SpringerProtocols Presentation · SpringerProtocols Presentation| 10/16/2013 | 4 •Protocols are used wherever scientific experiments are conducted •Laboratory methods often first

SpringerProtocols Presentation

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In this presentation

• What is a protocol?

• SpringerProtocols: An Introduction

‒ Format

‒ Applications and Use

‒ Content Coverage

‒ Features and Benefits

• Platforms

• Summary


A protocol is a recipe

for a scientific

experiment,

including complete

directions for each

step.


• Protocols are used wherever scientific experiments are conducted

• Laboratory methods often first published in research literature (journal articles) – these often lack details of what can go wrong, hints and troubleshooting advice.

A scientist reading the journal article will NOT be able to reproduce the experiment in his or her own lab

• A protocol document the course of experiments precisely, step-by-step, so that scientists can complete them exactly as written, and get the correct results.

• Reproducibility is one of the cornerstones of the scientific method: it allows scientists to validate each others’ work, and benefit from it in their own research.

Why do researchers need to recreate experiments?

Reproducibility.


Agenda



‒ Format




• Platforms

• Summary


• Over 32,000 protocols

• Including the complete collection of Methods in Molecular Biology volumes and other resources

• Nearly thirty years worth of time tested, easily reproducible, step-by-step protocols for immediate use in the lab

• Written and edited by renowned experts in the field for clarity, accuracy, and consistency

SpringerProtocols is the world’s largest

database of biomedical and life science

protocols.


• Researchers use SpringerProtocols to:

Solve biological problems on a molecular level

Identify, understand, manipulate, and explain biological processes, functions, structure, and activity of molecular cell components

Target cellular processes involved in disease (useful in developing early diagnosis and targeted treatments)

Discover new approaches to treating disease

Develop new drugs and lower the cost of drug development

Genetically modify enzymes, plants, foods, and materials

• SpringerProtocols is used by all kinds of organizations that supports biological research, including universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and government institutions.

Applications


• Complete and thorough instructions

• Detailed materials list

• Clearly organized

• Supporting images/tables

• Trustworthy source

Key qualities of a good protocol


Protocol Format

• Each protocol is always in the same step-by-step format

• Predefined written procedural methods in the design and implementation of experiments including:

‒ Instructions List

‒ Safety

‒ Equipment & Materials

‒ Statistical Methods

‒ Reporting

‒ Tips, Tricks & Troubleshooting


• Methods in Molecular Biology—The pioneering series that developed today’s accepted protocols format

Edited by Dr. John M. Walker, with a prestigious editorial board

Including 1,000+ volumes, growing rapidly

Nearly 30 years of content

All available as part of SpringerProtocols

• Other content sourced from

Additional Methods series

Springer Protocols Handbooks

Traditional and Open Access journals

Methods in Molecular Biology


30 years of content

Methods in Molecular

Biology, 75%

141

57

24 21 10

2

Methods in Molecular Biology

Methods in Molecular Medicine

Neuromethods

Methods in Biotechnology

No Series

Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Books 1,350

Protocols 32,750

October 2013

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20,000

40,000

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# Protocols


15 comprehensive subject collections

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Imaging/Radiology Bioinformatics Biotechnology

Infectious Diseases Pharmacology/Toxicology

Cancer Research Microbiology

Plant Sciences Molecular Medicine

Immunology Neuroscience Biochemistry

Protein Science Genetics/Genomics

Cell Biology

# Protocols (Oct 2013)


• Largest and most comprehensive collection of protocols

– And growing rapidly!

• Weekly updates

– Never wait for content to publish

• Permanent access—when we publish new editions, you keep the old ones

– Complete the experiment even without the newest equipment

• Unlimited access—No DRM

– Unlimited printing; save in PDF or HTML at work, at home, on mobile devices; share

through email, course websites, or inter-library loan

• Discoverability

– Indexed by PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Embase, etc

• Fully searchable

– Find protocols by subject, keyword, or full-text search

Key Features for Researchers


• Interconnected to all Springer content on

SpringerLink (books, journals, and reference

works)

• Content born digitally, and immediately

available for use

• Fully integrated in your library catalog

– springer.com/marc

• Statistics

– COUNTER Book Report 2

• Allowances for ILL, inclusion in course packs,

etc

• Flexible business models

Key Features for Librarians


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• Platforms

• Summary


• springerprotocols.com

– A proprietary platform containing only the SpringerProtocols database

– Optimally formatted for the search and display of protocols

– Offering customization features including commenting, uploading, and saved searches

and protocols

• link.springer.com

– Springer’s flagship platform, which contains all books, journals, reference works, and

protocols

– Access your protocol content alongside all other Springer holdings

• Licenses include access to both platforms

– Customers may use both or either

– All usage is counted

SpringerProtocols is available from two platforms


Search

Browse

Interactive tools

Account functionality

Navigation

Popular protocols

New protocols

SP: Homepage


Advanced Search

By book or protocol


SP: Full-text protocol

Table of contents

Bibliographic info

Article tools

Abstract

Useful tools


• Bibliographic listing of all available titles

• Updated daily

Source Browse


SL: Homepage

Filter by content type


SL: Full-text protocol

Bibliographic info

Within this protocol

Links and Sharing


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• Platforms

• Summary


Summary: Features and Benefits

SpringerProtocols has: So you can:

Over 32,000 protocols, 15 subject collections, 30 years of content, and robust search functionality

Find the right protocol on one platform, saving time

Quality, reviewed content from one of the most prestigious sources in biomedicine

Be sure the protocol you choose will be the most reliable for your work

Discoverability, with protocols indexed by PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar

Find and access protocols through the venues where you normally conduct your searches

Flexible, collaborative features including uploading, saving, and commenting

Customize your own environment and search process

A fully optimized mobile website Take your protocols with you wherever you go


Benefit from the world’s largest

collection of biomedical and life

sciences protocols.

Go to springerprotocols.com

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