Engineering Postgraduate Library session

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Engineering PostgraduateLibrary session

• Christine Purcell
• Faculty Support Librarian
• November 2008

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Aims of the session

• To discover the range of engineering resources
  available
• To Identify and find relevant resources for your
  research
• To be able to search Engineering databases
  effectively
• To know where to get help

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Library basics

• http//www.dur.ac.uk/library/
• Using the library
• University Library - 4 libraries
• Opening hours
• Loan entitlements
• Durham University email
• Contacts / support

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Library web pages

• http//www.dur.ac.uk/library/
• Information for
• Postgraduate
• Research
• Subject information - Engineering
• Databases / journal indexes
• Using other libraries in the UK

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Library catalogue

• How to search
• Author / title
• Keyword
• Advanced searching
• Marking records
• Journals print and online
• Your library record
• New books

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Effective searching

• Synonyms
• e.g. computer-aided design, CAD
• Hydrology, water engineering
• Use British and American spellings
• Eg. Humour / humor
• Wildcards e.g. organiation, color
• Boolean operators AND, OR AND NOT

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Boolean Operators
AND
OR
design AND manufacturing
design OR manufacturing
NOT
design NOT manufacturing
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Effective searching

• Truncation
• e.g. hydr -- hydrology, hydrological
• Limits eg. Year, language
• Search options
• Advanced search option / help
• Searching advice http//www.dur.ac.uk/library/usin
  g/finding/

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Bibliographic databases

• Journal services include
• IEEE All-Society Periodical Package
• ScienceDirect
• Databases include
• Web of Knowledge
• Web of Science, including Conference Proceedings
• Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM)
• FirstSearch (ArticleFirst and WorldCat)

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Other resources

• Standards
• Patents
• Theses dissertations
• News and news archives
• E-prints

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Intute Engineering resources
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eFunda www.efunda.com/home.cfm

• an online destination for the engineering
  community
• Materials
• Design Center
•  Processes
• Unit Conversion
•  Formulas
•  Mathematics

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Support and help

• Engineering liaison librarians
• Ben Taylorson benjamin.taylorson_at_durham.ac.uk
• Christine Purcell c.w.purcell_at_dur.ac.uk
• Enquiries desk and online form

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Before you go

• Please complete a short online evaluation form
• www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/engpg08
• Also accessed from Library home page Subject
  Information Engineering Information skills