1. Library Workshop ME 215 Fall, 2009 Librarian: Haymwantee Singh Professors:Ernest Geskin & Mohammad Behi singhh@njit.edusinghh@njit.edu, 973-596-8498

2. 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

3. Workshop Topics Library Homepage Web Research Database Research Wikipedia

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7. List of Mechanical Engineering Databases

8. Research Databases for ME ASME journals online – mechanical engineering Academic Search Premier – general Science Direct – science, engineering, etc Scopus – science, technology, medicine, business ReferenceUSA – gives company and industry info. Patents Business Source Premier – business information Lexis Nexis – law and ethics

9. Question How do I find information on pharmaceutical reactors? www.google.com

10. Technology of Reactors Types of reactors Safety How it works Materials used in design of core - coating Simulation of reactors

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17. What about this Company?

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19. xxx xx ReferenceUSA database is a commercial product available at Jersey Clicks via our library at: http://library.njit.edu/databases/index.php

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37. xxx Scholar results are fewer than Google web

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40. Database Searching Academic Search Premier

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43. Evaluate Web Resources 1.Authority 2.Accuracy 3.Currency 4.Objectivity For more go to: http://library.njit.edu/researchhelpdesk/h owto/evaluate.php

44. Cite Your Sources Get help at: http://library.njit.edu/researchhelpdesk/howto/cite.php

45. Practice Exercise Use a database such as Science Direct, Academic Search Premier or Scopus to find articles on the following research areas. 1. GMP or Good Manufacturing Practices in the pharmaceutical industry OR 2. Processing and manufacturing of reticulated polymer foam