1. Jing Li UTS Library Tel: 95143724 Email: jing.li@uts.edu.au

2.  Identify research topic and the needs of information  Identify major concepts and develop a concept map with synonymous, broader and narrower concepts  Choose appropriate databases and keep search systematic  Evaluate search results and reflect to further research

3.  Books The library Catalogue, BONUS Google books  Journal articles Find journals via Catalogue Find journal articles via Databases  Conference papers Find proceedings via Catalogue Find conference papers via Databases

4.  Theses UTS theses via Catalogue Australian theses via Trove UK theses via EThOS Dissertations and Theses (Proquest)  Patent IP Australia USPTO Web patent databases European Patent Office's esp@cenetesp@cenet  Primary resource Images: Britannica Image Quest, Oxford Art OnlineBritannica Image QuestOxford Art Online manuscripts newspapers: Newsbank, Factiva

5.  Evidence-based practice resource (medical sciences): Clinical trials and Systematically Reviews: Medline, Cochrane Library  Standards Standards Australia OnLine British standards online IEEE, ASTM standard More information available at UTS library website – ResearchUTS library website – Research and UTS library website- Help- Study GuidesUTS library website- Help- Study Guides

6.  Journal databases: ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley Online Library, APS Journals, ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore  Ebook and Reference databases: ebrary, CRCnetBASE, Safari, Knovel, Credo Reference, Reference Universe  Data & information: Journal Citation Report, COS Funding Opportunities, COS Scholar Universe, COS Papers invited

7.  EBSCO  ProQuest  OVID  INFORMIT

8. o ISI Web of Knowledge o SCOPUS o Google Scholar

9.  Sort the results by times cited  Track references and citing articles to explore the development in a research area.  Use refine tools for sources, authors, institutions and funding More information available at UTS library- Research- Getting Published

10.  Use alert or RSS for recent publications on your topic or journal contents  Regularly check preprint archive, journal articles in press or conference papers for newly research activities  Use SFX to find full-text  Use Library Inter-lending Services to help you get documents that the library doesn’t have.

11.  Keyword selection: find all synonyms For example: avian influenza or bird flu or avian flu or bird influenza or H5N1  Phrase: “avian influenza”  Spelling: use ? organi?tion for organization or organisation  Wildcard: use * Australia* for Australia, Australian or Australasian  Use subject heading or refine by subject