Chapter 1 Logging in to CNKI databases Before Logging You need to carry out the following tasks before you log in to CNKI databases: Checking your system requirements Before you start to log in to CNKI databases you must check the hardware requirements for your platform.
Logging in to CNKI databases Visit the Web Site which was authorized for you to log in to CNKI databases. For example CNKI central site, www.cnki.net. When the Login page appears select the database you have been authorized to log in to in the right area; enter your User Name and Password in the left area;...
Chapter 2 Starting a Search CNKI databases provides you with powerful search: • Three search methods: Navigation, Basic or Advanced Search; • Search on full text, article title, ISSN, authors, organizations, keywords, abstracts, journal titles, references, fund name, publication volume or issues; •...
2. Click subdivision step by step in Navigation area. Upon reaching the lowest level category you want to search, the title of the list of articles in this category will be displayed in the Search Result area. See Figure 2-3. 3.
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Example: 1. Select the search filed of article title. See Figure 2-4. 2. Enter “Dun Huang ” in Chinese in inquiry box. See Figure 2-4. 3. Select year coverage from 1997 to 2001. See Figure 2-4. 4. Select sorting searched results by relevance 5.
Figure 2-5 Advanced Search Basic Search Mode facilitates quick, simple searches. But for more complex, in-depth searching, please use Advanced Mode Search interface with Boolean operator between multiple inquiry box. By the mode, you may: • click Advanced Mode Search in search page and Advanced Search interface; •...
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User’s Guide 5. Select the search filed of Journal Name for second inquiry box. See Figure 2-6. 6. Enter “Si Chou Zhi Lu ” in Chinese in second inquiry box. See Figure 2-6. 7. Select year coverage from 1997 to 2001. See Figure 2-6. 8.
Chapter 3 Displaying and Outputting Records • Display Article Titles Sorted by Relevance or Latest date: Display the searched articles sorted by relevance or latest date, including article title, journal title, year and issues. You can also click the “First”, ”Previous”, “Next”, “Last”...
Chapter 4 Full-text Browsing Use CAJ Viewer to browse full text with print format. Download and Install CAJ Viewer • Visit CNKI central site (www.cnki.net) or local site to download ; See Figure 4-1. local PC • Unzip after downloading as it is a *.zip file; CAJ Viewer •...
Full Text Browsing Click “Xia Zai”(Download) to browse the full text, as shown in Figure 4-2. Figure 4-2 CAJ Viewer Tools: [Print] [Open] [Select Text] [Enlarge] [Height] [previous page] [skip to] Tsinghua Tongfang Optical Disc Co., Ltd. Full text Browsing [Copy] [Save as..] [Move]...
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User’s Guide Select Menu Language Select Menu Language Figure 5-3 Tsinghua Tongfang Optical Disc Co., Ltd.
FAQs Chapter 5 What requirements for computer system are needed when I accessing to CAJ or CCN Database? 1. Windows 9X,Windows NT Workstation or Windows 2000 with Internet Explorer or Netscape Browser are required. 2.For Windows 9X English edition or Windows NT Workstation English edition, a Chinese processing program is necessary to display Chinese characters.
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If there is not, you should mount a Chinese font library in your computer. If you also want to input Chinese character, you should install a Chinese tool. I don't have any Chinese tools on my PC. How can I input Chinese from the user's interface? Sorry, it is necessary for a Chinese tool to input Chinese character.
Contact Us To learn more on how to use CNKI databases, please contact: Overseas Distribution Office, Tsinghua Tongfang Optical Disc Co., Ltd. P.O. Box 84-48, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 , China Tel:86-10-6279 1819 Fax:86-10-6279 1944 E-mail: Beijing@cnki.net Tsinghua Tongfang Optical Disc Co., Ltd. User’s Guide...