Biomedical engineering
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bmde500_2013.pdf
Useful resources
Finding books
Search the library catalogue to find academic books and book chapters related to your topic. Remember that you will often have to search for words that are broader than your question. You can also search by combining keywords, for example biomaterials AND "tissue regeneration".
Finding articles
Core databases
- PubMed - primary database for biomedical literature
- Compendex – for all aspects of engineering
- IEEE - database for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers publications
- Materials Research Database with METADEX - primary database for materials engineering
- SciFinder - primary database for chemistry and biochemistry (registration required)
- NCBI - the National Center for Biotechnology Information's suite of linked bioinformatics databases
- Web of Science – multidisciplinary
- Scopus – multidisciplinary
Additional databases
- BIOSIS Previews - major database for biological information
- OpenHelix - numerous online tutorials for various bioinformatics tools
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - international in scope
- Derwent Innovations Index - international patent information (more on patents here)
Search tips
| Boolean operator | AND | e.g. biomechanic AND knee will retrieve articles containing both words, biomechanics AND knee in the title or abstract; this will decrease your search results |
| Boolean operator | OR | e.g. knee OR shoulder will retrieve articles with either knee OR shoulder in the title or abstract; this will increase your search results |
| Phrase searching | "___" | e.g. "risk factor" will retrieve records containing the phrase risk factor |
| Truncation | */? | e.g. injur* will retrieve references containing the words injury, injuries, etc. |
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Get new ideas for search terms by looking at the words used to describe articles you've found
Getting material not available at McGill
McGill students and staff may request articles and books not available at McGill using Colombo (interlibrary loan).
There are no charges for requesting items through Colombo.
Please note that it takes time to recieve items from other libraries, so do not wait until it is too late to submit your request!
Writing and referencing your paper
- Information and resources on publishing in the life sciences
- Information and resources on keeping up with the literature
Citation Management Software
Additional Resources
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Materials Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- The Canadian Medical and Bioengineering Society
- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering Commons
- International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
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