ROBERT VAN HOUTEN LIBRARY

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ROBERT VAN HOUTEN LIBRARY

• New Jersey
• Institute of
• Technology

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BRUCE SLUTSKYSLUTSKY_at_ADM.NJIT.EDUEXT 4950

• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Engineering and Science
• Hazardous Materials Research Center
• University Administration

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NEW IN THE VAN HOUTEN LIBRARY

• REARRANGEMENT OF REFERENCE BOOKS
• CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS MOVED TO SECOND FLOOR WITH
  PERIODICALS
• MORE COMPUTERS
• MORE ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
• LESS PRINT JOURNALS
• UNCOVER CHANGED TO INGENTA
• NEW ONLINE CATALOG

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DATABASES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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AIMS OF THIS LECTURE

• STRUCTURE OF TECHNICAL LITERATURE
• DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NJIT
  STUDENTS
• HOW TO USE THEM
• DEVELOPING OPTIMAL STRATEGIES

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RESEARCH

• RETROSPECTIVE
• OR
• CURRENT AWARENESS

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FORMATS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL LITERATURE

• JOURNAL - A PUBLICATION ISSUED PERIODICALLY THAT
  REPORTS ORIGINAL RESEARCH. AIMED AT A VERY
  SPECIALIZED AUDIENCE OF RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD.
• CONFERENCE PROCEEDING - A PUBLICATION THAT
  REPORTS RESEARCH PRESENTED AT A PROFESSIONAL
  MEETING
• MAGAZINE - A PUBLICATION ISSUED PERIODICALLY THAT
  DOES NOT REPORT ORIGINAL RESEARCH, BUT TRANSLATES
  IT INTO LANGUAGE SUITED TO A MORE GENERAL
  AUDIENCE.

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MORE FORMATS

• RESEARCH LEVEL BOOKS (MONOGRAPH) - REPORTS
  RESEARCH DONE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TO A MORE
  GENERAL AUDIENCE
• REVIEW JOURNAL - PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY. A
  CONDENSED VERSION OF A RESEARCH LEVEL JOURNAL.
  DETAILED EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES ARE USUALLY
  OMITTED. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY IS
  AN EXAMPLE

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MORE FORMATS

• ENCYCLOPEDIAS - INTRODUCES THE READER TO A
  SPECIALIZED FIELD OF STUDY. EXAMPLES ARE THE
  KIRK-OTHMER ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
  AND ULLMANS ENCYCLOPEDIA.
• DATA COMPILATION - EXTRACTS SELECTED PIECES OF
  INFORMATION FROM THE ORIGINAL LITERATURE

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TYPES OF DATABASES

• BIBLIOGRAPHIC
• FULL TEXT
• NUMERIC - DATA COMPILATION

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DATABASE FORMATS

• PRINT
• ONLINE
• CD-ROM
• WORLD WIDE WEB
• CLIENT-SERVER

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LIMITATIONS OF DATABASES

• SUBJECT COVERAGE
• PUBLISHER
• PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
• PRIVATE
• DATES OF PUBLICATION
• TYPES OF PUBLICATION
• NOT ALL ARE FULL-TEXT

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LIBRARY HOME PAGEhttp//www.library.njit.edu

• Catalog -New integrated library available Spring
  2002.
• Databases
• Inter Library Loan/Document Delivery order form
• Internet Links
• Library information
• Library Services

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DATABASES OF INTEREST TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS
AND ENGINEERS

• Library Catalog Endeavor System
• Scifinder Scholar
• Compendex Web/EI Village
• Applied Science and Technology Index
• Medline - National Library of Medicine
• American Chemical Society Publications
• American Society of Civil Engineers Publications
• Science Direct
• Ideal

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On-Line Catalog - Endeavor

• Catalog of librarys holdings
• Books
• Journals
• Technical reports
• Conference proceedings
• Theses and Dissertations
• Subject, author, title and keyword
• New integrated library system is here!

