MathSciNet for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Mathematical Reviews editor Ursula Whitcher teaches the basics of MathSciNet and shares tips specifically aimed at students: researching grad programs, looking at potential advisors, checking out math departments for grad school or for jobs, and more. This session was recorded during the 2021 Joint Mathematics Meetings.

Contents:
0:00 Intro and remote access
1:48 Free tools (collaboration distance)
3:54 A review with an author summary; BibTex info for making bibliographies
5:31 Profiles of individual mathematicians (featuring Rekha Thomas)
11:20 Searching for publications
14:10 Citations menu and citations to journals
17:02 Journal page: checking out Involve, a journal of undergraduate mathematics
23:01 The MSC
28:00 Question: Using MathSciNet to check out a potential advisor's work
33:00 Question: How to check out programs when you are still learning math and don't recognize many of the research areas? (Getting a sense of small and large department focus.)
40:00 Pamela Harris's profile page - linking to the Math Genealogy Project

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I can't search for publications, could you please help me