Post on 21-May-2015
description
How not to reinvent the wheel
or Literature Searching for ENCH400
2010
Our assignment is…
Research project
Literature review
Presentation
Reading past research – journals etc, company reports, wikipedia, textbooks
Citing sources – APA style
Design project
All of the above and
Make decisions based on research
We need to know…
More information sources
How to read quickly – and find the good parts
Which ones to read and which not to
How to work out what’s reliable
How to check what’s up-to-date
How to get journals without paying online
The Research Process
Define your topic
Gather background information
What information do you need?
Who would have written about it? Where?
Find information
Judge it – is it relevant? reliable?
– does it point in new directions?
– is it enough? or do you still need more?
Write up your results
Cite all sources!
Background
Wikipedia
Textbooks
People – lecturers, PhDs
Encyclopedias
Ullmann’s and Kirk-Othmer (linked from subject guide)
ChemSpider.com
lots of chemical data
search by name or structure
More questions
How do the varieties differ?
What is the biological mechanism at work?
Are there any health effects on humans?
Is any resistance forming?
Journals
Conference papers
Previous research reports – theses
Standards
Patents
Check subject guide to find these
Where next?
Evaluating Resources
accurate?
up-to-date?
relevant?
basic/advanced?
Is it…
Citing
Using Endnote - 1
Using Endnote - 2
Using Endnote - 3
My Grand Chemical Engineering Research Project Thing
Summary
Everything you need is at:
Library site -> Subject Guides -> Chem Eng -> How do I find…
Endnote – Library site -> Quicklinks -> Endnote wiki
or Zotero – plugs in to Firefox
on Linux use BibTex
Interloans
can borrow books/articles from other libraries
Chat
Visit
Phone
Contact me
See you around!