Library Workshop ME 215

Fall, 2009

Librarian: Haymwantee Singh

Professors:Ernest Geskin & Mohammad Behi

singhh@njit.edu, 973-596-8498

ObjectivesObjectives

• Determine your information requirements for your research question

• Locate and retrieve relevant information using scholarly websites and resources

• Evaluate the quality of a website

• Use bibliographic tools for citing your sources

Workshop TopicsWorkshop Topics

• Library Homepage

• Web Research

• Database Research

• Wikipedia

Workshop TopicsWorkshop Topics

List of Mechanical Engineering Databases

Research Databases for MEResearch Databases for ME

• ASME journals online – mechanical engineering• Academic Search Premier – general • Science Direct – science, engineering, etc• Scopus – science, technology, medicine, business• ReferenceUSA – gives company and industry info.• Patents• Business Source Premier – business information• Lexis Nexis – law and ethics

QuestionQuestion

How do I find information on pharmaceutical reactors?

www.google.com

Technology of ReactorsTechnology of Reactors

• Types of reactors • Safety • How it works• Materials used in design of core - coating• Simulation of reactors

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What about this Company?

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ReferenceUSA database is a commercial productavailable at Jersey Clicks via our library at:http://library.njit.edu/databases/index.php

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Using More Google Products

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Google Scholar

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Scholar results are fewer thanGoogle web

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PDF

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Database SearchingDatabase Searching

Academic Search Premier

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Evaluate Web ResourcesEvaluate Web Resources

1. Authority2. Accuracy3. Currency4. ObjectivityFor more go to:

http://library.njit.edu/researchhelpdesk/howto/evaluate.php

Cite Your SourcesCite Your Sources

Get help at:http://library.njit.edu/researchhelpdesk/howto/cite.php

Practice ExercisePractice Exercise

Use a database such as Science Direct, Academic Search Premier or Scopus to find articles on the

following research areas.

1. GMP or Good Manufacturing Practices in the pharmaceutical industry

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2. Processing and manufacturing of reticulated polymer foam