BROWSE/SEARCH CONTENTS

The reinaining five search topics (Research Topic, Author Name, Document Identifier, Company Namc/Organii ation, and Browse Table of Contents arc conducted in a similar fashion, with the input being the only difference between the criteria. Thus, in Research Topic" the entry can be any, or even several, keywords or phrases. In "Author Name", literature written by a specific author will be Found, including alternative spelling, Document Identifier" can also be entered directly in the query. Document identifiers arc CA abstract numbers, patent numbers, patent application numbers, or priority application numbers. The last two search topics (Company Name/Organi2ation, and Browse Table ofContents) allow one to search for literature from specific companies or to view the list of journals which are available in the database. 

If you do not have a standing order you can nevertheless browse online through the table of contents of the volumes and the abstracts of each article and perform a full text search. 

SciFinder provides an easy interface to search efficiently scientific information without needing to learn complicated issues of database searching of chemical information. Tutorials are available on the web for using Explore by Research Topic, how to set up a Keep Me Posted alert to get breaking news, Browse the Table of Contents of journals, and other SciFinder features. Explore by Chemical Structure allows one to find substances based on their structure to display its physical properties, as well as information on obtaining the substance from commercial sources. CAS STN and SciFinder are considered the most extensive source of chemical information, particularly for information from the patent literature. 

In addition to abstract searches, SciFinder Scholar allows browsing the table of contents for a group of journals and also citation linking. It should be noted that SciFinder Scholar is not web based but uses the client (local computerj/server (CAS computer) model, where the local library subscribes for such use. More information is available from the website [www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR/index.html]. 

Using metadata and browsing key frame-. Many openly available video search systems allow search entirely on video metadata like date, author, video title, summary, author, genre, etc. Some systems provide key frame or storyboard previews of selected videos to assist the learner to preview the lecture video [3,4]. Key frames are single images or video frames derived from shots as representatives of complete shots. These frames are basically used for content-based video management. Open video project [5] and Internet archives [6] are based on metadata search techniques. 

The Code on CD-ROM provides pinpoint searching accuracy. The power of the computer allows you to search the entire Code for the occurrence of a single word or a complex combination of terms. You may browse the database by Title or Table of Contents, or by a specially developed thesaurus of subject classifications. 

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