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Article Database
Tutorial
(and quick guide to library resources)
Local UCSC Resources
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McHenry Library
Science and Engineering Library
Cruzcat
Reference Librarians
UC System
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MELVYL
Greater variety in filtering capabilities
 Inter-library Loan requests
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Article Databases – from home
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From http://library.ucsc.edu/, click on
“Services” tab.
Under “Self Service” click “Log In Here For
Off-Campus Access”.
(You must have a Library ID# - can get this
from either the McHenry or Science Library)
Useful Databases
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Web of Science (Also includes Humanities)
INSPEC
IEEE XPlore
Institute of Physics (IOP) Electronic Journals
MathSciNet
Infotrac
INSPEC
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Index of citations for articles and conference
papers on physics, electrical engineering,
computers, and information technology.
Contains abstracts.
Subject area: Science and Engineering.
Covers: 1969 - present
ISI Web of Science / Web of
Knowledge
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Web of Knowledge database provides access to:
Arts and Humanities
 Social Science
 Science. Search by subject, author, journal title.
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Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an
author or article that you specify.
Covers: 1975 - present
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You have been given a research grant to
investigate a topic in one of the following
disciplines:
Computer Engineering
 Electrical Engineering
 Bioinformatics
 Computer Science.
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Some of this grant money is to be spent on
student research assistants.
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Specifically, first year college students.
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One of the tasks you need them to accomplish
is to look up articles (specifically citation
information) on the article databases available.
You may choose either the “Web of Science”
article database or the “Inspec from OVID”
article database.
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Your task is to create a written tutorial
explaining how to use one of these databases.
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These student researchers should be able to rely
on your tutorial for advice, even when you’re not
there to explain the process.
Include:
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General overview of major tasks, especially those
available from the database home page.
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How-to tutorial 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.)
Good ideas
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Examples of specific searches are helpful.
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So are screenshots.
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If you find a tutorial on your article database,
you can use it as a general guide, but don’t copy
it directly.
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Any questions?