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HAVE A PLAN Access Library resources from home or from the LibraryLibrary Visit the Library to locate material and ask questions Identify relevant materials not available at LTU Off campus authentication is your BlackBoard loginauthentication

STARTING A LITERATURE SEARCH Develop a list of keywords and subject headings Develop a list of authors/experts in your field Bibliographies in articles you read Use a tracking system such as or RefWorks (LTU subsc) or Zotero (free)

Bibliographic Management Tool Learn the ins and outs before you begin your research Save your citations as you research Refworks available to all current LTU faculty, staff & studentsRefworks Zotero – a plugin that runs on your Firefox browserZotero

FINDING INFORMATION Where to start? Google Google Scholar Proprietary databases at LTU

BOOKS TechCat, the LTU Catalogue –Print or Electronic WorldCat MeLCAT Reciprocal Lenders Michicard Interlibrary loan (ILL) allow timeInterlibrary loan (ILL)

JOURNAL ARTICLES Journals –Indexes – which onesIndexes –Is the material full-text or citation only –Credibility issues –Permissions & copyright

LTU STARTING POINTS Business, Leadership, Management databases Many NOT all articles are full text –Business Source CompleteBusiness Source Complete –Emerald Management XtraEmerald Management Xtra –LexisNexisLexisNexis –Academic OneFileAcademic OneFile –General OneFileGeneral OneFile

LTU STARTING POINTS Science and Technology databases –Engineering VillageEngineering Village –ScienceDirectScienceDirect –ScopusScopus –IEEE Xplore (all journals, proceedings & standards, but NOT draft standards)IEEE Xplore –SAE Papers – automotiveSAE Papers –NTIS – coming soon

OTHER POSSIBILITIES… See the Search Databases by Subject link on the library home pageSearch Databases by Subject –Lists of recommended databases or indexes for a variety of subject areas MANAGEMENT & IT ENGINEERING NEWSPAPERS GENERAL ETC.

Databases by Subject

Management & IT Databases

Full Text Much full text is available electronically, BUT - Not everything is on the web and not everything is free LinkSource - Look for the icon or statement in article records - if the full text is available LinkSource will find it A to Z – find out if a particular journal is available electronicallyA to Z

Search, Refine, Locate Search Business Source Complete for systems logisticsBusiness Source Complete Limit by Boolean/Phrase to reduce the number of hits or add some of the other optional limits such as publication type or date Select a record and look for the LinkSource icon or statement

Enter search terms and add limits

Hitlist

Additional options/limiters

Full record

LinkSource - will look for an electronic version of the article and link to it if possible

JOURNALS: ELECTRONIC OR PRINT? Have a citation, find the text… Click the LinkSource button in an article citation Identify LTU’s access to electronic journals through A to ZA to Z Identify LTU’s print subscription titles in TechCat, the library catalogue TechCat

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION On the shelf at LTU –Not on campus? Place a request for the book from your library account in TechCat & pick it up laterTechCat MeLCAT –MeLCAT –Books may be requested by YOU online and picked up at LTU or your local public library Personal visit to another library –reciprocalreciprocal – Michicard (available at LTU Circ desk) ILL (Interlibrary loan) fee, lead timeILL

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 citationsRefWorks –More information through the library website –Available to current students, faculty & staff

REFWORKS Web based, set up personal account & access through Library website Create bibliographies Share folders Write-N-Cite

A WORD ON PLAGIARISM Plagiarism is REALLY serious What is it? How to avoid it?avoid –Develop good writing habits –Use a bibliographic management tool –Use your template –Know your style guide Copyright links –Website & wiki

Things to Remember Network login BlackBoard login Banner ID Off campus authentication TechCat “My Account” feature MelCat RefWorks

QUESTIONS ? Visit the Library online or in person Call the Library the Library Ask a Librarian via chat Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Try This Does the LTU library have a print subscription to Logistics Management? Is Logistics Management available electronically? Does the library have a subscription or access to the European Journal of Operational Research?