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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820632403321

Autore

Ridley D. D (Damon D.)

Titolo

Information retrieval : SciFinder / / Damon D. Ridley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

9786612291746

9781282291744

1282291742

9780470712450

0470712457

9780470749418

0470749415

9780470749425

0470749423

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

025.065

Soggetti

Database management

Information storage and retrieval systems - Science

Online bibliographic searching

Science

Information retrieval

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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