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Library User Guide: Medical Students

This guide was created to walk FAU Schmidt College of Medicine students through accessing the library, how to utilize library resources, and to better highlight multiple guides, spaces, and services the library can offer students during their time at the

Where Do I Start?

The guides in this box were created to start you on your road to research, scholarly activity, and publication. Click a tab above to view the Evidence-Based guides we have as well as a guide providing examples of published student projects which includes video content showing database search strategies. 

 Please let the librarians know if you have questions or would like to schedule a meeting to discuss further. 

Delve into EBM resources, biostats resources, study design, and systematic reviews.

Ready to start your own literature search? This guide was created to walk a user through a literature search as it relates to EBM: from creating a search question from a basic need (clinical or research) to searching the literature, to evaluating and applying the medical literature to your question. It is also great for those who simply need a refresher: skip ahead to tabs covering basic and advanced search strategies.

Guide offering support for summer research projects. Find video demonstrations on the library's top medical literature search databases, as well as example articles published by FAU medical students & residents. 

Are There Additional FAU Resources I Can Use?

View a list of reference management software, citation styles, and plagiarism resources, and more.

  1. Endnote's "Journal Match" feature enables authors to find journals that matches their manuscript.
  2.  Through the FAU Libraries' subscription to Web of Science, FAU students, faculty and staff have FREE access to EndNote Web Basic. 

For access to Endnote:

  • Go to the Web of Science database.  
  • Sign in or register for a free account with your FAU email (both options located at the top right side of the page)
  • Click on "My Products" at the top right side of the page and choose "EndNote" from the dropdown options
  • For on demand tech support via webpage tutorials and knowledgebases, visit Endnote Table of Contents. 

Endnote Cite While You Write: 

  • From your Endnote account, click the "downloads" option from the gray navigation bar. 
  • From the Cite While You Write column, click the download link for your device. Installation Instructions & System Requirements provided if needed. 
  • Follow download prompts and refer to the installation instructions as needed. 
  • Within Word, authorize the CWYW Endnote tab by linking to your Endnote account: Cite While You Write Preferences

To utilize the Journal Match feature:

  • Click on "My Products" at the top right side of the page and choose "Master Journal List" from the dropdown options
  • In the center box next to "Already have a manuscript?" click "Match manuscript." 
  • Log in or create an account. 
  • Enter the title of your manuscript and abstract
  • Click "Find Journals."

The Medical Library offers a YouTube playlist featuring various topics. Here you will find literature search demos covering multiple medical databases to get you started. Questions on tailoring searches to *your* question? Reach out! We'd love to work with you. 

Created by FAU Libraries' Scholarly Communication Program, the guide provides resources for choosing a journal, determining journal quality (including identifying predatory publishers), and author rights

Notable Sections: 

  • Open Access
    •  Publishing in Open Access
    • Evaluate and find publishers
  • Journal and Research Impact
    • Find impact factors
    • Citation Tracking and analysis
  • Scholarly Publishing 
    • Choose a journal or publisher
    • Retractions
    • Deceptive or predatory publishers
  •  Researcher Profile and Identifier Management
    • Types of Researcher IDs and Profiles

FAU Libraries maintains an annual subscription to BMJ Case Reports, and are provided a fellowship code which waives the author submission fee for FAU residents, affiliate faculty, faculty, and students. Please contact Tiffany Follin, or the medical department, for the code. 

Instructions for Authors regarding writing and submission are available HERE. 

FLAGSHIP is an academic Open Access channel of the Cureus journal. While publication is free, those who submit may need editing services that require payment. The FAU Libraries is not directly involved with FLAGSHIP and does not have a code to waive fees. 

For publication questions contact Dr. Michael Dedonno: mdedonno@health.fau.edu. 

Are There Journal Matching Services Available?

Below is a selection of Journal Matching Resources that are available to match your manuscript with a journal. Results are an indication of compatibility and does not indicate or ensure acceptance of your article.

*Please note that the library does not offer funding for journals should your manuscript be accepted. Please see BMJ Case Reports, above, for details on the Fellowship code we are able to provide students. 

Last updated on Oct 22, 2024 4:07 PM