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:       

·        Synthetics

·        Ceramics

·        Composites

·        Concrete

·        Metals

·        Polymers

·        Glass

·        Microelectronics

 

Processes of specialization currently supported at UC Irvine

·        Crystallography

·        Fabrication

·        Materials Physics

·        Thermodynamics

·        Photonics

·        Optics

·        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:

• Materials science – polymers, ceramics, etc.
• Distributed engineering relationships - ie) biomedical engineering, mechanical & aerospace, environmental, etc.
• Chemistry
• Biology and Physiology
• Clinical Medicine
• Mathematics
• Computer/Information Science
• Business and Technology Applications

 

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:

 

• ANTPAC Catalog -UC Irvine holdings
• MELVYL Catalog - Access to the collections of all UC campuses
• WorldCat Catalog - Access to international inventory of library holdings - UCI holdings noted

 

All catalogs can be searched under the subject headings chemical engineering or materials science or by keyword.  (SL=Science Library; LL=Langson Library)

 

Selected Subject Bibliography and Reference Tools. 

 

Knovel - a database of nearly 1300 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 MELVYL.
•	Explore Knovel Features Try some of Knovel's features: Interactive Tables | Tables with Equation Plotter | Graph Digitizer | Tables with Graph Plotter | Spectra Viewer | Chemical Structure Search | Phase Diagram Viewer | Excel SpreadSheets | Periodic Table of the Elements | Unit Converter
•	Knovel Tutorials Examples of search features including interactive tables, equation plotter, and interactive graphs.

 

 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. 

 

(individual titles of books in these series are available in ANTPAC) with call numbers if print copy is available and the link to the electronic version  - In addition 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.  New York: Marcel Dekker, 2004.  SL REF QT13 E562 2004, 2 vols.

           

Dekker encyclopedia of nanoscience and nanotechnology/ James A. Schwarz, ed.. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2004.  SL REF QC 176.8 N35 D43 2004, 5 vols. Online at

 

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, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000, SCI-Bar, QT 37 B615-2 2000

 

Biomaterials engineering and devices / edited by Donald L. Wise ... [et al.] Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2000, 2 volumes, Science Library–Bar, QT 37 B615-3 2000

 

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 http://www.lib.uci.edu/ under "Find 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.

 

E-Journal Coverage - the UCI Libraries has many publishing partners for which we have a majority of the journal content available electronically.  A list of the publishers is found on the Library Website and includes the following scholarly and commercial publishers:

·       Elsevier (Science Direct) & Academic Press

·       Springer  (LINK)/ Kluwer/Plenum - also contains several Lecture Notes in ... and other Springer eBook series

·       Wiley/Blackwell Science

·       Taylor & Francis

·       AAAS (Science) & STKE

·       Nature Group

·       IEEE - via IEEE Xplore

·       American Chemical Society (ACS)

·       American Institute of Physics (AIP)

·       Institute of Physics (IOP)

·       National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

·       Cambridge University Press

·       Oxford University Press, Institute of Physics

·       Association of Computer Machinery Digital Library (ACM)

·       Society of Industrial & Applied Mathematics - (SIAM)

·       International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE)

 

 

IV. Patent Information

 

U. S. Patent and Trademark Office  - http://www.uspto.gov/

Official source for U.S. patents and trademarks in full text from 1976 (full page images available since 1790) with links to the Library of Congress for copyright information. Definitions, application forms and instructions, handbooks, notices, and patent attorney directory are just a few of the products provided. Includes design patents and reissued patents as well as patents currently in application process (coverage starts March 2001). Full-text searching is available.

 

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:

-        medical equipment and supplies, manufacturing

-        surgical, medical and dental instruments and supplies

-        pharmaceuticals, manufacturing

-        ophthalmic goods

-        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 United States, Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America. It uses 6-digit hierarchical coding system to classify the economic activity into twenty industry sectors.

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 U.S. industries and services.

Print access: Langson Library – Gov. Info- U.S. PrEx 2.6/2:In 27/987

U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook

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, Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1991-. 2003 is the latest edition. Includes also some market forecasts if data is available. (See Drug Delivery Systems on p. 145) The data has a reference to the original source of information.  Langson Library Reference, HF 5410 M35 2003

 

Selected sources for business and trade literature:

           

            Factiva (formerly Dow Jones Interactive) -

 

            Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (includes newspapers)

 

VI. Statistical Information

 

STAT-USA

http://www.stat-usa.gov/

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

• RefWorks - a free web-based product - register and read about it at http://www.lib.uci.edu/bms/refworks.html
• EndNote - descriptive information available at http://www.lib.uci.edu/bms/endnote.html - this is a machine-based product that you will have to buy at the UCI Bookstore if you choose to use it.

 

VIII. Library Services to note

1.      Loan Periods for graduate students are 10 weeks from the Science Library;  also 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 4^th 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 Hours Study Center – one the Library closes, there are two reading rooms open until 3am, and open 24 hours during Exam Week – the ground floor of the Science Library and the Commons, across from the Langson Library.  Students are encouraged to utilize the Escort Service when leaving late at night to be taken to car parks or campus housing addresses.

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 - on Friday, Nov 16 at 1pm there is a workshop specifically on Engineering Literature & Information at the Langson Library TEC.  Register at https://eee.uci.edu/workshops/index.php?page=catalog&workshop_state=workshop_details&ws_id=107&signed=0

 

 

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.