1. OARE Module 5A: Scopus (Elsevier)
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2. Table of Contents About Scopus (Elsevier) Using Scopus
Opening the program
Search Tool
Results/Refine Search Pages
Download, Export, options, Analyze Search Results
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3. Scopus (Elsevier) Coverage
Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature with metrics tools that track, analyze and visualize research 
Contains 20,500 journals from 500 publishers plus more than 49 million records – 78% with abstracts; over 5.3 million conference papers
Some of the journal titles and full-text articles are available from the OARE Content page
Most of the conference papers will be available directly from Scopus
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4. Opening OARE Click on the ACCESS THE CONTENT link.
This is the overall OARE homepage where you can log-in or register or browse for journal titles and Abstracts. Note that even no-registered institutions can view Journal titles and abstracts but access to full-text and downloading requires registration and logging in.
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5. From the Access the Content page, click on Log in.
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6. Enter the OARE USER NAME and PASSWORD in the appropriate boxes, change the language of the portal (if necessary), then click on the Login button,
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7. From the Access the Content page, click on Log in.
Click on the OARE logo to open the program.
All the programs your institution is registered for are listed. Login to any of the other programs by returning to this page (use the R4L Portal – Application tab at the top of the web browser). To open another program, click on the specific logo. Your OARE username and password will grant access to the other programs (and ditto for an institution’s AGORA, ARDI or HINARI username and passwords).
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8. Click on Search inside OARE full-text… to access this database and article searching tool.
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9. Once the Browse databases list opens, click on Scopus (Elsevier).
Note: For some countries, the publisher does not to grant access to this resource.
SCOPUS covers all of the scientific topics included in OARE and also covers the subjects of the other R4L programmes. It is updated daily and includes over 29 million abstracts from 15,000 peer-reviewed titles/4,000 publishers. Note that the publishers may not offer access to some countries and institutions.
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10. Scopus Search Tool
In the initial Article title, Abstract, Keywords search page, enter search for ground water AND heavy metals AND mining. Note that a search can be done by Documents, Authors, Affiliation plus an Advanced option.
Note that searches can be limited to Authors, First author, Source title, Article title, Keywords and Affiliation plus Date range and Document type.
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11. The search produced 311 document results
The search produced 311 document results. The subsequent slides discuss numerous options listed on the Search results page.
Note how the results are listed by Document title, Authors, Year, Source and Cited by.
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12. Also note the Subject area, Document Type, Source title, Keyword, Affiliation, Country/territory, Source type and Language Refine results options.
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13. Click on View at Publisher for article #3
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14. Displayed now is the link to the Science Direct full-text article with the option to download the PDF. Note: Scopus is a database and does not have links to all the citations.
Go to the OARE Journal collection A-Z or Publishers lists to check if articles without full-text access are available there.
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15. The PDF version of this article is displayed.
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16. Open View at Publisher for the 4th article title Application of an integrated biomarker…
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17. Now opened is a Springer Link title that does not have the link to the full-text article. This is an example where you need to check the OARE Journal collection A-Z or Publishers lists.
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18. For the 1st article of the original search, the View abstract option has been opened. To not display this, click on Hide abstract. Note that the year, publisher and keywords from the search are highlighted.
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19. Refine Search Options
Using the Search within results option, display any articles on Metal concentration... This is a useful tool to further refine searches with specific keywords.
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20. From the Search within results option, four documents on metal concentration are listed. Click on Cite by - to get the list of the 14 articles that have cited the Metal concentration… article.
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21. Now displayed are the 14 documents that have cited the original study
Now displayed are the 14 documents that have cited the original study. This is a tool for identifying other articles or documents that may have similar subject matter.
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22. Using the Refine results options, the search will be limited to Year 2017, 2016, 2015 and Subject area Environmental Science. To remove the limits, click on the highlighted box.
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23. There are 32 document results for this search with these Refine results choices.
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24. Click on Search – to display the Search history which, in this case, notes how the search was refined and the number of document results. You can open any of the searches.
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25. Download/Export/Email/Analyze Search Results
Click on the link to the DOWNLOAD option. Note how four citations previously were highlighted.
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26. Displayed is the (download) Export document settings options
Displayed is the (download) Export document settings options. Click on the Text option.
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27. The Export is displayed as a Notepad (rtf) document
The Export is displayed as a Notepad (rtf) document. Right click with the mouse or touch pad. Click on Save Page As and create a Word (.doc) document.
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28. Click on the icon.
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29. Displayed are the e-mail instructions for the citations that have been highlighted.
Note the list of Output options – Print, , save to pdf or create bibliography.
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30. Click on Analyze search results.
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31. The search results now are sorted by Year (displayed), Source, Author, Affiliation, Country/Territory, Document type and Subject area. This information is useful to further refine or complete a new search.
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32. Access Problems and Solutions for Full-text Articles or E-books
OARE Module 3 Appendix:
Access Problems and Solutions for Full-text Articles or E-books
This module is an overview of numerous access problems to OARE and/or the other R4L portals. Included is information on how to access a journal if there is no link to the full-text article – something that often is necessary when using the SCOPUS database.
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33. Exercises
Complete Module 5A exercises #1 - 4 in the accompanying OARE exercises document
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