1. Research Workshop Joel Seewald, Librarian Mardigian Library August 4, 2003 (this presentation can be found online at: http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~seewaldj/charu/index.html)

2. Agenda We will look at finding information in various ways (such as keyword, article title, and author searches) We will look at several different online sources We will set up e-mail alerts with one of the database providers We will discuss where to find articles if the UM-D library doesn’t have them

3. Keyword Search - ScienceDirect

15. Journal/Article Title Search

25. Author Search - Kluwer

31. Abstract Search – Eng. Village

39. Can’t Find It?

43. E-Mail Alerts

47. Summary Best databases to use are: ScienceDirect, ABI/INFORM (ProQuest), Kluwer, Engineering Village, and Emerald Library ScienceDirect, Kluwer, Engineering Village, and Emerald Library allow e-mail alerts If you need a certain journal, check both the Library Catalog and the Online Journals List If the UM-D library doesn’t have what you need, check other local libraries or fill out an Interlibrary Loan request