An index to tables and figures in research articles RationaleStructureSearching -- אמיר...

An index to tables and figures in research articles

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Deep IndexingDeep IndexingDuring 2005/6 CSA developed a new “deep indexing” method to During 2005/6 CSA developed a new “deep indexing” method to extract tables and figures from journal articles, index each table extract tables and figures from journal articles, index each table

and figure, provide a retrieval method to locate tables and and figure, provide a retrieval method to locate tables and figures or complete articles that contain relevant figures or figures or complete articles that contain relevant figures or

tables, and link them back to the article.tables, and link them back to the article.

Each table and figure extracted from a journal article is Each table and figure extracted from a journal article is assigned index terms as appropriate for the type of the table or assigned index terms as appropriate for the type of the table or

figure (photograph, histogram, map, etc.) subject indexing, figure (photograph, histogram, map, etc.) subject indexing, geographic , taxonomic , statistical indexing, and other relevant geographic , taxonomic , statistical indexing, and other relevant

data using an automated indexing system.data using an automated indexing system.

AAll tables and figures in an article are ll tables and figures in an article are fully indexed and can be searched fully indexed and can be searched

separatelyseparately

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Why Index Tables And Figures? They contain important and valuable informationThey contain important and valuable information

Figures and tables represent the distilled essence of research - Figures and tables represent the distilled essence of research - the closest thing to raw datasets the closest thing to raw datasets Researchers want access to dataResearchers want access to data

They are invisibleThey are invisible

•An image of the figure or An image of the figure or tabletable•Category (Graph, Satellite Category (Graph, Satellite Image…) Image…) •Subject, taxonomic, Subject, taxonomic, geographic andgeographic and statistical descriptor terms statistical descriptor terms taken fromtaken from caption, datacaption, data

•Article citation with link to Article citation with link to full abstractfull abstract•Full captionFull caption•Units for subject variablesUnits for subject variables•Variable labels and Variable labels and surrounding textsurrounding text•Link to full textLink to full text

Deep Indexing will Deep Indexing will provide:provide:


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GraphsGraphs

• 3D Surface Plot• Area Chart• Box Plot• Cluster Diagram• Contour Plot• Histogram/Bar Chart• Line Graph• Pie Chart• Polar Plot• Rose Diagram• Scatter Plot• Spectral Analysis• Spectrogram• Time Series Plot• Triangle Plot• Vector/Raster Diagram

MapsMaps

• Bathymetric Map• Geological Map• Study Site Map• Topographic MapPhotographsPhotographs

• Dot Blots• Equipment Photograph• Gel• Microwell Plates• Organism Photograph• Organism Ultrastructure Photograph• Photomicrograph• Photomicrograph – Ultrastructure• Satellite Image• Study Site Photograph• Vertical Section Photograph

Tables, figures and so much Tables, figures and so much more:more:IllustrationsIllustrations

• Chemical Structure• Equipment Illustration• Flow Chart• Gene/Protein – Maps & Sequences• Molecular Structure• Organism Illustration• Organism Ultrastructure Illustration• Schematic• Schematic – Genetic/Evolutionary Tree• Venn Diagram• Vertical Section Illustration

Transmission/Emission ImagesTransmission/Emission Images

TablesTables


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Deep IndexingDeep Indexing

Abstracts Databaseenhanced with:

•Objects thumbnails•Captions•Index terms•Link to Object DB•Other metadata


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Deep IndexingDeep Indexing

Objects DatabaseRecord includes:

•Full image •Captions•Index terms•Link to full text•Other metadata


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Multi Disciplinary Enhanced Coverage 1.1 Million Indexed Tables and Figures

Subject by Ulrichs

Agriculture3%

Political Science

4%

Psychology3%

Environmental Studies

3% Philosophy2%

Medical Sciences

39%

Business and Economics

10%

Earth Sciences5%

Biology31%


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Planned Growth of CSA Illustrata

Current Status of CSA Illustrata

• 1.1 million indexed tables and figures from 1,100 1.1 million indexed tables and figures from 1,100 journalsjournals

• Working on 10-yr backfiles (some back to 1890)Working on 10-yr backfiles (some back to 1890)

• Focus on publisher agreements, for example:Focus on publisher agreements, for example:American Fisheries SocietyAmerican Fisheries SocietyBioMedCentralBioMedCentralBioOneBioOneBlackwell PublishingBlackwell PublishingElsevier ScienceElsevier ScienceGeological Society of AmericaGeological Society of AmericaOxford University PressOxford University PressNational Research Council of National Research Council of

CanadaCanadaTaylor & FrancisTaylor & FrancisWalter de GruyterWalter de Gruyteretc.etc.


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CSA ILLUSTRATA PROVIDES CSA ILLUSTRATA PROVIDES RESEARCHERS…RESEARCHERS…

• • Increased precision, relevance, and efficiency Increased precision, relevance, and efficiency in information retrievalin information retrieval

• • Unique ability to easily find research material Unique ability to easily find research material that would have been lost in article indexing or that would have been lost in article indexing or

full-text searchesfull-text searches

• • Easy transfer of illustrations to other media, Easy transfer of illustrations to other media, such as teaching slidessuch as teaching slides

• • Fluid navigation between illustration records, Fluid navigation between illustration records, full-text, and abstractsfull-text, and abstracts

• • Ability to easily browse categories of objects Ability to easily browse categories of objects (e.g. all graphs containing a particular variable)(e.g. all graphs containing a particular variable)


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