american mathematical society ams - mathscinet

Abuzar GhaffariIntroduction & Training – May 2007

AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY AMS - MATHSCINET

AMS- MathSciNet

IntroductionIntroduction

TrainingTraining

Please Choose from Menu:

American Mathematical Society Founded in 1888 Mission:

Promote mathematical research and its uses Strengthen mathematical education Foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other

disciplines and to everyday life Over 28,000 individual members and 550 institutional members Professional programs such as:

Meetings and Conferences Surveys Employment services Publications including Mathematical Reviews Journals Over 3,000 books in print Support for Young Scholars Programs And ….

Mathematical Reviews Database Since 1940 Mathematical Reviews(MR)

Served researchers and scholars in the mathematical sciences

By providing timely information on articles and books that contain new contributions to mathematical research

Is now maintained electronically Classified according to the 2000

Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) Over 65,000 reviews or abstracts are

published each year

What is MathSciNet?

Mathematical Reviews is available to: Individuals Institutions

That have paid the annual Database Fee (DAF) The MR database is available:

Electronically on MathSciNet MathSci on CD

In fact: MathSciNet = Full Electronically Version of MR-database with all Benefits and Components…

MathSciNet Homepage

www.ams.org/MathSciNet

MathSciNet Homepage

Search Methods

Search Terms

Publication Types

Publish range

Authors & Journals Tabs

Search MathSciNet by Author Name

Search MathSciNet by one of Journal

Information

Author & Journal Citations Tabs

Search MathSciNet by Author Citations

Search MathSciNet by Journal Citations

Publication Search

Advanced Search with All Publication

components

Search Example

1- For example: Select the review Text field2- Enter a keyword (example: algorithm)3- Click on Search button

Select Publication Type

Select Publish Time

Results Page

Number of Match Records

Current Results

Next Pages

Download Format

Numbers indicate a review is available

Author(s) name Source and publish date

A Result Components

Article No in

MathSciNet Author(s) Name

Article Title Publication Information (Type, Page, Year, Ver, …)

Link to a PDF of review – not the article

Journal Link Article Link

Major Identity of Article in MathSciNet (MR-database)

Review of Article

Highlighted Keywords

PDF Link

Clipboard

Useful to collect citations of interest together in one place, and then download them into whichever format you use for your research (ASCII, pdf, BibTeX, etc.)

Can collect up to 500 at any one time

Review Styles in MathSciNet

There are 3 styles for reviews in MathSciNet: Review is available {A review for this item is in process.} {There will be no review of this item.}

Review Formats & Meta Link

For users without a MathSciNet license , Relay Station allows linking from MR numbers in online mathematical literature directly to electronic journals and original articles. Subscribers receive the added value of full MathSciNet reviews.

Many Thanks