1. ECE Senior Project: Research Methods Helen Powell 20 September 2011

2. Today’s agenda Research Strategy Research Path Finding Books and e-Books Finding Journal Articles The Deep Web

3. Wind Turbine Data Monitoring System

4. Research Strategy Keywords Search strings

5. Keywords “wind turbine” “data monitoring” “data monitoring system” wind speed yaw vibrat* “power output”

6. Search strings “wind turbine” OR “wind generator” “wind turbine” OR “wind generator”) AND “data monitoring system” “data monitoring system” AND (“wind speed” OR “wind direction”)

7. Research Path Books (E-Books) Journal articles The Deep Web

8. Books and E-Books Electrical & Computer Engineering Subject GuideElectrical & Computer Engineering Subject Guide Novanet ▫Books ▫Some (but not all) E-Books TIP: Prefer the e-books tab in Subject Guide to find e-books

9. Journal Articles Article databases Adjust search string according to database Try Prowler to identify appropriate databasesProwler

10. The Deep Web AKA the Invisible Web Scirus IPL2 Infomine TIP: add the term “database” to your search engine search

11. Images Google Images Google Maps Google Earth

12. Engineering Tool Box. (2011). Wind energy. Retrieved from: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wind-energy-d_1216.html