– http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/
If I just HAVE to Google…Try instead…
Google Scholar (Advanced Scholar Search)– Carnegie Mellon Links http://scholar.google.com/
Try alternative search engines (example: “surgical navigation”)– Vivisimo: http://clusty.com/– Scirus: http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/– OMNIMedicalSearch: http://omnimedicalsearch.com/
EEVL– http www.eevl.ac.uk/about.htm ://– Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing
Site Map, Subject Classification, Biomedical Engineering example search: “devices”
Helpful Websites
Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh
http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/about/libraries/falk
Mayo Clinic (Clinical Trials)http://www.mayo.edu/
National Library of Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/ (Biomedical Research & Informatics)
Internet for Surgeons
Web resources listed in book: Internet for Surgeons / Jeff W. Allen : 004.678 A42I
– Examples for “Minimal Access Surgery”:European Association for Endoscopic Surgery
International Society for Computer Aided Surgery
Laparoscopy
Ask a Librarian
Ask a Librarian page linkhttp://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/ask.html
Thank you for your attention!Donna Beck, Engineering
LibrarianCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity Libraries