Penn State University Libraries - Biomedical Protocols

Core Resources

• Springer Protocols is the online version of the popular monographic series Methods in Molecular Biology plus protocols gleaned from Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods, as well as from a vast number of Laboratory Handbooks, such as The Biomethods Handbook, The Proteomics Handbook, and the Springer Laboratory Manuals.
• Biological Abstracts  covers all aspects of biology, with emphasis on molecular biology, genetics and microbiology.
  
  

Search Tips:

Use the Advanced Search option in Springer Protocols to find specific protocols. In Advanced Search you can search full text, or just titles and abstracts. You can limit by year or subject, although the subject areas are quite broad. You can limit your search to just the Methods in Molecular Biology series, or to a particular volume in the series, if desired. For an online tutorial, go here.

You can register in Springer Protocols so that you can upload your own protocols, save your favorite protocols, get RSS feeds, etc.

To find protocols in Biological Abstracts, there are several ways to search. In the first search line, put in a fairly broad topic, such as "bacteria", then:

1. in the second search line, change the drop down box to "major concepts" and type "methods and techniques" in the search box to get a large result set that may include descriptions of protocols but are not strictly about protocols, OR
2. in the second search line, change the drop down box to "publication name" and type "method*" in the search box to get a result set with source titles such as Methods, Methods in Enzymology, Methods in Molecular Biology, etc., OR
3. in the second search line, change the drop down box to "literature type" and select "protocol" from the list to get articles that mostly describe a particular standard or protocol.
   
   

Of Related Interest

Web of Science  (cited references) can be searched with "method*" as the "publication name".

PubMed  can search in the "Journals Database" section to find publications with the word "methods" in the title, and have these journal names sent to the search box.