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Karen YapCentral Library
11 Aug 2008
Library Resources Tutorial for Yr 4 Materials Science and Engineering
Students
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ENGINEERS are THE BRIDGE between technology & society
Congratulations on your chosen field of study!
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Slides Hidden during Tutorial3: This List15-22: More on Engineering Village 224: Some Terms Used
28-29 : More on Science Citation Index Expanded31: More on Scopus
33: Other Indexes for Medicine/Life Sciences39: Meaning of Numbers in Citation for Journal Article
50: Getting Materials not in Library53-54: Demo on LION
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Objectives
Help you do your research:Information on MLE4101 B.Eng. Dissertation as taken
from dept web site :
“Every student majoring Materials Science and Engineering is assigned a research project”
This tutorial is designed to help you do THE project
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Learning Outcomes
Be better at doing research:1. use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to
look for current information2. Understand citations in reading list, etc.3. Know more about LINC+4. Know more about Library services
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OutlineDoing research
Indexes of current information Search statements Demonstrations
Using Engineering Village 2 LION (Library Instruction ONline ) How to find full titles of journals from abbreviations Other sources of information e.g. patents Library services: E-Forms Subject guide in Library Portal
Understanding citations
LINC+
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Research Topic
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Search Statement
3. Formulate your search statement
biomaterial* AND (dental OR tooth OR teeth)
1. Identify concepts
2.. Think of alternative term/s for each concept
Use of biomaterial in dental applications
Concept 1 Concept 2
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Boolean OperatorsOR is used to indicate that either terms may be present
AND is used to indicate that both terms must be present
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Truncation/Stemming
• Biomaterial* retrieves biomaterial and biomaterials
• Fluorid* retrieves fluoride, fluorides, fluoridation, etc.
*is used to truncate/stem the term
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More on Search Statement
If your search statement retrieves no records
E.g. you need articles on membrane reactors, but you can’t find hits
Use a broader concept/term like “Bioreactor*” instead of specifically “membrane reactor*”
Look through references listed at the end of such articles
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Sources of Information
Current Last week Last month Last year
Conference papers
Journal articles
RetrospectiveLast 10 years
BooksTheses
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Learning Outcomes
Be better at doing research:
1. use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information
2. Understand citations in reading list, etc.
3. Know more about LINC+
4. Know more about Library services
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Main Index for Engineering (General)
Engineering Village 2 (EV2)Scans over 8,000 journals, conference proceedings
Has over 16 million records
Covers over 190 disciplines : includes related fields in science and management
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Engineering Village 2Provides links to:
USPTO Full text patents from USA
Esp@cenetFull text patents from Europe and Patent Cooperation Treaty
Scirus scientific research tool
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Engineering Village 2Five important index databases are: Chimica, CBNB, Compendex, Inspec and NTISCan be searched individually or togetherSome, i.e. NOT all have links to full text
Updated weeklyDatabase has Search Alert service by emailCan email engineer/librarian for help
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Engineering Village 2Does analysis like
No. of articles an author wrote on a particular subject (If an author wrote 10 articles on your subject, befriend him/her)
Author affiliation (Useful when you choose university/institution for postgrad studies or employment)
No. of articles found in a particular journal/publisher (Useful when you want to publish your work )
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CBNB: Chemical Business NewsBase (1985- )
Indexes articles from 300 core trade journals, newspapers, company newsletters/interim and annual reports, books, market research reports, and press releases
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Chimica (1970-)
Indexes articles from over 600 journals
Covers chemistry and chemical engineering, with emphasis on applied and analytical chemistry
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Compendex (1969-)
Indexes articles from over 5,000 journals, papers in conference proceedings, chapters in books, technical papers, etc.
Over nine million records
Covers topics in the all fields of engineering, as well as related fields in science and management. Over 190 disciplines covered
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Inspec (1969-)
Produced by the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Covers physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, IT, etc.
3,500 journals and 1,500 conference proceedings
over eight million records
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NTIS (National Technical Information Service ) 1899-
Database from the U.S. Department of Commerce
Over two million records
Includes unclassified reports from influential U.S. and international government agencies e.g. NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense
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Term Used in EV2
Controlled Vocabulary Consistent/standard subject terms used to
describe the content of a document. E.g. “mobile handsets” for mobile phones,
handphones, cell phones, cellular phones
Useful: once you find a good hit, look at the standard terms used to find other good hits.
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Some Terms Used
MeSH or Medical Subject Headings [in PubMed] E.g. “Female” for articles on girls, ladies,
women
CAS Registry Numbers “IC No.” for chemicals American Chemical Society E.g.Number for fluorine is 7782-41-4
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Demonstration
Engineering Village 2 DEMO
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Index for Engineering (Specific)
SciFinder Scholar (SFS) Chemical Abstracts (1967-), etc. Has over 19 million records from journal articles and patents More than 35 million chemical substances can be searched by
chemical name, chemical structure, CAS Registry Numbers, formula.
Offers chemical reaction searching
Check EV2 first
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Main Indexes for Science (General)Science Citation Index Expanded
(via Web of Science), 1980-
150 mainly scientific disciplines
Covers about 5,900 high impact research journals
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More on Science Citation Index Expanded
Features included citation index. Provides use of the Analyze tool for search resultsAllows you to navigate: forward in time using Times Cited to discover the
impact a document has had on current research backward in time using References to uncover the
research that influenced an author's workMeasure the influence of colleagues' or competitors'
work Follow the path and direction of today's hottest ideas
and concepts
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More on Science Citation Index Expanded
Ranking journals
Related records search capability
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Main Indexes for Science (General)
Scopus 29 million records
Covers life sciences, physical sciences, health sciences, social sciences and business
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More on Scopus
Scopus Indexes journals, conference proceedings, trade publications and quality web sources
Does citation tracking. A researcher can find out how many times a particular article has been cited
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Main Indexes for Medicine/Life Sciences
PubMed (1950-)
Over 17 million records of journal articles
Medical sciences
BIOSIS (1926-)
18 million records
Covers about 5,500 journals, conference reports, books, and patents
Life sciences
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Other Indexes for Medicine/Life Sciences
Zoological Record (1978-)1.8 million recordsCovers 5,000 journals, plus book chapters, meetings, etc.Animal biology
BioEngineering Abstracts (1993-)Over 163,000 recordsCovers journals, conference proceeding, directories, and other sources
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (1967-) About 1.8 million recordsOver 6000 journals, meetings, reports, etc.
