VisionCite Subscription: Supplement your PubMed Search |
Date: 17/03/08 |
Following a successful trial, the College Library now subscribes to VisionCite. As mentioned before, VisionCite is a citation index to optometric journal articles. The database contains bibliographical citations for over 200,000 journal articles indexed from 1984 to present. More than 110 periodicals are regularly indexed. Subject areas covered include optometry, ophthalmology, contact lenses, reading, perception, and other vision-related subjects.
VisionCite is a useful supplement to PubMed, bridging the gaps in PubMed's coverage of optometric literature. Some examples of titles not indexed in PubMed, but included in VisionCite are Contact Lens Spectrum, British Journal of Visual Impairment, Review of Optometry, Optometry Today, and Optician.
If you would like to use VisionCite, contact Carrie Sherlock for access details.
Additions and Enhancements to our Journal Collection |
Date: 16/01/08 |
Members now have access to even more journals. See below for details. For a complete list of subscribed titles, see our Journals page.
New titles: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Eye News, and Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. All are available in both print and online.
Current print titles now with electronic access: Annals of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Visual Impairment, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, Survey of Ophthalmology.
For electronic access to journals, you will need an Athens account (some exceptions apply). Contact the Librarian to set one up.
VisionCite Index Trial |
Date: 26/11/07 |
The College Library has a one month trial subscription to VisionCite. Visioncite is a citation index to optometric journal articles. The database contains bibliographical citations for over 200,000 journal articles indexed from 1984 to present. More than 110 periodicals are regularly indexed. Subject areas covered include optometry, ophthalmology, contact lenses, reading, perception, and other vision-related subjects.
Compiled by the Illinois College of Optometry Library, VisionCite is a useful supplement to PubMed, bridging the gaps in PubMed's coverage of optometric literature. Some examples of titles not indexed in PubMed, but included in VisionCite are Contact Lens Spectrum, British Journal of Visual Impairment, Review of Optometry, Optometry Today, and Optician.
While there are no abstracts, there are many useful features such as an advanced search, boolean search operators, the ability to mark and email citations, and direct links to articles when possible.
After the trial period is complete, the College Library will evaluate whether or not to subscribe to VisionCite for 2008. Your input is welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to try VisionCite, contact the Librarian, Carrie Sherlock for access details.
British Standards Online Launches New Web Site |
Date: 26/11/07 |
The British Standards Online (BSOL) web site has been completely overhauled. New features include better searching for new and advanced users, additional powerful browsing features, better results handling, and a more intuitive user interface.
The new address for BSOL is: http://www.bsi-global.com/en/My-BSI/My-Subscriptions/BSOL/
If you are taken to the BSI Group homepage, not the BSOL search page, click on the BSOL image to be taken to the British Standards Online subscribers area.
The College provides electronic access to all British Standards relating to optics and optometry. Members can access BSOL via Athens, or with a shared username and password if you do not have an Athens account. Contact the Librarian, Carrie Sherlock if you require access, or would like help navigating the new site.