How do I set up remote access with MathSciNet®?
Remote access with MathSciNet® is currently available only on the Providence server, not the mirror sites. To set up and use MathSciNet® via remote access, please choose Providence, RI from the mirror sites drop-down menu on MathSciNet®.
How can I use MathSciNet?
In addition to remote and digital access to indexed mathematics journals, MathSciNet provides other useful features for users. Each author and publishing institution is given a unique identifier, making it easier to find articles by a given author. You can also search by the institution ID to find all publications by a specific institution.
Can I connect a mobile device to MathSciNet?
If you have access to MathSciNet from your campus (university, institute, work, …), then you can pair a mobile device, such as a laptop, tablet, or smartphone, with the campus account. The pairing lasts for 90 days at a time and can be renewed so long as you remain affiliated with the subscribing institution.
How do I access MathSciNet from off-campus?
To access MathSciNet from off campus, see the guide on accessing databases off-campus: Off-Campus Guide Search within publications, authors, journals, or citations using the tabs atop the main search box. The citation search is further divided into author citations, journal citations, search by subject, search by year, and top 10 lists.
How do I access MathSciNet from home?
Bring the laptop or mobile device on campus and connect to the internet via the campus network (either wi-fi or hard-wired). Open a browser and go to the “pair my device” page: http://www.ams.org/pairing/pair_my_device.html. Here you will find some requirements.
How do I access MathSciNet?
First, visit the MathSciNet homepage while logged in to your campus network. Click on the Remote Access logo and follow the instructions on the next page. You'll need to enable Remote Access for 90 days on each browser or device that you wish to use. is procedure gives 90 days of access on your device.
How do I find my MathSciNet ID?
MathSciNet creates a profile for each author. By searching for a name (Authors tab) or clicking on that name in a search result, you will come to that author's profile page. All authors in the MathSciNet database have a unique MR Author ID created by the American Mathematical Society.
What is MathSciNet database?
MathSciNet from the American Mathematical Society is the leading mathematics indexing and abstracting database. It provide abstracts from more than 3100 mathematical journals and many thousands of books, conference proceedings, theses, and technical reports indexes.
What is Mathsci?
Mathsci may refer to. Mathematical sciences. Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill. MathSciNet, a database of the American Mathematical Society containing data for Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications.
What is Mr Author ID?
MR's author identification employs a number of machine algorithms to compare a name string that appears on a paper, the institutional affiliation listed for the author, and the classification for the paper assigned by the MR editors against author-individuals already in the MR Database and find the best possible ( ...
How do you find a math review number?
1. Where: The quickest way to find the Mathematical Reviews (MR) numbers is to search at the link: http://www.ams.org/mrlookup or http://www.ams.org/mathscinet.
What is remote access?
Remote access, a mechanism by which users can “pair” their various web browsing devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops) with an institution’s network, allows users to access AMS electronic products when not connected to a host institution's network. The AMS permits authorized users (faculty, staff, students, ...
What devices can remote access work with?
Remote access will work with most mobile devices: smartphones, tablets, laptops, and even desktops. Your device/ web browser must meet the following basic technical requirements: Note: Devices with multiple browsers will only be paired with the browser in use at the time of pairing.
What is a mathscinet?
What is MathSciNet? MathSciNet® is an electronic publication offering access to a carefully maintained and easily searchable database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature.
Does MathsciNet link authors?
Not only does MathSciNet link authors and collaborators, it also keeps track of how often an author, article, or journal is cited by others. This data is especially useful when looking for high-impact journals in your subject area. This is usually referred to as the Mathematical Citation Quotient in this context. See an example from 2017's data below:
What is a mathscinet?
Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet, compiled, edited, and delivered by the American Mathmatical Society, is the authoritative gateway to the scholarly literature of mathematics. MathSciNet contains information on over 3.6 million articles and books, with direct links to almost 2.3 million articles in over 650 journals. MathSciNet includes expert reviews, personalizable author profiles, and citation information on articles, books, journals, and authors.
How many fields can you use in MathsciNet?
MathSciNet uses a fielded search. You can use one field or any combination of up to four fields on the Publications tab search. The pull-down menus give you access to additional fields and Boolean operators
How long does MathsciNet last?
Remote access allows you to access MathSciNet from off campus, through our Library subscription. Once you pair your device (instructions below), the connection lasts for 90 days, after which you can renew your connection as long as your library account is valid. In order to begin remote access, your device must be connected to Wideners Wireless Network from an on campus location.
Welcome to Remote Access
Remote Access allows you to access your institution's subscriptions to AMS electronic products from anywhere, as long as you have internet access and your device has:
Please review remote pairing with your institution's library to access MathSciNet and other AMS content during COVID-19 closures
Remote Access allows you to access your institution's subscriptions to AMS electronic products from anywhere, as long as you have internet access and your device has:
Accessing MathSciNet
To access MathSciNet from the Mathematics Library homepage, follow the link under “Find Journals And Articles”.
Searching in MathSciNet
Search within publications, authors, journals, or citations using the tabs atop the main search box. The citation search is further divided into author citations, journal citations, search by subject, search by year, and top 10 lists.
Filtering Results
If you have the exact information for a publication, MathSciNet will take you directly to the publication’s information page. If your search is more general and the keywords apply to multiple results, MathSciNet will display all possible results. To narrow down the results, use the gray bar on the left side of the screen, shown below.
Getting Full-Text
Once you have found a publication (or more!) to read there are a few options to get the full text. Clicking on the item from the results page provides more information about the item. From the information page, follow the link for “article” to access full-text.
Learn more!
To learn more about searching in MathSciNet, check out their tutorials at: http://www.mathscinet.info/index.html
