Library Resources for Nanomaterials Research

Jay Bhatthttp://www.library.drexel.edu/engineering

http://www.library.drexel.edu/

Main Engineering Pagehttp://www.library.drexel.edu/engineering

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Blog

Main Engineering Referencehttp://www.library.drexel.edu/engineering

Blog:http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/category/mechanical-engineering-materials-engineering/

Engineering Research Guides: http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/guides/engineeringguides

Books, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, and online books – develop subject background

Online Books - Nanodiamondshttp://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/2010/10/14/mechanical-engineering-materials-engineering-senior-design/

Finding Current ResearchDatabases

◦ What are the core engineering databases to help me with my research?

◦ Journal articles◦ Conference proceedings◦ Keeping current using alerts and RSS feeds◦ What are the most important Journals in

my field?◦ What are their impact factors?

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Journal Article/Conference Proceedings Search http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/2010/10/14/mechanical-engineering-materials-engineering-senior-design/

Search Tips:◦ Limit by Date◦ RSS Feed

Updates

◦ Ei Compendex◦ INSPEC◦ ScienceDirect◦ Web of Science

Ei Compendex/Engineering Village

Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports How do I find high impact factor journals using the Journal Citation Reports?

Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports

Cited Reference Searching: Web of science see also Cited Author help

Cited Reference Searching

Example of a Cited Reference – Paper cited by Yuan JK , Journal of Physical Chemistry C, April 2011

Blogs and RSS feeds (Keeping up-to-date..)http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/2010/01/07/keeping-up-to-date-with-new-resources/

RSS feeds – Engineering village

RSS feeds – Engineering village

Copy and paste the URL below in ‘Add Subscription’ box in Google Reader

Google Reader – Feeds from Engineering Village

Feeds from journals and databases

Integrating feeds from journals and journal articles◦ Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature

Materials ◦ Institute of Physics ◦ Science Online◦ IEEE Journals◦ IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Engineering◦ Web of Science◦ University of Chicago Press Journals ◦ ScienceDirect

Locating a Journal or Magazine when Full Text is not found. Go to http://www.library.drexel.edu

If article not available…iLLiad http://illiad.library.drexel.edu/illiad/logon.html

Managing references using Refworks or ENDNOTE

Refworks

Creating a list of references

Reference list created

Manually adding a reference

Refworks and other online Tutorials http://www.library.drexel.edu/tutorials/tutorials.html

Patent searching http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/?p=176

Patent Search◦ USPTO & pat2pdf

How do I locate patents on

Nanodiamonds?

Nanodiamonds patents

Full Text patent

Patent found

Technical Paper Search http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/guides/engineeringguides/?page_id=300

Jay Bhatt Office: Library 132bhattjj@drexel.edu215-895-1873

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