Writing theses
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) is a controlled and hierarchically organized vocabulary developed by the National Library of Medicine® (USA), updated annually. It is used, among other things, to index publications in databases (e.g. MEDLINE®) and to catalog collections of books, journals and multimedia. The presented version of MeSHPol is the Polish translation of the original MeSH vocabulary.
Zotero is an easy-to-use, free application for collecting, managing, and citing bibliographic materials. It has a Polish language version. Zotero allows you to manage bibliographic descriptions of various publications, such as books, articles, book chapters, reports, conference proceedings, and websites. The program allows you to automatically download bibliographic data and full text (if available) from online library catalogs and customize the appearance of footnotes in the text. It integrates with web browsers and word processors.
It also allows for efficient metadata import using popular identifiers (such as DOI or ISBN). Zotero's functionality can be extended with plug-ins, allowing you to pull information into the program from websites or databases, and create footnotes and bibliographies in your chosen style directly within the text editor.
The most important features:
- has plugins that allow you to extend the functionality
- data can be exported as a citation and/or bibliography directly in the text editor window
- many citation styles, with the ability to add and modify them
- the ability to describe elements (records) with your own labels, notes and annotations and to define connections between them
- ability to archive additional files
- there are applications for mobile devices iPhone and iPad
- ability to sync metadata and files using your Zotero account
Useful links:
- Zotero training from 2023, conducted at the Karol Marcinkowski Medical University in Poznań
(project entitled "Development of the University Centre for Sports and Medical Research in Poznań"):
Zotero – Part 1 – Introduction
Zotero – Part 2 and 3 – Let's start collecting literature
Zotero – Part 4 – Collecting Literature – DOI&ISBN
Zotero – Part 5 – Collecting Literature – RIS&NBIB Files
Zotero – Part 6 – Collecting Literature – Websites
Zotero – Part 7 – Collecting Literature – PDF Files
Zotero – Part 8 – Searching the Collected Literature
Zotero – Part 9 – Citing Literature
- Zenderowski R.: Technika pisania prac magisterskich i licencjackich. Warszawa : CeDeWu, 2023. (see the title in the Library catalogue)
- Krystek J., Dębiec K., Frankowski S.: Poradnik pisania pracy dyplomowej. Łódź : Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej, 2021. (see the title in the Library catalogue)
- Gambarelli G., Łucki Z.: Praca dyplomowa i doktorska : od zdobycia promotora poprzez opracowanie redakcyjne i edycję tekstu po obronę pracy i jej opublikowanie. Warszawa : CeDeWu, 2023. (see the title in the Library catalogue)
- Sińska B.: Zasady pisania prac dyplomowych : przewodnik metodyczny dla studentów. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego, 2010. (see the title in the Library catalogue).
- Pawlik K.: Dyplom z internetu : jak korzystać z internetu pisząc prace dyplomowe? Warszawa: CeDeWu, 2022. (see the title in the Library catalogue)
- Wiraszka G., Stępień R., Kozieł D., Naszydłowska E.: Naukowa informacja medyczna : podstawa badań i praktyki pielęgniarskiej opartej na dowodach. Kielce : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jana Kochanowskiego, 2023. (see the title in the Library catalogue)