November Tip of the Month
Try the Updated Browse Feature in the New CSDL
Looking for the best information on a particular topic? The new IEEE Computer Society Digital Library allows you to browse through a growing list of key subjects such as Biometrics, Computational Medicine, and Mobile Computing, to name just a few.
Each subject comes with its own homepage, where you will find links to relevant journals, conferences, standards and books in that topic. You'll also find a dynamically generated list of search results for Computer Society papers in that field, as well as links to IEEE Computer Society Technical Committees in that area.
For even more on each topic, every browse page contains a handy list of external web resources, all of which have been reviewed and selected by experts in the field.
To access the browse function, just visit the "Browse by Subject" column on the left-hand side of the main Digital Library screen. Each topic will allow you to navigate to any specific Computer Society journals covering that subject, or to the subject home page for the full range of information.
October Tip of the MonthBrowse Authors in CSDL with One Click
Looking for all of the IEEE Computer Society papers by a given author? Now you can find them with a single click.
Any time you find an author listed in the CSDL, you'll see that their name is hyperlinked. Just click on the link and a new window will open, listing every paper by that author in the entire library.
The author's list will present titles, sources, and abbreviated abstracts for each paper. Results include journal and magazine articles, as well as conference proceedings. From this list, you can view more detailed abstracts, access the article if you have access rights, or purchase access to each article.
Don't forget, you can also search the CSDL by author through the Author Search screen at http://search3.computer.org/search/authorSearch.jsp.
September Tip of the Month
Download issue citations feature now available for periodicals!
You can easily download CSDL bibliographic references at the issue level for any periodical, in addition to the document level.
Each table-of-contents page provides an option in the upper right to select bibliographic references. Click on the link and you will be given an option to either open the RIS file with a variety of application or save it.
August Tip of the Month
Search 2 Digital Libraries at Once
Save time and find all relevant references by simultaneously searching the IEEE Computer Society and Association of Computing Machinery digital libraries. The Computer Society and the ACM exchange metadata so you can easily search across both digital library collections at the same time.
Simply go to the CS Digital Library advanced search page located at http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/search/advanced and make sure that the ACM Digital Library is selected in the "Search In" area at the bottom of the screen. The CSDL search will include this partner site content in your search results. The link to ACM content found will take you directly to ACM's site. Your access there will depend on your subscription rights within the site.
July Tip of the Month
Use Advanced Search to Broaden or Narrow Searches against Content Types
This is the final tip in a series on Advanced Search in the CSDL. You can use it to select various content types. Learn more.
There are five different content types listed in Advanced Search: Magazines, IEEE Transactions On, Letters, Site Areas, and Partner Site Content. Within each content type, you can select or deselect titles or areas that you want as part of you search. Magazines, IEEE Transactions On, and Letters are all part of the CSDL. Site Areas are other IEEE Computer Society website areas; including Conference Proceedings (which are also part of the CSDL), the CS Book Store, Distance Learning, and the main CS web site. Partner Site Content enables searches across other sites. Addtionally, this area is color-coded so you will automatically see what you are subscribed to (if you are logged in or being IP-authenticated through your institution's subscription) or if it is an area where no subscription is required.
June Tip of the Month
More Ways to Use Advanced Search
This month's tip is about Author Search and is the second in a series on Advanced Search in the CSDL. Learn more.
Select Author Search to return a list of authors. Enter either the author's last/surname or both the first and last/surname. (example: enter Smith or enter Joe Smith) Note that CSDL's Author Search does not allow the use of wildcards, but the results are returned as if wildcards are in use. If you enter Smit, then you will see results for Smit, Smith, Smithe, and Goldsmith. You can choose the number of results per page: 10, 20, 50, or 100. Once your results have been returned, clicking on the author's name will return all articles written by that particular author.
Check back next month for more details on maximizing your use of CSDL's Advanced Search.
May Tip of the Month
Find What You Need with Advanced Search
There are many ways to locate information in the CSDL. Advanced search provides you with a variety of options and is a quick way to find what you need. Learn more.
Link to Advanced Search from the link located in the top right portion of every CSDL web page. Advanced Search immediately presents you with a structured way to create more complex searches. Here are some details to get you started. A result for full text is ANDed. Title and Author searches are based on exact phrases. In the case of exact phrase, all words in a row are searched as a phrase in that order. You will also see a second search box that allows you to add an additional concept. Narrow your search by date range. You also get sorting options for the results. Choose to sort by relevance, date, or publication title. Change the search results per page from 10 to 100, with the maximum results displayed at 100.
This month's tip is just the first in a series on Advanced Search in the CSDL. Check back next month for more details on maximizing your use of the tool.
April Tip of the Month
Email an Article to a Friend
It's easy to share information on key articles with your colleagues. Every abstract page in the CSDL includes a link to 'Email this Article to a Friend.' Left click to launch your default mail client. The email is automatically populated with a link to that article's abstract page. Simply add the email addresses and send to alert your friends to articles of interest.
March Tip of the Month
Downloading Citations is Easy in CSDL
Did you know that CSDL bibliographic references are easily downloadable in a variety of popular formats?
Each abstract and HTML document page presents you with a box containing bibliographic reference formats. Choose your preferred format: ASCII Text, Bib Tex, RefWorks Procite, RefMan, or Endnote.
Simply left click to open the citation, and from there you can copy and paste it into any application. Or right click for other citation options: open, save, print, or convert to PDF.
February Tip of the Month
Browse Authors in CSDL with One Click
Looking for all of the IEEE Computer Society papers by a given author? Now you can find them with a single click.
Any time you find an author listed in the CSDL, you'll see that their name is hyperlinked. Just click on the link and a new window will open, listing every paper by that author in the entire library.
The author's list will present titles, sources, and abbreviated abstracts for each paper. Results include journal and magazine articles, as well as conference proceedings. From this list, you can view more detailed abstracts, access the article if you have access rights, or purchase access to each article.
Don't forget, you can also search the CSDL by author through the Author Search screen at http://search3.computer.org/search/authorSearch.jsp.
January Tip of the Month
Get More from the CSDL with RSS Feeds
Get instant notification of the newest information in the IEEE Computer Society Digital Library with our free RSS feeds.
RSS feeds are available for each of the IEEE Computer Society's magazines, transactions, and letters, so you can choose which of the 26 titles that matter most to you. The feeds contain the headlines for each new articles in the publications, and link directly to the abstracts for each article.
You can also sign up for daily RSS feeds identifying all new CSDL content from Computer Society journals or conference proceedings. The daily RSS feeds link to the tables of contents for each new publication.
To use these RSS feeds, or to find more information on how to sign up for them, visit http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/dlrss.
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