Online bibliographic tools

This article summarizes the resources that are available online for bibliographic searches. It is organized as a FAQs. Any comments, corrections, suggestions are welcome.

– What is the proper way to declare my affiliation to Institute Fresnel?
– Open access: how to make my papers freely available to everyone?
– Where can I find references of articles?
– Where can I download article fulltext?
– I am a biologist, how can I access to journals of my field?
– Is there a quick way to be recognized as subscriber, when I am already on the web page of a given paper?
– What is my “H index”?
– What can I do if the fulltext of the desired article is not available?
– Where to find the official shorten name of a given journal?
– Where to find extracts of books?
– Where to find old publications?
– What are the journals available as paper archives in Fresnel?
– Where can I find PhD theses on the web?
– Where can I query patent databases?
– I have published an article, how to make it appear in the publication list in Fresnel website?
– Is Fresnel present on ResearchGate?
– What is ORCID?

What is the proper way to declare my affiliation to Institute Fresnel?

According to the agreement signed between Aix-Marseille université, CNRS, and Centrale Méditerranée, your affiliation to Institut Fresnel must be declared ONLY in the following form:

Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Med, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France
Note. Do not write “Univ.”, “University”, “Université”, “Aix-Marseille”, etc.

Open access: how to make my papers freely available to everyone?

If all coauthors agree, you have the right to deposit on an institutional repository archive (such as HAL), sometimes the author’s PDF (i.e., not yet formatted by the publisher) or the publisher’s PDF (i.e., the final published version). For some publishers, an embargo of 6 months* is required. Most journal’s policies are summarized in the table below:

Note: Policies on missing journals can be found on Sherpa Romeo.

* Even if the publisher requires a 12-month embargo, the French Loi du 7 octobre 2016 pour une République numérique gives you the right to reduce it to 6 months.

Where can I find references of articles?

… in bibliography databases. They are usually updated at least once a month. They can be queried by dedicated search engines. Their access depends on which home institution subscribed for the access. The main ones are:

* In case of error message such as “Vous n’avez pas accès à cette ressource” (you have no right to these resources), try to clear the cache of your browser and check your login/password.

Where can I download article fulltext?

Subscriptions are listed below for current publishers. Otherwise, look up for the publisher name directly on the portal homepage.

* In case of error message such as “Vous n’avez pas accès à cette ressource” (you have no right to these resources), try to clear the cache of your browser and check your login/password.

I am a biologist, how can I access to journals of my field?

Just send a message to BibCNRS, explain that you are a biologist, and that you need an access to biology journals. They will give you access to the Biologie BibCNRS portal.

Is there a quick way to be recognized as subscriber, when I am already on the web page of a given paper?

Yes. Just follow the instructions below:

First, create two bookmarks on your web browser:

– one, with a link to javascript:void(location.href=’http://insis.bib.cnrs.fr/login?url=’+location.href) (copy all the code in bold letters), named BibCNRS, for instance,
– a second one, with a link to javascript:void(location.href=’http://lama.univ-amu.fr/login?url=’+location.href) (copy all the code in bold letters), named BibAMU, for instance.

For AMU access, Firefox and Chrome users could alternatively install the LAMA add-on that is available here.

Then, every time you want to access to the full text of a paper, when you are on its webpage, just click on the appropriate bookmark (depending on the subscriptions of CNRS or AMU), log in with your personal ID, and get directly the paper!

Enjoy!

What is my “H index”?

Definition The “H index” is an indicator aimed at quantifying scientific productivity and impact of a researcher based on a set of its most cited publications. The index was suggested in 2005 by Jorge Hirsch of the Univ. of California at San Diego. By definition, a scientist with an “H index” equal to N has published more than N articles that have been cited N times.

Warning The “H index” has the drawback of most numerical indicators: it is inherently reductive and does not distinguish quality from quantity. In addition, keep in mind publication policies may vary a lot depending on your topic. In short, an indicator has to be used carefully, as recently emphasized the French Académie des Sciences in its report of July 8, 2009.

How to do?

• Log in on ISI Web of Knowledge (see above).
• Search for a given author.
• Check that the answer corresponds to the right person. If not, consider filters (on the left panel) on the basis of topic, affiliation, etc.
• In the top right of the list, the “create citation report” function gives statistics citation (number of items, number of citation, etc.) together with the h-index.

What can I do if the fulltext of the desired article is not available?

– Try to find a downloadable version on the personal/group webpage,
– Search on an archive server, such as arXiv, HAL, or ResearchGate (you will need to sign up),
– Contact the author, like the good old times.

Where to find the official shorten name of a given journal?

Here for instance.

Where to find extracts of books?

In Google Books. You can search by keywords, see (without printing) a few pages for books still protected by copyright.

Where to find old publications?

– On the NUMDAM server for old documents of mathematics,
– On the Gallica server (BNF, French National library).

What are the journals available as paper archives in Fresnel?

– Applied Optics 1977 to 02/2002
– IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques 1984 – 1990
– IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 1971 – 1983, 1990 – 2003
– JOSA 1977 – 1989
– JOSA A 1990 – 1996
– J. Modern Optics from 1993 to 03/2003
– Optics Letters 1977 – 1991
– Physics Today 1977 to 02/2003
– Inverse problems 2/99 – 12/02
– Waves in random media 1991 – 2004
– IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 2001 – 2003

Where can I find PhD theses on the web?

– On the TEL (Theses en ligne server (or ETOL, European version experimentally)
– Dart Europe, European electronic theses Portal

Where can I query patent databases?

– On EPO, the European Patent Office,
– To learn more about IP, visit this very comprehensive website.

I have published an article, how to make it appear in the publication list in Fresnel website?

The publication pages on Fresnel website automatically compiles articles that have been deposited on the open archive HAL. When new articles are published, make sure that they have been deposited on HAL (by yourself, your supervisor, or a coauthor), and the research team appears in the affiliation on HAL.

Is Fresnel present on ResearchGate?

It is an individual decision for Fresnel researchers to contribute to ResearchGate or not. If you do so, please declare “Institut Fresnel” as your primary institution, so that you will appear with your Fresnel colleagues on the ResearchGate Fresnel profile page.

What is ORCID?

ORCID is a nonprofit organization that can provide you a unique identifier that connects you to your contributions and affiliations. You are encouraged to create yours. Now more journals ask (or request) authors to provide their ORCID when submitting. Former publications can be easily linked to your ORCID.