Transcript An Introduction to Content Databases & Search Functionality

数据库内容及检索功能
钟似璇 (Sixuan Zhong [email protected])
Ei中国区经理
www.ei.org
Engineering Village: Bibliographic Databases
Compendex
• 最完整的工科文摘数据库
• 1969至今，共有1100万文献
• 覆盖190个工程学科，包含：化工、电工电子、机械、土木、矿业等等
Getting started: 个人帐号
Use Personal Account
to:
• Set up e-mail and RSS
alerts
• Tag records
• Create groups
• Save records and
searches
Register to create your personal
account at
www.engineeringvillage.com
快速检索（Quick Search）
选择数据库
输入检索文字
选择限制条件
高级检索（Expert Search）
浏览按字母顺序排列
的索引
输入检索式
参考数据字段
定义
检索结果 － Making Sense of Results Page
检索结果
Facets
检索结果的管理
结果记录的管理 :
- 挑选记录
- 选择显示格式
- 保存, email, 打印, 下载数据
结果条数、结果排列
全文链接
结果太多吗？可能是因为不够具体。
• 限制检索字段： document type, publication years, language, etc.
• 从主题表（thesaurus）里找更具体的关键字。
• 关闭autostemming。
• 检查截词
•
cat* → cat, catalyst, catapults, caterpillar, etc.
• 检查布尔运算符 OR、 AND
• 从facets里找启发
Faceted Search Feature
可利用 include或exclude来找到更理
想的结果
Facets include:
• Database (when
searching multiple)
• Author Name
• Author Affiliation
• Controlled Vocabulary
• Year
• Language
• Classification Codes
• And more
参考记录条数。可将这些统计数字导
出至表格
Including & Excluding Terms From Facets
Including Terms
Excluding Terms
点击
键可将此字段取消
“+” sign appears
between initial
keyword and terms
included from
facets
“-” sign appears
between initial
keyword and terms
included from
facets
Individual Records
• Search terms are highlighted in the abstract to show relevance
• Controlled terms and links to thesaurus offer additional possibility
结果不理想（太少了）？
• 利用Ei main headings及classification codes
• 浏览索引（indexes），从而找到作者名字的不同写法
• 打开autostemming
• 利用截词 (*)
• 使用准确的布尔运算符： AND instead of OR
• 从主题词表里（thesaurus）找到更广泛的关键字
Thesaurus
Thesaurus Options:
- Select “Search” to
search any terms
- Select “Exact Term” to
find Thesaurus details for
a known Ei controlled
term
- Select “Browse” to scan
an alphabetical list of
index terms
•Click terms to see
Thesaurus details.
•Select terms to
include in search
Thesaurus
• Click on
to see more information about the term
Selected thesaurus terms
are automatically added to
your search form
记录标签（Record Tagging）
•Search other users’ tags to gain new perspectives
•Share tags with other users
•Organize records of interest for yourself and groups
记录标签（Record Tagging）
• Assign meaningful keywords
• Choose with whom to share:
 Public = All Engineering Village users can see the tags
 My Institution= only people from the users’ organization
can see tags
 Private = Only the user can see their tags
• Or create groups to share tags with members
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
What is RSS?
• An XML format for distributing content on the internet
• Also known as syndication
Why is RSS Important?
• Content is delivered to the reader as it is updated
• Set up alerts so you’re notified any time a new record that fits your search criteria
is added to the database
• Alternative to email alerts
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
• Click the RSS icon if
you’d like to be
updated when new
records are added that
fit the search criteria.
• Copy the link provided
and paste it in your
RSS Aggregator to
receive alerts.
RSS Feed From Engineering Village
• Paste url from box on
Engineering Village
RSS delivered to your reader
Blog This
• Link from a blog to a record of interest on Engineering
Village
• Create current awareness by highlighting new publications
in a popular subject area
• Create a forum from which to collaborate with colleagues in
your area of research
• Share information with an audience outside your
organization
Blog This
Click the “Blog This”
button in the record’s
abstract or detailed
view.
Copy the code from the box in
the screen that appears and
paste it into your blog post.
Blog a Record
• Give the post a title
• Paste the link from
Engineering Village’s “Blog
This” box
• Publish
•Once published, the title
will link to the record’s
abstract.
Search Tips and Help icons provide user assistance
Additional resources on Help
• Source list
• Training materials on EV tools and databases