SCOPUS for Science and SCOPUS for Science and MedicineMedicine

Gabriella NettingGabriella Netting gabriella.netting@ouls.ox.ac.ukgabriella.netting@ouls.ox.ac.uk

Penny RobertsPenny Roberts penny.roberts@ouls.ox.ac.ukpenny.roberts@ouls.ox.ac.uk

16 January, 200816 January, 2008

Science WISER for Hilary Term:Science WISER for Hilary Term:

http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/training/wiser/sciencetraining/wiser/science

If you get stuck…If you get stuck…

Subject specialists:Subject specialists:

• Bio- and Environmental Science Bio- and Environmental Science roger.mills@ouls.ox.ac.ukroger.mills@ouls.ox.ac.uk

• Physical Sciences:Physical Sciences:

ljilja.ristic@ouls.ox.ac.ukljilja.ristic@ouls.ox.ac.uk

• Medical SciencesMedical Sciences

juliet.ralph@ouls.ox.ac.ukjuliet.ralph@ouls.ox.ac.uk

What is your subject?What is your subject?

A.A. MedicineMedicineB.B. Bio- Environmental SciencesBio- Environmental SciencesC.C. Physical SciencesPhysical SciencesD.D. Social SciencesSocial SciencesE.E. OtherOther

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Are you...Are you...

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What is Scopus?What is Scopus?

Scopus is a large abstract and citation Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of research literature and quality database of research literature and quality web sources. web sources.

Works with SCIRUS search engineWorks with SCIRUS search engine

What does it have?What does it have?

15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers (patents, open access journals, conference publishers (patents, open access journals, conference proceedings, book series, etc)proceedings, book series, etc)

33 million abstracts 33 million abstracts

Results from 386 million scientific web pages Results from 386 million scientific web pages

21 million patent records from 5 patent offices 21 million patent records from 5 patent offices

Added value:Added value:

Intuitive searchingIntuitive searching Tools to sort, refine and quickly identify resultsTools to sort, refine and quickly identify results Alerts to keep you up-to-date on new articles Alerts to keep you up-to-date on new articles

matching your search query, or by favourite matching your search query, or by favourite author author

Many full text linksMany full text links

ScopusScopus: “the broadest source of STM and : “the broadest source of STM and Social Sciences information”Social Sciences information”

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ChemistryPhysicsEngineering

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PsychologyEconomics

4,000 publishers4,000 publishers

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ContentContent

Medline records 1966 –

Content from other Elsevier databases*: Embase 1970-

Compendex 1970-

Geobase 1980-

FunctionalityFunctionality

SearchingSearching LimitsLimits Sorting resultsSorting results Citation searchingCitation searching Search HistorySearch History AlertsAlerts OutputOutput

Why use Scopus?Why use Scopus?

Scholarly , interdisciplinary contentScholarly , interdisciplinary content Weekly or daily updatesWeekly or daily updates Complex searching and refining resultsComplex searching and refining results Searches databases and the web Searches databases and the web

simultaneouslysimultaneously Search history can be viewedSearch history can be viewed Current awareness alerts can be set up Current awareness alerts can be set up Easy to set up bibliography of resultsEasy to set up bibliography of results

StrengthsStrengths User friendly, intuitiveUser friendly, intuitive Inter-disciplinary academic contentInter-disciplinary academic content Good for any science topicGood for any science topic Good for free-text, keyword searchingGood for free-text, keyword searching Simultaneous web and patent searches Simultaneous web and patent searches Citation searching (back to 1996)Citation searching (back to 1996) Alerts, to keep you up to date with researchAlerts, to keep you up to date with research Many links to full textMany links to full text Regular updates/improvementsRegular updates/improvements Good help pages and online supportGood help pages and online support

WeaknessesWeaknesses

No controlled vocabulary/ subject No controlled vocabulary/ subject heading searchingheading searching

Citation searching more Citation searching more comprehensive in Web of Knowledgecomprehensive in Web of Knowledge

Clinical queries - use Medline / Clinical queries - use Medline / PubMedPubMed

Other featuresOther features

Also searches Also searches the web via the web via SCIRUS, SCIRUS, Elsevier’s Elsevier’s science search science search engineengine

www.scirus.comwww.scirus.com

Why Scirus?Why Scirus?

To pinpoint scientific, scholarly, technical and To pinpoint scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Webmedical data on the Web

To find the latest reports, peer-reviewed articles, To find the latest reports, peer-reviewed articles, patents, pre prints, theses and journals that other patents, pre prints, theses and journals that other search engines miss.search engines miss.

Why Scirus cont.Why Scirus cont.

Filters out non-scientific sites (e.g. REM )Filters out non-scientific sites (e.g. REM )

Searches a combination of web Searches a combination of web information, preprint servers, digital information, preprint servers, digital archives, repositories and patent and archives, repositories and patent and journal databases journal databases

Scopus tutorialScopus tutorial

This is available from: This is available from:

Oxlip/Title/Scopus/Online Oxlip/Title/Scopus/Online Tutorial from InformsTutorial from Informs

Presentation is available:Presentation is available:

http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/rsl/trainingrsl/training

Sample search:Sample search:

What are the effects of climate change What are the effects of climate change and global warming on fisheriesand global warming on fisheries

Search as:Search as:

(climate change OR global warming) (climate change OR global warming) AND fisheriesAND fisheries

Would you now feel confident to use Would you now feel confident to use Scopus?Scopus?

A.A. Yes.Yes.B.B. Need more practice.Need more practice.C.C. No.No.

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Would you consider using Scopus for Would you consider using Scopus for your own work?your own work?

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Topics you can try…Topics you can try…

What are the ethical implications of face What are the ethical implications of face transplants?transplants?

How does solar power help with the How does solar power help with the problem of global warming?problem of global warming?

How is airplane safety affected by metal How is airplane safety affected by metal fatigue?fatigue?

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