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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, 323.375 fta’s , 985 journals. •May 2000: 1.000.000 fta’s,1100+ journals •April 2001: release Next Generation:1200+ journals new types of content: 30 million abstracts, 1 MRW •May 2002: 2.000.000 fta’s •June 2002: latest release: new contents, IDEAL integration SD Navigator 1700 journals Contents in ScienceDirect - Full-text • 3,282,150 Full-text articles (as of Dec., 9th, 2002) (Current year building + 4 years roll-out) (Deep backfiles available soon) • 1700 Scientific, Technical and Medical Journals • 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 recognition > no username needed •Personal Profile > IP recognition + Username as: Enables the use of personal features Favourite Journals, Search Alerts, New Issues Alerts •Remote-User ID> username and Password no IP recognition Starting ScienceDirect www.sciencedirect.com 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 Basic Search Type your search term Select Fields Select Journal Select Subject Select year Enter Volume, issue , pages Example: Finding articles about Fuzzy logic Search Results ScienceDirect Records Summary Plus Full Text Link Corresponding Author Contact Information E-mail the Corresponding Author Takes You to the Beginning of the Next Term Thumbnail Images Click to Enlarge References Part of Order Summary via DSC Plus Full text via Science Direct Abstracts via Database s Full text via CrossRef A sample abstract from Compendex A sample Full Text via CrossRef ScienceDirect Records (Continue …) ScienceDirect Records (Continue …) Links are Active Starting the Full Text ScienceDirect Records (Continue …) Plenty of Links Available ScienceDirect Records (Continue …) Full Text in PDF Print the File Save a Copy of the File 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 ?