Open Texts – Opening up a world of digitised texts

Open Texts – Opening up a world of digitised texts

How would you feel if you knew that there is a complete library of valuable text just waiting for your attention, a few clicks away from you? Open Texts is a web platform that enables you to discover free digitised text resources from around the world. It has over eight million items on its shelves, ranging from items on the History of Medicine right down to conference literature on topics such as Osteoporosis. There is an advanced search option that will allow you to narrow down your area of interest to a specific time period, or to filter your search…
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Choosing a journal to publish your paper? Try “Think Check Submit”

Choosing a journal to publish your paper? Try “Think Check Submit”

Which journal should I submit my paper to? That is a question that very often appears in the minds of those who attempt writing. First time writers often know very little about choosing a journal. It is not easy either. Some points to ponder are: - Who is your article really useful for? Research on a tropical disease is less likely to be useful for an American audience. A journal that has a larger circulation in tropical countries makes more sense as a choice. Is the journal open access or free? If yes that is a great choice - as…
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Trip Database

Trip Database

Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. Trip has been online since 1997 and an important source of evidence-based content. The motto of the Founders of TRIP is - ‘Find evidence fast’ and this is something they aim to deliver for all searches done on the database The subscribed version of TRIP promises lots more. As well as research evidence the engine allows clinicians to search across other content types like lots more systematic reviews and guidelines and also images, videos,…
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