ScienceDirect Basic Training Course Integrated Information Network December 2002
Synopsis: ScienceDirect : Introduction Contents Available in ScienceDirect Different options of access Functionality ( Browsing, Searching, Creating Subject Homepages)
ScienceDirect ’ s Evolution: June 1997:trial release to a group of 35 institutions. January 1999:Commercial release December 1999: 58 customers, fta’s, 985 journals. May 2000: fta’s,1100+ journals April 2001:release Next Generation:1200+ journals new types of content: 30 million abstracts, 1 MRW May 2002: fta’s June 2002:latest release: new contents, IDEAL integration SD Navigator 1700 journals
Contents in ScienceDirect - Full-text Full-text articles 3,282,150 Full-text articles (as of Dec., 9th, 2002) (Current year building + 4 years roll-out) (Deep backfiles available soon) Scientific, Technical and Medical Journals 1700 Scientific, Technical and Medical Journals 100+ journals from Partner Publishers as 100+ journals from Partner Publishers as : American Institute of Chemical Engineers ( AICHE journals) The Lancet The Royal Society of Medicine Federation of European Biochemical Societies ( FEBS letters ) American Psychological Association ASM International Gauthier-Villars TMS
Different options of access IP recognitionIP recognition > no username needed Personal ProfilePersonal Profile > IP recognition + Username Enables the use of personal features as: Favourite Journals, Search Alerts, New Issues Alerts Remote-User IDRemote-User ID>username and Password no IP recognition
Starting ScienceDirect
Searching Quick Search Basic Search Advanced Search
Quick Search
Enter Search Term
Result of the Quick Search
Basic Search
Search Across: Authors, Journal Name, Title, Keywords, Abstract, References, ISSN, Affiliations, Full Text Source Subject Date Ranges Special Volume, Issue and Page
Note that the Green Part is Active
Type your search term Select Fields Select Journal Select Subject Select year Enter Volume, issue, pages Basic Search
Example: Finding articles about Fuzzy logic
Search Results
ScienceDirect Records
Summary Plus Full Text Link Corresponding Author Contact Information the Corresponding Author
Takes You to the Beginning of the Next Term
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References Part of Summary Plus Full text via Science Direct Full text via CrossRef Abstracts via Database s Order via DSC
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A sample Full Text via CrossRef
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Basic Search, Using Connectors
Advanced Search Using Connectors and Wildcard Characters
Connectors: AND: Use when all the terms must appear and may be far apart from each other. OR: Use when at least one of the terms must appear. AND NOT: Use to exclude specific terms. W/nn: Use to specify the proximity between words. NOT W/nn: Use to find articles in which the first word appears.The second word may also appear,but not within the specified number of words. PRE/nn : Use to find two words when the first word must precede the second word by a specified number of words. W/SEG : Use to find two search words that appear in the same field of the article.
Wildcard Characters Use ! to find a root word plus all the words made by adding letters to the end of it. Use * to replace characters anywhere in the word except the first character.
Enter Terms Using Boolean Logic What Is This?
Articles in Press: These are articles which have been accepted for publication in the journal but have not completed the publishing process yet.
Advanced Search Results
Browsing Journals
Select Your Subject What to Display?
Browsing Journals
Volume and Issue list of this Journal
Search within this Issue
Table of Contents
Searching for a Journal Title
Enter a Term Included In the Journal Title
How is This Possible?
How to Create a Subject Home Page?
Thank You Questions ?