Library research in physics: tips for new researchers

PHYS 295: Library research

Phoebe Ayerspsayers@ucdavis.edu

UC Davis Libraries

Doing research:

• Find literature on your topic / background• Do research• Publish results• Develop a reputation in the field

Finding literature

• Search a database: – Web of Science, INSPEC– Finding authors & times cited in Web of Science– Review articles– Google tricks

• Organize everything– Export to Endnote, etc– Export in BibTeX

Google tricks

• http://scholar.google.com • Via the VPN• Change your settings: – Add in UC eLinks (search for university california

davis)– Add BibTeX export option

• Commands: AROUND(2), site=, etc.

Making your reputation: Identify yourself!

• Make a Google scholar profile• Get unique ids: ORCID / ResearcherID• Know your h-Index• Make sure your website and other online

profiles are current

Publishing

• Journal reputation:Finding a journal:– “impact factor” – from Journal Citation Reports– Is it a scam? Publishing:– What can you do with your own work?– OA or not? OA funds– Data publishing – often required!

guides.lib.ucdavis.edu/openaccess

guides.lib.ucdavis.edu/data

JCR – Journal Citation Reports

guides.lib.ucdavis.edu/physicsPhoebe AyersEmail me! psayers@ucdavis.edu