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Thomas Kaiser

Exploring scientific databases

Seminar Fundamentals of Nanooptics | 5 June 2012

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Outline

• Overview

• Types of scientific databases

– OPAC

– ISI Web of Science

– arXiv

• Literature management

– BibTeX

– Mendeley

Exploring Scientific Databases | Seminar Introduction to Nanooptics SS12 | Thomas Kaiser | 5 June 2012 2

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OVERVIEW


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Overview

• demands on literature search (for you) – learn basics of your topic

– gain overview over research area

– identify state of the art

– see what you can contribute to the field

• types of literature – books

– review articles

– full-length papers

– letter articles

– Proceedings

– Nature / Science articles („Big Bang“)


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Scientific Databases

• Google (Scholar)

• … ??? …

• OPAC library catalogue

• ISI Web of Knowledge (They do it for money!)

• PubMed

• NASA ADS

• …

• see representative list here


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_engines

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OPAC LIBRARY CATALOGUE


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OPAC library catalogue

• books most important source of information for undergrads! http://kataloge.thulb.uni-jena.de/DB=1/LNG=DU/SID=4fdcae39-0/LNG=EN/

• all German libraries are connected

– system of getting you the publication you need


http://kataloge.thulb.uni-jena.de/DB=1/LNG=DU/SID=4fdcae39-0/LNG=EN/






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ISI WEB OF SCIENCE


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ISI Web of Science

• all the “official” data accumulates here

• extensive information on

– WHAT papers exist on a topic

– WHO is publishing &

– WHO is citing H index

– WHERE is the research published

– HOW MUCH is this recognized Journal Impact Factors

– WHEN does publication activity reach top timeline statistics

– WHERE do people (authors, citing) come from

– WHAT networks exist among them self citation metrics


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ISI Web of Science

• What can it do for me? – SEARCH

• comprehensive search capabilities (topical, time-resolved, geographic, …)

• scriptable as news feed / e-Mail alert

– IDENTIFY connections between different works • for- / backward referencing

• geographical connections

– ALERT you when something new comes up

– PERSONALIZE science • who is working in the field

• citation metrics (H index)

– MEASURE journal “performance” • Impact Factor


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ISI Web of Science


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ISI Web of Science

• citation map


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ISI Web of Science

• Impact Factor


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ISI Web of Science

• H index


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PREPRINT SERVER


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preprint servers - arXiv

• important scientific role: preprint servers

– all types of articles available

– uploaded prior to peer-review

– freely accessible without subscription

– might only be feasible to experienced scientist due to 'everyone can publish' philosophy → high number of papers might be confusing to beginners!

– most famous: arXiv (Cornell Library), esp. category physics.optics


http://arxiv.org/

http://arxiv.org/list/physics.optics/recent

http://arxiv.org/list/physics.optics/recent

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LITERATURE MANAGEMENT


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Literature management

• now you have

– gained an overview by looking into a basics textbook

– got deeper by crosschecking original references therein

– indentified people / research groups in the topic

• stay up to date with e-alerts & custom news feeds

HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF

ALL THOSE PAPERS???


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– use bibliographic management software!

• What is it?

– BMS manages all your references in a database

– eases citation of a paper by integration into word processing software ('click + cite')

– provides tools for annotating, grouping, sorting & searching papers you work with

• most prominent: BibTeX (quasi-standard), EndNote, Mendeley, Qiqqa, see list here


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software

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• How does it work?

– publishers provide reference data for a paper

– this is imported into BMS which does the rest


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• Example: BibTeX & JabRef:

BibTeX data for this paper JabRef

BibTeX database file

myrefs.bib


http://jabref.sourceforge.net/

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• Example: BibTeX & JabRef:


http://jabref.sourceforge.net/

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• Annoyed of importing the bibtex data? Looking for a 'one click' solution? → Try Mendeley

– can import ref data directly from a website!

– can scan a PDF automatically! (Drag & Drop)

– can synchronize among different PCs & web via client ↔ server communication

– synchronizes with a bib file automatically if you wish!

– brings MS Word & Open Office plugins for direct citation (very easy!)

– it's truly amazing... :-)


http://www.mendeley.com/

http://www.mendeley.com/

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