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Chemistry Seminar - Fall 2022 (21:160:453 / 26:160:601)

This guide was created specifically for Dr. Stacey Brenner-Moyer's class - Fall 2022

Web of Science & Scopus

Learning objectives:

Students will learn how to search Web of Science and Scopus. Upon completion of the session, students will be able to:

  1. execute an efficient and effective search in the Web of Science index/database in order to find journal articles about a research topic
  2. execute an efficient and effective search in the Scopus index/database in order to find journal articles about a research topic
  3. export results from the Web of Science and Scopus indexes/databases to EndNote online/basic/Web
  4. compare and contrast the 4 indexes/databases they’ve studied thus far: SciFinder, Reaxys, Web of Science, and Scopus

**Please note that the graded library exercise can be found on the Canvas course site, under the 'Assignments' or 'Quizzes' module.**

For additional information about Web of Science and Scopus, including where to go for help or to access training, look at the boxes below.

10/5/2022 Skeletal Outline

Web of Science

Web of Science indexes leading scholarly journals, books, proceedings, and other formats. The heart of the platform is the Web of Science Core Collection, which indexes over 20,000 scholarly journals and includes over 1 billion cited references. The Collection includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index, among others, with coverage strongest in the sciences. This index can be used to demonstrate the impact of particular articles and authors.  Coverage dates: 1900-present

Scopus

Scopus offers coverage in the physical sciences (7,200+ titles), health sciences (6,800+ titles), life sciences (4,300+ titles), plus social sciences and humanities (5,300+ titles). It is a citation and abstract database with over 50 million records. Patents from 5 offices are included. Can be used to demonstrate the impact of particular articles and authors.  Coverage dates: 1996-present

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