Chemical
Engineering & Materials Sciences Resources
Graduate
Orientation
Fall 2006
Julia Gelfand, Engineering Librarian Mitchell
Brown, Chemistry Librarian
Science Library 228 Science
Library 230
jgelfand@uci.edu mcbrown@uci.edu
949-824-4971 949-824-9732
Goals for Library Orientation Session: Chemical Engineering and Materials Science:
background on professional trends, information resources and library services,
and future research directions.
I. The Profession of Chemical Engineer or Materials
Scientist
"Designs chemical plant and equipment and develop and improve processes
for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic fibers,
synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, and paper and pulp by applying
principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering." The
definition for a Materials Scientist is "Evaluates materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture
materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance
specifications. Develops new uses for known materials. Includes those working
with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as
graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers,
and naturally occurring materials." http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/17-2131.00
(U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics. 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
(http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172031.htm)
In 2004, engineers held 1.5
million jobs – 51,450 of them were chemical engineers & materials
scientists. (Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2004-2005 Edition.(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.t01.htm)
Additional Resources:
Occupational Information
Network. O’NET OnLine.
Gives wages and trends for variety of occupations,
including forecasts for 2010 and average annual job openings. (O’Net SOC for chemical
engineer is 17-2041.00 and 17-2131.00 for materials scientists.)
The Occupational Outlook
Handbook for 2005 states, that "Chemical engineers
are expected to have employment growth about as fast as the average for all
occupations though 2014. Although overall employment in the chemical
manufacturing industry is expected to decline, chemical companies will continue
to research and develop new chemicals and more efficient processes to increase
output of existing chemicals. Among manufacturing industries, pharmaceuticals
may provide the best opportunities for jobseekers. However, most employment
growth for chemical engineers will be in service industries such as scientific
research and development services, particularly in energy and the developing
fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology."
Areas
of specialization currently supported at UC Irvine:
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Synthetics
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Ceramics
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Composites
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Concrete
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Metals
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Polymers
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Glass
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Microelectronics
Processes of specialization currently
supported at UC Irvine
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Crystallography
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Fabrication
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Materials Physics
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Thermodynamics
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Photonics
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Optics
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Packaging
·
Chemical
Engineering
·
Biochemical
Engineering
II. Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Research
As a chemical engineering or
materials science student
you will be introduced to and use materials in a variety of
subjects to allow for a greater expertise and functionality, including:
The books at UC Irvine
Libraries are arranged by call number. Appropriate ranges include TAs, TPs and QCs and other related call numbers. This material
will be at the Science Library.
The following online catalogs
can be used to locate materials:
All catalogs can be searched
under the subject headings chemical
engineering or materials science or by keyword.
Selected Subject Bibliography and Reference Tools.
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Knovel - a database of nearly 800 reference products
in Chemistry & Materials Science - Online Interactive Books and Databases
a large number of online science and engineering handbooks. Each title is also noted in ANTPAC or in
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There is a growing list of eBooks
published by CRC Press as CRCnetBase in different
Engineering areas available through ENGnetBASE and
they can be accessed directly at http://www.engnetbase.com/
For starters, consult ChemLibnetbase.com,
Polymersnetbase.com and Materialsnetbase.com Then, browse in categories, “Biomedical Engineering," “Lasers &
Optics” and “Nanoscience/Nanotechnology,"
among others.
(all titles are available in ANTPAC) with links when
available electronically (SL=Science Library) - there are handbooks,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, formularies, etc and selective examples include:
Handbook of
Chemistry and Physics - older
editions in SL REF QD 65 H3
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology - older
editions at SL REF TP9 E685
Encyclopedia of biomaterials and biomedical
engineering / Gary E. Wnek and Gary L. Bowlin, eds.
Dekker
encyclopedia of nanoscience and nanotechnology/ James A. Schwarz, ed..
Encyclopedia
of nanoscience and nanotechnology / Hari Singh Nalwa, ed.. Stevenson Ranch, CA: American Scientific
Publishers, 2004. SL REF T174.7 E53, 10
vols.
Biomaterials and
bioengineering handbook / Donald L. Wise,
Biomaterials engineering
and devices / edited by Donald L. Wise ... [et al.]
Encyclopedia of polymer science and engineering. SL REF TP1087 E46 and supps.
