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About the Faculty Bibliography



  • What is the Faculty Bibliography?   The NYU College of Dentistry Faculty Bibliography is a service of the NYU Health Sciences Libraries. The purpose of the Bibliography is to gather citations to publications of NYU College of Dentistry faculty into a single easy to use database.



  • What's included?   The Dental Faculty Bibliography endeavors to include all published articles, chapters, and books written by eligible faculty. It does not include "preprint", "in press", "submitted", or "accepted" publications. For inclusion, the faculty member must be named as an author in the publication.



  • Where do the citations come from?   Citations are gathered from various online databases, most prominently Medline and MEDCat (the Library's online catalog). Citations also come from Biological Abstracts, EMBASE, Web of Science, and PsychInfo  and other databases. These databases are available for searching via the NYU Health Sciences Libraries web site.

    The Bibliography also contains citations to published works that do not appear in online databases, but which have been identified and suggested by faculty themselves and verified by the Library.



  • Some of my publications are missing. How can I get them added?   Unfortunately, it's impossible for us to catch and include every faculty publication as soon as it appears in print. Among other things, there is always a time lag between publication and inclusion in online citation databases.

    The Library always welcomes submissions and corrections from the faculty. You may drop off citations at the Library Circulation Desk or you may email us at hsl_facbib@nyumc.org.



  • Some of the publications listed under my name are not mine. How can I get them removed?   Unfortunately, matching faculty names against published citations is at best an inexact science. Please let us know about any problems of this nature you encounter. The Library always welcomes corrections from the faculty. You may drop off corrections at the Library Circulation Desk or you may email us at hsl_facbib@nyumc.org.



  • Why can't I click on a citation to get the full text?   In some cases you can. If a publisher has placed the text of an article online and the Library has licensed online access for the School of Medicine from the publisher, then in many cases you will see a option labeled "full-text" next to the article's citation in the Bibliography. Clicking on this link will take you to the article on the publisher's site. Because access under these licenses is controlled by IP address, these links may not work from computers outside NYU.

    The NYU Health Sciences Libraries makes a wealth of full-text medical literature resources available through its homepage.



  • Can I get statistical data from the Faculty Bibliography?   Yes. Both general and departmental statistical reports are available. If you have a specific statistical question that you need answered, please contact the Faculty Bibliography Administrator to discuss the possibility of a customized statistical report.



  • Warning! Incomplete data!   Statistics derived from the Faculty Bibliography are only as good as the underlying data. At present the Bibliography is definitely incomplete. Some faculty have quite complete listings while others have few or none of their publications included. When using the Bibliography for statistical or other comparisons, please bear in mind that actual data may not be valid for all comparisons.

    The Library's objective is a truly comprehensive bibliography. We are continually working to add citations and otherwise improve the data and its usability. We encourage all faculty and departments to make every effort to ensure that they are fully and fairly represented in the Bibliography. The best way to do this at present is to have individual faculty review their bibliographies and submit additions and corrections via email at hsl_facbib@nyumc.org.



  • I have more questions, whom should I contact?   Please direct all questions relating to the Faculty Bibliography to the Faculty Bibliography Administrator via email at the address: hsl_facbib@nyumc.org. If email is not convenient, please call Rich McGowan at (212) 263-8016.





 last updated: 6/28/2009 
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