Sensors and Actuators
Science Library 228
Fall 2007
824-4971;
This course will introduce
you to the following:
1.
library instruction in order
to conduct appropriate and relevant literature searches in the journal and
conference proceedings literature
2.
develop the ability to
identify and correctly use the Indexing & Abstracting
services
3.
how to access and retrieve
articles from electronic journals remotely
4.
how to evaluate Internet
resources
5.
how to find patents and use
patent literature
You
have several assignments that will encourage you to use a variety of tools – and
this handout will introduce you to them.
In order to complete the assigned project, you need to use a variety of
information resources and this outline should help you review and navigate your
way to the most appropriate material.
Access to the majority of these resources is available via the UCI Library Homepage.
1.
ANTPAC - Online Catalog for UCI – via the web –
best method for identifying traditional print, electronic and media titles in
the UCI collection - search under MEMS
or Microelectromechanical Systems as a keyword and you will retrieve all
books, proceedings (Congresses) and serials where that appears in the title,
subject headings or notes in reverse chronological order with most recent
publications noted first. Separate
records cover specific interests, such as Design, Industrial applications,
Reliability, Testing, etc.
2.
CDL/MELVYL – Online Catalog for all UC
campuses and a gateway to Indexing & Abstracting Services (A&I) – via
the web; has incorporated file for periodicals; can be searched by
series; and limited to publication form (ie-video,
etc); also has family of products by general subjects – ex) “Mechanical
Engineering – Electronic Journals available to UCI” - use the UCI eLinks to determine holdings in all formats. MELVYL REQUEST is the InterLibrary Loan function that allows you to borrow
materials from another campus without rekeying the
request.
1.
Associations Unlimited - the Encyclopedia
of Associations, (local, regional, national and international entries) – gives
full citation, including membership figures, description & web address of
association or nonprofit unit
2.
Directories of parts,
companies, labs, etc – see Thomas
register of American manufacturers and Thomas
register catalog file - SL REF T12
T6
3. Hoover's - a business directory
4.
Conference Proceedings –
consult indexing tools or databases, ie) INSPEC, IEEE
Xplore, Ei Compendex
5.
CRCnetbase.com -
directory of many eBooks in different topical areas of
engineering, especially ENGnetBase
6.
some uncatalogued but useful reference works in the Quick Reference
list http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/reference/reference.html
7.
Subject
Guides - for Engineering and
there is a separate link to each departmental subject guide - ex) Mechanical
& Aerospace Engineering or Electrical Engineering & Computer Science,
Materials Science, etc.
8.
Subject
Guides for Business & Management -
9.
Subject
Guide for Medicine and the Grunigen Medical Library -
10.
Knovel database - a
very new database for UCI - indexes over 1200 different eBooks in Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering, Life
Sciences.
11.
MEMS Handbook, 3 volumes, 2006 - SL Bar
TK 7875 M4536 2006 & online via ENGnetBase
12.
MEMS Gyro Market 2006 Report -
probably the most current global snapshot of the MEMS
Industry
3.
Selected A&I
Services –
Your point of departure is the UCI Library’s
Homepage – go to “Find Online Resources” and then you will see three panels:
1.
Search in All Categories
(defined as Journals, Databases, News, Reference, Statistics with the default
being ALL)
2.
Browse by Title
3.
Browse by Subject in all
categories
Those noted by* are most
relevant to this subject coverage and have eLinks to
holdings and full-text coverage.
All these databases will include
eLinks to either fulltext access or to print holdings via MELVYL. This page
is still a "work in progress" and is imperfect but you can search the range of
electronic resources by using the pulldown menus. ILLs can be initiated via MELVYL
REQUEST.
Some hints: use AND/OR/NOT
in capitals in search statement
Searching: Enter significant terms of
interest (e.g., mems) and click the "Go" button. Use
the "Clear" button to erase the contents of the search box. The system will
process your search as a keyword search and also "map" it to any subject terms
in the database.
