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Scholarly Research
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Engineering & Physical Sciences Division
Main Library
[email protected]
[email protected]
662 2002: Extensions: 2244; 3594
http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/
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Objectives
 At the end of this seminar you will be able to:
 Distinguish the complexity of resources of the information
environment
 Evaluate and select the appropriate sources for your discipline
 Develop search strategies and successfully complete a search
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Academic/Scholarly research
 Academic and scholarly (reviewed by peers)
 Written by and for researchers/academics
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What is the reputation of the book/journal and its publisher & author(s)?
If there is an abstract, is it well-written?
Is there a clear research problem statement and are there objectives?
Are the organization of the article and its rationale and style clear and appropriate?
Is the quantity, quality and validity of the data acceptable?
Are the instrumentation and analytical techniques clearly described and used
appropriately?
Do the conclusions and interpretations follow from the data?
 Include references and bibliography
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Primary Information Sources
A primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an
event, object, person or work of art. They are generally contemporary
to the events and people described and may be written and nonwritten, the latter including sound, picture, and artifact. Examples:
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Personal correspondence (including
emails)
Diaries
Manuscripts
Works of art and literature
Speeches
Oral histories
Interviews
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 Company documents and reports
 Newspaper ads and stories
 Census or demographic records
 Specimens (Plant, animal, etc)
 Hearings (e.g. legislative proceedings)
 Audio and video recordings
 Photographs and posters
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Secondary Information Sources
A secondary source, in contrast, lacks the immediacy of a primary
record. As materials are produced sometime after the event, these
sources contain information that has been interpreted, commented,
analyzed or processed in such a way that it no longer conveys the
freshness of the original.
 Text books, Handbooks, Directories
 Book Reviews
 Encyclopedias
 Serial articles (journals, newspapers)
 Theses
 Technical Reports
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 Patents
 Standards
 Conference proceedings
 Government Documents
 Maps, Plans, Charts
 Websites
 Television and radio
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Dissecting Your Search
Identify the main topics/terms:
 What words and phrases express key concepts? Look up terms in
appropriate index(es), e.g. dictionaries, thesauri, database manuals etc.
 What terms are synonymous with others?
 Are there any foreign language terms?
 Should you include scientific names/terms?
 Database Tools: Thesaurus, Index, Subjects, Topics, Dictionary
 Limit your search: Document Type by Geography; publication date,
Language, Author, Publication; Company etc
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Dissecting Your Search
E.G. Evaluating the potential impact of global
warming in the Caribbean
Key concepts:
 Global Warming ; Global Temperature Changes ; Climatic
Changes ; Renewable Energy Sources ; Greenhouse Effect;
Energy Policy; Greenhouse Gas Mitigation; Caribbean; Small
Island States; Islands; Sea Level; Natural Disasters; Hurricanes,
Tornadoes; Treaties; Carbon Management; Tourism
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The Main Library’s Website
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http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/
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Authenticating to the network
User Name: 06784009
Default password: YYYYMMDD
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Finding resources in the Library:- The OPAC
http://stalibweb01.sauwi.uwi.tt/F
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Engineering Databases
 ACM Digital Library
 American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals
 Citeseer - Scientific Literature Digital Library
 CRC Engnetbase (E-books only)
 Electrical Engineering Netbase
 Mechanical Engineering Netbase
 Civil Engineering Netbase
 Telecommunications Netbase
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Engineering Databases
 Encyclopedia of Database Technologies & Applications
 Engineering Village
Compendex
Referex (e-books only)
Chemical, Petrochemical & Process
Mechanical & Materials
Electronics & Electrical
Civil & Environmental
Computing
Security & Networking
 Georef
 Geoscienceworld
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Engineering Databases
IEEE Xplore
 IET
 Knovel E-books
Lyell Collection
Mathscinet
 MIT's Digital Repository
 Netlibrary
 Petroleum Abstracts Discovery
 Science Direct Web Editions
 Scifinder Scholar (CAS; Chemical Abstracts)
 SPE E-Library
 SPIN
 Springer Link
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Engineering Databases
 Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Web of Knowledge - ISI
Science Citation Index
Expanded - Web Of Science,
Journal Citation Reports Science Edition,
Essential Science Indicators and ISIhighlycited.Com
 Wiley Interscience
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Multidisciplinary Databases
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EbscoHost
 Computers & Applied Sciences Complete; CAB Abstracts;
Environment Complete; EJS E-Journals; Inspec & Inspec Archive;
NTIS; Academic Search Complete; MasterFile Premier;
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Proquest
 ABI/Inform Global; Dissertations & Theses ; Academic Research
Library
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OCLC FirstSearch
 Wilsonselectplus; ECO;
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Emerald Library
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SFX
If you have a citation and need to locate the full-text of the article use the
E-journals link which takes you to SFX, the Main Library’s link-server:
Mastel, Greg, Stephen Kho and Bernd Janzen. 2009. The Developing World
and Climate Change. The International Economy 23 (2): 53-64.
