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DATABASES
By: Hanna Ben-Or
Phone: 08-9489934
Email:[email protected]
October 2011
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GENERAL
WHY have they been established?
WHAT are computerized databases?
WHEN do we use them?
**Before beginning new research.
**Acquiring publications’ lists of other researchers.
**Complete / verify bibliographic citations.
**At the end of research, before publishing.
**Before developing a product (patent search).
**Market research.
**Practical assistance.
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GENERAL
* SEARCH TYPES: subject, author, citation,
completion…. Until now: verbal search.
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DATABASES TYPES: differ by subjects,
by medium
* TEXTUAL SCIENTIFIC DATABASES:
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1) FULL-TEXT: e-journals, publishers’ sites,
statistical databases, e-books…
2) BIBLIOGRAPHIC: abbreviated information.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES
1) Show ABBREVIATED INFO. from publications
(submitted & stored according to set rules).
2) REPRESENT & DIRECT to entire publications.
3) Only PARTS of the entire texts, are STORED.
(au,ti,ad,py,la,pt,ud,ab,so,de,mesh,kw…)
4) RECORDS: the information is divided into FIELDS.
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5) Need to LOCATE the ENTIRE PUBLICATION,
at the search’s end, after checking search results.
SEARCH BASICS
1)
CHOOSE the MOST RELEVANT
DATABASE according to your needs.
Use the “DATABASES BY SUBJECTS” list
at the Library Homepage:
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/subjdata_new.html
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SEARCH BASICS
2) SEARCH
THOROUGHLY in order to retrieve
all the relevant data.
(all synonyms, spellings, grammar forms,
initials / full phrase, truncation, controlled
vocabulary).
3) COMBINE terms/subjects by:
OR, AND, NOT,(NEAR, SAME).
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SEARCH BASICS: COMBINATION (cont.)
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SEARCH BASICS: COMBINATION ( cont.)
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SEARCH BASICS: “Web of Science”
Search Screen
Limit search, if
required, for more
focused result
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SEARCH BASICS
4) CHECK RESULTS & MODIFY the search
by LIMITING or ENHANCING the search.
5) MARK records (optional: prepares a selected
set for saving/printing/e-mailing/exporting).
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6) Rearrange the set of results using the SORT
option (optional).
SEARCH BASICS
7) SAVE QUERY (Search History) for future
use (rerun or Alert, in order to have updates).
8) SAVE / PRINT / EMAIL / EXPORT the
set of results.
9) LOCATE FULL TEXTS.
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SEARCH BASICS
9) LOCATING ENTIRE PUBLICATIONS
referred to in Bibliographic Databases search
results (cont.):
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USE DIRECT LINKS from the bibliographic
record to the full-text or to library catalogs.
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SEARCH the LIB.CAT. or available EJOURNAL LISTS.
SEARCH BASICS
9) LOCATING ENTIRE PUBLICATIONS
(cont.)
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ORDER full-texts from other libraries, using
the INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE.
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CONTACT THE PUBLICATION’S AUTHOR
(the address is included in the record).
EXPORT SEARCH RESULTS TO
BIBLIOGRAPHY MANAGING TOOLS:
EndNote, RefWorks... and others (1)
BMTS ALLOW USERS:
1) To create PERSONAL DATABASES (libraries).
2) To manage, store, and share information.
3) To use the databases for various research activities.
REFERENCES ARE QUICKLY AND EASILY:
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1) Imported into the personal library from text files or
from online databases.
2) Inserted manually.
EXPORT SEARCH RESULTS TO
BIBLIOGRAPHY MANAGING TOOLS:
EndNote, RefWorks... and others (2)
USERS CAN:
1) Perform searches & remove duplicate references.
2) While writing papers, insert references from their
personal database into the papers.
3) The above step automatically generates formatted
bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds
(“cite while you write”).
EndNote Web is one of those tools.
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Free for “Web of Science” subscribers.
Details at: http://www.endnoteweb.com
Rss
1)
Click on the RSS icon, attached to required
contents, at Internet sites (including Academic
databases)
2) The site will send updates of the required once
clicked on subject, automatically, to the personal
computer, or to the private budjet of the user, at RSS
dedicated Internet site.
RSS Guide:
http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING
SEARCH RESULTS IN COMMERCIAL
DATABASES (1)
* RELEVANCY: Quantity & location of the
search query terms, in the retrieved
database records.
* UPDATENESS: Sometimes there is no
need for non-updated information.
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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING
SEARCH RESULTS IN COMMERCIAL
DATABASES (2)
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AUTHOR OF THE PUBLICATION:
1.
Is he recognized in the subject area?
2.
Are there more publications by him?
3.
Are his publications cited?
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING
SEARCH RESULTS IN COMMERCIAL
DATABASES (3)
* The JOURNAL which published the
article:
1. Is it academic? professional? commercial?
2. Is it peer reviewed?
(submitted papers are reviewed by experts
before being accepted for publication)
3. Is it cited a lot globally (impact factor)?
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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING FREE
INTERNET SITES AND DOCUMENTS (1)
* The SITE holding the information
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Is the site academic? governmental?
Does it have expertise in the subject area?
(It is possible to limit Internet searches to
academic, governmental, and other site
types).
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING FREE
INTERNET SITES AND DOCUMENTS (2)
* The PERSON IN CHARGE OF SITE
INFORMATION:
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Is he recognized as an expert in the field?
Does he publish additional publications?
Are they supervised by known organizations?
Are they cited by others?
Does the site show the details of the person in
charge of the information (name, contact
options)?
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING FREE
INTERNET SITES AND DOCUMENTS (3)
* UPDATENESS: Is the site updated often?
* Are there LINKS TO THE SITE
from other
sites?
* RELEVANCY OF THE INFORMATION:
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Quantity and location of the search terms
(appear in the titles of documents) ? Updated?
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING FREE
INTERNET SITES AND DOCUMENTS (4)
* RELIABILITY & OBJECTIVITY
Is the source of the information on the site
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an objective party?
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an interested party (in marketing products, ideas,
services)?
ENTERING THE LIBRARY RESOURCES
NOTE: Access is limited to campus computers.
1) FROM the Library Website at:
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/menu.html
(click on the “Databases” button).
2) FROM the local NOVELL server screen (for
non-internet databases).
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THE LIBRARY WEBSITE
Guide at: http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/LibWebCat500.doc
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RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY SITE (1)
WEB CATALOG:
http://aleph500.huji.ac.il/F/?func=file&file_name=findb&local_base=huagr&con_lng=eng
GUIDE: SEARCHING THE WEB CATALOG:
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/LibWebCat500.doc
DATABASES:
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/datalist_new.htm
GUIDE: DATABASES SEARCH BASICS:
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/joicelibwebsite.pdf
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RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY SITE (2)
E-JOURNALS:
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/e_journals.htm
WEB RESOURCES:
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/new_resources.htm
GUIDES:
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/guides.htm
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DATABASES (1):
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/Data_new.htm
COMMERCIAL DATABASES:
Agricola, ASFA, Biosis Previews,
CAB Abstracts , Econlit , FSTA , Georef,
Lexis, Medline, Merck Index, Web of Science.
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DATABASES (2):
http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/library/Data_new.htm
SOME FREE DATABASES, IN INTERNET:
Agricola (Agriculture)
Faostat (Statistics of world agriculture, food, and
population)
PubMed (Health, Medicine, Veterinary)
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For more information, please contact: [email protected]