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Scopus Overview
- 1. Scopus Christina Maria Amendola StephanieGladyck Garrett Liddil
- 2. Introduction ● What isScopus? ○ ○ ○ An online abstract and citation database for peerreviewed literature in the science field Contains journal titles for more than 5,000 publishers Uses various search tools to help refine and organize topic of interest ● To access Scopus: ○ ○ library.syr.edu Recommended Databases > SCOPUS
- 3. About Scopus Produced byElsevier (Reed Elsevier) 4 subject areas Life Sciences Health Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences and Humanities Elsevier has 80 products, 7 databases available to SU students
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- 5. Basic Search Search Term: ForensicDNA Analysis
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- 9. Conclusion ● Scopus canhelp refine, sort, and analyze results for research ● View and download abstracts, PDFs, and citation information ● Email, export, print and save search results ● View the full text through the publisher ○ “View at Publisher” link ● More information and tips found at trainingdesk.elsevier.com ● Definitely worth using for scientific paper searches
- 10. Conclusion ● Scopus canhelp refine, sort, and analyze results for research ● View and download abstracts, PDFs, and citation information ● Email, export, print and save search results ● View the full text through the publisher ○ “View at Publisher” link ● More information and tips found at trainingdesk.elsevier.com ● Definitely worth using for scientific paper searches
Editor's Notes
- #5 Enter search terms and select a search area from the pull down menu shown You can also select date ranges, type of document and the specific subject area in which to search Results are automatically sorted newest to oldest Search term is listed as single terms and boolean operators must be added manually Stemming is done automatically, truncated searches can be done with the asterisk (*)
- #6 Basic search for “Forensic DNA analysis”
- #7 Search results listed by date newest to oldest Show document title, journal or book title, date, and authors Side has additional search limiting options such as source type, date range, etc.
- #8 Upon selecting a document to retrieve, the abstract is shown along with keywords and additional information about the article The document can downloaded as a PDF, the citation can be retireved as well and exported in multiple formats depending on whether or not a citation manager is being used At the top of the page is a link for the SULinks that takes you directly to the article on the host journal site
- #9 Not user friendly upon first glance as it is just the blank search box Allows user to add specific search codes The search codes are listed below the search area and when selected will give a brief description and example of use