Finding Information in Science, Technology and Medicine

✍ Scribed by Jill Lambert, Peter A. Lambert

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 129
• Series: Aslib Know How Guide
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A practical guide to the basic structure of STM information, describing in simple terms, with examples, how to locate what you need. Coverage includes: * How information is communicated * Beginning a search * Using bibliographic databases * Using the web for information * Obtaining and organising information * Keeping up to date * Future developments in scientific, technological and medical information Each chapter ends with a summary of the key points.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
About the authors......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Legends......Page 9
Illustration acknowledgements......Page 12
The Web, email, discussion lists and usenet newsgroups......Page 15
Journals......Page 16
Electronic archives......Page 19
Patents......Page 20
Standards......Page 21
Bibliographic databases......Page 23
Referencing......Page 24
Conference proceedings......Page 25
Printed journals......Page 26
Discussion lists......Page 27
Using previously known work......Page 28
Search engines......Page 29
Specialised search engines......Page 30
Metasearch engines......Page 32
Classified directories......Page 33
Subject gateways and virtual libraries......Page 34
Evaluating Web sites......Page 38
Summary......Page 40
Encyclopaedias, handbooks and guides to the literature......Page 42
Searching by author and title......Page 44
Other subject searching techniques......Page 46
Searching for journals......Page 48
Databases of published books......Page 49
Theses......Page 50
Summary......Page 53
Structure......Page 55
Indexing......Page 56
Thesauri......Page 57
Classification codes......Page 59
Planning a search......Page 61
Defining the search topic......Page 62
Choosing a bibliographic database......Page 64
Access......Page 68
CD-ROM......Page 70
Usernames and passwords......Page 71
Search software......Page 72
The reliability of voiceprints—a technique making use of a speaker’s voice as a means of authentication......Page 75
Tracing a paper “forward in time”......Page 78
Refining a search......Page 82
Factual databases......Page 84
Summary......Page 85
Electronic journals......Page 95
Viewing articles on screen......Page 97
E-print archives......Page 98
Interlibrary loan......Page 99
Copyright legislation......Page 101
Organising personal collections......Page 102
Personal bibliographic software......Page 103
Z39.50 Searching......Page 104
Indexing......Page 105
Output......Page 106
Products......Page 107
Summary......Page 108
Verbal information......Page 109
New books......Page 110
Scanning journals......Page 111
Electronic tables of contents alerting services......Page 112
Current-awareness bulletins......Page 113
Research in progress......Page 115
Summary......Page 118
Journals......Page 121
Access to information......Page 123
Reference......Page 125
Index......Page 126