Faculty Development presentation given March 12, 2013 at McGill University

1. Information Tools for Collaboration:
Scopus & RefWorks
March 12, 2013
14h00 to 17h00
Robin Featherstone, MLIS
Liaison Librarian, Life Sciences Library
robin.featherstone@mcgill.ca
Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/featherr

2. Objectives
By the end of the workshop, you will be able
to:
1. Find published research using the
Scopus database
2. Organize and share references using the
citation manager RefWorks

3. Agenda
• Scopus – Intro., Demo. & Exercises
• BREAK
• RefWorks – Intro., Demo. & Exercises
• BREAK
• Resources
• Summary Quiz
• Final Exercise

4. What is Scopus?
• “Largest abstract and citation database of
peer-reviewed literature”
Scopus Content as of October Scopus (Total: ~19,500
journals)
2012
Life
Sciences Web of Science
Health 16% (Total: ~12,000
Sciences journals)
33% Social
Sciences
21%
Medline
Physical
Sciences (Total: 5640
30% journals)
Scopus vs. Web of Science: http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php/Scopus_vs._Web_of_Science

5. Additional Scopus Features
- Document statistics - Metrics: journal - Global institutional
- H-index rankings, impact output
- Citation statistics statistics - Associated authors
- Counts, documents, - Subject area
citations concentrations

6. Demonstration
Start at: www.mcgill.ca/library

7. Scopus Exercises
1. What is the H-index of Jerry L. Avorn?
2. How many references are there for this article?
How many times has it been cited?
Chan, Isaac S., and Geoffrey S. Ginsburg. "Personalized
medicine: progress and promise." Annual review of genomics
and human genetics 12 (2011): 217-244.
3. Which article on the topic of comparative
effectiveness research and medical education has
been cited the most?

8. BREAK – 10 MINS

9. What is RefWorks?
• Reference management software with collaboration tools
• Free to McGill faculty, staff and students
• Web-based – can access anywhere

10. Unique Features of RefWorks
• RefMobile: Mobile access to your account
• RefShare: Share citations with anyone
• RefGrab-It: Create citations from websites

11. RefShare
• Create & share a web page of your
references

12. RefGrab-It
• Create a reference from a web page

13. Demonstration
Start at: www.mcgill.ca/library

14. RefWorks Exercises
1. Export the following from Scopus to RefWorks:
a. Silverman, Henry J., et al. "Perceived comfort level of
medical students and residents in handling clinical ethics
issues." Journal of medical ethics 39.1 (2013): 55-58.
a. References from the citation above
1. Create a new folder called “Students and
Ethics”
2. Create a RefShare page for your new folder

15. BREAK – 10 MINS

16. Resources
• Scopus training videos:
http://trainingdesk.elsevier.com/products/Sco
pus
• Comparison of reference management
software:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_re
ference_management_software
• RefWorks training materials:
http://www.refworks.com/content/path_learn/c
ontent.asp

17. Other Library Workshops
• MyResearch (module 4 covers analytic
tools in Scopus):
http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-
assistance/workshops/view-
workshop/myresearch
• RefWorks:
http://apps.library.mcgill.ca/workshops-
and-tours/view-by-workshop/56

18. Summary Quiz

19. Final Exercise: Putting it All
Together
• Using Scopus and RefWorks, create an
electronic reading list for a course on
knowledge translation and medical education
• Send a link to your reading list to:
robin.featherstone@mcgill.ca
Bonus points: include a website in your
references