A tutorial for Year 4 Engineering Students

Library Resources Tutorial for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Students Karen Yap Engineering/Computer Science Resource Team, Central Library 4 th February 2009

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Analyse your FYP Research Topic 2. . Think of alternative term/s for each concept Fluoride: fluorides, fluoridate, fluoridation, fluorine, etc. Water Dental: tooth, teeth 1. Identify concepts Fluoride concentration in water and dental health Concept 1 Concept 3 Concept 2

Analyse your FYP Research Topic 3. Formulate your search statement ( fluorid* OR fluorine ) AND water AND (dental OR tooth OR teeth) Fluorid * represents fluoride , fluorides , fluoridate, fluoridation , etc. * is used to truncate/stem the term

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Learning Outcome 1: How to analyse your FYP research topic : Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sources of Information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Main Index for Engineering (General) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Engineering Village 2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Engineering Village 2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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CBNB: Chemical Business NewsBase (1985- ) ,[object Object]

Chimica (1970-) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Compendex (1969-) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Inspec (1969-) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

NTIS (National Technical Information Service ) 1899- ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Demonstration ,[object Object],DEMO

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Main Indexes for Medicine/Life Sciences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Scopus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],SCIE PubMed SCOPUS

Why SCIE & PubMed when there is Scopus? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Sources of Information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],DEMO Subject Guide

Learning Outcome 2 Use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information: Summary Proquest Digital Dissertations Theses 4 BSI, etc Standards 3 SciFinder Scholar, etc. Patents 2 Databases like EV2, Scopus Journal articles /conference papers 1 Sources to Check: Form of Current Info

Decoding Citations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Book Chapter Journal article When checking LINC, search by Title , key in words in yellow

How to Find Full Title of Journal from its Abbreviation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],DEMO

Meaning of Numbers in Citation : ,[object Object],32 6 (2007) pp. 87-95 32 means volume 32 6 means number or issue 6 pp. 87-95 means pages 87-95

Understanding Less Common References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],US Patent British Standard ,[object Object],[object Object]

Library Services: Loan Entitlement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Online renewals : twice 4 TH Year, Honours & Graduate Students : 30 items } }

Library Services Via E-Forms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],DEMO

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Student Advisory Service Email: [email_address] [email_address]

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LION ( L ibrary I nstruction ON line ) ,[object Object],[object Object]

LION ( L ibrary I nstruction ON line ) Read before you start doing your research

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Learning Outcome 4: Learn about Library Services: Summary

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