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Other Sources of Information
1. For patents : SciFinder Scholar and others
2. For standards : various
3. For theses : Proquest Digital Dissertations
DEMO Subject Guide
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Learning Outcome 1Use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information: Summary
Form of Current Info
Source to Check:
1 Journal articles /conference papers
Databases like
EV2, PubMed
2 Patents SciFinder Scholar, etc.
3 Standards BSI, etc4 Theses Proquest Digital
Dissertations
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Learning Outcomes
Be better at doing research:1. use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for
current information
2. Understand citations in reading list, etc.3. Know more about LINC+
4. Know more about Library services
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Decoding CitationsReference
Brown, John 2007. Elasticity In Materials science primer, 2nd ed. 20-30. London : Spon Press.
Robinson, Alan. 2007. Effects of thermal forces. Advanced materials , v 97, no. 1, 2007, p 46-52.
Material Type Book
Chapter
Journal article
When checking LINC, search by Title, key in words in yellow
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How to Find Full Title of Journal from its Abbreviation
E.g. : MRS BullMove mouse to E-ResourcesChoose EJournalsscroll down a bit to Useful LinksChoose Journal Abbreviations
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ecoll/ej/ejabbrev.htmlClick on third link:
Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) Key in MRS Bull, click Search
Another good link is the sixth link: Institute of Science Information (ISI)
DEMO
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Meaning of Numbers in Citation :
MRS Bull 32 6 (2007) pp. 87-95
32 6 (2007) pp. 87-95
32 means volume 32
6 means number or issue 6
pp. 87-95 means pages 87-95
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Understanding Less Common References
Reference(a) US5,719,665. Yamazoe Feb17,1998
(b) BS EN ISO 291:2008 Plastics. Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
Material Type
US Patent
British Standard
(a) Check free website at USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) Web Patent Databases
(b) Check British Standards Online (database bought by Library)
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Learning Outcomes
Be better at doing research:1. use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to
look for current information
2. Understand citations in reading list, etc.
3. Know more about LINC+4. Know more about Library services
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Changes in Library Portalhttp://www.lib.nus.edu.sg
Search the Library Catalogue using •LINC+ or•LINC
Use our E-resources to look for journal articles & more
•Exam Papers•What’s in your Reading Lists
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LINC+ via NUS Libraries Website
Find job
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LINC+ via NUS Libraries WebsiteSubject headings of books in list
298 hits: •too many•some not relevant
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LINC+ via NUS Libraries Website
17 relevant hits
•Which Library
•Publication date
•Etc
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LINC via NUS Libraries Website
Format: Videocassette
Format: Books
Summary
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Learning Outcomes
Be better at doing research:1. use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to
look for current information
2. Understand citations in reading list, etc.3. Know more about LINC+
4. Know more about Library services
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Online renewals : twice
4TH Year, Honours & Graduate Students : 15 items
Library Services: Loan Entitlement
Materials
RBR
Main Shelves book
Closed Stacks book
Bound periodical
Closed Stacks periodical
Loan Period
2 Hours/Overnight
4 weeks
1 day
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Library Services Via E-Forms
DEMO
Request materials NOT in Library Books Parts of book or journal issue
Student advisory service
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Materials NOT in the Library
Via E-Forms after login
For books or theses, request the Library to buy
For copy of journal article, use Document Delivery Service (limited to three a year for Year 4 students) Requests to be forwarded to Supervisor for approval &
then onward to Library requesters will incur charges if they do not collect their
requested articles within a month For more information, please email ddslib@nus.edu.sg
or call 6516-3472
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Email:askalib@nus.edu.sg
clbyapym@nus.edu.sg
Student Advisory Service
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Other Library Services
LION (Library Instruction ONline )
Item 5) How to Search Databases
Item 9) EndNote Web
Subject Guide
DEMO
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LION (Library Instruction ONline )
i) Go to library homepage at www.lib.nus.edu.sg
ii) Click here
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LION (Library Instruction ONline )
Read before you start doing your research
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List of Hidden Slides in no. 3
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Subject GuideBookmark as a FavouriteSection on: Library Instructions & Tips
Whole tutorial and more Databases:
you can access EV2, etc. from here get help on how to use databases from here
Reference sources Research & Citation (writing guides) & more
Theses Patents & Standards
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Writing Guides(Samples from Subject Guide)
Instructions on format of thesis as given in Research Handbook for Engineering for Masters & PhD students: http://www.eng2.nus.edu.sg/proj/eeintranet/student/Grad/Handbook_4Jan07.pdf Good call numbers to browse: T11
e.g. T11 Lan 2008 Technical communication TA158.5
e.g. TA158.5 Sor 2006 An engineer's practical guide to technical communication
PN171 Fooe.g. PN171 Foo.Li 2006 Cite right : a quick guide to citation styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more
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Loan Entitlement
Library services via E-Forms
LION
Subject Guide How to find whole tutorial Etc.
Learning Outcome 4:Learn about Library Services: Summary
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Thank you
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