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Quick Search (October
10, 2000) Engineering Village 2 provides instant access to the latest engineering research right on the desktop. It offers a powerful way to search across multiple databases, including Compendex (over 5 million engineering literature abstracts), engineering website abstracts, patents, engineering handbooks, and industry specs and standards. What is Quick Search? Quick Search is designed for quick and easy searching by users who have not been trained extensively in information retrieval. It provides indexes of terms to assist in the selection of appropriate search terms. The search system automatically stems terms to retrieve related records that have the same word stem. Quick Search also sorts records according to relevance or by publication date. Getting Started
Go to http://www.ei.org/engineeringvillage2 Institutional
Login
If
your institution has ID/Password access enter the Ei Engineering
Village2 user name and password. Institutions
with IP domain access will enter Engineering Village 2 directly. Reference
Services
Ei Village 2 provides a variety of reference services to assist users, Click on the “Reference Services” button. The following reference services are available: Ask
an Engineer Post questions to a Senior Village Engineer whenever you can't find needed technical information. Ten senior engineers have agreed to be a resource for users of Ei Village 2. They are specialists in a variety of engineering disciplines, including manufacturing, materials, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, automation, fluids, TQM, and computer science. They will respond to questions e-mailed to them usually within 24 hours. Senior Village engineers will provide information that may include web-sites, e-mail addresses, or even phone numbers that point to companies, consultants, research institutes, or other information resources. Ask
a Librarian Ei's technical librarians provide search assistance over the phone or via e-mail for Compendex and other Ei Village 2 databases. They will point to the best reference resources available in the Village or, if possible, locate the piece of information required. Search questions on engineering topics may also be referred to the Reference staff of Linda Hall Library, an outstanding science and engineering library in the United States. Questions should be sent via e-mail. Replies will be sent within 24 hours. Network
of Experts The Network of Experts is a searchable database of over 15,000 North American experts in areas of engineering, technology, and applied physics. The Community of Science produces the database. It allows searchers to identify experts. Records in the database provide name and address information, e-mail and telephone addresses, and includes a description of expertise and research interests, memberships, qualifications, honors and awards, previous positions, patents, and publications. Select a
Database
Use
the drop-down menu to choose one of the following databases: Compendex Compendex
Last two weeks only Website
Abstracts U.S.
Patent Office CRC
Press Handbooks Industry
Specs and Standards Searching
Compendex Compendex provides indexing and abstracts of the world's engineering literature in all fields of engineering. The database includes journal articles, conference papers and technical reports. Sources for the records are from over five thousand journals, conference proceedings and reports. As of the year 2000 there are over five million records in Compendex, with coverage starting from 1970. The database is updated on a weekly basis. Quick Search
for Compendex
The Quick Search template allows for quick and easy
searching. Its
functionality is expanded by the inclusion of online indexes. Use of
indexes is highly recommended for better search results.
Click on Index of Terms; select the Index; find the term;
highlight it; then use Ctrl/c and Ctrl/v to paste the term into the
search template. Autostemming:
The search engine autostems terms, to include possible variations of
a term, and produces a list of records that match the search query.
Autostemming of search terms is the default in all fields without lookup
indexes (i.e. autostemming of "manager" will also find
"managers", "management”, and "managerial."). The Village2 Interface is not case sensitive, so entering text in upper or lowercase is possible Searchable
Fields Field
searching allows the searcher to specify what parts of the record will
be searched. Select the
field you wish to search by using the pull-down menu above each input
box. Select either All Fields, Keywords, Author, or Publication Title. Select the field from the “Search By:” pull-down menu.
