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April 11, 2006
Multi-Database Searching Now Available
You can now search multiple databases at one time using a new Multi-Database Searching option. The Multi-Database Search allows you to simultaneously search predefined clusters of databases in order to identify articles. You will see the total number of results found in each database, so you can use this search engine to identify the best databases for particular research topics.
Once you do a search, you can choose to display the combined search results, or view results found in a single database. For searches that retrieve many records, the combined results will first display a subset of the total records found. You can display more results by clicking on the "combine more" link.
You will find the link "Find Articles (multiple databases)" on all science libraries subject pages under Selected Resources. The complete list of subject clusters for the sciences is found on the left portion of the resulting screens. A direct link can be found at http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/jrnl.html.
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Keep Up to Date with AutoAlerts
Are you finding it difficult to keep up to date with the latest research in your field? Are you concerned about missing new research that may impact your work? Now you can automatically receive regular email notices of newly published articles customized to your interests!
What is an AutoAlert?
An AutoAlert, also known as SDI or Selective Dissemination of Information, is a saved search that runs automatically each time new data is added to a database of research literature. Your AutoAlert profile retrieves any new article citations on a topic of interest and emails them to you without any effort on your part.
Why would I want to set up an AutoAlert?
AutoAlert searches allow you to keep up to date on the latest published research on a topic or author of interest to you. Since search results are delivered to you automatically by email, it saves you time.
What kind of information will I receive?
You will receive citations and abstracts of newly published research papers on your topic or author. Web links allow you to go to the database record and to full text when available. Depending on the database, search results can be delivered to you on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
What kind of searches can I use to create AutoAlerts?
You can create AutoAlerts using keyword topics, journal names, or author names. In Web of Science you can create an alert to notify you when a newly published journal article has cited a paper of interest to you.
What databases are available?
AutoAlerts are available for research article databases in most subject areas. You can also create AutoAlerts in multidisciplinary databases like Scopus and ISI Web of Science (use the Current Contents interface for creating AutoAlerts with Web of Science data).
How do I get started?
Go to this web page: http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/auto.html, select a research article database to create your alert, and follow the step-by-step directions.
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See and Hear Birds of North America Online
Access to the pictures and sounds of more than 700 species of birds is now possible using the online Birds of North America. This collaboration between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the American Ornithologists' Union, and the Academy of Natural Sciences has an 18-volume print counterpart, completed in 2002. The online edition includes new additions since then.
The database can be searched by bird name or by topic word and can also be browsed using either a taxonomic group or alphabetical name. Bibliographies are included in these life histories and the birds covered are those who nest in the U.S. or Canada. Many details of birds are included.
Explore this resource for information such as the singing territorial male house wren, the call of a female rufous-sided towhee, or pictures of a cliff swallow at its nest or a female scarlet tanager bathing. An account of the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker is found in its video clips.
At Kline Science Library a pair of headphones may be checked out and used at the assistive technology workstation in the reading room. Access Birds of North America at http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA.
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Computing Reviews
Computing Reviews helps you to manage the large amount of new material published in computer science by pointing you to the best new journal articles and books. The database compiles expert, unbiased critical reviews of current publications of note in computing. Computing Reviews aims to provide an overview of developments in computing to both specialists and generalists who wish to survey the field as a whole and identify quality materials.
Access Computing Reviews at http://www.reviews.com.
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April 04, 2006
SciFinder Scholar for Mac download fix
There is a new SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) download file which corrects the problem for Mac 10.2 and higher users. The passwords are now embedded into a zip file. You must extract the SciFinder Scholar Application Package into your Applications folder.
The file and instructions are available from the usual SFS download site:
http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help/scifinder/sfsdownload.html
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