Information retrieval: SciFinder and SciFinder Scholar
Choice Reviews Online · 2002
Preface. 1. What is SciFinder Scholar. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 The Primary and Secondary Literature. 1.3 The SciFinder Scholar Option. 1.4 Types of Databases in SciFinder Scholar. 1.5 CAS Bibliographic Database (CAPLUS). 1.6 NLM Bibliographic Database (MEDLINE). 1.7 CAS Substance Database (REGISTRY). 1.8 CAS Regulatory Information Database (CHEMLIST). 1.9 CAS Chemical Catalog Database (CHEMCATS). 1.10 CAS Chemical Reaction Database (CASREACT). 1.11 Exercises. 2. Explore by Research Topic. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 How SciFinder Scholar Converts the Query to a List of Candidates. 2.3 The Identification and Meaning of Concepts. 2.4 Choosing Candidates. 2.5 Working from the Reference Screen. 2.6 Saving and Processing Answer Sets. 2.7 Applying Scientific Method to Information Retrieval. 2.8 Summary. 2.9 Exercises. 3. Explore by Chemical Substance. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Registration of Substances. 3.3 Searching for Substances: The Alternatives. 3.4 Explore by Chemical Structure. 3.5 Analyzing and Refining Substance Answer Sets. 3.6 Explore by Substance Identifier. 3.7 Explore by Molecular Formula. 3.8 Special Cases. 3.9 Getting References. 3.10 Combining Explore by Chemical Substance and Research Topic. 3.11 Summary. 3.12 Exercises. 4. Additional Search and Display Options. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Explore by Author Name. 4.3 Explore by Accession or Patent Number. 4.4 Explore by Company Name/Organization. 4.5 Getting Related Information. 4.6 Property Information. 4.7 Sequence Searching. 4.8 Data Mining and Visualization. 4.9 Current Awareness. 4.10 Exercises. 5. Additional Search Strategies. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Further Issues with Finding Information on Substances. 5.3 Opportunities for MEDLINE Searches. 5.4 Searching for Substances in the Biological Sciences. 5.5 Searching for Information on Polymers. Exercises. 6. Searching for Chemical Reactions. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Specific Search Options in CASREACT. 6.3 Reaction Search Strategies. 6.4 Searching for Reactions Through Explore by Research Topic. 6.5 Combining Structure, Reaction, Functional Group, and Keyword Terms. 6.6 Exercises. Appendices. 1. Some SciFinder and SciFinder Scholar Resources. 2. CAS Roles in CAPLUS (including changes made in December 2001). 3. Some Basic Principles used by SciFinder Scholar in the Interpretation of the Research Topic Query. 4. Examples of Analyze References. 5. Registration of Substances. 6. Understanding Structure Searches. 7. Original Publication Discussed in Chapter 6, Section 6.1. 8. Overview of SciFinder Scholar Screens. Index.