Queen Mary, University of London School of Engineering and Materials Science Aspects ' courses

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Queen Mary, University of LondonSchool of
Engineering and Materials ScienceAspects .
courses

• Finding quality information using
• Library resources and the Web
• Kathy Abbott, Subject Librarian
• Please switch off all mobile phones!
• October 2008

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Finding Information ..Engineering and Materials
Science web page

• Engineering web page
• http//www.eng.qmul.ac.uk/
• Current students
• Library Resources (Engineering)
• or
• The Library web page
• your subject
• Engineering
• Please add to your bookmarks or favourites

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Introductory lecture

• If you missed my first lecture
• Powerpoint via
• QM Information guides information skills
  training link
• And this Aspects. lecture

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Different types of information sources

• Best source of all - talking to an expert
• Books are assessed by anonymous referees, and
  published by reputable companies. Some books are
  better than others, and most contain some
  mistakes!
• Web sources are usually not evaluated - you must
  evaluate the quality of the information
• Periodicals are also called journals or
  magazines. Published periodical articles/papers
  are refereed by anonymous experts in the same
  subject.
• Corrections and improvements are made before
  publication called peer review
• You do not need to look for research level
  periodical articles now

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Professional magazines shelved on the First
Floor

• Professional engineering (Institution of
  Mechanical Engineers, IMechE - the UK based
  professional institution)
• Mechanical engineering (American Society of
  Mechanical Engineers, ASME)
• Flight international (weekly)
• Aerospace America (American Institute of
  Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA)
• Aviation week and space technology
• New scientist
• Jane's all the world's aircraft - published every
  year

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Reference books - printed and online

• Book available online
• Encyclopedia of medical devices and
  instrumentation - search the Library catalogue.
  Not accessible from Library kiosk terminals. Use
  Athens login off campus
• Printed reference books in the Library Science
  Reference collection
• Free online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia -
  beware!

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T books
QA books
Printed Science Reference books Q classmark at
North end, T classmark at South End
Main Library First Floor
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Formulating your enquiry

• Think about keywords to describe your subject -
  think of different keywords used to describe the
  same subject
• engineering maths, engineering mathematics
• television, TV
• cars, vehicles, automobiles
• biomedical engineering, medical engineering,
• bio-engineering, bioengineering, biological
  engineering
• computer aided design, CAD

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Looking for books in Library catalogues

• Books good sources of evaluated, refereed,
  edited information
• Library catalogues only index the subject of the
  whole book
• Archimedes principle, but you will not find a
  whole book on that subject (we do have a DVD!)
• Short Loan link - books in the Short Loan
  Collection, kept behind the Library Issue Counter
  on the Ground Floor

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Looking for books in Library catalogues (2)

• Library catalogues do not often have good
  controlled vocabulary
• In QM Library catalogue, the symbol for right
  hand truncation is , e.g. engine
• Searches for engine or engines or engineering
• Wild card symbol is ?, e.g. organi?ation
• Search for an exact phrase by putting in single
  quotes e.g. computer aided design
• if you search for two keywords - you find books
  with both keywords

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Combining concepts with the Boolean logic AND
when you use more than one keyword

• books about engineering books about
  maths, mathematics, etc

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How to write a reference to a book at the end of
your coursework

• See How to cite references link on Finding
  Information web page
• Gyftopoulos, E. P. and Beretta, G. P. (2005).
  Thermodynamics foundations and applications.
  Mineola, N.Y. Dover Publications. (0486439321)

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Systematic searching

• When you find a useful book or some information
  inside a book, take time to make a full note in
  your notebook or recording system. ITS ESSENTIAL
  to be well organised and systematic!
• It is essential to avoid plagiarising other
  peoples ideas and data
• Plagiarism is the use or presentation of the work
  of another person, including another student, as
  your own work (or part of your own work) without
  acknowledging the source
• Queen Mary Student Guide explains plagiarism and
  the penalties applicable
• For your project and possibly for Medical
  Engineering students before then, use EndNote Web
  to manage your references to books and periodical
  papers

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Searching the Web in general for information

• Finding information on the Web link for some
  evaluation criteria
• Web search engines dont all search the Web in
  the same way, and it can be difficult to tell
  what each one does. Read the Help or the Advanced
  Searching hints or tips
• Different types of Web searching tools
• Automated search engines
• Classified directories, e.g. Yahoo! use real
  people
• Subject specific gateways, e.g. Intute, Aerade
  are created by interested and knowledgeable
  volunteers

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You can ask questions after the lecture,or use
the Library web page toAsk a Librarian

• Finding information using Library resources and
  the Web
• This PowerPoint presentation Information guides
  and information skills training link
• Comments and feedback are always welcome
• dengaspectslecture.ppt 7 October 2008