1. Senior Design I (EECE5001, EECE5031) September 26, 2014 Jim Clasper Assistant Engineering & Applied Science Librarian

2. Overview of Today’s Presentation Tips for Conducting a Literature Search Resources through the CEAS Library Webpage Overview of Selected Resources Locating the Full text Formats for citing references

3. Tips for a successful and efficient literature search: 1. What is your topic? Be specific. Analyze your information need. 2. Select relevant databases and/or other information sources to consult in your search and understand the purpose, content and coverage of each. Remember that no source is comprehensive. 3. Brainstorm search terms and generate a keyword list. Consider such things as controlled vocabulary, primary terms, related terms, synonyms, tenses, British spellings, plurals, acronyms and initials. 4. Select your search commands and define your search logic. 5. Write out your search statements including system commands and logical operators. 6. Choose strategies for narrowing or broadening your search. 7. Determine how to format and display the references you find.

4. TYPES OF ENGINEERING LITERATURE BOOKS JOURNAL ARTICLES CONFERENCE PAPERS GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS TECHNICAL REPORTS DISSERTATIONS AND THESES STANDARDS PATENTS WEBSITES (e.g., vendor sites, product specifications)

5. CEAS Library Webpage http :// www.libraries.uc.edu/ceas

6. CEAS Library WebsiteCEAS Library Website - Highlights Off-Campus Access Library Catalogs Reference Guides Databases Books Online Journals Online

7. Journal Articles & Conference Papers Typical resources for locating articles: (Linked on list of engineering databases)list of engineering databases COMPENDEX INSPEC IEEExplore Google Scholar

8. Government Sources Typical resources for locating: www.Science.gov

9. DISSERTATIONS Resources listed under Books Online :Books Online Proquest Dissertations and Theses Electronic Theses & Dissertations (OhioLink)

10. Standards Typical resources for locating: Reference guide on Standards –IEEE standards (online) –ASTM (print in CEAS Library)

11. PATENTS Typical resources for locating patents:patents USPTO ESPACENET Freepatentsonline

12. Obtaining Fulltext How to obtain fulltext: Article Linker OhioLINK ILLIAD (for SWORD article requests)

13. WEBSITES Product specifications Vendor sites Databooks & datasheets

14. Formating a Citation Format a Citation http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/citingsourc esengineeringhttp://guides.libraries.uc.edu/citingsourc esengineering IEEE format http://www.ieee.org/documents/style_ma nual.pdfhttp://www.ieee.org/documents/style_ma nual.pdf

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