Vol.5, No.3 (Fall 2005)

Web of Knowledge Seminar

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 from 2:00-3:30 (1.5 hours)
1916 Room (Bird Library)

Are you interested in discovering who is citing your work or the work of others? Learn how to use the Web of Knowledge to utilize your research time more efficiently. This seminar covers:

  • The publication selection process
  • Using the search interfaces for topic, author, source title, and address searching, as well as more advanced set and field combination searching
  • How to expand your literature search using the unique Related Records search
  • How to use cited reference searching to navigate the literature and discover who is citing your research and the research of others
  • E-mailing, saving, printing, or exporting your results
  • Saving a search history so you can use it later to find new information
  • Saving alerts to automatically run your profile against database updates

Trial to Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

The Library has set up a trial to the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, through September 18, 2005.

To access this free trial, please visit www.hbcponline.com. Click on the "Login" link and input the following when prompted:

Username: syracuse
Password: syracuse

Let me know if you think this is a product we should subscribe to.

Tom Keays / htkeays@syr.edu / 315-443-9769

New Versions of SciFinder Scholar Available

I am very happy to announce that new versions of SciFinder Scholar are now available.

SciFinder Scholar 2006 is a major upgrade for the Windows platform with improved search tools. SciFinder Scholar 2006 for Windows requires Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, or NT 4.0. A web browser is needed to access full text via ChemPort, online Help, and Internet resources within the Tools menu. Plug-ins must be installed in the Netscape and Firefox plug-ins and components folders for some features in ChemPort, e.g., Reference Linking. The plug-in is installed automatically during the SciFinder Scholar 2006 installation. Java and Javascript must be enabled and cookies must be accepted for some features in Chemport.

SciFinder Scholar OS X is the long-awaited version for Macintosh OS X. You should see improved performance and fewer problems with retrieving full-text of articles via ChemPort. SciFinder Scholar OS X requires Macintosh OS X operating system 10.2 or newer. A web browser is needed to access full text via ChemPort, online Help, and Internet resources within the Tools menu. Java and Javascript must be enabled and cookies must be accepted for some features in Chemport.

Visit the Library's SciFinder Scholar webpage to download the new software and users manuals: http://library.syr.edu/research/database/scifinder/index.html