Library Workshop for LANG 2010 English for Science 1

1. Library Workshop for LANG 2010English for Science 1 Lewis LI Science Librarian lblewis@ust.hk

2. Course Assessment • A group presentation – an oral technical report • An individual written technical report • A group presentation of science innovation • An individual report of science innovation

3. Oral presentation of your ideaand state the purposeof your invention (group). • Write Technical reporton (individual): • Your invention and the design features. • How your idea fills a niche which other inventions do not occupy, to compare & contrastyour invention with similar products on the market. • Explain how your invention would work, benefits & limitations. • Include designs and drawings.

4. Learning Outcomes • Identify information sources for science & engineering innovation • Develop keywords for effective searching • Use appropriate search tools and search them wisely

5. New Invention • Sesame Ring Wearable technology + 3D printing + RFID Worksheet Activity 1

6. Examples from students • build-in chip to store memory => tailor-made, portable • public cleaner => environmental friendly, cost-efficient • Laser whiteboard => • highly efficient engine => energy saving, small • water-fueled vehicle => water-consuming vehicle, watered car • Shaped Mouse and Keyboard care for hands and increase efficiency => Shaped and design for human hands • multifunctional vehicles => energy saving, usage outside the ground • glasses projection => 3D, glasses • Robot cook => Micro-oven, artificial intelligence • Security iPad => security and coding system, voice control • Book flipper => with scanner to identify the word and flip the book automatically • Invisible nuclear demilitarization => invisible, Nano • Nuclear energy core => Nuclear , clean energy , Ironman • energy driver => energy, clean energy • flying shoes => fly, light • Health Management Bed => Physical health condition evaluation, data collection and analysis • moving machine => power saving, moveable, long lasting, • A alarm to detect where your wallet is. => To find your lost wallet. Or alarm you if you forget to bring it. • Solar energy powered waste and material incinerator => solar, melting, waste, extreme high temperature, organic matter, inorganic material • handy water bottle => very convenient, environmental friendly • Smart keyboard - convert things from users' mind into phase or paragraphs to the computer document without the need to type manually. => mind-reading, mechanism of keyboard... • 3-d game television => 3-d, touch screen, energy saving, gesture recognition • A foldable monitor and keyboard => Foldable monitor, foldable keyboard, paper keyboard, thin monitor, portable keyboard

7. Information Sources for Finding Restaurants 1 2 • Web Resources • Zagat.com, TripAdvisor • Openrice.com • Magazines/Trade Magazines • 飲食男女 • Restaurant (a British magazine aims at chefs, catering professionals) 3 4 • Books -Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macau • Others • Friends • Librarians

8. Types of information sources Information is available from many sources and in many forms. Below are the most useful and popular information sources which help you to begin your information research.

9. Information Sources for Invention? • Where to look for information to develop your invention? • What are the most useful information sources for your research (name at least two) Worksheet Activity 2

10. Information Sources for Invention • Web Resources- Google Patent, ted.com • Trade Magazines - Popular Science, Popular Mechanics • Scholarly Journal Articles- Nature • Discuss with your teammates or instructors

11. Patent • An exclusive intellectual property right granted for an invention • Owner of the invention (often referred to as assignee) can exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling/importing the invention • Assignee must disclose sufficient technical details of the invention • Facebook faces a lawsuit claiming that its Like button infringes patented technology

12. Google Patent Search • http://www.google.com/patents • Covers entire collection of granted patents and published patents applications from U.S., Europe, and others.

13. Search strategy With Boolean operators: AND/OR, [“ “], *, ( ) Worksheet Activity 3

14. Patent Search Exercise • Inventor: Steve Jobs; Kwok Hoi Sing • Assignee:Apple, Google, Samsung • energy saving mode vs"energy saving mode" (phrase search) • "energy saving" – will miss out on documents which use saving energy • "phrase search" – useful if the distinct phrase is made up of very common words, e.g., "system on chip" • Tips: Google Search Tips & Tricks (http://libguides.ust.hk/googletips)

15. Patent Search Exercise Find the patent of iPhone • No single patent for the iPhone, it composed of various related designs & technologies • Capacitive multi-touch interface that incorporates the finger movements • Ornamental design • Icons for display screen • Missed telephone call management Find the patent of Siri • Name of the product/technology usually not mentioned, think of the function: what it does • Intelligent Automated Assistant

16. Search strategy • Idea: 3D game console • Keywords: touch screen, gesture recognition, wireless, interactive, virtual reality, 3d, three dimensional, stereo vision, entertainment, game console, …… • Power saving • Energy efficient • Motion recognition • Motion detection

17. Patent Search Worksheet Activity 3

18. Quality Internet Resources • Invention Dimension: http://web.mit.edu/invent/ • Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year: http://techland.time.com/category/best-inventions/ • TED: http://www.ted.com, is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. • SciTech News: http://scitechdaily.com/ • More can be found from Research guide for LANG 2010http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2010

19. Trade (Professional) Magazines • Cover industry trends, product news, new techniques and other information of interest to a specific industry or profession • Databases:ProQuest, Ebscohost, etc

20. Trade (Professional) Magazines • ProQuestLibrary Home > Databases > P > ProQuest > “Touch Screen” • Look at Suggested subjects for more keywords and ideas • Narrow your results by Source Type (trade journals)

21. Scholarly Journal Articles • Written by subject experts (professors, researchers, etc.) • Peer-reviewed – reviewed by other subject experts • Lots of references • Pioneer research – may not be ready for commercial implementation yet

22. Scholarly Journal Articles Scopus • 3d entertainment = 3d and entertainment • Any alternative terms for 3d? • "3 d", "3 dimensional", "three dimensional" • To get the full-text • View at Publisher • Click

23. Other Patent / Journal Databases • Esp@cenet • Patsnap • USPTO Web Patent Databases • Business Sources Premier • IEEE Xplore • ScienceDirect See: http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2010

24. Citation In-text Citation Reference List

25. Citation Style (APA) • American Psychological Association • More examples on APA Style: http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2010 • Bibliographic management tool: RefWorks • Free web-based tool: Son of citation machine

26. Additional Help • Course guide: http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2010 • Evaluate Information Sources • Making Proper Citations

27. Q & A