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Staying Current withScience News -- Searching and Sources Online: 

Staying Current with Science News -- Searching and Sources Online Patricia F. Anderson <pfa@umich.edu> Health Sciences Libraries, UM March 6, 2007 © 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

Staying Current withScience News -- Searching and Sources Online: 

Staying Current with Science News -- Searching and Sources Online Patricia F. Anderson <pfa@umich.edu> Health Sciences Libraries, UM March 6, 2007 © 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies: 

Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies Think of a group of terms that describe your topic, and gather them in a single search statement using the Boolean OR. Test your search for a few days, refine. Then use the RSS feed from the search in your RSS feed reader, or create an e-mail alert. SEE EXAMPLES -->

Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies: 

Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies Examples: Search in Google for news: (omics OR genomics OR proteomics OR nanotechnology OR bioinformatics OR transgenic OR "genetically modified") (news OR "press release") Search in Google: News: (omics OR genomics OR proteomics OR nanotechnology OR bioinformatics OR transgenic OR "genetically modified")

Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies: 

Science News: Searching: General Search Engine Strategies (dental OR dentistry OR dentist OR dentists OR orthodontics OR endodontics OR periodontics OR maxillofacial OR caries OR cariology OR "bite-mark”) metastasis OR angiogenesis OR ((tumor OR tumour) (suppression OR inhibition))

News Alerts from Google: 

News Alerts from Google

News via RSS Feeds: 

News via RSS Feeds RSS session coming later this month. In the meantime, look for this symbol in the location box of your browser.

Science News: Searching: Topic Search Engines: 

Science News: Searching: Topic Search Engines MedStory

Science News: Searching: Topic Search Engines: 

Science News: Searching: Topic Search Engines MedStory: http://www.medstory.com/

Science News from Major News Providers: 

Science News from Major News Providers Advantages: Almost always have RSS feed for specific topic Topics will include both Science, Health or Medicine, and Technology (in various combinations) Major names have reputation to protect, so accuracy review is fairly tight. Always have something Disadvantages: Not as precisely focused on your specific topic Usually not reported by scientists, so quality may vary

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: BBC: 

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: BBC

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: BBC: 

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: BBC

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: CNN: 

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: CNN

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: New York Times: 

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: New York Times

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: New York Times: 

Science News from Major News Providers: Examples: New York Times

Science News from Governments & NGOs: 

Science News from Governments & NGOs Examples European Space Agency (ESA) National Science Foundation (NSF) NATO Royal Society (RSOC)

Governments & NGOs: Examples: NSF: 

Governments & NGOs: Examples: NSF

Governments & NGOs: Examples: ESA: 

Governments & NGOs: Examples: ESA

Governments & NGOs: Examples: RSOC: 

Governments & NGOs: Examples: RSOC

News from Popular Science Journals: 

News from Popular Science Journals Advantages More focused, still broad More scientific review of article content and quality Also very likely to have RSS feed Disadvantages Written for popular audience Usually written by science writers, but not necessarily trained as scientists Likely to be broader than your own topic interests Reports what is of interest to public, not what is of interest to scientists

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Discover : 

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Discover

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Popular Science : 

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Popular Science

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Scientific American : 

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Scientific American

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Science News : 

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Science News

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Science News: Article: 

News from Popular Science Journals: Examples: Science News: Article Note: graphics from professional artists.

News from General Science Research Journals: 

News from General Science Research Journals Advantages More focused, still broad More scientific review of article content and quality Also very likely to have RSS feed Disadvantages Not many Perhaps still broader than your own topic interests

General Science Research Journals: Examples: Nature : 

General Science Research Journals: Examples: Nature

General Science Research Journals: Examples: New Scientist: 

General Science Research Journals: Examples: New Scientist

General Science Research Journals: Examples: Science (AAAS): 

General Science Research Journals: Examples: Science (AAAS)

News from Associations: 

News from Associations Advantages Topical Targeted Organizations with small groups or narrow focus tend to have few announcements and focus on their own press releases. Best with organizations broad in scope or focused on rapidly changing topics.

News From Associations: Example: AAAS EurekAlert!: 

News From Associations: Example: AAAS EurekAlert!

Science News Services: 

Science News Services Advantages Can provide high-quality brief snapshots of what is going on in science Focused Disadvantages Sometimes low budget Can be out-dated or under-supported

Science News Services: Examples: Bright Surf: 

Science News Services: Examples: Bright Surf

Science News Services: Examples: FirstScience: 

Science News Services: Examples: FirstScience

Science News Services: Examples: SciCentral: 

Science News Services: Examples: SciCentral

Science News Services: Examples: ScienceDaily: 

Science News Services: Examples: ScienceDaily

Science News Services: Examples: SciTechDaily: 

Science News Services: Examples: SciTechDaily

Science News Services: Examples: Others: 

Science News Services: Examples: Others Science.bio.org Science & Spirit

One Stop Specialty Shops: 

One Stop Specialty Shops Advantages Highly focused on relevant topics Cutting edge Selected by and/or written with experts in the topic area Disadvantages More difficult to find Can be ephemeral Sometimes not as well supported financially, thus may lack some bells and whistles

Specialty News: Examples: Regional - European: 

Specialty News: Examples: Regional - European EurActiv AlphaGalileo

Specialty News: Examples: Genome News Network : 

Specialty News: Examples: Genome News Network

Specialty News: Examples: Nanotechnology: 

Specialty News: Examples: Nanotechnology Foresight Nanotech Institute Nanotechnology.com NanotechnologyNow Small Times

Specialty News: Examples: Medicine & Health: 

Specialty News: Examples: Medicine & Health MedicalNewsToday Reuters Health Ivanhoe’s Medical Breakthroughs Medscape

Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry: 

Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry Medical News Today

Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry: 

Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry Dental News

Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry: 

Specialty News: Examples: Dentistry Topix

Also Rans: Finding Current News Images: 

Also Rans: Finding Current News Images Google Use the word “pictures” in your topic search Or use: (pictures OR images) Google: Images Blocks many images from commercial news services Flickr Images from people on the scene Groups collecting images of current events Web 2.0 and Citizen Journalism NowPublic, Snaparazzi, OhMyNews, WikiNews

Also Rans: Finding Reports from Conferences: 

Also Rans: Finding Reports from Conferences Slideshare.net