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www.ei.org

数据库内容及检索功能

钟似璇 (Sixuan Zhong [email protected])Ei 中国区经理

Engineering Village: Bibliographic Databases

Compendex

• 最完整的工科文摘数据库• 1969 至今，共有 1100 万文献• 覆盖 190 个工程学科，包含：化工、电工电子、机械、土木、矿业等等

Getting started: 个人帐号

Register to create your personal account at www.engineeringvillage.com

Use Personal Account to:

• Set up e-mail and RSS alerts

• Tag records

• Create groups

• Save records and searches

快速检索（ Quick Search ）

选择数据库

输入检索文字

选择限制条件

高级检索（ Expert Search ）

输入检索式

浏览按字母顺序排列的索引

参考数据字段定义

检索结果 － Making Sense of Results Page

检索结果 Facets

检索结果的管理

结果记录的管理 :

- 挑选记录- 选择显示格式- 保存 , email, 打印 , 下载数据

结果条数、结果排列

全文链接

结果太多吗？可能是因为不够具体。

• 限制检索字段： document type, publication years, language, etc.

• 从主题表（ thesaurus ）里找更具体的关键字。• 关闭 autostemming 。• 检查截词

• cat* → cat, catalyst, catapults, caterpillar, etc.

• 检查布尔运算符 OR 、 AND

• 从 facets 里找启发

Faceted Search Feature

Facets include:• Database (when searching multiple)

• Author Name

• Author Affiliation

• Controlled Vocabulary

• Year

• Language

• Classification Codes

• And more

可利用 include 或 exclude 来找到更理想的结果

参考记录条数。可将这些统计数字导出至表格

Including & Excluding Terms From Facets

点击 键可将此字段取消

“+” sign appears between initial keyword and terms included from facets

“-” sign appears between initial keyword and terms included from facets

Including Terms

Excluding Terms

Individual Records

• Search terms are highlighted in the abstract to show relevance

• Controlled terms and links to thesaurus offer additional possibility

结果不理想（太少了）？

• 利用 Ei main headings 及 classification codes

• 浏览索引（ indexes ），从而找到作者名字的不同写法• 打开 autostemming

• 利用截词 (*)

• 使用准确的布尔运算符： AND instead of OR

• 从主题词表里（ thesaurus ）找到更广泛的关键字

Thesaurus

Thesaurus Options:

- Select “Search” to search any terms

- Select “Exact Term” to find Thesaurus details for a known Ei controlled term

- Select “Browse” to scan an alphabetical list of index terms

•Click terms to see Thesaurus details.

•Select terms to include in search

Thesaurus

• Click on to see more information about the term

Selected thesaurus terms are automatically added to your search form

记录标签（ Record Tagging ）

•Search other users’ tags to gain new perspectives

•Share tags with other users

•Organize records of interest for yourself and groups

记录标签（ Record Tagging ）

• Assign meaningful keywords

• Choose with whom to share:

Public = All Engineering Village users can see the tags

My Institution= only people from the users’ organization can see tags

Private = Only the user can see their tags

• Or create groups to share tags with members

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

What is RSS?

• An XML format for distributing content on the internet

• Also known as syndication

Why is RSS Important?

• Content is delivered to the reader as it is updated

• Set up alerts so you’re notified any time a new record that fits your search criteria is added to the database

• Alternative to email alerts

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

• Copy the link provided and paste it in your RSS Aggregator to receive alerts.

• Click the RSS icon if you’d like to be updated when new records are added that fit the search criteria.

RSS Feed From Engineering Village

• Paste url from box on Engineering Village

RSS delivered to your reader

Blog This

• Link from a blog to a record of interest on Engineering Village

• Create current awareness by highlighting new publications in a popular subject area

• Create a forum from which to collaborate with colleagues in your area of research

• Share information with an audience outside your organization

Blog This

Click the “Blog This” button in the record’s abstract or detailed view.

Copy the code from the box in the screen that appears and paste it into your blog post.

Blog a Record

•Once published, the title will link to the record’s abstract.

•Give the post a title

• Paste the link from Engineering Village’s “Blog This” box

• Publish

Search Tips and Help icons provide user assistance

Additional resources on Help

• Source list

• Training materials on EV tools and databases