Staying current by searching the veterinary literature

J Vet Med Educ. 2011 Spring;38(1):10-5. doi: 10.3138/jvme.38.1.10.

Abstract

The body of knowledge in veterinary medicine and the biomedical sciences continues to grow logarithmically, and learning about new developments in veterinary medicine requires successful navigation of recently published literature worldwide. This article examines how veterinarians can use different types of automated services from databases and publishers to search the current and past literature, access articles, and manage references that are found.

MeSH terms

  • Data Mining / methods*
  • Databases, Bibliographic
  • Education, Veterinary / methods*
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination / methods*
  • Internet
  • Medical Informatics Applications*
  • Periodicals as Topic*
  • Search Engine
  • Webcasts as Topic