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SCIFINDER SCHOLAR

• Electronic Version of Chemical Abstracts 1907 to
  Present
• Many links to full-text articles
• Search by chemical substance, reaction, research
  topic, author, or affiliation
• Special Software is needed. See Bruce Slutsky -
  Available in CE Computer Lab

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SCIFINDER SCHOLAR

• Computer Icon - links to full-text IF
• NJIT has an electronic subscription to the
  journal
• Journal is published by a Chemport participant
  Document is a patent in the public domain

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APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDEX

• Covers about 450 periodicals from 1983 to the
  present
• Subject coverage includes aeronautics, chemical
  engineering, computer science, electrical
  engineering, environmental science, industrial
  engineering, mathematics, mechanical
  engineering, physics and transportation

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COMPENDEX WEB/EI VILLAGE

• Engineering Index on the web.
• Covers all engineering disciplines
• Searchable by author, subject and keyword
• Includes citations and abstracts from 1980 to
  present
• Document delivery available
• Links to full-text from Science Direct

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PROQUEST DIRECT

• Indexes and abstracts articles from over 1824
  business and management periodicals from 1970 to
  present
• Covers Environmental issues related to business
• Includes full text of articles from over 855
  journals from 1986 to present
• Searchable by company name, subject, author,
  journal or keyword

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FULL-TEXT JOURNALSPUBLISHER SPECIFIC

• AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
• AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
• AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
• IEEE/IEL ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
• INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
• SIAM JOURNALS ONLINE
• IDEAL - 174 ACADEMIC PRESS JOURNALS
• SCIENCE DIRECT

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SELECTED AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JOURNALS

• Accounts of Chemical Research
• Analytical Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Chemical Reviews
• Environmental Science and Technology
• Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
• Journal of Organic Chemistry
• Journal of Physical Chemistry A B

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SELECTED JOURNALS FROM AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS

• Journal of Energy Engineering
• Journal of Environmental Engineering
• Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
  Engineering
• Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
• Journal of Water Resources Planning and
  Management
• All are electronic 1999 - present

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SELECTED SCIENCE DIRECT JOURNALS (ELSEVIER)

• Water Research
• Science of the Total Environment
• Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
• Marine Environmental Research
• Waste Management
• These journals are available electronically from
  1995 to the present.

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NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL DIGITAL LIBRARY (NJEDL)

• An online repository of environmental literature
  and multimedia related to New Jersey. The digital
  collection includes documents and reports,
  scientific studies, photographs, videos and maps.
   
• http//njedl.rutgers.edu/njdlib/

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AVAILABILITY OF JOURNALS

• PRINT ONLY
• ELECTRONIC ONLY
• PRINT AND ELECTRONIC
• DATES OF ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY VARIES

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ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

• CAN WORK REMOTELY
• NO MISSING ISSUES OR PAGES
• PROMOTES BROWSING
• ALLOWS LINKS TO REFERENCES FROM THE BIBLIOGRAPHY

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INGENTA

• Ingenta is a table of contents database which is
  available via the NJIT Library Homepage
• Covers approximately 16,000 multidisciplinary
  journals for the most recent 5 years
• Journal articles not held by NJIT library may be
  ordered from Ingenta
• Articles are faxed to the library and are
  received in approximately 72 hours
• May be searched by author, subject or journal
  title and is also web accessible

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Interlibrary Loan/Document Deliveryhttp//www.lib
rary.njit.edu/illweb/ill-login.cfm

• Options
• (a) Fill out the NJIT library web form at
• http//www.library.njit.edu/illweb/ill-login.cfm
• (b) Fill out a paper form
• Deposit form at ILL window or reference desk
• 60 of articles filled in one full working week
• 75 of books filled in two full weeks
• Approximately 5 unfilled
• Loan period usually for one month

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INTERLIBRARY LOAN SUGGESTIONS

• MUST I HAVE THIS ITEM -ALTERNATIVE SOURCE
  AVAILABLE?
• CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND DISSERTATIONS TAKE
  LONGER
• BE COMPLETE!!!
• TRY TO AVOID ABBREVIATIONS

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SELECTED CIVIL ENGINEERING RESOURCESON THE WEB

• http//www.njit.edu/Library/IN/Civil0.html
• Civil Engineers Mega Bookmark
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Yahoo Guide to Civil Engineering
• Yahoo Guide to Environmental Engineering
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Publications of the Department

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SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESOURCESON
THE WEB

• Http//www.njit.edu/Library/IN/Env0.html
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental Defense Fund
• Water Resources of New Jersey
• American Academy of Environmental
  Engineers

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Developing a Search Strategy

• Choose the proper database(s)
• Do you need to be comprehensive or precise? There
  is a tradeoff!
• Use all relevant search terms
• Use Boolean Logic
• Cut down if too many hits
• Expand strategy if too few
• Go to a printed resource?
• Ask for help

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IS YOUR ANSWER

• REASONABLE?

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Remote Access to Databases

• VPN Virtual Private Network for instructions
  http//telecom.njit.edu/VPN
• Proxy server new this semester. Send an email
  to Bruce.Slutsky_at_njit.edu for information.
• Highlander Pipeline will be available late in
  Spring 2002