Scientific Literature
The beginning and end to all science is with scientific literature. You
will find your ideas there and will publish your results there too. You need
to be very familiar with the scientific literature in your discipline and
your specialty.
The APS
and the Association of Chairs of
Departments of Physiology recommend that trainees understand the
importance of and work to develop the following scientific literature skills:
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a. |
Familiarity with the research
literature of physiology, including familiarity with major historical
developments |
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b. |
Ability to read the primary
literature |
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c. |
Ability to keep abreast of major
research developments both within a particular research area and in the
general area of physiology |
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d. |
Ability to locate and assimilate new
information rapidly |
(from the APS/ACDP
List of Professional Skills for Physiologists and Trainees)
Here are
a variety of web sites with information that you
might find useful.*
Historical Literature
Essays on the APS Classic Papers
Original classic articles and essays on why those articles are considered
classics
History
Publications
History of The American Physiological Society -
The First Century, 1887-1987
Physiology in the American Context, 1850-1940
August and Marie Krogh: Lives in Science
People and Idea Series
Circulation of the Blood: Men and Ideas
Membrane Transport: People and Ideas
Endocrinology: People and Ideas
Renal Physiology: People and Ideas
A Life of Ernest Starling
Exercise Physiology: People and Ideas
Respiratory Physiology: People and Ideas
Moving Questions: A History of Membrane Transport and Bioenergetics
High Life: A History of High-Altitude Physiology and Medicine
The Physiologist
See historical articles from 1982-1985
Timeline of Physiology
Timeline of
Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
Historical events in physiology
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Primary Literature
APS Journals
(home to the 14 APS primary and review journals, with online access to
journal content free after 1 year)
Pubmed (National Library of
Medicine/NIH)
(searches MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical
articles)
Stanford's HighWire Library of the
Sciences and Medicine
(largest archive of free life science articles from 363 of the best
scientific journals, plus all of Medline)
For more on reading scientific literature, see
Reading and Presenting a Scientific Paper
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Major Research Developments
Experimental Biology Meeting
APS
Conferences
(and other scientific meetings)
ISI Web of
Knowledge
(subscription-based search platform for scientific journals and
other materials)
Pubmed (National Library of
Medicine/NIH)
(searches MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical
articles)
Stanford's HighWire Library of the
Sciences and Medicine
(largest archive of free life science articles from 363 of the best
scientific journals, plus all of Medline)
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Locating New Information
Concept Mapping
Eric Plotnick, ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology
Thinking
Critically
Organizing and Integrating Information
Reading and
Understanding Texts
Learning Skills Program, University of Victoria, British Columbia
see also: Informational Technology
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*APS does not endorse or assume responsibility for the information posted
on these web sites.
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