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SFX
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SFX
Mastel, Greg, Stephen Kho and Bernd Janzen. 2009. The Developing World
and Climate Change. The International Economy 23 (2): 53-64.
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SFX
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SFX
Mastel, Greg, Stephen Kho and Bernd Janzen. 2009. The Developing World
and Climate Change. The International Economy 23 (2): 53-64.
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SFX
Mastel, Greg, Stephen Kho and Bernd Janzen. 2009. The Developing World
and Climate Change. The International Economy 23 (2): 53-64.
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SFX
Mastel, Greg, Stephen Kho and Bernd Janzen. 2009. The Developing World
and Climate Change. The International Economy 23 (2): 53-64.
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SFX
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Finding Hard-copy Journals in the Main Library
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Finding Hard-copy Journals in the Main Library
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Finding Hard-copy Journals in the Main Library
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What to do if the Main Library has not received the
most recent hard-copy issue of a journal
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What to do if the Main Library has not received the
most recent hard-copy issue of a journal
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What to do if the Main Library has not received the
most recent hard-copy issue of a journal
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What to do if the Main Library has not received the
most recent hard-copy issue of a journal
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What to do if the Main Library has not received the
most recent hard-copy issue of a journal
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Searching for Ancestors
 Examining the reference lists of documents
 Ancestry searching - using the reference lists from relevant
publications to find earlier research studies.
 Working your way back through the literature until either the
important concepts disappear or the studies become obsolete.
 Offers the probability of uncovering a fairly complete set of
archival references to the subject literature
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Searching for Descendents
 Seeking documents that were influenced by or sprang
from the original publications
 Author based approach
 Citation frequency is a consistent indication of the
importance of a paper.
 Also an indication of the influence of one work upon the
work of others
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Keeping up-to-date
 RSS Feeds
 Alerts
 Creating an Account
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Need help locating the full-text?
http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/services/users/forms/InterlibraryLoanRevFeb27.pdf
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Useful Sources for Standards
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, Standards Database at:
http://www.ttbs.org.tt/Standards_Database.php
IHS Standards
http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller?CID
=quickSearch&database=131073#
TechStreet Standards
http://www.techstreet.com/STD.tmpl?tabName=STD
British Standards Institution (BSI) Catalogue:
http://www.bsonline.bsi-global.com/server/index.jsp
ASTM Catalogue:
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/index.shtml?E+mystore
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Useful Sources for Patents
 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/
Google Patents
http://www.google.com/patents
•Patent Lens (Initiative for Open Innovation.)
http://www.patentlens.net/daisy/patentlens/patentlens.html
 United States Patent Office (USPTO)
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/
European Patent Office
http://www.espacenet.com
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For further information please contact the staff at
the Engineering & Physical Sciences Division of the
Main Library
Email:
Librarian: [email protected]
Staff: [email protected]
Tel:
662 2002, Extensions 2244; 3594
Web:
http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/divisions/eps/indexeps.htm
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