Using Indexes
of Terms
Use of indexes is strongly recommended to increase the quality of retrieval. Click on Index of Terms; select the Index; find the term; highlight it; then use Ctrl/c and Ctrl/v to paste the term into the search template. There are three Compendex indexes in Quick Search: · Ei Subject Terms – Ei Subject Terms are arranged alphabetically, “Automobile windshields” precede “Automobiles”. Click on Index of Terms; select Ei Subject Terms index; find the term; highlight it; then use Ctrl/c and Ctrl/v to paste the term into the search box with the field limitation of Keywords. Note: When records are displayed in abstract form, Ei Subject Terms are hyperlinked. By clicking on an Ei Subject Term the system will retrieve records on that subject · Authors – An alphabetical list of authors. An author is listed exactly as it appears in the document, although in inverted form. The author John A. Smith may appear as several variants (Smith, J. A.; Smith, John; Smith, John Arnold etc.) due to the fact that publishers have different conventions in presenting author names. It is recommended to use the author index to browse the list of names for possible variations in naming, and to select all variations for the search. Compendex lists an author's name as it appears in the publication. If the publication lists the author's name in full, it will be listed in full in Compendex. If the publication only provides initials for first and middle names, Compendex will only list initials. Note: When records are displayed, author names are hyperlinked. By clicking on the author's name, the system will retrieve records by that author. · Publication Titles – An alphabetical list of Compendex Journal or Publication Titles. Click on “Index of Terms”; select Publication Title index; find the term; highlight it; then use Ctrl/c and Ctrl/v to past the term into the search template. Expanding the search – adding more criteria to your search
To add search criteria click on the
Find All and
Find Any
After clicking on “Add Fields”, The “¤Find all” and “¤Find any” radio buttons under the search boxes will query the database to find records where all terms are present in the record or to find any of the terms in the record. When the searcher clicks on "Find all" it limits the search to records that include all terms. For example, a search on "microcomputer chips computer aided design" requires that all terms are present in a record. When the searcher clicks on "Find any" it broadens the search to records that include any of the terms. For example, a search on "personal computer PC microcomputer" requires only that any of these terms are present in a record. Limiting Fields
Searches may be limited by Language, Document Type, or by Publication Year. Use the drop-down menus, Option number three, four, and five. Limiting a
search by language
To limit a search by language, use drop-down menu 3 “Find Document In:” and select from either All Languages, English, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, or Italian. The default is set to search “All Languages”. Limiting Search
by Document Type
To limit a search by document type, use drop-down menu 4 "Limit Search To:" and select from either: 1. All Document Types - all types of literature is the default. 2. Journal Articles – this limits the search to journals. 3. Conference Articles – this limits the search to individual published conference papers. 4.
Conference Proceedings –
this limits the search to conference proceedings (a collection of
conference papers of a particular conference), for example, Proceedings
of the 1999 ASME Energy Sources Technology Conference. Limiting a
Search by Year
To limit a search by year or range of years, use pull-down menu 5 "Search From:" In the pull-down menu specify the year(s) limit. If a specific year is chosen use the same year in both year boxes. If a range of years is chosen, enter the starting year in the left column and the ending year in the right column. 1990 to 2000 is the default range of years. Clearing a
Search
After finishing a search on a topic, and before beginning work on a different topic, click on reset to clear a previous search so nothing remains to affect the new search. Viewing,
Saving, Printing and E-Mailing Records
Search results will be displayed to the right of the search query boxes. Records are displayed in a short format. From a search results list, one can: ·
Change sorting
of retrieved records, if desired, from sorting by relevance
to sorting by publication date
(the most recently added records will be displayed first). Note: The total number of records is the same whether the
search results are sorted by relevance or by publication date; only the
order of the result set will differ. ·
Change record range
(1-25, 26-50, etc.) by clicking on the record range pull-down
menu at the top or bottom of each search results page. Viewing Records
· See individual abstracts or tagged format by clicking on the Abstract link or Tagged Format link under the short record. A tagged record lists each field separately. · To change the Viewing format use the pull-down menu "Selected Results:" at the top of the results list. · Select the records wanted by checking the box next to the desired records or click on the hyperlink Select All Shown (which selects records currently displayed). If additional records need to be viewed use the record range pull-down menu to view and select additional records. · Use the View pull-down menu and select the desired viewing format: Citation, Abstract, Tagged format. · Click on "View" to see the records in the chosen format. Note: When records are displayed, both authors and Ei Subject Terms are hyperlinked. By clicking on an author's name, the system will retrieve records by that author. By clicking on an Ei Subject Term, the system will retrieve records on that subject Ei
Compendex Displayed Field Codes (Tagged Format)
The Tagged Format displays all fields of a record, preceded by a two-letter tag identifying the field. Below is a list of all field tags displayed and the corresponding field description:
Full-text
Online
Subscribers to Science Direct have online access to the full text of 500 Elsevier Science technology journals. Go to the abstract record and click on the link for Science Direct. This will open a brief description of the article with the Table of Contents in another browser window. There are two choices to view the full text. Under Summary Plus, choose either Article or Journal Format –PDF. The Article format allows viewing in HTML format. PDF format will open Adobe Acrobat Reader in another window Ei Document
Delivery
