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Mathematics and Statistics

A guide to resources in UVic Libraries for the study of mathematics and statistics

MathSciNet - Access here!

MathSciNet is compiled, edited, and delivered by the American Mathematical Society and is the authoritative gateway to scholarly mathematical literature.

Use MathSciNet to:

Quickly get up to speed on a new topic
Look up a researcher’s body of work
Find an article or book and track its reference list
Access the Mathematical Classification System
look up potential collaborators or research a math department when prepare for a job interview

MathSciNet Resources

MathSciNet
A handy four-page tutorial on getting started with using and searching within MathSciNet
Mathematics Subject Classification Guide
The Mathematics Subject Classification can be very helpful when searching in MathSciNet. You can search for subject categories within the classification when you are in MathSciNet (under the tab labeled Free Tools), or you can browse the entire subject classification here.

MathSciNet Tutorials on YouTube
These are MathSciNet tutorials produced by librarians and users outside of the AMS.
Authors
This tutorial explains how to take advantage of the rich structure of the author database in MathSciNet.

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