1. ESTEEM Program
Engineering, Science and
Business Basics: Tip of the Iceberg
Steve Hayes and Barb “Pete” Pietraszewski,
Business Librarians &
Carol Brach, Engineering Librarian
August 17, 2012
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Stephen Hayes
Entrepreneurial Spirit Endowed
Business Librarian & Director,
Thomas Mahaffey, Jr. Business
Information Center
Pete Pietraszewski
Business Librarian
The BIC is here and we CAN help
Business Librarians
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Carol Brach
Engineering Librarian
Parker Ladwig
Life Sciences Librarian
The Engineering and Science Libraries are here and we CAN
help
Thurston Miller
Chemistry-Physics Librarian
Engineering and Science Librarians
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Basic basic basic……………
Use secondary literature sources for increasing your
vocabulary.
Examples: Google, Google Scholar, Wikipedia, handbooks
(Knovel), for more info ask the experts.
Search Google Scholar with proxy for:
“extracellular matrix adjuvant”
Search Google for “portable PCR”
7. Introducing the
Research Strategy Worksheet
Introducing Citation Management
Refworks
“Explanation of the science and/or
engineering that is the basis of this thesis”
The Literature Review
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Web of Science --all subjects
SciFinder --Chemistry, Biochemistry, etc.
PubMed --all things Medical*
Compendex –Engineering
*use proxy
We CAN help
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http://bic.library.nd.edu/
• Key BIC Webpage content areas you
should know about:
• Business Resources A-Z
• E-journal Locator (“e-Journals” tab)
• ESTEEM Research Guide
The BIC is here and we CAN help
10. • ESTEEM
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Datasets and Statistics
• Nanotechnology
• Global Health
• Patents
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11. • Biochemistry
• Biology and Life Sciences
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering
• Global Health
• Science & Technology
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