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1Make the most of your access to ScienceDirectPresentFuture
2ScienceDirect Training DeckWe’re here to help you make the most of your accessto ScienceDirect.ScienceDirect offers researchers the latest in discovery technologyto ensure that you can quickly and easily find the information youneed, as well as stay up to date on the latest developments in, andrelated, to your field.1. Create a user account2. Search3. Get Recommendations4. Set Up Alerts5. Key Features6. Find Help and Support7. Provide FeedbackElsevier’s leading platform ofpeer-reviewed scholarlyliterature.ScienceDirect combinesauthoritative, full-text scientific,technical and health publicationswith smart, intuitive functionality sothat users can stay informed in theirfields and can work more effectivelyand efficiently.
31. Create a user accountYour account unlocks a range of customization andresearch alert features that have been designed tosupport your research goals (and its easy and free!)With a few personal details, an account provides you with the ability to:Set up alerts fortopics, journals andbook-series alertsReceiverecommendations thatare personal to yoursearch historyAccess ScienceDirectremotely outside of yourinstitutions IP rangeCreate an account now
42. SearchSearch ScienceDirect with precision and easeScienceDirect offersresearchers 2 differentsearch techniques:1Search broadlyand then filterUse our Search bar or “Quick Search” to search broadlyOR2Use Advanced Searchto launch a narrow,pre-selective query
52. SearchAnd subsequently filterdown the resultsBy yearBy Article typeBy Publication titleBy Access type
62. SearchOur (new and improved) Advanced Search helps you narrow your focus from the startOur Advanced Search supports: Boolean operators including:AND, OR, AND NOT, NOT (-), Nested clauses using parenthesis,for example:(((“heart attack” OR “myocardialinfarction” OR cardiac) ANDdiabetes) OR ischemia)
72. SearchYou can combine terms using up to 8 Booleanoperators AND, OR and NOT. Grouping termsusing parentheses is also possible, as well ascreating multi-level nested clauses. For example:(“black hole” OR radiation) AND gravityOur new Advanced Search offers you thepossible to exclude terms by using the minushyphen operator. For example, to find articlesrelated to depression but not economicdepression, search for: depression-economicsTo find all articles authored by Heisenberg butnot by Sommerfeld, enter the following in the‘Authors’ search box: Heisenberg-Sommerfeld
83. Get RecommendationsSet up alerts for the latest research –by topic, journal or book seriesScienceDirect Recommendations is a new service thatsends registered, signed in visitors a weekly list ofrecommended research content based on your previoussearch history.All you need is a registered account and to remember tostay signed in when you search on ScienceDirect. Ourrecommender engine does the rest by connecting you toother research (new and existing) that ScienceDirect hasdetermined is relevant to your interests.
94. Set up AlertsSet up alerts for the latest research– by topic, journal or book seriesAlerts differ from personal recommendations inthat you are only alerted when NEW researchthat meets YOUR criteria becomes available.Recommendations, by contrast, include allresearch – regardless of publication date, thatmet the relevancy criteria determined by ourrecommender engine.Saving alerts by topicTopic alerts notify you of new articles onScienceDirect which relate to a specified topic.
104. Set up AlertsSaving alerts by topics
114. Set up AlertsSaving alerts by book or journal seriesFor more info on how to set up and managealerts, visit our tutorial here.
125. Key features*When a short definition is not available, thelonger definition can be found in Book excerptsScienceDirect Topics helps researchersuncover critical and contextualinformation within their workflow Each topic page provides authoritative introductoryoverviews to help researchers, academics andstudents understand and interpret scientific literature ScienceDirect Topics enables quick onboarding to novelsubject areas during interdisciplinary research and offersan easy, interactive tool for students learning a newconcept or understanding a journal article1 Shortdefinition*2 Related terms3 Excerpts fromrelevant Bookcontent132
135. Key featuresScienceDirect Topics uniquely applies cutting-edge technologies to content within theresearch workflowTopic pages link narrow, specialized knowledge of journal content, which can be difficult to understand for researchers newto the specialized field, with both the quick overview of the journal content’s topic and with the more general Book content.Data Science Technologies Data-miningTaxonomy buildingAlgorithmic information extractionRelevancy rankingQuality confirmationTopic PagesBook Content
145. Key featuresLooking for an easy way to store references and collaborate with others?Manage, organize and connect around books and journals with Mendeley, seamlessly embedded in ScienceDirectMendeley is a referencemanager allowing you tomanage, read, share,annotate and cite yourresearch papers.and an academic socialnetwork with 3 million usersto connect like-mindedresearchers & discoverresearch trends andstatistics forming acrowdsourced databasewith a unique layer ofsocial research informationand an Open APIQuickly export your Book chapters into Mendeley from ScienceDirect**See OnlineBooksConnect article for more ce-to-mendeley
155. Key featuresAccess ScienceDirect anytime anywhereWhether you're on your laptop or tablet, at home or on the road, on campus or off, youcan keep your research going by registering today for remote access to ScienceDirect.Remember, the next time you're off campus you can always (detailed instructions here):1. Click on "Remote access" in theupper right-hand corner onany ScienceDirect page.2. Follow the instructions to enter yourinstitutional email address (e.g.,john.smith@nyu.edu), select yourorganization from the drop-down menuand enter a password3. We'll send you an email; click on the"Activate my remote access now" linkand your remote access is all set.
165. Key featuresNew Journal Homepage features make browsing through your favorite journals easier
175. Key featuresScienceDirect APIs support large-scaledata mining for government and academicresearch institutionsUse ScienceDirect APIs to retrieve and integrate fulltext content from publications on ScienceDirect intoyour own website or applications.Anyone can obtain an API key and use our APIs free ofcharge, provided that our policies are honored.ScienceDirect subscribers are granted full access toScienceDirect APIs. If you do not have a ScienceDirectsubscription, you can still use our APIs; however, youwill have limited access to basic metadata and basicsearch functionality, yet full access to all open accesscontent.Learn more about the key settings data available to youand start developing today.
186. Find help and supportWhile we strive to make ScienceDirect easy and intuitive touse, you might have questions. Our Customer SupportCenter has answers to your frequently asked questions, aswell as video tutorials and other how-to guides.You can access the Customer Support Hub, by clicking the? Button in the upper right corner of ScienceDirect pages.Visit the ScienceDirect Support Center!
196. Find help and supportContact UsWhile we strive to make ScienceDirect easy and intuitive to use, sometimeshelp is required. Our customer support team is here to help and you cancontact us various ways.You can contact us by scrolling down to the bottom of all our ScienceDirect pagesto find a “Contact and support” option.
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to the specialized field, with both the quick overview of the journal content's topic and with the more general Book content. ScienceDirect Topics uniquely applies cutting-edge technologies to content within the research workflow Data-mining Taxonomy building Algorithmic information extraction Relevancy ranking Quality .
