How to find the literature of a foreign language journal?

Foreign databases contain a large number of foreign periodicals , From the full text 、 title 、 author 、 Abstract 、 The author organization and other fields search the periodicals in these databases .

The main databases of foreign periodicals include ：

database	EBSCO	SD	Springer	IEL
ASP	BSP	_	_	_
Number of Periodicals	4600 Varied	2300 Varied	4588 Kind of	3779 Kind of	400 Varied
It's about subjects	Multidisciplinary	Commercial	Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary	Electrical and electronic engineering and computer based
Include time	1975 since	1975 since	1995 since	1977 since	1988 since

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There are many databases of foreign periodicals , What's included 、 The disciplines involved and the years of collection also have their own characteristics ,EBSCO Integrated content from multiple publishers , The update speed is not as fast as other publishers , But because of the wide range of sources （ Such as ASP）, Many documents are not available in other databases ,BSP The database is mainly good at commercial academic journals , It is the first choice for business schools and business majors .SD and Springer It relies on world-famous science and technology publishing houses , The database contains many high-quality journal papers , In addition to academic journal papers, you can also search e-books and other contents .IEL It is an important representative of numerous academic association publications in the world , It mainly contains the academic information of the American Society of electrical engineers and the British Society of electrical engineers , Included computers 、 Electrical Electronics 、 information science 、 Journals in physics and other fields , Accounting for the world's electrical and electronic engineering and computer science literature 30%. Students can combine the database features when searching foreign academic journals 、 Own discipline 、 Comprehensive search of specific professional conditions .

following , We will introduce each database in detail ：
1、EBSCO database
EBSCO The database is the United States EBSCO The online database of academic and business information provided by the company .BESCO It integrates more than ten databases , The most important one is the academic journal database （ASP） And business resource database （BSP）.ASP Included 4600 Full text of various academic journals , Social Sciences and natural sciences each account for 50%, among 3900 A variety of peer-reviewed journals ;BSP It is specially designed for business school and business-related Library , The disciplines involved are marketing 、 Management 、 Management information system 、 Accounting 、 Finance and taxation 、 economics 、 Regional studies are close 30 There are three subject areas , Included 2300 A variety of academic and commercial full-text journals , among 1100 Many are peer-reviewed journals .

2、ScienceDirect database
Elsevier, Netherlands （Elsevier） It is a world-famous science and technology and medical information publishing house , adopt ScienceDirect（SD) Provide academic journals and e-book retrieval services .ScienceDirect Electronic journal full-text database collection 4588 Journals （ Include open journals ）, among 1100 A variety of journals are recognized as high-grade academic journals in the world .SD Involving computer science 、 Engineering technology 、 Energy science 、 Environmental science 、 material science 、 mathematics 、 Physics 、 chemical 、 Astronomy 、 Medical Science 、 Life science 、 business 、 Economic management and Social Sciences 24 Subjects , Have 1500 More than ten thousand full texts , Most of the papers come from core journals , And be SCI 、EI And other world-famous secondary literature databases .


3、Springer database
Springer, Germany （Springer-Verlag） It is a world-famous science and Technology Publishing House , adopt Springer link The system provides retrieval services for online e-books and academic journals . at present Springer link Included 3779 Journals ( Including not updating periodicals ), It involves medicine and public health 、 chemical 、 Physics 、 engineering 、 material science 、 biomedical science 、 Life science 、 business 、 Economic science 、 Computer science and other subjects , Most of these journals are SCI、EI And other world-famous secondary literature databases .

4、IEL(IEEE/IEE) database
IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) The database provides IEEE（ Institute of electrical and electronic engineers ） and IET（ International Society of engineering and Technology ） Published periodicals 、 Meeting and standard information , among 396 Kind of IEEE and 6 Kind of IET Published periodicals and magazines , Up to 400 Varied （ Including suspension ）, In addition, every year 900 Varied IEEE Meeting minutes and 40 Varied IET Proceedings , More than 39000 volume , And exceed 2261 Kind of IEEE standard . Provide 1988 Years later, more than 200 More than ten thousand full-text documents , Some historical documents can be traced back to 1893 year .IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) The content covers electrical and electronic 、 Aerospace 、 Computer 、 Communication engineering 、 Biomedical engineering 、 Robot automation 、 semiconductor 、 Nanotechnology 、 Power and other technical fields , Most journals and conference papers are SCI or EI And other world-famous secondary literature databases .

Last , Here are some search tips ：
Before searching foreign literature, you can do some preparatory work . For foreign literature retrieval, you need to read some Chinese literature on related topics in advance , Get the corresponding search words ( Chinese corresponds to English ), Understand the retrieval function and rules of relevant literature .
With “ Search papers on environmental pollution control ” For example , First of all, we need to put concept words “ Environmental pollution ” and “ government ” Draw it out , Then translate the corresponding English “environmental pollution” and “Control”.

If the search result is not ideal , The retrieval strategy needs to be adjusted in time .
There are too few search results , You can add hidden words of search words 、 A synonym for 、 Related words and abbreviations , Such as search term “ Environmental pollution ” The Related words of are “ air pollution 、 water pollution 、 soil pollution 、 Radiation pollution 、 Noise pollution ” etc. . therefore , When constructing a search expression , except “Environmental pollution” outside , You can also use “air pollution/ water pollution/ soil pollution/ radiation pollution/ noise pollution” etc. , Between search words “OR” Connect . What I want to emphasize here is that Chinese and foreign customs are different , Therefore, when converting Chinese into English, we should combine the cultural background 、 Professional information 、 Commonly used internationally , It cannot be simply translated . secondly , It can be retrieved in combination with multiple databases . Again , You can change the search field from a small range “TI title ” Adjust the field to a larger range “SU The theme ” Field .
If there are too many search results ： Some restrictions can be added , Such as choosing a certain subject 、 Time limit, etc , Or from the full text with a large search range 、 All fields 、 The full-text field is adjusted to the title or keyword field with a small search scope .

I believe that after reading this article , You will be handy in the search of foreign literature , Calm calm . Saying without practicing the fake trick , Let's practice quickly ！

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