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A bibliography in Photonics

Simon Pierre BarretteConseiller en documentationen sciences et génie

6 mars 2008

A bibliography in photonics / databases

1. Where to search?Databases

2. Managing the resultsReference management software

A bibliography in photonics

• Quality of a good bibliographic research:Exhaustive, complete

• How to do an exhaustive and complete research?…by searching in the appropriate database.

• What is an appropriate database?match our subject

most complete

ideally, with refining functions


Databases:

1. Web of Science2. Scopus3. Scitopia.org4. Google Scholar (search engine)5. Inspec6. Inspec and Compendex


Web of Science and Scopus• Large databases• Broad coverage in science• Some refining functions available: broad categories.

Results for "photonics":

Fields Scopus Web of Science

Title 1 976 1 344

Subject/title/abstract 9 083 2 989


Scitopia.org• Database for 21 science and technology societies• Includes SPIE, Optical Society of America (OSA), IEEE• Also: American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, Institute of

Physics


Fields Results

Title 437

All 964


Search page

Result page

List of societies

Facets


Google Scholar• Google version for scholarly literature:

articles, theses, books, etc.


Fields Results

Title 7 820

All 380 000


Search page

Result page


Inspec• Databases for physics, electrical and electronic engineering,

communications, computer science. • Advanced search functions: Controlled term, Thesaurus


Fields Results

Title 57 223

Subject/title/abstract 210 364


Inspec and Compendex• Compendex: engineering databases, sister of Inspec on Engineering

Village. • Possible to search in both databases.• Includes journals of SPIE, OSA and IEEE


Fields Results

Title 98 000

Subject/title/abstract 331 384


Controlled terms on Inspec/Compendex


Thesaurus on Inspec/Compendex


Thesaurus


Fields of search

Scitopia.org Web of Science

Scopus Google Scholar

Inspec Inspec/Compendex

Title 437 1 344 1 976 7 820 57 223 98 000

Subject/Title/Abstract

– 2 989 9 083 – 210 364 331 384

all 964 – – 380 000 259 257 434 387

Comparative table for searches with "photonics" for all databases:


Scitopia.org:• Relevant results (SPIE, OSA) but small number• A lot of other journals exist on photonics

Scopus and Web of Science: • Life-science oriented• Physic subjects not well covered


Google Scholar: • Fair number of results• Few ways of narrowing results• Various types of documents: multiple versions of one article: preprint, conference

article, journal article, anthology article, etc.• Mix of all kinds of documents: theses, articles, books, etc. and no ways to

discriminate • Book: library catalogue• Theses: library catalogue and Proquest Dissertations an Theses• Complement to databases


Inspec/Compendex:• Larger number of results• Includes many of other journals on photonics (with OSA, SPIE, IEEE)• Advanced functions available for a precise search (Controlled term, Thesaurus)• Facets efficiently narrow a set of results (Controlled term)• Meet the criteria of an appropriate database• The most achieved example of databases for physics and engineering

A bibliography in photonics / reference management

Reference management software :

• Downloading of references from databases to reference software • Management of a set of references• Cite While You Write: automatic insertion of references in text• Easy control of output style• Sharing of references


Reference management software (retail):

• EndNote – (EndNote Web)• Biblioscape• Reference Manager• RefWorks• Scholar’sAid • Sente


Download of references


EndNote


Reference insertion with EndNote


Importation from a library catalogue


EndNote

• Tutoriel – Bibliothèque de l’Université Laval• Tutorial – EndNote website• Training (Laval U.) - Service de l’information et des télécommunications

(SIT)


Reference management software (free):

• Zotero• CiteULike• BibSonomy• Bibus• Connotea• JabRef

• RefDB• refbase• Pybliographer• Referencer• Wikindx• BibTeX


Zotero – with Firefox


Zotero – downloading a reference


Zotero – downloading several references


Zotero – reference insertion


Zotero• Importation and exportation of Zotero library • Importation and exportation with EndNote possible• Importation and exportation with BibTeX possible• French/english version: caution Guide de démarrage rapide


CiteULike• Sharing of references• Social bookmarking• Online system• Insert button in bookmarks• Group library• No Cite While You Write • Exportation to BibTeX, EndNote or Zotero


CiteULike – group library


CiteULike

detailed reference


End

Thank you

Questions?

a bibliography in photonics simon pierre barrette conseiller en documentation en sciences et génie...

Documents

photonics databases1

inspeccompendexa bibliography

set of results

institute of physics

relevant results spie

engineering databases

larger number of results

journals of spie