November 30, 2012
Learn to use Scopus: A powerful online tool through K-State Libraries
Dear colleagues,
Did you know that you have access to Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, via the libraries’ website? To help you learn how to use this powerful tool, the K-State Libraries and the office of research and sponsored programs are hosting one-hour training sessions at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 and at 9 a.m. on Dec. 5 in Hale Library’s Hemisphere Room.
In addition to knowing how to look up your citation information, you will learn how to:
- link to full-text articles and other library resources
- use an author identifier to automatically match an author's published research, including the h-index (http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/scopus-in-detail/tools/authoridentifier)
- find, check and track citations in real-time via a citation tracker tool (http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/scopus-in-detail/tools2)
- identify and match an organization with all its research output using an affiliation identifier tool (http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/scopus-in-detail/tools/affiliationidentifier)
- get quick insight into specific journal performance using a journal analyzer (http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/scopus-in-detail/tools/journalanalyzer)
- download and organize multiple full-text articles simultaneously
- export data via bibliographic managers such as RefWorks
- receive a variety of alerts and feeds to help you stay current in your field (http://www.info.sciverse.com/scopus/scopus-in-detail/tools/feeds)
While sharing many of the same features as the more familiar Web of Science, the two products complement each other with Scopus covering more journals — particularly in the humanities and social sciences — and Web of Science going further back in time.
If you want to attend any of the sessions on Dec. 4 or Dec. 5, please RSVP to orsp@k-state.edu giving your name, title, department and which session you would like to attend.
We hope to see you at one of the training sessions.
Best regards,
Mary Lou Marino Marcia Stockham
Development Director Assistant Dean
ORSP K-State Libraries