SEARCHING THROUGH ScienceDirect prepared by Literature Searching Team Library, Faculty of Medicine, UGM  2012

2 ScienceDirect is one of the largest online collections of published scientific research in the world. It is operated by the publisher Elsevier and contains nearly 10 million articles from over 2,500 journals and over 11,000 e-books, reference works, book series and handbooks issued by Elsevier. The articles are grouped in four main sections: Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities. For most articles on the website, abstracts are freely available; access to the full text of the article (in PDF, and also HTML for newer publications) requires a subscription or pay-per-view purchase. (

3 ScienceDirect HOME

4 Simple search Browse Shortcut MenuMenu Bar Personal Account Most viewed articles Shortcut to SciVerse Advanced Search ScienceDirect HOME

5 BROWSING ARTICLES BY SUBJECT Click to access medical subject

6 BROWSING ARTICLES BY SUBJECT Those under subscription (full-text available) are indicated by these icons

7 FULL TEXT ACCESS Uncheck “abstract only” menu Click to apply

8 ACCESS JOURNAL CONTENTS Click this title to access the contents

9 JOURNAL CONTENTS Cover of Printed Journal Contents of the journal along with links to full text Journal contents explorer

10 JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR Impact Factor Impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period. Journals with higher impact factors are deemed to be more important than those with lower ones.

11 ACCESS CONTENS OF THE JOURNAL Click title to show details article Title of Accessed Journal

12 JOURNAL CONTENTS Table of contentsArticle of the journal Related articles Link for table download Most downloaded article

13 Click to get full text in PDF format

14 ACCESS PDF FULL TEXT OF THE JOURNAL Full text article PDF Menu Bar

15 SAVE OR DOWNLOAD PDF FULL TEXT OF THE JOURNAL Click here to download article Click OK Choose “Save File”

16 ADVANCED SEARCH Click here

17 ADVANCED SEARCH Menu BarSearch interface and Boolean Logic Option for type of collection and subscription Type of Subject Article date (time) range/period

18 ADVANCED SEARCH Type keyword to search article: “diabetes mellitus AND hypertension Click to start searching

19 SEARCH RESULTS Menu BarSearch result indicator Link to PDF full text Search within result Refine result Page Locator Journal title, click for content details

20 SEARCH RESULT Article in HTML format

21 SEARCH RESULT Click link for full text in pdf format

22 DISPLAY OF FULL TEXT IN PDF FORMAT Full text article Page Locator Save download button Page Zoom

23 Click download button Click OK Choose “Save File”

24 Related article suggestions are displayed after saving full text article for ease of access by interested users

25 Access to SciVerse

26 SciVerse HOME Click here

27 Search Interface Menu Bar Featured Applications SciVerse Tutorial SciVerse HOME

28 SciVerse SEARCH METHOD use the search facilities available, type the keywords, then SciVerse will display auto suggest keywords that you can use

29 SciVerse SEARCH METHOD use the refine facility to arrange keyword searches to be more structured

30 SciVerse SEARCH RESULT PAGE Search result indicator Title of article with an abstract information when the pointer is directed List of search result Indicator of article availability Search options and refine result navigator

31 Sample of an article from external source SciVerse SEARCH RESULT PAGE

32 Sample from external source that provides a PDF full text SciVerse SEARCH RESULT PAGE

33 Sample of an article from external source in PDF format SciVerse RESULT PAGE HTML format article Link to PDF full text

34 Sample of an article in PDF format from external source SciVerse RESULT PAGE

35 to obtain articles from ScienceDirect use the navigator on the left, select the section content sources and check the option ScienceDirect journal SciVerse RESULT PAGE List of article indicator navigator

36 SciVerse RESULT PAGE Click the title of the article to see details of articles provided by Science Direct

37 Click to see PDF full text Article in HTML format SciVerse RESULT PAGE

38 4 DISPLAY OF FULL TEXT Full text article Page Locator Save download button Page Zoom

39 SAVE SEARCH RESULT Click download button Click OK Choose “Save File”

40 ScienceDirect ACCOUNT REGISTER Click here to register

41 Complete the registration form ScienceDirect ACCOUNT REGISTER Click here to OK

42 Click Login to enter the account ScienceDirect ACCOUNT REGISTER

43 Type username and password to log in ScienceDirect ACCOUNT LOGIN

44 Search history of past searches ScienceDirect ACCOUNT LOGIN Registered account

45 Click here ScienceDirect APPLICATIONS Applications are new features offered to support optimum uses of ScienceDirect

46 Click icon for more details ScienceDirect APPLICATIONS List of application available

47 Details information of selected applications ScienceDirect APPLICATIONS Click here to add application

48 SciVerse Applications is a marketplace and developer network that allows the scientific community to build, find and use applications that enhance research experience. Through SciVerse Applications, researchers and librarians can customize their SciVerse search and discovery processes and collaborate with developers to create an ever-expanding universe of new applications.

49 This Power Point Presentation is compiled by Team of Literature Searching Library Faculty of Medicine, UGM.