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SciFinder Scholar
Introduction to Searching SciFinder Scholar
Presented by
Regina Bendig
Reference Librarian
H.G. Thode Library of Science & Engineering
McMaster University
ext. 22082
[email protected]
April 1, 2005
SciFinder Scholar
OUTLINE
1. What is SciFinder Scholar
2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
a. By Molecular Formula
b. By Author
c. By Topic
3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation
b. Obtaining articles
SciFinder Scholar
1. What is SciFinder Scholar
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SciFinder Scholar is the major English language
bibliographic database covering all aspects of
chemistry and chemical engineering.
It indexes articles published internationally in
journals and conference proceedings and also
includes references to book chapters, patents,
dissertations, etc.
Over 1,600 key chemical journals are indexed
cover to cover since 1994.
Over 8,000 journals are monitored.
Goes back to 1907 and is updated daily.
SciFinder Scholar
1. What is SciFinder Scholar (cont’d)
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Citations to journal articles and patents are
available from 1999.
Full-text linking is available to journals McMaster
Libraries subscribe to.
Includes Medline from 1958, a bibliographic
database covering medicine and related areas.
Please note: there is a limited number of
simultaneous accesses to this database for which
McMaster Libraries pay an annual subscription fee.
Please remember to LOG-OFF. To access it outside
the library, you need to install the Citrix software:
http://library.mcmaster.ca/catcoll/coll/citrix1.htm
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
From computer stations in the Thode Library
click on:
Start
Program
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Enter your LibAccess username and your
password.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
a. By Molecular Formula
Click on
Chemical Substance
or Reaction.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
a. By Molecular Formula (cont’d)
Click on
Molecular Formula.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
a. By Molecular Formula (cont’d)
Enter formula in search box and
click OK.
Hill order is not required, but in case
no results are found, search by Hill
order or search under Research
Topic.
Example: (CF3)3BCO
type: C4F9BO
Example: As11Te3type: As11Te
Example: FSO3F
type: F2SO3
or: F2O3S
Ignore the ion charge when
searching by molecular formula.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
a. By Molecular Formula (cont’d)
Click on the box with
the references and click
on Get References.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
a. By Molecular Formula (cont’d)
You can select all references by
clicking on OK.
SciFinder Scholar
2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
a. By Molecular Formula (cont’d)
Select “References associated
with” for a particular aspect,
such as the crystal structure.
Then click on OK.
SciFinder Scholar
2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
a. By Molecular Formula (cont’d)
Click the “microscope” for
full bibliographic
information or the
“computer” for the fulltext of the article.
If article is not available
full-text, you have to
search MORRIS, the
McMaster Libraries
catalogue, under the title
of the journal (not title of
article), name of
conference proceedings or
other kind of source
material.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
b. By Author
Click on Author
Name.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
b. By Author (cont’d)
Enter last name in the first
search box provided and
initial or first name in the
search box below.
Note: If you are certain of
the correct spelling of the
last name, you may want to
uncheck the box “Look for
alternative spelling of the
last name”.
You can search only one
name at a time.
Click on OK.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
b. By Author (cont’d)
Click all boxes to ensure you
retrieve all the various
occurrence of the author’s
name, including variations in
initials. Depending on the
publication, the author may
have used only one initial,
two or his/her full first name.
You may retrieve records
that may not be relevant, but
this search will be
comprehensive.
Click on Get References.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
b. By Author (cont’d)
Note the number of
references retrieved at the
bottom of the screen.
To narrow the search enter
a second name by clicking
on Analyze/Refine.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
b. By Author (cont’d)
Click on Refine.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
b. By Author (cont’d)
Click on Author Name.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
b. By Author (cont’d)
Enter the second author,
including first full name
or initial.
Click on OK.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
b. By Author (cont’d)
Click on the
microscope icon for
full bibliographic
information or on
the computer icon
for the full text of
the article.
SciFinder Scholar
2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
c. By Topic
Click on Research Topic.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
c. By Topic (cont’d)
Enter your topic in the search
box.
If appropriate, use
preposition, conjunction, etc.,
to express relationships.
Words spelled differently or
variations of words (e.g.,
design, designs, designed,
etc.) will be checked
automatically.
Synonyms should be entered
in parentheses, separated by
commas. Up to three
synonyms can be searched.
Click on OK.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
c. By Topic (cont’d)
Records are
displayed in order of
closeness of terms
searched.
Select references by
clicking on the box
next to the results.
Click on Get
References.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
c. By Topic (cont’d)
Total number of records
is displayed at the
bottom.
You can further refine
your search by clicking
on Analyze/Refine
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
c. By Topic (cont’d)
Click on Refine.
SciFinder Scholar
2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
c. By Topic (cont’d)
You can, for instance,
limit your results to the
Chemical Abstracts
database (CAPlus).
Click on Database.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
c. By Topic (cont’d)
Select CAPLUS
and click on OK.
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2. How to Search SciFinder Scholar
c. By Topic (cont’d)
The new number of
records (if any) is
displayed below.
Click on the microscope
icon for full bibliographic
information or the
computer icon for full
text of article.
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation
Names of authors
who wrote the
article. Last name
first, followed by first
name and/or initial;
different authors’
names are separated
by a semicolon.
SciFinder Scholar
3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation (cont’d)
Title of article; here
displayed in bold.
SciFinder Scholar
3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation (cont’d)
The title of the journal
follows the title of the
article.
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation (cont’d)
Year of the
journal
(publication
year)
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation (cont’d)
Volume
number,
followed by
issue number
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation (cont’d)
Pages of
article
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation (cont’d)
Unique identifiers
of journal: CODEN
represents a very
brief abbreviation
of the journal title;
ISSN is the
International
Standard Serial
Number identifying
the journal.
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation (cont’d)
Volume number
followed by
abstract number for
the print version
(Chemical
Abstracts) of
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
a. Elements of a bibliographic citation (cont’d)
Year when article
was added to
database, followed
by a sequential
number
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
b. Obtaining Articles
If an article is not available electronically, check the Library’s online catalogue,
MORRIS, to see if the journal is available in print. Remember to search by the
title of the journal, name of conference, etc., and not by the title of the
article.
If the journal is not available from the Library, you can order a copy of the article
through interlibrary loan:
CISTISource http://library.mcmaster.ca/ilds/cisti-index.htm
This service provides articles published in journals after 1993 within 2 days of
ordering them. You have to come to the Library to pick up the article. You will
not be notified when it arrives.
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3. How to Obtain Retrieved Information
b. Obtaining Articles (cont’d)
RACER http://library.mcmaster.ca/racer.htm
For journals not available through CISTISource, you can place an order
through RACER. You will receive an e-mail when the article has arrived.
You can also order books, conference proceedings, etc.
There is a flat fee of currently $5.00 per article (or photocopy) which is yours to
keep, received either through CISTISource or Racer.
There is no charge to borrow books, conference proceedings, etc.
This concludes the session..