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Portal to information resources – BB Phone: Presented by Gretchen Weiner, Librarian LAWRENCE TECH LIBRARY

Location & Hours Buell Management Building Lower level Open Monday – (most) Saturday See website for current hourscurrent hours

START YOUR RESEARCH Library home page Learn your way around the basics Catalogues for books… Subscription databases for journal articles… Dissertations… Google Scholar…

HAVE A PLAN Access Library resources from home or from the Library (authentication through BlackBoard)Library Visit the Library to locate material and ask questions Use tools like WorldCat or subject specific databases to identify relevant materials not available at LTU

KEEPING TRACK Learn the ins and outs of Information and links to tutorials are on the library web page Develop a list of keywords and subject headings Develop a list of authors/experts in your field

BOOKS TechCat, the LTU Catalogue WorldCat – identify relevant titles WorldCat MeLCat, Michigan libraries sharing MeLCat Interlibrary Loan

Borrowing MeLCat, Michigan libraries sharing MeLCat Reciprocal Lenders & Infopass Reciprocal LendersInfopass Michicard Interlibrary loan (ILL) (mainly free) Interlibrary loan (ILL) Purchase

ARTICLES Journals, Conference Proceedings… Indexes/databases, or Google ? Indexes Full-text (or not) Citation only - how do I get it? Credibility issues

STARTING POINTS Search Databases by Subject - Search Databases by Subject List of recommended starting points MANAGEMENT & IT DISSERTATIONS GENERAL Other subject specific databases

DATABASES TO CONSIDER Business Source Complete Emerald IEEE Digital Library (DMIT) IEEE Digital Library LexisNexis (includes Hoover’s) LexisNexis Sage Scopus Subject specific databases

Full Text Electronic or print Not everything is on the web Not everything is free – finds available full text from a citation - eJournal Finder – list of available electronic journals

DISSERTATIONS “Doctoral Students” LibGuide or “Doctoral Students” folder on the library wikilibrary wiki information & tips on searching for & locating dissertations Limited number of faculty dissertations in the library collection available for borrowing LTU doctoral dissertations available electronically and in print

ACQUIRING DISSERTATIONS Search for Dissertations WorldCat Dissertations WorldCat / limit content by Thesis/dissertation Index only, no full text Topic should be well defined at this point Some may be available through interlibrary loaninterlibrary loan Most available for purchase (Dissertation Express or direct) Contact author Reality Check Expect to spend money for information critical to your research Dissertation Express

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION On the shelf in the LTU Library Not on campus? Place a request for the book from your library account in TechCat & pick it up at the circulation deskTechCat Not owned by LTU Library MeLCat requests - online & pick it up at LTU Investigate - Reciprocal, Michicard, Infopass ILL requests - online or in persononlineperson

Tips on Finding Standards Access IEEE standards through IEEE Digital Library (does not include draft versions)IEEE Digital Library Detroit Public Library has a broad collection of current standards (Phone: ) ILI – Info sells most standards, search their “store” for free to determine availability, revisions, etc. ILI – Info ISO, ANSI also sell standards and allow free searching in their online “stores”. ISOANSI

Research Assistance -RefWorks will make your life easier RefWorks – bibliographic management tool that helps you collect and manage references; add notes, descriptors, urls to keep track of citations RefWorks More information through the library website Available to students, faculty & staff

Questions ? Contact us phone ( ), chat (Library home page) Announcements, items of interest on Blog, Twitter or FacebookBlog Search tips, guides on LibGuides (new!) and WikiWik