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Library Workshop IE335 Fall, 2009 Librarian: Haymwantee Singh Professor: Dr. Athanassios Bladikas singhh@njit.edusinghh@njit.edu, 973-596-8498
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Objectives Determine your information requirements for your research question Locate and retrieve relevant information using scholarly websites and resources Evaluate the quality of a website Use bibliographic tools for citing your sources
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Workshop Topics Web Research Library Homepage Database Research EndNote
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www.google.com
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Evaluate Web Resources 1.Authority 2.Accuracy 3.Currency 4.Objectivity Tutorial on how to evaluate web resources: http://library.njit.edu/researchhelpdesk/howto/evaluate.php
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Useful Websites For Energy Research Scitopia.org The PEW Center on The States http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/ Earth Policy Institute - http://www.earth-policy.org/ U.S. DoE - http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/fuels/index.html “A vision for Infrastructure in the 21st century” – National Science Foundation Bridges to the Future webcast conference http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsmedia/bridges08/index.jsp EPA (www.epa.gov). See green grid Popular Mechanics - Magazine Algae Startups Confront Promise of Miracle Fuel With Big Summer
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Scitopia.org is a free federated search tool for scholarly literature of various leading science and technology publishers.
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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TOPICS AUTHOR PUBS
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Statistical Abstract of the USA Statistical Abstract of the United States
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Table 890: Energy Expenditures and Avg
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Google Scholar
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Cite
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Workshop Topics
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List of Industrial Engineering Databases
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List of Industrial Engineering Databases
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Research Databases for IE Academic Search Premier – general Science Direct – science, engineering, etc SCOPUS – science, technology, medicine, business IEEE XLPORE – engineering and management ReferenceUSA – gives company and industry info. Patents TRIS - transportation Business Source Premier – business information Lexis Nexis – law and ethics
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Question How do I find scholarly information on geothermal energy?
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vvv xx
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vvv Make a bibliography in MLA style in html format
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vvv xx Print or save or email the bibliography
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Cite Your Sources
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EndNote is a commercial reference management program developed by Thomson Scientific to assist authors in managing bibliographies when writing articles, dissertations, etc.
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EndNote X2
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Downloading EndNote via NJIT VPN is required for remote download. See: Information Services & Technology web site http://ist.njit.edu/software/index.php
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Gather and Manage References Open EndNote Create a library Select bibliographic style Search and select references for your library Export citations into EndNote Manage references in Endnote
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Gathering Citations SCOPUS IEEE Scifinder Scholar Google Scholar Manual data entry
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Cite While You Write Using MSWORD Open MSWORD document and insert references Change citation style in MSWORD, Example from APA to MLA
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Select References
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Search and select references Export selected items to EndNote library from Scopus
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Google Scholar – set preferences download cites one at a time
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Select Bibliographic Manager In scholar preferences, select bibliographic manager option for EndNote and save
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Import into EndNote from google
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