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Intro to SciX and FAIR principles
Basic Searches in SciX
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You might mention the kinds of searches you commonly perform in SciX (e.g., finding articles for your domain or checking citation metrics). The guided examples will be more meaningful if you modify them for your discpline or facility. - Who is an author your learners would know? - What is a topic in which your learners would be interested?
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Ask learners: “Can everyone see the SciX homepage on their browser?”
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Learners can just type names and phrases into the search bar. However, they will have greater control over structured searches using fields like shown here than unfielded searches.
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SciX also has an affiliation (aff:) field search that searches the exact affiliation text provided by the author or publisher. The Institution facet uses a SciX standardized abbreviation and is similar to the institution (inst) field search. Some institutions listed in the facet can be opened to identify authors with individual departments. Learners asking detailed questions about this feature should be encouraged to read the SciX blog post about it.
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As time allows, encourage learners to share their expectations and experiences with expanded and exact searches.
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Keyword searches are complicated because publishers use different keyword systems, which can also change over time. The keyword_schema field identifies the system where known. Authors who want their papers to be discovered (and cited) might want to give some additional attention to the keywords they suggest for their papers.
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‘abs’ is short for “abstract’ but an ‘abstract’ only is also possible as is a full-text search. Both of these are mentioned briefly later in the module.
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SciX welcomes submission of missing gray literature and disserations. Learners can use the Missing/Incorrect option on the Feedback dropdown menu to submit articles. SciX considers the dissertation defense a reviewing process. Not everyone would agree on this characterization. SciX evaluates conferences individually to determine whether their abstracts and proceedings should be considered refereed or non-refereed.
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Publication Type refers to the type of document. SciX has a separate field and facet to search and filter by journal or publisher. By now, learners should be comfortable using the main search page ‘all search terms’ dropdown menu to locate the ‘Publication Full Name’ search or used the Publications facet.
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If time permits, encourage the learners to share their searches with the class. Ask why they might search other text fields.
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Most publisher formats for SciX supported disciplines are supported. If we are missing one, custom formats are possible. However, SciX encourages learners to recommend missing formats for inclusion. Zotoro uses RIS format, which is avialable. Mendolay uses RIS, BibteX, and EndNote, which are all available.
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If time permits, enourage learners to share their experiences with the class.
Literature Exploration in SciX
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Ask learners: “Can everyone see the SciX homepage on their browser?”
SciX and ORCiD
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Ask learners: “Can everyone see the SciX homepage on their browser?”