III. Abstract and Indexing services
The vast majority of the
research done in biomedical engineering is published in biomedical and clinical
medicine literature. To find this literature you
will use the following article databases
(they cover journal literature and conference proceedings and index and
abstract journal articles and conference proceedings). These resources are accessible from the UC
Irvine Libraries Web page at www.lib.uci.edu
under Online Resources or in Antpac by title. UC-eLinks (gold icon) identifies match of holdings in all
formats, including fulltext online, or in print or
microform (there may be some false drops so consider looking up under source
for additional information).
INSPEC - includes significant coverage of conference proceedings; - Full Retrospective Index from 1898-1968
Engineered
Materials Abstracts - covers
composites, ceramics, polymers quite thoroughly
Ceramic
Abstracts - major source of information on the material composition of
ceramics.
Metadex - online version of Metals Index and Metallurgy Index and Abstracts
and Alloys Index. Covers all metals, processing and fabrication.
American
Concrete Institute Database - searches ACI's
publications and provides abstracts - UCI has major journals & publications
Web of Science (from 1900 to present) - since the database includes the Science
Citation Index as well as the Social Sciences Citation Database and the Arts
& Humanities Database, you can restrict it to just the Science Citation
Index and limit the years of coverage.
COMPENDEX - this is the Engineering Index, and
includes significant coverage of chemical engineering and materials science
SciFinder Scholar
- online equivalent of Chemical Abstracts.
SciFinder Scholar is a computer-based interface to
the world's largest database of chemistry literature, Chemical Abstracts. Over
19 million citations to chemistry publications are searchable by topic, author,
CAS Registry Number, patent number, and CAS abstract number. In some cases,
links to the full-text of journal articles are available. Users can access this database at the Science
Library by asking to be logged in - or they need to download a client to access
it. Restricted access to UC users on a very limited bases due to a set number of ports for all
participating campuses. For additional
information, contact the Chemistry Librarian, Mitchell Brown.
CrossFire
Beilstein - Designed for Organic Chemists, Beilstein is the specialized database focused on the
literature of organic chemistry. CrossFire Beilstein is a computer-based gateway to the Beilstein database, which allows you to search the most
complete collection of structures, properties and references devoted solely to
organic chemistry. More than 6,000,000 substances are covered. Additional documentation is
available and recommended if you are new to product.
CrossFire Gmelin - Designed for Inorganic, Physical and Organometallic
Chemists, CrossFire Gmelin
provides access to the most complete collection of structures, properties and
literature references in inorganic and organometallic
chemistry. CrossFire Gmelin
is a computer-based gateway to the Gmelin database,
which allows you to search the most comprehensive electronically searchable
source of structures, properties and citations. Its coverage includes data from
the Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (1772-1975) and from most well
respected inorganic, organometallic and material
science journals abstracted since 1975.
Review descriptive documentation
if you are new to this product.
BIOSIS - indexes the life sciences literature
Business Source Premier - indexes the business and management
literature and the trade publications
In addition to the listed above databases the following packages
of online journals are available from professional societies and commercial
publishers:
Annual Review of
Materials Science (1970 -
present)
IEEE Xplore - fulltext journal, proceedings and standards of
the IEEE
AICHE Journal - major publication of the AICHE
ASME - journals and proceedings from the American Society of
Mechanical Engineering
ACM Digital Library - fulltext coverage of the journals, sections and conference
proceedings of the Association of Computing Machinery
SPIE - Fulltext coverage of the International
Society of Optical Engineering.
Proceedings in Print available through 2004 at Science Library
Bar; Call number: TS510 .P632.
SPIE
Digital Library also includes online access from 1998 to the journals, Optical Engineering, Journal of Electronic
Imaging, Journal of Biomedical Optics, Journal of
Microlithography, Microfabrication and Microsystems.
Materials
Research Society Online Library - fulltext papers and conference proceedings from the spring
2005 meeting.
Science of Synthesis - Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations is the entirely new edition of the acclaimed reference series, Houben-Weyl. This new edition is published in English and is available in both print and electronic formats.
More resources and a comprehensive research guide are available
as a Subject Guide for the different
fields of Chemical
Engineering and Materials
Science and Chemistry
There
are also two specialized databases that serve Materials Science in a detailed
way - both are available on one machine
in the Science Library Reference Room.
Ask for assistance at the Reference Desk.
1.
American
Ceramic Society/NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams on CD-ROM - can be manipulated and
conditions analyzed under different criteria.
Loaded on one pc in the SL Reference Room and in the ILC.
2.
