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Comparing and using databases and search engines: lots of things to think about…
Subject coverage, document type/s
Size, start year, selection of periodicals?
Updated…
Keywords, free or thesaurus
Easy to search, limitations, refine searches
Citation searching or not
Search history, export of references, alerts, RSS
Linking to fulltext… and so on…
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Multidisciplinary article databases at Uppsala university library
ISI Web of Science
~ 45 million records, starting1900
citation searching,
cross-searching with other databases
Scopus
~45 million records, half 1823-1996
citation searching
Also webpages and patents
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These are available on the Web of Knowledge platform, cross-search if you want
Web of Science
BIOSIS Citation Index, (life sci., biomedicine).. 18 million records, 1969- , citations, MeSH
BIOSIS Previews, (life sci., biomedicine)……… 18 million records, 1969- , CAS-no, MeSH
Zoological record, 3,5 million records, our access starting 1978
Inspec, (math, physics, computing) 12 million records, 1891-, Thesaurus
FSTA, (food sci.), ~800000 records, 1969-
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These are some databases available on Proquest platform. Cross-search if you want.
Dissertation & Theses, > 2 million rec., 1743 -
Environmental sciences and pollution management (includ. Toxline, ASFA, Aquatic…), 3,7 million records, 1967-
Toxline, 0,7 million records, 1998-
Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, 640000 records, 1974-, Thesaurus
Entomology, …
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Article databases – Earth science, environment
Geobase and Georef
2,2 resp. 3,2 million records
Cross-searching
Thesaurus
Geobase, 1973-
Georef, 1785(USA)-, 1935 (Global)-
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Article databases - Medicine
Pubmed/Medline
medicine, nursing, dentistry…
21 million records
MeSH-terms
Pre-post>full record, continously updated
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Article/fact databases - Chemistry
Scifinder scholar (Chemical abstracts)
27 mill. rec./CA
31 mill. structures/Reg
1907-
Continously updated
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Article/fact databases - Chemistry
Reaxys
Beilstein handbook + Gmelin handbook
From 1772-
18 million substances
28 million reactions
4 million records
Updated monthly
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Article databases - Education
ERIC(CSA), ERIC(free)
1,4 million records
1966-
Education Research Complete
Ca 2.5 million records
1880-
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Missing some subjects?
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Searching wwwGoogle scholar.com /.se /.de…
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Conclusion?
• More than one can be useful
• Make use of their differences regarding search abilities, limitations etc, - choose your tool according to the need of the day
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Keeping up to date…
• Subject coverage, document type/s
• Size, starting year, selection of periodicals?
• Updated…
• Keywords, free or thesaurus
• Easy to search, limitations, refine searches
• Citation searching or not
• Search history, export of references, alerts, RSS• Linking to fulltext… and so on…
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Facts about journals:Ulrich’s international periodicals
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Impact of journalsJournal Citation Report, 1997-
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