To order a document, click on the link for document delivery below the Abstract record. Follow the link to Linda Hall’s order form. Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, MO provides document delivery. Linda Hall is committed to filling every in-scope, properly cited request within twenty-four hours. Saving Records
Select records wanted by checking the box next to the desired records or click on the hyperlink Select All Shown (which selects records currently displayed). If additional records need to be viewed use the record range pull-down menu to view and select additional records. View the records using the “Select Results:” feature which will display those selected records on the same web page. Go to the browser file menu, click on “Save As,” save the file to disk with a “.txt” file extension, and then open that file in your word processing program. Alternately, highlight and copy text, then open a document in your word processor. Position the cursor where the text is to be inserted, click on edit, then on paste. Note: Not all public access terminals have a capability to access hard and/or diskette drives; also they may not have accessible word processing programs. Please check with your reference librarian or computer lab technician. Printing Search
Results
Select records to be printed by checking the box next to the desired records or click on the hyperlink Select All Shown (which selects records currently displayed). If additional records need to be viewed use the record range pull-down menu to view and select additional records. View the records using the “Select Results:” feature, which will display those selected records on the same web page. Depending on the web browser do the following: For
Internet Explorer: · Go to File, Print or <Ctrl><p>, or use the print icon at the top of the browser. · This invokes the printer on the personal computer. · In institutions it invokes the printing procedure sequences of the public terminal that is in use. For
Netscape Communicator: · Go to File, Print or <Ctrl><p>, or use the print icon at the top of the browser. · This invokes the printer on the personal computer. · In institutions it invokes the printing procedure sequences of the public terminal that is in use. Another option to print in Netscape is: · File, Print Preview, to check the total number of pages that will be printed, or to identify page numbers wanted for printing. · Go to File; Print; Print range, ¤ Pages from: o to: o Note: Not all public terminals have printing capabilities or there may be printing charges by page. Check with the reference librarian or computer lab technician for assistance with printing. Emailing Search
Results to an E-mail Address
Select records to be e-mailed by checking the box next to the desired records or click on the hyperlink Select All Shown (which selects records currently displayed). If additional records need to be viewed use the record range pull-down menu to view and select additional records. View the records using the “Select Results:” feature, which will display those selected records on the same web page. Depending on the web browser your are using:
Note: Public terminals may not have email capabilities. Check with the reference librarian or computer lab technician for assistance with e-mailing. Finding
Related Information in Compendex or in Website Abstracts
A searcher may find related records when searching the following databases: Compendex, Compendex: Last Two Weeks Only, or Website Abstracts. Review abstract records and determine which record is most relevant to your information need. Go to the upper right hand corner of the record to a box with the following link in it: Find Related Records. The Ei search system will retrieve related records from the same database. Finding
Related Information in Other Databases
A searcher may want to find related information in
other databases. Go to the upper right hand corner of the Abstract or
Tagged record to a box with the following link in it: Run
the original search
in a new database. Click on the link for the
appropriate database. Searching
Other Databases
Quick Search
for Website Abstracts
Ei Village2 provides value-added access to more than 10,000 Website abstracts. The abstracts have all been indexed with Ei Subject Terms from the Ei Thesaurus, which are also used for the indexing of Compendex records. The use of the same Ei Subject Terms insures consistent search results across both databases. All web-sites have been selected, reviewed and evaluated, based on research value, technical content and relevant information. In addition, experts have evaluated websites for inclusion in the database. Searchable FieldsField searching allows the searcher to specify what parts of the record will be searched. Select the field you wish to search by using the drop-down menu above each input box. Web-site Abstracts may be searched by "Keywords." The Ei Interface is not case sensitive, so entering text in upper or lowercase is acceptable.
Quick Search
for US Patent
Ei Village 2 provides access to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Full-Text Patent database, which currently contains over 6 million patents. Records cover the period from January 1, 1976 to the most recent weekly issue date, which is usually each Tuesday. The Ei Interface sends your query to the USPTO site, where the retrieved patent records can be evaluated from another browser window. Select from the following searchable fields:
Quick Search
for CRC Press Handbooks
CRC Press provides online access to engineering handbooks via ENGnetBASE in 25 fields of engineering. In September 2000 thirty handbooks are online and full-text searchable. CRC is in the process of adding another 15 print titles by the end of 2000. The Interface sends a subscriber's query to the CRC Press site, where retrieved handbook texts can be viewed in a separate browser window. Note: ENGnetBASE is only available to EngineeringVillage2 subscribers on a site license basis only through an added subscription.
Quick Search
for Industry Specs and Standards
Industry
Specs and Standards, a database produced by TechStreet, formerly
CSS|INFO, is a comprehensive collection of industry specifications and
standards from over 300 standards developing organizations worldwide.
Over 20,000 documents are available for instant download in PDF
format. Publications are
also available for individual purchase in print format.
Industry standards are available from a variety of publishers
including ASTM, ISO, IEC, API, ASME, ANSI, IEEE, BSI, CSA, SAE, AWWA,
AWS, and UL. The collection
covers a wide range of engineering topics including aerospace,
automotive, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, information
technology, manufacturing, oil/gas/petroleum, and telecommunications.
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