Powder Diffraction Files - organic and inorganic phases compiled
by the International Diffraction Centre in conjunction with the American
Ceramic Society. Available in the SL
Reference Room.
IV. Patent Information
U. S. Patent
and Trademark Office - http://www.uspto.gov/
Official
source for
LexisNexis
Academic Universe - http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe
Under "Legal
Research" is a Patent Research section for searching of Patents (1971 to
date), by individual category of Design Patents, Plant Patents or Utility
Patents. Can also search by keyword, assignee, inventor,
patent number, classification, and lawyer.
VI. Industry Outlook and Trends - you may want to see the Management Subject Page at http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/subject/subpage.php?subject=manag
for additional resources & direction.
In many cases, to find
information for the growing biomedical engineering industry, it is best to identify
the appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) or
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes. Search under more specific
terms (do not use biomedical engineering). For example:
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medical equipment
and supplies, manufacturing
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surgical, medical
and dental instruments and supplies
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pharmaceuticals,
manufacturing
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ophthalmic goods
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laboratory
apparatus and analytical optical, measuring and controlling instruments
Selected resources for consideration (available at UC Irvine
Libraries):
North American industry classification system : United States, 2002 / Executive Office of the
President, Office of Management and Budget. NAICS was developed jointly by the
Print access : Langson Library Reference or SL Ref HF1041.5 N674 2002
The SIC is a standard
identification system that designates a 4-digit code for
Print access: Langson Library – Gov. Info- U.S. PrEx 2.6/2:In 27/987
Print access: Langson Library-Reference, HC 101 U54 2000. Latest at the Reference Desk.
Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage
Company and
industry information. Look under Biotechnology, Healthcare:
Pharmaceuticals, and Healthcare: Products & Supplies. Industry surveys
include; Current Environment; Industry Profile; Industry Trends; How the
Industry Operates; Key Industry Ratios and Statistics; How to Analyze a
Company, and Industry References
Also, check Sub-Industry Review for health care equipment.
Market share information
Market Share Reporter: An Annual Compilation
of reported market share data on companies, products and services,
Selected sources for business and trade literature:
Factiva (formerly Dow Jones Interactive) -
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
(includes newspapers)
VI. Statistical Information
STAT-USA
Economic and foreign trade
statistics
Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv/
VII. Bibliographic Management Software - see VIII #12 for schedule of Library
Workshops that support either of these packages
There are
several options that the Library supports that allow one to save, maintain in
personal database, recall and format citations according to choice of style
manual
VIII. Library Services to note
1.
Loan
Periods for graduate students are 5 weeks from the Science Library; 10 weeks
from the Langson Library.
2.
Students
activate their UCI Photo ID card by registering for a Pin
# and submit form at a Library Loan Desk.
Self-checkout is also available.
3.
Students
should make sure that they have downloaded VPN for off-campus access by
following directions
from Library Website.
4.
Students
can customize their “My Antpac” to update them about
new resources added to the collection, check on materials that they have
checked out, etc.
5.
Graduate
Student Reading Rooms are available at both libraries – at the Science Library
on the 4th floor Bar; and the Holden Reading Room just on the left
of the Loan Desk at the Langson Library – access can
be requested from the Loan Desks. These
rooms are outfitted for wireless laptop access.
6.
Science
Library Study Rooms - available by reservation at the SL Information Desk
7.
Extended
8.
Copy
cards are good at both the Xerox machines and printers in all UCI
Libraries. One can purchase them from
the Copy Service machines distributed throughout the Libraries.
9.
Computer
labs – when not used for classes, the TEC at the Langson
Library and the MRC on the first floor; and the ILC at the Science Library are
available for student use.
10.
Laptop
Loans – the MRC & ILC both loan laptops to students for library use; also
wireless cards are available.
11.
Library
Reserves – to support class reading assignments; all Engineering Reserve books
are at the Science Library Loan Desk; increasingly access is available via eReserves, via ANTPAC by course name.
12.
Library
Workshops - a calendar of upcoming Library Workshops is posted
Additional Information
If you need
additional information or help in using any of these products, please schedule
an appointment with either the Engineering or Chemistry Liaison Librarian with
contact information at the top of this handout.
Project Groups may find it useful to schedule an appointment to review
its direction. The Ask a Librarian
service for online reference is available for Chat, eMail,
Research Consultations or just visiting - Library Hours are
noted. Liaison Librarians
are available for appointments and consultation.