1. How not to reinvent the wheel
for ENCI 3rd pro
2012

2. Our mission is…
 Find self-motivation
 Find out how to use databases
 Research
 References
 Portray knowledge in a written manner

3. We already know...
 Libraries are a good source of information
 How to get physical books and textbooks
 Masters theses
 Journals
 Have used some databases (but don’t know by name)
 Mostly have used readings given by supervisors
 To avoid plagiarism and how to reference
 It’s difficult to find stuff

4. We need to know...
 Technical knowledge
 Where to look for information
 How to source good information
 What’s been done in the past in that area of work
 Related studies
 Literature reviews
 Integrate information into research
 Information management

5. The Literature
You

6. The Research Process
Define your topic
What information do you need?
Who would have written about it? Where?
Find information
Judge it – is it reliable? relevant?
– does it point in new directions?
– is it enough? or do you still need more?
Analyse and synthesise
Cite all sources!

7. Subject guide

8. Databases
aka Compendex
aka Web of Science

9. Open Access
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10. Open Access Sources
journals
individual
articles, papers, the
ses, etc
aggregates research
repostitories

11. Evaluating Resources
Is it… and...
relevant?
Who is it written for?
basic/advanced?
What kind of research is it?
up-to-date? How far along is the research?
What questions haven’t they answered yet?
accurate?

12. Citing

13. Using Endnote - 1

14. Using Endnote - 2

15. Using Endnote - 3
My Grand Chemical Engineering Research Project Thing

16. Slides and tips
http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/enci

17. Contact me
 Chat
 Meet
 Email