Collecting, Processing and Presenting Geoscientific Information pp 15-40 | Cite as

Searching and Reviewing Scientific Literature

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• Martin H. Trauth
• Elisabeth Sillmann

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First Online: 27 March 2018

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Part of the Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment book series (STEGE)

Abstract

This chapter is on searching relevant literature, reviewing and ranking published books and journal articles, and extracting relevant information in the form of text, data, or graphs.

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Authors and Affiliations

• Martin H. Trauth
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• Elisabeth Sillmann
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1. 1.Institute of Earth and Environmental ScienceUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
2. 2.BlaetterwaldDesignScientific PublicationsLandauGermany