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The ScienceDirect Article Toolbox brings together several items of functionality that help you do more with the research you are accessing and can save you time!Here's a quick run-down of what each tool offers:Download PDF -Use the Document Download Manager to download upto 20 full-text articles at once. You can automatically name downloaded content according to your own naming convention and

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Here's a quick tip from the Scopus Info site that can help your students and researchers stay up-to-date in their fields of interest.Create simple and/or advanced search queries on your library or departmental websites.Use the Scopus inward searching syntax:http://www.scopus.com/scopus/search/submit/xadvanced.url?searchfield= CODE OF THE SEARCH FIELD (search term A Boolean Operator search term B)

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Have you heard of BrainNavigator, a finalist in the ALPSP Publishing Innovation award? It’s a tool that takes the concept of a printed brain atlas to a whole new level. BrainNavigator is designed to help researchers locate the positions of structures within the brain, making visualization and understanding the brain easier. And if you work with neuroscientists, odds are it’s a tool they are

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View this presentation I found on slideshare.net and learn how Tom Keays combines Scopus RSS feeds with Yahoo Pipes and Feedburner to format, filter, and track Scopus results.Creating Faculty Publication Lists from Scopus RSS FeedsView more presentations from Tom Keays.

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Below is slideshare.net screencast on 'RSS feeds at your Library' posted by a librarian in Austrailia. You can also learn more about RSS feeds in Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Engineering Village on TrainingDesk by clicking here. If you have or know of any training presentations or screencasts you think would be helpful to share, please let us know!RSS At Your LibraryView more presentations from

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Interested in learning about Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database? If so, please join me this Thursday (July 16th) for a quick tour of this abstract and citation database.Two times offered:July 16th at 10:30 AM ESTJuly 16th at 1:30 PM ESTFeel free to bring your questions.Register now

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Now Available! View or download the powerpoint companion to our Introduction to ScienceDirect Live Online presentation and narrated tutorial. Getting Started With ScienceDirectView more documents from Elsevier TrainingDesk.

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View the latest TrainingDesk Tutorial and learn more about what Scopus is and how to use it. This narrated tutorial includes a menu so you can skip to specific areas of interest rather than watching the whole presentation. Practice exercises are also included.

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Introduction to Scopus Presentation is now available through slideshare. For further Scopus training view our new interactive tutorial at http://www.trainingdesk.elsevier/scopus/Introduction to Scopus by the TrainingDeskView more documents from Elsevier TrainingDesk.

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Did you know that the TrainingDesk host regular Live Online training sessions for both Scopus and ScienceDirect? The TrainingDesk calendar now reflects sessions planned for both July and August. Visit the calendar today and sign up to recieve RSS feeds when new sessions are added.http://www.trainingdesk.elsevier.com/calendar.html

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Learn how to navigate the world's largest abstract and citation database. Join our Introduction to Scopus training session in real-time. In this session we cover search functionality, output options, citation tracker, author identifier, affiliation search, and more. This is a live on-line session, so bring your questions to discuss or just sit back, watch, and learn.Register now for any of the

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Do your patrons need help using ScienceDirect? Direct them to our downloadable 'Getting Started' session. Viewers can watch the screencast on their own time, skip through the sections they need, and learn how to navigate through ScienceDirect to find information they need. View now by clicking on the image here, or visit the ScienceDirect page on the TrainingDesk.

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We've added new session times for our live online session: Introduction to ScienceDirect- Getting Started.Look for a time that fits your schedule.Sessions offered on April 24, 27, 30 and May 5.This session is designed to help you learn how to navigate ScienceDirect and find the information you are seeking. In 40 minutes you'll learn about browsing, searching, reviewing material, personalizing

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In March we launched a new ongoing Introduction to ScienceDirect series.The first session-Introduction to ScienceDirect: Getting Started is a training resource designed to help you learn how to navigate the system and find the information you are seeking. In 40 minutes you'll learn about browsing, searching, reviewing material, personalizing ScienceDirect, in addition to a general background on

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In April and May 2008 the TrainingDesk features two sessions that focus on Scopus.In April, we introduced a basic overview of Scopus and in May we are featuring the new Affiliation Identifier launching on Scopus.The Scopus Affiliation Identifier allows you to find all the documents belonging to a specific organization quickly and easily. This used to be a notoriously difficult and time consuming

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New Topic Focused Session is now available on TrainingDeskTopCited, (http://www.topcited.com/ ) a new service from Scopus, helps connect researchers with the most cited articles in their field and beyond. Combining TopCited features with 2collab opens up opportunities for researchers to establish new working relationships with peers around the world, build networks and keep up-to-date with new

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The first topical session titled "Enhance Your Current Awareness Services with RSS Feeds" launched on October 29th. A series of 4 sessions were offered via Live Meeting.If you would like to hear and see a recording of the session please click the window below. Supporing materials such as a simulation, presentation and a white paper are available from our TrainingDesk website.If you participated

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You have to read this article by Ken Vernum about Copyright and RSS.RSS feeds do open up a possibility for unfair re-use of written materials for revenue generation or straightforward plagiarism. The author makes a good point about the fact that RSS feeds were designed to increase websites visibility and readability, yet, some use content unfairly and for purposes not intended by the authors. The

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Elsevier TrainingDesk is a new E-learning initiative which includes online seminars, training materials such as simulations, guides and white papers as well as a practice wiki and a Blog.The new site will be launched in October 2007.Visit our site at www.trainingdesk.elsevier.comFor practice and active participation in our learning, visit our wiki at http://elseviertrainingdesk.pbwiki.com/

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