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Engineering Village™
Basic Searching On Compendex®®
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About Engineering Village
www.engineeringvillage.com
• The premier web-based discovery platform meeting the information needs of the engineering community• Premium bibliographic databases
• Reference databases
• Patent databases
• Engineering news and more
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About Compendex
The most comprehensive bibliographic engineering database -current and comprehensive
• References & abstracts to 4,000+ journals, trade magazines, conference proceedings & technical reports
• 8 million records – 1969 to present
• 500,000 records added annually
• Weekly updates
• Engineering Index Backfile: 1884-1968
(+ 1.7 million records)
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175 engineering & applied science disciplines
• General engineering
• Civil engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Materials
• Energy
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Compendex Detailed Record
Read full text online
Click names for more papers by the authors
Over 30 languages available
Find more papers from this journal
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Compendex Detailed Record (continued)
Summary of article content
Primary topicStandard index terms
Additional dominant words and phrases in sourceBroad groups
of related subjects
Stylistic approach of the articleDigital Object Identifier
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Getting started: not IP authenticated
www.engineeringvillage.org
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Getting started: Personal Account
Use Personal Account to
• save records and searches
• set up e-mail alerts.
Register to create your personal account
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Quick Search
Context Sensitive help
Key words and Fields search
Limits and sorting options
Search Tips
Select Database
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Expert Search
Browse indexes to locate precise terms
Large term entry space for command-line query building – click Help for details
Search Codes
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Managing search resultsSelect range of records
Choose from various formats
Number of records found
Full text link when available
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Link to full text
Click yellow button to go to content website
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Link to full text
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Too many results?
• Limit terms to individual fields
• Check thesaurus – try narrower terms
• English only
• Recent publication years or latest updates
• Specific document types
• Specific treatment types
• Turn autostemming off
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Too many results?
• Truncate with care• cat* → cat, catalyst, catapults, caterpillar, etc.
• Use correct Boolean connector
• Use Facets to refine search
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Quick, Expert and Thesaurus Faceted Searching
Include or Exclude one or more keywords in or between facets from your initial search
Combine more than one key word within a facet or between facets by clicking the check boxes next to each key word.
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Including & Excluding Terms From Facets
Including Terms
“+” sign will appear between the initial key word and the added terms from the facets.
Excluding Terms
“-” sign will appear between the initial key word and the excluded terms from the facets.
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Search history
** Personal Account Required
Click on a search to re-run or modify it
Combine search numbers for flexible query building
Click to save search **
Click to set up e-mail alert**
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RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
• What is RSS?
• RSS is an XML format for distributing web content on the internet,
• also known as syndication
• Why is RSS Important?
• Content is delivered to the reader as it is updated,
• Better focus on the content by avoiding distractions such as pop-up advertisements and email spam.
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RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
Copy the link provided and paste it in your RSS Aggregator to receive alerts via RSS feed.
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RSS Feed From Engineering Village
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RSS delivered to your reader
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Not enough results?
• Check thesaurus for broader terms
• Check thesaurus to see if terms have changed
• Ei main headings or classification codes
• Include synonyms
• Browse indexes for variants of author names, etc.
• Include all fields
• Turn autostemming on
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Not enough results?
• Use truncation * for simple plurals; don’t forget irregular forms
• “Quick and dirty” search for a few good articles; then scan indexing for subject headings
• Use correct Boolean connector
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Thesaurus
Search: Find word in any index term
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Thesaurus
Click to see thesaurus details
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Thesaurus
Click on i to see more Information about the term
Any term selected is beingadded to a search form automatically
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Thesaurus
Exact term: Look up thesaurus details for a known Ei controlled term
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Thesaurus
Browse: Scan up and down an alphabetical list of subject terms
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Other features
In addition to the features reviewed today, Engineering Village offers:
• Expert searching with Boolean Operators
• Saved record folders
• Linking to OpenURL resolvers
• Linking to document delivery services
• Ask an expert
• Blog This!
• RSS feeds
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Blog This
• Blogs allow anyone to share their view, news, or passion with the world through publishing tools that are relatively easy to use and maintain.
• What can Blogged records be used for?
• Create a current awareness service highlighting new publications in a popular subject area.
• Share information found on Engineering Village platform with an audience outside your organization.
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Blog This
• Click the ‘Blog This’ button and select the content that is showing in the box and paste it in your post. Once published in your post the title will link to the record’s abstract.
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Blog a Record
Give the post a title
Paste the link
Publish
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Wrapping up
• Questions?
• Comments?
• Wishes?
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Thank You!