What do first year Engineering students need from their librarian? A place to start and a partner in research.

1. Research tools you can use!
Presented by Kimberly Hoffman - Coordinator, Science Libraries, CUA
hoffman@cua.edu
202-319-6178
During this meeting we will introduce:
Research tools …Research sources …Research strategies!
ENGR 104
Fall 2014

2. Welcome!
How many of the 20th century's
greatest engineering achievements
will you use today? A car? Computer?
Telephone? Explore our list of the top
20 achievements and learn how
engineering shaped a century
and changed the world.
Source: http://www.greatachievements.org/
Online Book:
http://www.greatachievements.org/default.aspx?id=3882

3. 1. Electrification
2. Automobile
3. Airplane
4. Water Supply and Distribution
5. Electronics
6. Radio and Television
7. Agricultural Mechanization
8. Computers
9. Telephone
10. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
11. Highways
12. Spacecraft
13. Internet
14. Imaging
15. Household Appliances
16. Health Technologies
17. Petroleum and Petrochemical Technologies
18. Laser and Fiber Optics
19. Nuclear Technologies
20. High-performance Materials

4. The Future Engineer
...by 2020
This means you!

5. The world needs…
engineering professionals
with both a breadth and depth of knowledge,
strong leadership,
and a dedication to the public good.
http://www.raisethebarforengineering.org/future-engineer

6. Provide energy from fusion
Develop carbon sequestration methods
Manage the nitrogen cycle
Provide access to clean water
Restore and improve urban infrastructure
Advance health informatics
Engineer better medicines
Reverse-engineer the brain
Prevent nuclear terror
Secure cyberspace
Enhance virtual reality
Advance personalized learning
Engineer the tools of scientific discovery

7. http://money.cnn.com/infographic/technology/what-is-the-deep-web/?iid=EL

8. HOW?
WHY?
The importance of
scholarly literature

9. You need to understand your topic
● history and future research needs
● how your work contibutes
● Current information 2010 - present
● Retrospective information 5 years? 10 ? 15 ?
● Use the past to define the future

10. Information that already exists on a topic
● increased knowledge base
● identifies previously conducted work
● identifies research methods and results
● Quantitative - effectiveness, impact of a new procedure
● Qualitative - studies and research
● Review

11. Steps in Research Process
Discovery
tools and sources from the Library...
and beyond
Access
Information Management
Evaluation
Synthesizing (building knowledge)
Use

13. Discovery - Articles ...one box to search them all?
http://libraries.cua.edu

14. http://libraries.cua.edu

17. Step 1: Key Search Terms
Step 2: Searching Online Databases
Step 3: Compiling Lists of Possible Sources
Step 4: Collection of Abstracts
Step 5: Elimination of Irrelevant Literature
Step 6: Collection of Articles
Step 7: Citation Search for Authors
Step 8: Compile List of Cited Sources
Step 9: Repeat Steps 4-8

18. Source:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/SPR/Research/Training/Documents/Presentations/LitSearchSlideHa
ndouts.pdf

19. Research Strategies
Find books and reference material (eBooks)
Finding review articles and research articles;
Use Web of Science tools and connections through
the citations;
Use specific science databases; ASCE, IEEE, ASME
Use our WRLC connections for CLS and ILL
methods to get books & articles;
Use Google Scholar and settings to connect to
CUA resources;
Use bibliographic citation management tools –
EndNote and RefWorks (FLOW)

23. WRLC Storage Facility MD 2011
http://www.wrlc.org/

26. Discovery - Articles ...one box to search them all?
http://libraries.cua.edu

28. Keyword Searching is probably the most common search type, and often is
the easiest to feel comfortable doing. This involves specifying words that an
electronic database will search for to generate a list of sources that utilize them.
Most topics are referenced in several different ways; and a professional Search
thesaurus is a great way to find alternate search terms. [INSPEC, PubMed]
Citation Searching is looking for any and all literature that references a
particular author or publication. Searching for literature that cites a source you
are using lets you know where that particular research led others. This is one
way of finding out about current research in a particular area.
Forward Citation Searching is the tracking down of references cited by
relevant sources. This means you get to find, and be familiar with, the literature
that led to the sources you’re basing your own hypothesis and methodology on.
This type of search is sometimes referred to as the “ancestry approach” or
footnote chasing.

30. triangulation

32. Discovery -
resources & tools
Access
Manage that information!
eMail Reference : hoffman@cua.edu

34. http://libraries.cua.edu/tutorialstools.cfm

35. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software
Overview of citation software at MIT: Managing your references http://libguides.mit.edu/references
University of Wisconsin-Madison http://library.wisc.edu/citation-managers/comparison.html

37. eMail Reference
hoffman@cua.edu
#cuasciencelib on Twitter
CUA Science Libraries on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/CUAScienceLib

38. Your tasks
Your Library account
Search using Search Box
Find an eBook
Search using Web of Science
Find this presentation!