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Article Database Tutorial

Article Database Tutorial. (and quick guide to library resources). Local UCSC Resources. McHenry Library Science and Engineering Library Cruzcat Reference Librarians “Ask a librarian” – call or email a live librarian Science & Engineering Reference: 459-2886

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Article Database Tutorial

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  1. Article Database Tutorial (and quick guide to library resources)

  2. Local UCSC Resources • McHenry Library • Science and Engineering Library • Cruzcat • Reference Librarians • “Ask a librarian” – call or email a live librarian • Science & Engineering Reference: 459-2886 • http://library.ucsc.edu/info/askalibrarian.html

  3. UC System • MELVYL • Greater variety in filtering capabilities • Can search any UC library • (Also includes some State Library resources) • Inter-library Loan requests • Typically, libraries won’t loan journals • But they will often make copies of articles that aren’t online • Special collections materials can’t be checked out

  4. Article Databases – from home • From http://library.ucsc.edu/, click on “Services” tab. • Under “Self Service” click “Log In Here For Off-Campus Access”. • (You must have a Library ID# - can get this from either the McHenry or Science Library)

  5. Useful Databases • Web of Science • INSPEC • IEEE XPlore • Institute of Physics (IOP) Electronic Journals • MathSciNet • Infotrac

  6. ISI Web of Science / Web of Knowledge • Web of Knowledge database provides access to: • Arts and Humanities • Social Science • Science. Search by subject, author, journal title. • Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article that you specify. • Covers: 1975 - present

  7. UI Tutorial Project for 185 • You have been given a research grant to investigate a topic in one of the following disciplines: • Computer Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Bioinformatics • Computer Science. • [Insert your major here]

  8. Some of this grant money is to be spent on student research assistants. • Specifically, first year college students.

  9. One of the tasks you need them to accomplish is to look up articles (specifically citation information) on the article databases available. • There are several databases, but you will be writing a tutorial on the Web of Science (part of the ISI Web of Knowledge)

  10. Your task is to create a written tutorial explaining how to use one of these databases. • These student researchers should be able to rely on your tutorial for advice, even when you’re not there to explain the process.

  11. Tutorial Requirements: • An introduction to the database, explaining what it’s useful for. • A general overview of major tasks, especially those available from the database home page. • How-to tutorials for both simple and advanced searches. • More detailed description of some of the more specialized tools. (Saving search history, displaying full document text, researching citation information, and so on.) • You won’t be able to cover every tool possible, so cover two or three you find particularly useful.

  12. Good ideas • Examples of specific searches are helpful. • So are screenshots. • If you find a tutorial on your article database, you can use it as a general guide, but don’t copy it directly.

  13. Any questions?

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