1. Subject Reference Librarian: Liang Liming
Contact: 020-62789012
Email: 8730683@qq.com
Office: Room 609, 6th Floor, Main Campus Library (Decision Support & IP Services Department)

2. Subject Reference Librarian: Yang Yanshuang
Contact: 020-62789015
Email: 70202437@qq.com
Office: Room 601, 6th Floor, Main Campus Library (General Affairs Office)

3. Subject Reference Librarian: Zhang Pan
Contact: 020-61648051
Email: 1029593110@qq.com
Office: Room 306, 3rd Floor, Main Campus Library (Acquisitions & Cataloging Section)

Service Provided:

• Promotion: Library services and resources
• Training: Use of subject-specific literature resources (databases)
• Listening: Collecting literature and service needs from faculty and students in assigned schools/departments
• Guidance: Assisting with specific issues in using the library
• Instruction: Supporting undergraduate thesis writing with literature needs
• Assessment: Evaluating the use of subject‑based library resources

Subject Service QQ Group: 954906090

Featured Database Introductions:

1. H1 Connect

H1 Connect (formerly Faculty Opinions) curates the most important papers and trends in biology and medicine, providing post‑publication expert peer reviews based on PubMed. Over 8,000 nominated basic research scientists and clinical experts (including more than 200 from China) categorize and evaluate biomedical papers indexed in PubMed, explaining why the recommended papers are worth reading.

User Guide: http://lib.smu.edu.cn/article/detail/129

2. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments)

JoVE is the world’s first video journal, launched in October 2006. It is the first publication dedicated to presenting research processes and outcomes in biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, and other fields through video. It is also the world’s first 100% peer‑reviewed video database indexed by PubMed/MEDLINE, SCI, Scopus, ChemAbstracts, SciFinder, etc.

Database Link: https://www.jove.com/

3. Primal Pictures 3D Anatomy & Physiology Database

The Primal digital medical database, provided by Primal Pictures, is built upon real human MRI scan data to create comprehensive and accurate 3D anatomical models. The series brings together over 6,500 high‑precision, dynamic, interactive 3D models focused on specific organs, body parts, or anatomical systems. Widely used in clinical practice, research, and teaching, the database allows users to explore precise anatomical models through built‑in 3D animations, detailing structure and function, biological characteristics, treatment, and surgical procedures.

Primal Pictures Anatomy and Physiology Online can be regarded as an intuitive 3D textbook for anatomy and physiology, containing 19 modules. Each module includes: 1) Clear 3D video visuals, 2) Comprehensive textual explanations, 3) Clinical case studies, 4) Learning objectives and question sets. These resources provide all materials needed for anatomy and physiology courses. Notably, APO is designed to support teaching, offering a variety of teaching tools to keep courses engaging, along with supplementary learning materials.

Online Access: https://www.anatomy.tv/
Local Mirror: http://192.168.169.31/home.aspx

A Brief Guide to SCIE Journal Partitions

You may often hear about journal “partitions.” Do you know what they are? The commonly used partition systems are the JCR (Journal Citation Reports) partition by Clarivate and the Journal Partitioning Table by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

1. Clarivate’s JCR Partition:

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is an evaluation system developed by Clarivate, originally designed for SCIE journals and later extended to SSCI, AHCI, and other fields. It is primarily based on a journal’s Impact Factor (IF). The method is straightforward: within each subject category, all journals are ranked by their IF from the previous year and divided into four quartiles—Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4—each representing 25% of the journals.

2. Chinese Academy of Sciences Journal Partitioning Table:

First released in 2004, the CAS Partition Table has been updated continuously. An upgraded version was introduced in 2019, with both basic and upgraded versions coexisting during a transition period. Since 2022, only the upgraded version is published. The CAS system provides partition data based on both broad‑category and sub‑category disciplinary classifications. The broad‑category partition groups journals into larger fields, while the sub‑category partition follows the subject categories provided by JCR. The distribution is pyramid‑shaped, with approximate proportions of 5% for Zone 1, 6‑20% for Zone 2, 21‑50% for Zone 3, and 51‑100% for Zone 4.

The partition data are derived from the journal list in Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports (JCR), using journal impact factors and citation frequencies as the basis, followed by data normalization and partition calculations according to Bradford’s Law.

 

Journal Citation Reports: https://jcr.clarivate.com/jcr/home

Chinese Academy of Sciences Journal Partitioning Table: https://www.fenqubiao.com/