Engineering 0011

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Engineering 0011

• Library resources for engineering research and
  education

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Engineering Library Resources Three classes!

• Identifying and Evaluating Trends.
• Tour of Library website and databases
• Full Text Resources
• Engineering and Me.
• Business Search Premier, PittCat, OOH
• Efficient Searching Strategies
• Engineering Ethics
• Compendex, Engineering Village II
• FIE Standards

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Library Home PageStarting Out
www.library.pitt.edu

• Features include
• Finding Books, Articles, and more
• Library collections, virtual tours, and contact
  information
• Services- including Ask a Librarian Live!
• Staff directory, employment and more!
• Information for logging on when off campus

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Databases A-ZFocusing on Academic Search Premier

• Databases that deal with all subject matters
• Broad searching available.
• Choose a specific database in which to conduct
  your search or search them all at once!

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Searching Academic Search PremierFirst thing
Connect
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All About Academic Search Premier

• You can use this database in a variety of ways
• Find articles that originate in trade magazines
  or even popular magazines to identify broad
  subject fields and topics (or, trends)
• Typing an word relevant to your assignment into
  the database will bring back a long list of
  results

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Searching for trends in ASP
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Restricting to Magazines or Trade Journals

• The options that are included in ASP include the
  ability to only search in a certain type of
  publication
• Academic Journals
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Books
• Clicking on the magazine tab will narrow your
  results to titles that appear in magazines and
  trade journals
• This will help you to identify popular trends in
  engineering

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Now that youve identified a trend keywords and
searching

• Make sure that the search term you enter into the
  database is related to the information you would
  like to receive
• Go broad first its easier to narrow a search,
  rather than to expand one
• If you dont get the results you want the first
  time, dont worry! Try related terms!

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Searching results page
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Too many results?

• Often, a broad search will bring back too many
  results for you to look through. Keep in mind,
  that the best result might not fall on the first
  page.
• Try refining your search using field restrictions
  and additional keywords!

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Manageable Results

• Too few results is bad, and too many is dreadful.
  Shoot for a manageable number that can easily be
  browsed for relevant results
• Play with your searches
• Coax the perfect result out of the pile of
  irrelevant results

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Options

• Remember that Pitt doesnt own everything, check
  with a librarian to make sure what you want is
  owned by the University
• You may not be able to find an article online,
  but it could be found in print using PittCat
• The Library is here for you, dont be afraid to
  ask for help!

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Do we have it?Check Article Availability
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Visit the library!126 Benedum Hall

• Monday Friday
• 830am - 1000pm
• Saturday
• Noon - 500pm
• Sunday
• Noon - 900pm

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Have any Questions?Research help at Pitt

• Librarians available!
• Monday Friday
• 9am 5pm
• Email, Phone, and Appointment help is on hand!
• Or, try asking online at Ask a Librarian Live!
• http//www.library.pitt.edu/reference/

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Meet the Engineering Library Staff!

• Kate Thomes, Head, Engineering Library
• Michael Ford, Head, Math and Physics Librarian
• Rachel Austin, Instruction Librarian
• Emily Brown, Library Intern
• And many friendly students willing to help you
  find your way at the University of Pittsburgh!