Using the Lens database for staff publications

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2020.918

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Research Output, Repository, Staff Publications, Citation Analysis, Patents, Lens Database, Resource Review

Abstract

In a rapidly changing landscape, many health sciences libraries are looking to increase the support they provide for research in their organization. The Lens database is a free platform for enabling discovery of both scholarly and patent literature.

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2020-04-01

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Resource Review