Literature Searching What to do when gOogle search is not enough? Chemical Engineering Resources at Purdue University Libraries
Chemical Engineering Resources at Purdue University Libraries Literature Searching What to do when a “Google” search is not enough?
Song Yu syu@purdue, edu Phone:496-7279 Chemical Information Specialist Assist. Prof. of Library Sciences Purdue University Spring 2003 Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 Song Yu syu@purdue.edu Phone: 496-7279 Chemical Information Specialist Assist. Prof. of Library Sciences Purdue University
To Warm Up Ideas, common terms that we use when doing literature searches Mellon Library of Chemistry
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 To Warm Up … Ideas, common terms that we use when doing literature searches
Structure of the literature and channels of communication RESEARCH COMMENCES E RESULTS READY FOR COMMUNICATION REPORT PATENT PRELIMINARY Application COMMUNICATION PRIMARY TIME LITERATURE CONFERENCE 「 THESIS PRIMARY INTER EHS JOURNA e TRANSLATION PERSONAL PATENT SECONDARY COMMUNI- Specification LITERATURE CATION INDEXES Document PROCEEDINGS ABSTRACTS retrieval BIBLIOGRAPHIES TERTIARY REFERENCE MATERIALS LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS Information Retrieva 一PRⅣVATE一 RESTR|CTED一 PUBLIC Adapted from: Bottle, R.T. 1973, cientists Information Transer and Literature Characteristics Jourmal of Documentation 29(3): 281-294
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 TERTIARY LITERATURE Information Retrieval Structure of the literature and Channels of Communication
Search Operators, Wildcards, and Parentheses What are search operators? AND, OR NOT SAME NEAR What are wildcards? one character B E.g. EN?BLAST Will search ENDOBLAST and ENTOBLAST zero to many characters >E.g. Gene* will search Gene, genes, General Generation Combination of?and来 E.g. CH?M* Will search CHEMISTRY CHEMIST CHEMICAL CHEMIE, CHIMICA Note: different databases Parentheses have different wildcards (A or B)and C(b and c)not a Check their Help file to find out what to use Spring 2003 Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 Search Operators, Wildcards, and Parentheses ► What are search operators? ▪ AND, OR, NOT, SAME, NEAR ► What are wildcards? ▪ ? = one character ►E.g. EN?OBLAST will search ENDOBLAST and ENTOBLAST ▪ * = zero to many characters ►E.g. Gene* will search Gene, Genes, General, Generation ▪ Combination of ? and * ►E.g. CH?M* will search CHEMISTRY, CHEMIST, CHEMICAL, CHEMIE, CHIMICA … ► Parentheses ▪ (A or B) and C, (B and C) not A A B C Note: different databases have different wildcards. Check their Help file to find out what to use
What is in a citation? Author Enumeration Title (volume/issue) Source/journal Chronology(date) Pagination Bibliographic Information Cui Yi: Lieber, Charles M."Functional nanoscale electronic devices assembled using silicon nanowire building blocks."Science 291: 5505 (2001): 851-3 Spring 2003 Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 What is in a citation? ► Author ► Title ► Source/journal ► Enumeration (volume/issue) ► Chronology (date) ► Pagination Cui, Yi; Lieber, Charles M.. “Functional nanoscale electronic devices assembled using silicon nanowire building blocks." Science 291:5505 (2001): 851-3. Bibliographic Information
Cited/Citing Reference ?@#& Linking to the original cited paper 199 Linking to papers which cite the same paper (Time Cited 1988 1987 1984 Finding related papers 1982 1957 1988 Known Paper 1957 Cited Paper New paper retrieved via cited Spring 2003 Mellon Library of Chemistry 498] reference searching
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 Cited/Citing Reference ?@#&! ► Linking to the original cited paper ► Linking to papers which cite the same paper (Time Cited) ► Finding related papers 1994 1991 1992 1987 1988 1957 1984 1982 1988 1987 1957 Known Paper Cited Paper New paper retrieved via cited reference searching
Major Databases in Chemical Engineering COMPENDEX(OVID) SciFinder Scholar(CAs) Web Of Science(Isi) Spring 2003 Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 Major Databases in Chemical Engineering ►COMPENDEX (OVID) ►SciFinder Scholar (CAS) ►Web Of Science (ISI)
Major Databases in Chemical Engineering COMPENDEX(OVID) Engineering and technical literature, as well as related fields in science and management. The records in the database are drawn from over 2, 600 published journals, conference proceedings and individual conference papers, technical reports, monographs and other materials Spring 2003 Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 Major Databases in Chemical Engineering ►COMPENDEX (OVID) Engineering and technical literature, as well as related fields in science and management. The records in the database are drawn from over 2,600 published journals, conference proceedings and individual conference papers, technical reports, monographs, and other materials
Major Databases in Chemical Engineering SciFinder Scholar(CAs) Collection of chemical databases CAPlus Casreact CHEMCATS, CHEMLIST, Registry, Medline Chemistry Plus a Whole Lot More Agriculture Science/ Biology and Life Sciences/ Engineering Sciences/Food Sciences/ General Chemistry /Geological Sciences /Material Sciences/ Medical Sciences/Physics/ Polymer Science Spring 2003 Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries
Mellon Library of Chemistry Purdue University Libraries chemlib@purdue.edu Spring 2003 Major Databases in Chemical Engineering ►SciFinder Scholar (CAS) Collection of Chemical Databases: CAPlus, CASREACT, CHEMCATS, CHEMLIST, Registry, Medline Chemistry Plus a Whole Lot More! Agriculture Science / Biology and Life Sciences / Engineering Sciences / Food Sciences / General Chemistry / Geological Sciences / Material Sciences / Medical Sciences / Physics / Polymer Science
