1. ENGR 100 ENGR 100: Finding Resources in the Library Joel Seewald Science & Engineering Librarian Mardigian Library (313) 583-6326 seewaldj@umd.umich.edu January 15, 2008 seewaldj@umd.umich.edu

2. General Information - Library website: http://library.umd.umich.edu Search for journal articles Search for books

3. Collection and Use 1. Formulate a strategy before you begin searching 2. Decide what information you are going to use…Books? Articles? Websites? 3. This will direct your research

4. General Information - Library homepage

5. General Information - Results page

7. General Information - Library homepage Search for journal articles

8. Finding Articles - Engineering topic page Database description Central Search databases

9. Finding Articles - Off-campus access

10. Finding Articles - ProQuest Direct search page

11. Finding Articles - ProQuest Direct results page

13. Finding Articles - ProQuest Direct article page

14. Finding Articles - Databases A-Z : I

15. Finding Articles - IEEE/IET home page

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17. Finding Articles - IEEE/IET home page Green icon indicates full- text

18. Finding Articles - IEEE/IET home page

19. General Information - Library homepage Search for journal articles

20. Finding Articles - Engineering Village

22. Finding Articles - Engineering Village (search results)

24. Finding Articles - Engineering Village (patents)

29. Evaluating Web Sites - http://www.dhmo.org

32. Evaluating Web Sites What are things to look for on web sites?  Who is the author? Is the author credible?  What is the author’s agenda/bias? Is the coverage of the issue balanced?  Be wary of the site’s domain or URL  Watch for hoax sites.

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