Information retrieval : SciFinder and SciFinder Scholar / Damon D. Ridley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridley, D. D. (Damon D.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information storage and retrieval systems--Science.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Online bibliographic searching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Online bibliographic searching.

Science--Databases.

Science.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester ; New York : Wiley, [2002]

Contents:

1.2 The Primary and Secondary Literature 1

1.2.1 Primary Literature: Journals 1

1.2.2 Secondary Literature: Abstracting and Indexing Services 2

1.3 The SciFinder Scholar Option 5

1.4 Types of Databases in SciFinder Scholar 7

1.5 CAS Bibliographic Database (CAPLUS) 7

1.5.1 Index Terms: Subjects and Animal, Plant, and Microorganism Species 11

1.5.2 Index Terms: Substance Class Headings 11

1.5.3 Index Terms: Substances 11

1.5.4 Index Terms: CAS Roles 13

1.5.5 Index Entries: Text-Modifying Phrases 13

1.5.6 Index Entries: Subheadings 14

1.5.7 Index Entries: Supplementary Terms 14

1.6 NLM Bibliographic Database (MEDLINE) 15

1.7 CAS Substance Database (REGISTRY) 18

1.8 CAS Regulatory Information Database (CHEMLIST) 19

1.9 CAS Chemical Catalog Database (CHEMCATS) 21

1.10 CAS Chemical Reaction Database (CASREACT) 21

2 Explore by Research Topic 27

2.2 How SciFinder Scholar Converts the Query to a List of Candidates 31

2.2.1 Search Fields 31

2.2.2 Candidates 31

2.2.3 Notes on Terms Entered 33

2.3 The Identification and Meaning of Concepts 34

2.3.1 Automatic Truncation 35

2.3.2 Synonyms 35

2.3.3 Phrases 36

2.3.4 CAS Registry Numbers 38

2.4 Choosing Candidates 38

2.5 Working from the Reference Screen 39

2.5.1 Microscope 40

2.5.2 Computer Icon 40

2.5.3 Check Box 42

2.5.4 Analyze and Refine References 42

2.6 Saving and Processing Answer Sets 52

2.7 Applying Scientific Method to Information Retrieval 53

2.9.1 General Questions on the Operation of SciFinder Scholar 57

2.9.2 On-Line Questions 57

3 Explore by Chemical Substance 59

3.2 Registration of Substances 60

3.2.1 CAS Registry Numbers 60

3.2.2 Policies for Substance Descriptions 61

3.3 Searching for Substances: The Alternatives 61

3.4 Explore by Chemical Structure 65

3.4.1 Drawing Structures 67

3.4.2 Searching Structures 69

3.5 Analyzing and Refining Substance Answer Sets 76

3.5.1 Analyze for Atoms 78

3.5.2 Analyze by Precision 80

3.5.3 Analyze by Ring Skeletons 83

3.5.4 Refine Substances 84

3.6 Explore by Substance Identifier 86

3.7 Explore by Molecular Formula 87

3.8 Special Cases 91

3.8.1 Multicomponent Substances 91

3.8.2 Structure Fragments 92

3.9 Getting References 94

3.10 Combining Explore by Chemical Substance and Research Topic 96

3.12.1 General Questions on Operation of SciFinder Scholar 99

3.12.2 Additional On-Line Questions 103

4 Additional Search and Display Options 105

4.2 Explore by Author Name 105

4.3 Explore by Accession or Patent Number 108

4.4 Explore by Company Name/Organization 110

4.5 Getting Related Information 113

4.5.1 Citations 113

4.5.2 Substances 117

4.5.3 eScience 117

4.6 Property Information 120

4.7 Sequence Searching 122

4.8 Data Mining and Visualization 125

4.9 Current Awareness 131

4.9.1 Browse Table of Contents 132

4.9.2 Keep Me Posted 133

5 Additional Search Strategies 137

5.2 Further Issues with Finding Information on Substances 137

5.2.1 Research Topic Versus Substance Identifier 137

5.2.2 CAS Registry Number Crossover 140

5.3 Opportunities for MEDLINE Searchers 142

5.3.1 Complementarity of MEDLINE and CAPLUS 142

5.3.2 Complementarity of REGISTRY, MEDLINE, and CAPLUS 145

5.3.3 The Search Interface and Search Opportunities 149

5.4 Searching for Substances in the Biological Sciences 150

5.5 Searching for Information on Polymers 153

6 Searching for Chemical Reactions 159

6.2 Specific Search Options in CASREACT 162

6.3 Reaction Search Strategies 164

6.3.1 Get Substances and Get Reactions 165

6.3.2 Using Functional Groups 169

6.3.3 Combining Functional Groups with Structures 172

6.3.4 Retrosynthetic Analyses 173

6.4 Searching for Reactions Through Explore by Research Topic 174

6.5 Combining Structure, Reaction, Functional Group, and Keyword Terms 175

1 Some SciFinder and SciFinder Scholar Resources 183

2 CAS Roles in CAPLUS (including changes made in December 2001) 184

3 Some Basic Principles used by SciFinder Scholar in the Interpretation of the Research Topic Query 186

4 Examples of Analyze References 190

5 Registration of Substances 194

A5.1 Single-Component Substances 194

A5.1.1 Single Substances 194

A5.1.2 Isotopic Substances 196

A5.1.3 Stereoisomers 197

A5.1.4 Donor Bonds 199

A5.1.5 Intermediates 200

A5.2 Multicomponent Substances 201

A5.2.1 Salts 201

A5.2.2 Alloys 204

A5.2.3 Mixtures 206

A5.3 Metal Complexes 208

A5.3.1 Salts 208

A5.3.2 Coordination Compounds 209

A5.3.3 [sigma]-Complexes 209

A5.3.4 [pi]-Complexes 210

A5.4 Macromolecules 211

A5.4.1 Homopolymers 211

A5.4.2 Copolymers 211

A5.4.3 Proteins 212

A5.4.4 Nucleic Acids and Related Substances 213

A5.5 Other Cases 214

A5.5.1 Incompletely Defined Substances 214

A5.5.2 Minerals 215

A5.5.3 Records with 'No References' 217

6 Understanding Structure Searches 218

Chain-locking Tool 219

Ring-locking Tool 219

8 Overview of SciFinder Scholar Screens 222

A8.1 Working from the Initial Screen 222

A8.2 Working from Explore by Research Topic 223

A8.3 Working from Explore by Chemical Substance 224

A8.4 Working from the Substance Answer Screen 225

A8.5 Working from the Reaction Screen 226.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0470843500

0470843519

OCLC:

49239617