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Article Database Tutorial
(and quick guide to library resources)
Local UCSC Resources
o McHenry
Library
o Science and Engineering Library
o Cruzcat
o Reference Librarians
o“Ask a librarian” – call or email a live librarian
oScience & Engineering Reference: 459-2886
ohttp://library.ucsc.edu/info/askalibrarian.html
UC System
o MELVYL
oGreater variety in filtering capabilities
oCan search any UC library
o(Also includes some State Library resources)
oInter-library Loan requests
o Typically, libraries won’t loan journals
oBut they will often make copies of articles that aren’t online
o Special collections materials can’t be checked out
Article Databases – from home
o From
http://library.ucsc.edu/, click on
“Services” tab.
o Under “Self Service” click “Log In Here
For Off-Campus Access”.
o (You must have a Library ID# - can get
this from either the McHenry or Science
Library)
Useful Databases
o Web
of Science
o INSPEC
o IEEE XPlore
o Institute of Physics (IOP) Electronic
Journals
o MathSciNet
o Infotrac
ISI Web of Science / Web of Knowledge
o Web
of Knowledge database provides
access to:
oArts and Humanities
oSocial Science
oScience. Search by subject, author, journal title.
o Cited
Reference Search finds articles that
cite an author or article that you specify.
o Covers: 1975 - present
UI Tutorial Project for 185
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You have been given a research grant to
investigate a topic in one of the following
disciplines:
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Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Bioinformatics
Computer Science.
[Insert your major here]
o Some
of this grant money is to be spent
on student research assistants.
o Specifically, first
year college students.
o One
of the tasks you need them to
accomplish is to look up articles
(specifically citation information) on the
article databases available.
o There
are several databases, but you will
be writing a tutorial on the Web of
Science (part of the ISI Web of
Knowledge)
o Your
task is to create a written tutorial
explaining how to use one of these
databases.
o These
student researchers should be able
to rely on your tutorial for advice, even
when you’re not there to explain the
process.
Tutorial Requirements:
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An introduction to the database, explaining what it’s useful
for.
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A general overview of major tasks, especially those available
from the database home page.
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How-to tutorials for both simple and advanced searches.
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More detailed description of some of the more specialized
tools. (Saving search history, displaying full document text,
researching citation information, and so on.)
◦ You won’t be able to cover every tool possible, so cover two or
three you find particularly useful.
Good ideas
o Examples
o So
o If
of specific searches are helpful.
are screenshots.
you find a tutorial on your article
database, you can use it as a general guide,
but don’t copy it directly.
o Any
questions?