Limiting your
search: The
Limits "button" allows a search to be restricted to certain publication years,
languages, article types, research study types, etc. Click on the "Limits" text
underneath the search box to apply the limits.
Displaying results and
locating articles: UCI and the UC System
(through CDL) worked with the
1.Journal Source (journal title abbreviation,
date of publication, volume, issue, and pagination)
2.Article title
3.Authors
4.Author affiliation (address) of first author
at time of publication
5.Abstract (if available)
6.Publication type
7.PubMed & MEDLINE Unique Identifiers
8.AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC FULL TEXT
Click the icon to view
the article electronically.
If Electronic Full Text is
not available: Use the "check boxes" to mark the articles you want to access.
Use the "Order" button on the display bar. This will open a new intermediate
window to check on the UCI holdings of each journal (NOTE: You will leave PubMed, to get back to your search use the "back"
button.)
Search
Details –
PubMed uses advanced behind-the-scenes term-mapping
techniques to link search terms to MeSH headings and words and phrases found in the
record. By clicking on the "Detail" button you can see how the system processed
your search. The graphic below illustrates how words and phrases are mapped to
MeSH headings.
Manipulating your
results. You have 3 choices to
record the citations you have found. After marking your citations you can:
A.Click on the "save' button on the display toolbar and
download results to a disk as a text file.
B.Click on the "text" button on the display toolbar and print the list of
citations out.
C.Write the citations down.
Additional Databases that
may be relevant to this course:
4.
Full-text Online
Journals –
from UCI Library’s Homepage at http://www.lib.uci.edu – go to “Find Online
Resources” – there is a list of
online journal publishers, providers and partners at http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/collection.html
ANTPAC is the most current
listing of all holdings in all formats but the homepage as some easy
steps:
By Journal Title - yes we do have Sensors & Actuators A(Physical) & B(Chemical) in print - for A: 1990-1992 in print at
TJ
223 T7 S46 and online from 1995 as part of ScienceDirect; for B: 1990-1991 in print at TJ 223 T7 S47
and online from 1995 too. Earlier
coverage before the split from 1981-1990 is at TJ 223 T7 S45, all in the SL Drum.
There are some new titles, like Sensors, only an online
journal.
You can also get journal
access from the homepage with these alternatives:
Springer Verlag (LINK) and Kluwer
Wiley/Blackwell
Science
Elsevier (ScienceDirect) - includes Academic
Press
IEEE *** very key – see IEEE Xplore
American
JSTOR – for journals older
than 5 years
American Society for
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - fulltext of all 17
journals
Annual
Reviews
Related Journals are also
listed on the CDL collections website.
5.
Conference
Proceedings
– usually published either commercially or by the sponsoring professional
association – consult A&I services or the INTERNET search engines for
access. The UCI Libraries acquire
some conference papers and proceedings – consult ANTPAC or MELVYL by the name of
the conference or by the sponsoring group, or Subject Heading, Microelectromechanical
Systems -- Congresses, where there are nearly 250 entries. Many are also available online for
current and recent years. See, for
example: MEMS Conference sponsored
by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society – http://www.memsconference.com and http://www.memscenter.com
6.
Patents – there are numerous
databases that index the patent literature. Each country has independent patent
indexes and servers. In addition to
SciFinder Scholar., the most widespread and user
friendly servers are:
Some tips for successful
patent searching:
·
Emphasize the importance of
searching with Class and Sub-Class numbers as patent titles are often
ambiguous
·
Patent searching is a great
asset to one's skillset
·
Remember that a
comprehensive patentability usually requires the services a patent attorney or
agent
7.
Internet
Sources –
use an Internet Search Engine to retrieve Internet sites – determine what the
domain is - .edu, .org, .gov, .com, .net.
Some selective and relevant sources include:
8.
For additional help -
Contact the Liaison Librarian or Ask-a-Librarian
services -will allow you to
ask for assistance via eMail or by Live CHAT, or to
schedule an appointment for a research consultation. Do not procrastinate until the end of
the academic quarter to conduct your research - get started
soon!