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# Web of Science
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#### Mathew Vis-Dunbar

#### January 17, 2022
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## A Note on <span class = "highlight">Databases</span>

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WoS Core Collection : Zoological Record : Medline

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Take away
<span class = "highlight">:<br />:<br />:</span>
Indicate the interface and the database used when searching. Document your search.

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## A Note on <span class = "highlight">Classification</span>

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Ungulates, pachyderms, Oh My!


*Phacochoerus africanus* or *P. aethiopicus*?

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*Adonsia digitata (Malvaceae previously Bombaceae)*

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Resources

* Wikipedia
* NCBI Taxonomy Database https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy
* International Plant Names Index https://www.ipni.org/

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Take away
<span class = "highlight">:<br />:<br />:</span>
You should know your [organism] of interest. At least a little bit.

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## A Note on <span class = "highlight">Goolge Scholar</span>

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Google Scholar is Amazing.

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The role of reproducibility in gathering existing evidence.

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Take away
<span class = "highlight">:<br />:<br />:</span>
Know the limits and biases of the system you're searching.

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## A Note on <span class = "highlight">Boolean Logic</span>, <span class = "highlight">Wildcards</span> And <span class = "highlight">""</span>

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## AND OR NOT

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## And <span class = "highlight">=</span> Intersection

Two terms used in the same record.

Loxodonta **AND** Adonsia


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## Or <span class = "highlight">=</span> Union

All records where either term is used. Includes the intersection.

Loxodonta **OR** Adonsia


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## Or <span class = "highlight">=</span> Union

All records where either term is used. Includes the intersection.

Loxodonta **OR** Elephant


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## NOT <span class = "highlight">=</span> Exclusion

Omits all records where the term is used.

Loxodonta **AND** Adonsia **NOT** Captivity


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## Wildcards <span class = "highlight">*</span>

Search for words by their stems.

* savanna OR savannah = savanna*
* herbivorous OR herbivore OR herbivores = herbivor*

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## Phrase searching <span class = "highlight">""</span>

savanna* fire management = savanna* AND fire AND management

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## Phrase searching <span class = "highlight">""</span>

savanna* <span class = "highlight">"</span>fire management<span class = "highlight">"</span> = savanna* AND <span class = "highlight">"</span>fire management<span class = "highlight">"</span>

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Take aways
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* OR synonymous terms.
* AND non-synonymous terms.
* Consider alternate spellings.
* Use stems with * when appropriate.
* Use "" for multiword concepts

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## A Note on <span class = "highlight">Managing Your Search Results</span>

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Web of Science is an abstracting database.

You need to follow links to the full text.

Then you should keep those PDFs somewhere.

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Install and Use Instructions

https://ubco-biology.github.io/Procedures-and-Guidelines/reference-management-zotero.html

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## APA Citation Support

https://ubco-biology.github.io/Procedures-and-Guidelines/apa-citations.html