Information Retrieval: SciFinder®, Second Edition

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 ® , 2 nd Edition is an essential guide explaining how to get the best out of SciFinder. It discusses the 50+ options in SciFinder ® including topic, bibliographic, and chemical substance explore options, and post-processing options Analyze, Refine, and Categorize. The book: Summarises the databases and explains how to take advantage of the unique search and analysis options Explains selected algorithms behind the operation of SciFinder ® and why it helps to understand them Discusses why it is important, and how to apply scientific method to information retrieval Describes how to search for chemical structures and chemical reactions This second edition of Information Retrieval: SciFinder ® has been fully revised and updated to incorporate the latest functionality and content of SciFinder ® . Written by a scientist for scientists, this book will increase your research creativity and productivity and is an essential resource for anyone needing scientific information in academia or industry. Content: Chapter 1 SciFinder®: Setting the Scene (pages 1–19): Chapter 2 Databases in SciFinder (pages 21–38): Chapter 3 Explore by Research Topic (pages 39–74): Chapter 4 Explore by Chemical Substance (pages 75–90): Chapter 5 Substructure and Similarity Searching (pages 91–116): Chapter 6 Additional Search and Display Options (pages 117–147): Chapter 7 Searching for Information on Chemical Reactions (pages 149–175): 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 how to get the best out of SciFinder. It discusses the 50+ options in SciFinder® including topic, bibliographic, and chemical substance explore options, and post-processing options Analyze, Refine, and Categorize. The book: * Summarises the databases and explains how to take advantage of the unique search and analysis options * Explains selected algorithms behind the operation of SciFinder® and why it helps to understand them * Discusses why it is important, and how to apply scientific method to information retrieval * Describes how to search for chemical structures and chemical reactions This second edition of __Information Retrieval: SciFinder__® has been fully revised and updated to incorporate the latest functionality and content of SciFinder®. Written by a scientist for scientists, this book will increase your research creativity and productivity and is an essential resource for anyone needing scientific information in academia or industry. Content: Chapter 1 SciFinder®: Setting the Scene (pages 1–19): Chapter 2 Databases in SciFinder (pages 21–38): Chapter 3 Explore by Research Topic (pages 39–74): Chapter 4 Explore by Chemical Substance (pages 75–90): Chapter 5 Substructure and Similarity Searching (pages 91–116): Chapter 6 Additional Search and Display Options (pages 117–147): Chapter 7 Searching for Information on Chemical Reactions (pages 149–175): "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 Abstracts Service databases and the National Library of Medicine bibliographic database MEDLlNE. 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 how to get the best out of SciFinder. It discusses the 50+ options in SciFinder including topic, bibliographic, and chemical substance explore options. and post-processing options Analyze, Refine, and Categorize." "This second edition of Information Retrieval : SciFinder has been fully revised and updated to incorporate the latest functionality and content of SciFinder. Written by a scientist for scientists, this book will increase your research creativity and productivity and is an essential resource for anyone needing scientific information in academia or industry."--Résumé de l'éditeur "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 Abstracts Service databases and the National Library of Medicine bibliographic database MEDLlNE. 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 how to get the best out of SciFinder. It discusses the 50+ options in SciFinder including topic, bibliographic, and chemical substance explore options. and post-processing options Analyze, Refine, and Categorize." "This second edition of Information Retrieval: SciFinder has been fully revised and updated to incorporate the latest functionality and content of SciFinder. Written by a scientist for scientists, this book will increase your research creativity and productivity and is an essential resource for anyone needing scientific information in academia or industry."--Jacket SciFinder(r) is rapidly becoming the preferred means of accessing scientific information in industry and universities worldwide. This fully revised edition of the only companion guide to SciFindergives practical advice on maximizing one's effectiveness with SciFinder.