数据库内容及检索功能 钟似璇 (Sixuan Zhong s.zhong@elsevier.com) 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 Use Personal Account to: Set up e-mail and RSS alerts Tag records Create groups Save records and searches Register to create your personal account at www.engineeringvillage.com

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） 浏览按字母顺序排列的索引 输入检索式 参考数据字段定义

检索结果 － Making Sense of Results Page 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 可利用 include或exclude来找到更理想的结果 Facets include: Database (when searching multiple) Author Name Author Affiliation Controlled Vocabulary Year Language Classification Codes And more 参考记录条数。可将这些统计数字导出至表格

Including & Excluding Terms From Facets Including Terms “+” sign appears between initial keyword and terms included from facets Excluding Terms “-” sign appears between initial keyword and terms included from facets 点击 键可将此字段取消

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 Click terms to see Thesaurus details. 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) Click the RSS icon if you’d like to be updated when new records are added that fit the search criteria. Copy the link provided and paste it in your RSS Aggregator to receive alerts. The next enhancement is the RSS or Real Simple Syndication feature. Here is how it works: Click on the RSS button, copy the links and paste it into your news aggregator. That’s it! This simple step allows you to get customized , automatic, updates through your news aggregator and provides a a ‘one-stop’ place to check all the web content that is of interest to you.

RSS Feed From Engineering Village Paste url from box on Engineering Village

RSS delivered to your reader A slew of software and web based RSS readers are for free on the internet. In this example you can see how records are delivered to “Newsgator.” I can view new search results as I check on all of my news sources, business news, weblogs and whatever else I choose to feed into my RSS reader. The point is that we are providing yet another option for delivering results to researchers in the ways they prefer to receive them.

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 Give the post a title Paste the link from Engineering Village’s “Blog This” box Publish Once published, the title will link to the record’s abstract.

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