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Finding Mathematics Literature
CLIO
contains records for books and journal titles but not for articles.
Once you have a citation for an article, search CLIO for the
journal title. Then check the location and the holdings to see if
the volume you need is available at Columbia. If you do not find
the journal or volume you need in CLIO, ask a Reference Librarian
if the article can be ordered for you. (Service available to
Columbia students, faculty, and staff only.)
Useful Databases
MathSciNet: Published by the American Mathematical
Society; Contains citations and abstracts for articles from 1940 to
the present. Some full text.
Location of Web file: LWeb/Databases/Science
and Technology/MathSciNet
Searching:
Full Search:
- Search from 1 to 4 fields simultaneously.
- Select the field to be searched and the term to be searched
for.
- Select from 14 possible fields. Such as:
Example:
Pinkham,H* in author field
"Castelnuovo" in title field
"Inventiones" in journal field
Returns any articles that contain all three of the specified
elements, such as "A Castelnuovo bound for smooth
surfaces", in Inventiones Mathemathicae. 83 (1986), written
by Henry Pinkham
Basic Search:
- Search a single field.
- Select from 11 possiblefields to be searched and specify the
term to be searched for.
Example:
"number theory" in MSC Primary field
Returns the section of the MSC that contains the term
"number theory"
Click on the icon to retrieve a set of articles on that topic.
Example:
"Graduate Texts in Mathematics" in Series field
Returns a set of articles printed in the volumes of the series
Graduate Texts in Mathematics
Search CML: Search the Combined Membership List.
The Combined Membership List (CML) includes the names and
addresses of all persons who were members of the American
Mathematical Society (AMS), Mathematical Association of America
(MAA), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM),
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC),
or the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) as of the last
update.
Author: last name, first initial,*
- Search the Author Index to be sure you have all the variations
of an author's name.
- Be sure to use the truncation symbol (*)
Example:
birman, j*
Returns a setof articles authored by J.Birman, Joan Birman, J.S.
Birman, Joan S.Birman, J.L.Birman, or Joseph Birman such as
"On transversally simple knots"
Select an author and View All Items By the Selected Author.
Journal: Enter a journal abbreviation, journal name, partial
name, or an ISSN.
Example:
differential geometry
Returns a list of titles containing the words "differential
geometry"such as: Differential Geometry---Dynamical
Systems, Differential Geometry and its Applications, Journal of
Differential Geometry
Select a journal; Click on "List Issues for this Journal
"to browse the articles in each issue.
Mathematical Subject Classification: The Mathematics Subject
Classification (MSC)is a system used to categorize items covered by
Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. Enter a
keyword or phrase or a 2-, 3-, or 5-digit classification
number.
Example:
14-XX
Returns the section of the MSC that contains the classification
14-XX, or algebraic geometry, and sub-specialties in that class.
Click on the icon to retrieve a set of articles on algebraic
geometry, such as "Basic algebraic geometry. Translated from
the Russian"
Browsing:
- Browse new books or issues of current journals, or view
current articles in a particular classification.
- View a list of books from the current issue of Current
Mathematical Publications, or from the current issue of
Mathematical Reviews.
- Browse journals from Current Mathematical Publications. Select
the journal title, volume, and issue to browse the table of
contents.
- Browse items in the current issue of Mathematical Reviews or
Current Mathematical Publications which have been assigned a
particular primary classification. Select the classification and
the index (MR or CMP).
Current Index to Statistics: Indexes Statistics
literature from 111 core journals, 1200 non-core journals and
11,000 books since 1975, citations only. Also contains citations
from Statistical Theory and Methods Abstracts.
Location of Web Index: LWeb/Databases/Science
and Technology/Current Index to Statistics.
Searching:
Complex Searches
- Search up to 4 fields simultaneously using any combination of
the fields.
- Use single words or Boolean expressions as search terms.
Author: lastname, comma, space, firstname or initial. If a last
name only is entered, it will be considered a truncation and will
return citations by any author whose name begins with the letters
entered.
Example:
Karatzas, Ioannis
Returns a set of citations to articles by Ioannis Karatzas
Example:
Levin
Returns a set of citations by Levin, Levine, Levinson, Levinton,
etc.
Article/Book Title: Enter a single word or phrase exactly as it
appears in the title.
Example:
neyman-pearson lemma
Returns a set of citations to articles containing that exact
phrase in the title such as:"Neyman-Pearson lemma for fuzzy
hypotheses testing", by Taheri, S. M., and Behboodian,
Javad
Example:
skorohod
Returns a set of citations to articles containing that word in
the title, such as:"Skorohod's theorem and convergence
of types" by Fazli, K. and Behboodian, J.
Journal/Proceedings Title: Enter a single word or phrase
appearing in the journal title.
Example:
american statistician
Returns a list of citations for articles that appear in the
named journal
Example:
biostatistics - limited to the year 2001
Returns a list of citations to all of the articles that appeared
in the journal Biostatistics in 2001 - a table of contents
Title/Keyword: Enter a single word or phrase exactly as it
appears in the title or the citation.
Example:
encyclopedia
Returns a list of encyclopedias such as:"Encyclopedia of
statistical sciences",edited by Samuel Kotz, Norman
L.Johnson, and Campbell B. Read, (1985),John Wiley & Sons
(New York; Chichester)
Limiting: To focus a search and reduce set size.
Example of limiting by year or range of years:
just the last 10 years - 1992-2002
Example of limiting by format:
Search conference proceedings only
Special Searches: Must be entered into the top box only.
Partial Author Match: Use this to identify all the variations of
an author's name.
Example:
Gelman
Returns a list of authors named Gelman such as: Gelman, A.;
Gelman, Alexander; Gelman, Andrew ; and also Gelman, Rebecca;
Gelman, Rebecca S.
Select an author to be used as your Search criteria.
Partial Keyword Match
Example:
lemma
Returns a list of terms containing the word "lemma",
such as:Borel-cantelli lemma , Borel-cantelli lemma
consistency, Borel-cantelli lemmas,Borel-cantelli lemmas for
semifields, Borel-cantelli's lemma, Esseen lemma, Fatou
lemma, Gibbs lemma, Helly-bray lemma, etc.
Select a term to use as your search criteria.
Journal Coverage
- Count the number of articles published in a journal in a
particular year, to assess the coverage of that journal.
- Enter all or part of the name of a journal.
- Returns the full title of the selected journal and a count by
year.
- Click on a year to see the set of included items (full
contents, for core journals) for that year.
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