Go Beyond Books

Go Beyond Books

Dr. Ashok Shyam. Why do we lack a Research Culture? Analysing the Indian Medical Landscape. PMC ID: PMC5727989  Good medical practices require an existing awareness of current developments in the field. Research is an essential component of growth in medicine, because new developments require extensive study and analysis. However, there are a number of factors which undermine the existence of a good research culture in our country. In this editorial piece, Dr. Ashok Shyam emphasizes upon some of these. There is a prevalent practice among medical students to depend upon textbooks for carrying out their research and studies. While textbooks are…
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A Bookshelf on the Go.

A Bookshelf on the Go.

If you are a caregiver/health sciences student with particular interested in the Life Sciences, this post will be of special interest to you. The NCBI Bookshelf, from 1999 onwards, provides free access to full text documents and books on their website. As of date, the most popular resources used via this tool remain textbooks. There are a number of classic textbooks available on this platform, notable ones being Stryer’s Biochemistry, Baron’s Medical Microbiology, and Walker’s Clinical Methods. While these editions are older, they are still accessed by a number of students and educators all across the world. The tool is particularly helpful for…
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Reference Management Tools to your Rescue!

Reference Management Tools to your Rescue!

Ivey Camille, Crum Janet. Choosing the Right Citation Management Tool: Endnote, Mendeley, Refworks, or Zotero. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.468 Academic publications are a huge task, involving rigorous procedures of sourcing good literature, collecting credible data, analyzing, putting it all down on paper, getting reviewed and giving credit where it is due. Much of the work you put in has to solely come from your effort and knowledge. But the last part- which deals with getting all your references in order can be a tedious, boring, manual necessity. There are tools out there to help you with this, and you should have a thorough…
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