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User Education and Help
General resources | Literature Database search help | Citation Management help
Literature databases today provide many useful and powerful search functions that can save time and provide more thorough and targeted results. In addition to the self-guided help links listed here, the NOAA Seattle Library staff provides workshops and individual assistance. Contact the Library for more information.
Introduction to the Library's Services (pdf)
This 8 page handout summarizes the resources that are available from the library, and provides similar information found elsewhere on the website, in a downloadable and printable pdf format. The library's flyer (pdf) is a three-fold pamphlet that provides the same information in a more compact format. The library floor plan (pdf) may also assist in finding items in the library.
Information
cycle (pdf)
This handout describes how to use the literature search and management
tools available to NOAA users in the context of the search process.
Current
awareness sign-up form (pdf)
If you would like to receive email alerts on database keyword searches
or journal tables of contents, just print this form, fill it out, and
fax/mail to the library.
Search
help (pdf)
This table summarizes the syntax that is used in the major databases.
Refer to respective online help for more specifics of each database.
NOAA Libraries in Seattle (pdf)
This letter sized poster provides contact information for the three NOAA Libraries in Seattle and other quick reference information in a printable format that is handy for posting on office and conference room walls.
UW Libraries
access
NOAA employees who are also UW faculty, staff or students, can access
databases and journals from off campus. Here are instructions.
Read the summary
of library privileges if you are unsure of your level of access
to the UW Libraries.
ProQuest (formerly Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA))
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Support and training - Links to technical support and online tutorials.
- LibGuides help for databases on the new ProQuest platform
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ProQuest)
- Covers science, technology & management of marine, brackish & freshwater environments from 1971 to present.
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Serials Source List for ASFA - Lists the publications that are indexed in the database.
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ASFA Thesaurus - Lists the terms used by indexers in the Descriptors field (DE=) of each record added to the database.
- Video tutorial showing use of the ASFA Thesaurus
- A LibGuides guide to all aspects of ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts including content, searching, and viewing results on the new ProQuest platform.
- Video tutorial demonstrating various database features
Meteorological and Geophysical Abstracts (ProQuest)
- Covers meteorology, climatology & hydrology from 1974 to present.
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Serials Source List for MGA - Lists the publications that are indexed in the database.
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This resource can also be searched from 1950 through 1969 in print.
Web of Science (Science Citation Index) 1965 -
- Covers more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines.
- Quick Reference Card - Eight-page PDF that describes how to do a cited reference search; use Refine to mine a set of up to 100,000 results to find the top 100 Subject Categories, Source Titles, Document Types, Authors, Publication Years, Conference Titles, Countries, Institutions, and Languages; create a personal profile and/or alerts; and export to EndNote or EndNote Web.
- Training - Describes all the live and recorded training opportunities available for WoS.
- Guides - Quick Reference Cards and other downloadable/printable materials.
- News - providing updates on scientific and Clarivate product news.
- Journal List
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Educational Resources - Provides links to the blog and other support and training resources.
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Help topics - Including accessibility, PDF help, FAQ's, searching JSTOR, MyJSTOR and citation management.
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Citation management - Instructions on how to manage your citations and your MyJSTOR account.
Lexis Nexis (librarian-provided username and password required)
- Lexis.com At-A-Glance - (pdf)- a 2-page summary of search tips and features
- Learning Lexis Nexis Guide (pdf) - 28-page PDF describing the various search functionality of Lexis Nexis.
- Learning Lexis Nexis Long Guide (pdf) - is 40-page in depth guide to learning how to use Lexis of Lexis Nexis.
- Lexis Nexis Support Center provides search tips, listings of resources available
- Government e-learning series - Training and support for government employees including pre-recorded and upcoming training sessions.
- Advanced LexisNexis Quick Reference (pdf)
- Nexis Quick Reference (pdf)
- Quick Reference for Nexis 5.1 (pdf)
- Full list of Lexis and Nexis product documents for download
- Lexis Tips for NOAA - is a brief recap of the tips covered in the February 2010 webinar.
- Aggregates and tabulates citation and article counts as indicators of how frequently current researchers are using individual journals.
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Using Journal Citation Reports Wisely - Briefly describes benefits and pitfalls of JCR data.
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Help and How to - Table of contents to help topics.
- Training - Describes all the live, recorded and downloadable training opportunities available for JCR.
- Quick Reference Card
NOAA has a site-wide license for the bibliographic management applications Endnote and Reference Manager. These tools help you keep track of and create citations to the sources you use. EndNote Web is a web-base citation manager that can be accessed from any NOAA-authenticated computer.
Most literature databases have easy-to-use citation exporting functions which can save researchers time and effort. The databases vary but all provide help pages to assist with this function. Start by looking for an export link on a search results page.
EndNote Basic
EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management tool available to NOAA
employees.
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Access from Web of Science by selecting the My EndNote Web tab and creating your account. Note that you must be using your NOAA computer to create an authenticated log-in.
- Training - Describes all the live, recorded and downloadable training opportunities available for Endnote Web.
- Quick Reference Card
EndNote
EndNote is a client-based citation management application available
to NOAA employees.
- To install the latest version of EndNote, contact the library, or download it from the NOAA OCIO Endnote page. For technical help, contact ocio.ppa@noaa.gov, Office of the Chief Information Officer, (301) 713 3555 x.211.
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