MathSciNet

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Mathematical Reviews online - a primary literature search tool for topics in mathematics. Available from the NCSU Libraries.

Searching

Construct your search by entering keywords and changing the drop-down menus. Use "anywhere" searches to look for keywords or topics. Click the Search button when your terms are entered. An example search is pictured below.

Results

You will see a list of article records matching your search criteria. Below is an example. Use appropriate links to take you to full text, save the record, or link to related articles.

Bold numbers are particularly useful links, with detailed discussion in following sections.

1. Check the box to mark record to view or save citation.
2. Mathematical Reviews document number. Click for summary and references.
3. Author name. Click for other documents by this author.
4. Journal name. Click for information on this journal.
5. See a PDF version of the summary and references, similar to option (2).
6. Document delivery option. Not applicable to NCSU. Use Tripsaver service instead.
7. Clipboard. Marks the record for batch viewing later. See Clipboard section below.
8. Journal volume, year, issue. Click to see other articles that appeared in this issue.
9. Link to electronic version of this journal. See (note).
10. Link to full text article. See (note).
11. Mathematical Subject Classification (MCS) codes. Click to find other articles on the same topics.
12. Link to full text article via SFX window. See (note). Use this option if (10) doesn't work.

(Note) Should work if NCSU Library has an electronic subscription to the journal for the date of this article's publication.

The Clipboard

Use the clipboard feature to 'bookmark' and save search results as you go. When reviewing your list of search results, click Clipboard (#7 above) to add the paper to the clipboard. Note that you won't see anything change on the screen! But the record will be added. You can 'mark' records this way while progressing through your search results.

To see your list of saved items, click the Clipboard button along the upper right corner of the screen. This will take you to your saved list. Optionally edit the list with the Remove Marked or Empty Clipboard links. Use the Select Format drop-down menu to decide how to save your results.

ASCII form is recommended for a readable bibliography, or BibTeX format for export to citation management software. Select the Citations (BibTeX) format and click SaveClip. Highlight the generated text and copy (Edit--Copy) in the browser. In RefWorks, select BibTex as the data source, then MathSciNet as the database. Select the Import Data from the following Text option and paste the text from the MathSciNet page (Edit--Paste) into that box.

Linking to full text

If available, the Article link (#10 above) is the most direct route to full text. If the link is not active, use the Journal (#9 above) or Find Text @ NCSU (#13) links. The latter should also allow you to find any print editions of the journal in the Libraries, if we have them. Check the finding citations in the library page or Ask A Librarian if none of these options work.

Using the Mathematical Subject Classification Codes

Clicking the MSC code will reveal the classification of the article, as in this example:

This is the best way to see similar articles on your topic. Click the small paper icon near the code to link to these records. You will normally want to use the most specific classification available (e.g., in the above example, use the link near 42A16, not just 42).

See the Mathematical Subject Classification page for more information on these.