Randy Reichardt

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Information Resources inChemical, Materials and
Mechanical EngineeringUPDATE - 12 MARCH 2008

• Randy Reichardt
• Research Services Librarian (Engineering)
• Cameron Science
• Technology Library
• Leah Vanderjagt
• Digital Repository Services Librarian

http//www.ualberta.ca/science3/cmm08.ppt
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Session Overview

• Cameron Science and Technology Library
• What is NEOS?
• Library services reference, circulation,
  interlibrary loan
• Chemical, Materials, Mechanical Engineering
  literature
• handbooks, manuals, journals, encyclopedias,
  directories, patents, standards, databases, web
  sites
• special emphasis Proquest Dissertations and
  Theses, IHS Standards Expert
• Leah Vanderjagt U of A Institutional Repository
  / Open Access Publishing

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SciTech Library Quick Facts

• Floors 1-4 of Cameron Library
• under renovations, expect re-opening summer 2008
• Other Branches
• Math Library (CAB)
• Unique Collections William C Wonders Map
  Collection, Canadian Circumpolar Collection
• Supports teaching and research in
• Science, Engineering, Circumpolar Studies,
  Agriculture, Forestry and Human Ecology

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ONECard

• ONEcard library card
• Sign out material at service desks and
  self-serve kiosks
• Pay fines in person or online
• Pay for printing/copying
• Renew material online
• Request material from other NEOS Libraries
• Request material on interlibrary loan
• You need your Barcode and PIN!

Library Barcode
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SciTech Library My Account

• My Account now you can use either CCID or
  Barcode and PIN for access

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Interlibrary Loans CISTI

• Use the Interlibrary Loans form to request
  material not held in the U of Alberta library
  system
• Also available to you CISTI Source
• Orders may be placed for JOURNAL ARTICLES not
  available in the University of Alberta Libraries
  from the collection of the Canada Institute for
  Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI)
• register online for this service

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Interlibrary Loans CISTI
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NEOS Libraries

• part of a consortium of 52 regional libraries in
  and around Edmonton and Northern central
  Alberta NEOS
• Most circulating material from other U of A
  locations or non-U of A NEOS Libraries is
  available by placing an online request
• material will be sent to SciTech library

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New and Interesting

• RefWorks
• online bibliographic citation management program
  free to UA users
• More e-book packages added to collection in
  2007-08
• ASTM Digital Library
• all ASTM STP (Special Technical Publications)
  currently in print also now available online
• Digital Engineering Library (McGraw-Hill)
• gt210 monographs in 12 different eng disciplines

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Databases

• Can be accessed via the Databases tab OR by
  clicking through the Subject Tab toEngineering gt

