Information retrieval is arguably one of the most important skills a scientist needs in the 21st century. SciFinder is rapidly becoming the preferred meansto access scientific information in industry and universities worldwide. It accesses databases which span the chemical, engineering, life, medical and physical sciences, including the Chemical Abstract Services databases and the National Library of Medicine database. No other single information access tool hassuch breadth of coverage for scientific journal and patent documents. Information Retrieval: SciFinder, 2nd Edition is an essential guide explaining how toget the best out of SciFinder. It discusses the 50+ options in SciFinder, such as topic, bibliographic and chemical substance explore options. The book: Summarizes the databases and explains how to take advantage of the unique searchand analyze 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 searchfor chemical structures and chemical reactions Includes problems at the end of each chapter for teaching purposes 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 working with chemical information in academia or industry.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-71245-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 16/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés