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New Resources for Engineers

New Resources for Engineers. Lizzie Gadd, Becky Jones, Sharon Reid & Steph McKeating Library Engineering Team. Overview of session. Research information at Loughborough Accessing via Metalib Overview of our new (and newish) resources IEEE Xplore Construction Information Service

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New Resources for Engineers

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  1. New Resources for Engineers Lizzie Gadd, Becky Jones, Sharon Reid & Steph McKeating Library Engineering Team

  2. Overview of session • Research information at Loughborough • Accessing via Metalib • Overview of our new (and newish) resources • IEEE Xplore • Construction Information Service • SPIE Digital Library • SAE Digital Library • Standards (British & ASTM) • Hands-on – with hints & tips

  3. The cost of research information: some numbers • £1,752,400 the amount spent by Loughborough University Library on electronic information and serials in 2008/2009 • 240 the number of subscribed databases available to search • 1,000,000 The number of articles downloaded, (from library subscriptions), by students and staff in 2007/2008

  4. Databases • Our 240 databases provide access to the latest research information: journal articles, conference papers, patents, standards, legislation, and data. • Either abstracts or full-text • Each database will contain many thousands (sometimes millions) of references

  5. How do I access the databases? • The Metalib portal provides access to databases. • there are three elements to ensure a successful Metalib search: • select a category • select your search terms (keywords) • select your resources (either by selecting the check box or clicking on the database name) remember you can cross search up to 8 databases

  6. Locating the full-text A Metalib search will provide you with a list of results Click on the red SFX button for availability of the item. Either available: • electronically to download • in print from the library catalogue Ornot available in the library • Use Inter-Library Loan • http://www.lboro.ac.uk/library/services/ill-home.html

  7. Saving Metalib Results • mark the records you are interested in by clicking on the basket symbol • click on ‘my space’ at the top of the screen • click on the check boxes on the left hand side of the screen • then click on either ‘send’ to email the results or ‘save’ to save the results to your computer or directly to Refworks

  8. E-journals These can be accessed in two ways: • through the library catalogue • or through Metalib

  9. IEEE Xplore • All IEEE and IET Journals (143 titles) • All IEEE and IET Conferences (850 titles) • All IEEE standards (2000+) • Historic papers to Vol. 1, issue 1 • Weekly updates (12,500 new articles added each month) • = nearly 2 million articles

  10. What’s available? • IEEE journals, transactions, letters, and magazines from 1988 with select content back to 1913 • IEEE conference proceedings from 1988 with select content back to 1953 • IEEE standards from 1948 • IET journals, letters, and magazines from 1988 with select content back to 1965 • IET conference proceedings from 1988 • IEEE books from 1974

  11. Accessing IEEE Xplore • Metalib • Under Electrical Engineering • Full access available on campus (IP) • Off campus use the Remote Working Portal

  12. Searching Xplore • Basic search plus five others: • Advanced • Author • CrossRef • Citation Search • Session History • Advanced search Option 1 should suffice

  13. Keeping records • Mark references to: • Email • Print • Download for importing into Refworks

  14. Construction Information Service (CIS) • UK construction industry information • Full-text service • Standards • Legislation • Regulatory & advisory documents • Either scanned facsimiles or Adobe PDF files • Can be printed or downloaded

  15. Featured publishers

  16. Key documents • Building Regulations England and Wales • Journals • Architects’ Journal • New Civil Engineer • Construction News • British standards and Eurocodes • HSE publications • JCT and other contracting publications

  17. How to access CIS • Via MetaLib • Under Civil Engineering category • or use “Find Database” to search for CIS • Need Athens username and password • IHS homepage displayed • Select Construction Information Service from product list by clicking on

  18. SPIE Digital Library • Optics and photonics - the science and application of light • >260,000 technical papers from SPIE journals and conference proceedings • >17,000 new technical papers added annually • Full-text service • Currently archived from 1990. During 2009 c. 40000 articles to be added taking the archive back to the first SPIE Proceedings published in 1963.

  19. Access and searching • Via MetaLib – locate in Civil Engineering subject category or use Find Database • Available both on and off-campus • Off-campus login to Remote Working Portal: https://vpn.lboro.ac.uk/ • Search by: Quick or Advanced options • Browse – powerful functionality. Browse by volume, year, title, conference, technical area

  20. How extensive is the archive? Proceedings of SPIE - V. 1200, 1990  Optical Engineering - V. 29, 1990  Journal of Electronic Imaging - V. 1, 1992  Journal of Biomedical Optics - V. 1, 1996  Journal of Micro/Nanolithography - V. 1, 2002  Journal of Applied Remote Sensing - V. 1,2007  Journal of Nanophotonics – V.1, 2007  SPIE Letters Virtual Journal – 2005 

  21. What subjects does it cover? • Astronomy and astronomical optics • Optics and electro-optics • Defense and industrial sensing • Micro- and nano- technologies • Communication and information technologies • Biomedical optics and medical imaging • Electronic imaging and processing

  22. Other features • Author links to their other publications • Supports tables of contents email alerts • Full tables of contents for current and back issues • Personalization tool via My Article Collections • Quick link to related SPIE products

  23. SAE Digital Library • SAE Digital Library references thousands of SAE Technical Papers covering the latest advances and research in the following areas: • ground vehicle, • aerospace, • off-highway, and • manufacturing technology, • fuels and lubricants, emissions, electronics, brakes, restraint systems, noise, engines, materials, lighting, and more

  24. Our Subscription We subscribe to the SAE Technical papers from 1990 onwards, giving full text to over 47,000 papers. Access on campus only

  25. Abstracts from other publishers

  26. Search Tips • To get all full text from the SAE Digital Library: • Select Field Search • Change the publisher to SAE International • Chose Technical papers • Set publication date to >12-31-1997

  27. Standards • Two full-text online services: • British Standards (incl. Eurocodes) • ASTM • Other individual standards • In print - Serials 602 • CD-ROM – SAE Handbook for Ground Vehicle Standards (J-Reports)

  28. British Standards • Metalib – locate via Find Database • British Standards – ATHENS U & P • Remember the YELLOW BOX!! BSOL Subscribers

  29. What does it cover? 38,500 current, draft and historic British Standards 16,000 of these are BSI adopted European and International standards Withdrawn standards from 1999 onwards

  30. Searching Simple search – input document number, key word or phrase. Use inverted commas for a more focussed set of results – “sky scraper” Advanced search – additional options to search via publication date, update type (amended, reinstated) or reference (standards replacing/historical version of) Browse – either by module or subject

  31. ASTM Standards • American Society for Testing and Materials • > 12000 standards • Coverage includes metals, petroleum, construction and the environment • Access via MetaLib – use ‘Find Database’ • Off-campus login to Remote Working Portal: https://vpn.lboro.ac.uk/

  32. Library subscription Please be aware: Loughborough’s subscription allows access to the full text of active ASTM standards documents only No access to withdrawn, historical or redline standards

  33. How to search Search options: Enter the alphanumeric number of the standard if known – an alphanumeric listing of all standards is also provided Enter keyword(s) Browse: By subject area (here called ‘interest area’) By ASTM Committee By various listings – e.g. withdrawn standards

  34. Other features Provides a link to related ASTM standards products from each standard (click on tab) Supports email alerts via Standards Tracker Provides list of corrections and designated number of corrected standard

  35. Hands-on Your chance to: • Try out the new electronic resources • Get help and advice from staff on any queries or problems you may have

  36. Contact details Academic Librarians - Tel 2342 & 2344 Lizzie Gadd - e.a.gadd@lboro.ac.uk Steph McKeating - s.f.mckeating@lboro.ac.uk Sharon Reid - s.d.reid@lboro.ac.uk Becky Jones - r.jones2@lboro.ac.uk Broadcast blog - http://broadcastengineering.wordpress.com/

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