SciVerse, it's old and it's new. The uWaterloo Library has subscribed to its constituent parts and now they are all pulled together in a one-stop shop with new applications and promises of more to come. And, in spite of having “Sci” in its name, it includes all subject areas.
SciVerse comes from the publisher Elsevier and comprises:
All of the above are searchable with one query and the results presented in a de-duped (duplicate articles removed) list. Keep in mind that there is so much material in the database that you will want to compose your question carefully to include only desirable articles and exclude unwanted articles.
Check the icons beside the citations in the brief list to see if the material retrieved is available to you directly online, only as an abstract (usually an article from a publisher other than Elsevier but do not forget to click on the “GetIt!” link to see if it is available to us), or as an external resource.
Some of the applications are features in Scopus such as:
There’s a lot to see and use in SciVerse. Contact your liaison librarian and explore it together.
For more information, contact:
Information Services and Resources Librarian
Davis Centre Library
Ext. 32648
University of Waterloo Library
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4883
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