Information retrieval : SciFinder / Damon D. Ridley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridley, D. D. (Damon D.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Database management.

Information storage and retrieval systems--Science.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Online bibliographic searching.

Science--Databases.

Science.

Information retrieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

SciFinder® is rapidly becoming a preferred means to access scientific information in industry and universities worldwide. It accesses databases which span the chemical, engineering, life, medical, and physical sciences, including five Chemical Abstract Service databases and the National Library of Medicine bibliographic database Medline®. No other single information access tool has such breadth of coverage for scientific journal and patent documents. Information Retrieval: SciFinder®, 2nd Edition is an essential guide explaining ho

Contents:

3.2 How SciFinder Converts the Query to a List of Candidates3.2.1 Search Fields; 3.2.2 Candidates; 3.2.3 Notes on Terms Entered; 3.3 How Is a Concept Derived?; 3.3.1 Automatic Truncation; 3.3.2 Singulars, Plurals, Tenses (Past, Present, Future); 3.3.3 Synonyms; 3.3.4 Phrases; 3.3.5 CAS Registry Numbers; 3.4 Choosing Candidates; 3.5 Working from the Reference Screen; 3.5.1 Keep Me Posted; 3.5.2 Search History; 3.5.3 Selecting, Saving, Printing, Exporting, and Sorting Records; 3.5.4 Link to Full Record and Link to Full Text; 3.5.5 Analyze References; 3.5.6 Refine References

3.5.7 Analyze or Refine?3.5.8 Categorize; 3.6 Working from the Record Screen; 3.7 Applying Scientific Method to Information Retrieval; 3.7.1 Step 1. Conceptualize the Initial Search Query; 3.7.2 Step 2. Perform an Initial Search; 3.7.3 Step 3. Examine the Initial Answers; 3.7.4 Step 4. Revise Search; 3.8 Summary of Key Points; 4 Explore by Chemical Substance; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Registration of Substances; 4.2.1 CAS Registry Numbers; 4.2.2 Policies for Substance Indexing; 4.3 Searching for Substances: The Alternatives; 4.4 Explore Substances: Chemical Structure; 4.4.1 Overview

4.4.2 Drawing Structures4.4.3 Explore Substances: Exact search; 4.5 Explore Substances: Substance Identifier; 4.6 Explore Substances: Molecular Formula; 4.6.1 Examples of Applications of Searches by Molecular Formula; 4.7 Explore References: Research Topic; 4.8 Summary of Key Points; 5 Substructure and Similarity Searching; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Searching Substances: Substructure; 5.2.1 The Screening Issue; 5.2.2 Structure Is Too General; 5.2.3 The Resonance Issue; 5.2.4 The Tautomerism Issue; 5.2.5 Show Precision Analysis; 5.2.6 Locking Tools; 5.2.7 Additional Query Tools

5.2.8 Additional Search Refinements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612291746

9781282291744

1282291742

9780470712450

0470712457

9780470749418

0470749415

9780470749425

0470749423

OCLC:

463438684