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Databases and Resource Guides
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Selected Dbs of Interest to Mechanical Engineers
Compendex (8, 1884 - present) Primary database
for searching engineering literature.
International coverage of all fields of
engineering and technology, including mechanical
engineering and engineering mgmt.
Web of Science (38, 1900 - present) Indexes
gt8,000 peer-reviewed journals. Provides
bibliographic data and cited references. Also
allows for Citation Searching
CSA Technology Research Database (1962
present) A mega db of dbs, including Mechanical
Transportation Engineering Abs, METADEX,
Corrosion Abstracts, Aerospace High Technology
Database, Materials Business File, WELDASEARCH,
Engineered Materials Abstracts, Computer and
Information Systems Abstracts, and more.
SAE Digital Library (33, 1906
present) Full-text thousands of SAE Technical
Papers and/or SAE Standards covering advances
and research in all areas of mobility engineering
including ground vehicle, aerospace,
off-highway, and manufacturing technology.
Full text of SAE Technical Papers available from
1998 to the present. ID and PW required for
access, available from SciTech Service Desk.
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Selected Dbs of Interest to Chemical and
Materials Engineers
Compendex (8, 1884 - present) Primary database
for searching engineering literature.
International coverage of all fields of
engineering and technology, including mechanical
engineering and engineering mgmt.
Web of Science (38, 1900 - present) Indexes
gt8,000 peer-reviewed journals. Provides
bibliographic data and cited references. Also
allows for Citation Searching
SciFinder Scholar Chemical Abs (1907 -
present) The online version of Chemical
Abstracts all aspects of pure and
applied chemistry. Access is restricted to
workstations in the SciTech Library, and
to individual computers within your department.
CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX
(12, 1966 - present) A meta-database of eight
dbs Aluminum Industry Abs, Ceramic Abs,
Copper Data Center Db, Corrosion Abs, Engineering
Materials Abs, Materials Business File, METADEX,
and WELDASEARCH.
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Examples of full-texthandbook products
gt1500 handbooks and monographs covering a wide
range of topics including aerospace,
biotechnology, electrical power engineering,
general engineering and engineering management,
mechanics mechanical engineering, metals
metallurgy, oil gas, safety industrial
hygiene. Mech Eng topics covered include
machine design, fluid mechanics rheology, gas
fluid transport systems, HVAC, strength of
materials, vibration, and energy efficiency
reliability.
gt 800 handbooks and monographs from CRC Press.
Coverage includes aerospace, biomedical,
chemical, civil, computer, electrical,
electronics, industrial and manufacturing, lasers
optics, materials, mechanical, MEMS,
nanoscience nanotech, operations research,
systems engineering.
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Other full-textproducts include
gt400 handbooks covering topics in materials and
mechanical, chemical and civil engineering.
Collections include titles focusing on
engineering fundamentals, technique and practice,
specialized professional information, situational
reference, how-to guides, and scholarly works.
Over 210 titles and 4,000 chapters from
McGraw-Hill engineering publications. Structured
around 12 engineering disciplines aerospace,
bio, chemical, civil, communications,
construction and arch, electrical, engineering
math and science, environmental, industrial,
materials, and mechanical.
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Other full-textproducts include
gtOver 320 titles. Topics include catalysis,
electrochemistry, fuels and petrochemicals,
industrial and applied chemistry, liquid
crystals, materials chemistry, polymer chemistry,
separation science, surface and colloid.
Over 220 titles covering applications in
materials science and engineering, including
polymers, composites, biomaterials, corrosion,
material flow, etc.
Includes the Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia,
Polymers A Property Database, and gt55 polymer
books from Taylor and Francis.
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Consider the Grey(Gray) Literature dbs!
Gray Literature Information produced on all
levels of govt, academics, business, and
industry in electronic and print formats not
controlled by commercial publishing, i.e., where
publishing is not the primary activity of the
producing body. Examples government or
technical reports(1), pre-prints, standards,
patents, newsletters, govt docs, conf papers,
bulletins, theses, dissertations(2)
1 - NTIS (1899 - present) National Technical
Information Service US Government-sponsored
scientific, technical, engineering and related
business information
2 - ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Full Text
(1861- ) PhD and Masters theses from gt1,000 NA
and EU schools. Full-text of most theses from
Nov 1996 available to U of A users (many
earlier ones available as well!)
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Standards and Patents

• Standards
• we have online access to the full-text of the
  following standards sets API, ASHRAE, ASME,
  ASTM, AWS, CSA, EIA, GPA, IEEE, ISA, NACE, NFPA,
  TAPPI
• search standards via IHS Standards Expert db
• we distribute Username and PW, you create your
  own account afterwards
• Patents
• 80 of patent data not published elsewhere
• search the USPTO db first
• we have full-text access to US and EU patents
• http//pat2pdf.org - full text of all US Patents
  from 1836 - present updated daily

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Institutional Repository

• Defined
• An Institutional Repository is a digital
  collection of a universitys intellectual output
• allows for collection, preservation, and
  dissemination of this output

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Repository at UBC
Google search ubc circle
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Institutional Repository

• Institutional Repository Development _at_ U of A
• Status
• Directions
• Intent

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Open Journal and Open ConferencePublishing
Services

• The University of Alberta Libraries also
  provides, at no charge
• An online journal hosting service (facilitating
  peer review, manuscript handling, subscription if
  desired, and publishing)
• A conference proceedings hosting service
  (facilitating proceedings review and
  dissemination)

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Open Access Support _at_ U of A

• The UA Open Access (OA) site provides the
  following types of information
• Funding agency statements developments (eg,
  NSERC, etc)
• OA Services
• OA News

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Need More Information?

• Please contact me for more information about
  Institutional Repository, Open Journal/Open
  Conference or Open Access support.
• Leah Vanderjagt
• leahv_at_ualberta.ca

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Assistance for information or help

• randy.reichardt_at_ualberta.ca
• also on Facebook
• IM (instant messaging)
• eng.librarian_at_hotmail.com (MSN)
• uaenglibrarian (Yahoo, AIM)
• Phone
• 492-7911 (Science Technology Library)
• Office
• 1-26 Cameron SciTech Library