Information Resources for Engineering Research Jay Bhatt [email protected]

Elise Ferer [email protected]

Overview

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Online Catalog

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Find Print and Online Books

 Develop background information  Using Summon 

Finding information at the Library (Example: Nanotechnology Applications)

 Electronic handbooks and encyclopedias  Databases, Journal Articles  Patents 

Citations and References

Today we will cover…

 Drexel University Libraries http://www.library.drexel.edu

 Fundamentals of Engineering –Patents, Standards and Technical Reports http://libguides.library.drexel.edu/engineering  Online books: ENGnetBASE, Knovel, ebrary, AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey   Journal articles using Summon http://www.library.drexel.edu

Articles and More tab Journal articles using Engineering Village -

Today we will cover…

 Interlibrary Loan (illiad) http://illiad.library.drexel.edu/illiad/logon.html

 Patents and Technical Reports http://libguides.library.drexel.edu/engineering  Scitech Connect http://www.osti.gov/scitech/  Wearable health monitoring devices – wireless http://www.medicaldaily.com/wearable-health monitoring-devices-what-are-benefits-244670

Introduction

 Library http://libguides.library.drexel.edu/ Engineering and Biomedical Engineering  Fundamentals of Engineering Research http://libguides.library.drexel.edu/engineering  Jay Bhatt Librarian for Engineering Hagerty Library, Room 132 [email protected]

215-895-1873

http://www.library.drexel.edu

ENGR 102: Course Page

http://core.coe.drexel.edu/engr102/resources          

Course Resources

See below for a full listing of downloadable course content.

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Fundamentals of Engineering

   Ebrary Academic Complete Subscription Collection download is required for advanced features.

Access to over 32,000 electronic books. One-time ebrary reader ENGnetBASE Collection of over 320 engineering handbooks published by CRC Press. Contains the subsets:CivilENGINEERINGnetBASE, ElectricalENGINEERINGnetBASE, MechanicalENGINEERINGnetBASE, and TELECOMMUNICATIONSnetBASE.

Knovel Academic Collection conference proceedings.

Database of some of the leading engineering reference handbooks, databases, and

Finding Print and Electronic Books http://libguides.li

brary.drexel.edu/ engineering Use ‘Advanced Keyword Searching’ to find material on your research topic

Finding books Searching the catalog for books on Biomedical Engineering related subject areas:

Try a keyword search: biomaterials chemical properties To find additional books on ‘Mobile Robots', search in our online catalog using Advanced Keyword searching

Finding Electronic Books http://libguides.library.drexel.edu/en gineering ENGnetBASE Truss bridges

Finding Electronic Books Knovel

Using

Knovel Academic Collection Search example: Collision Avoidance and Robots Database of some of the leading engineering reference handbooks, databases, and conference proceedings

See also: Knovel Tutorial for finding material properties http://services.library.drexe

l.edu/guidedhelp/tutorial/fi nd-engineering-handbooks

Knovel Academic Challenge http://knovelac.com/

Finding Journal Articles Try Summon to find books, articles and more. See also What is Summon? How can I use it?

Fundamentals of Engineering Research

http://libguides.librar

y.drexel.edu/engineer ing Try Keywords:

humanoid robot

Databases:

Engineering Village IEEE Xplore Proquest Research Library

Click on Articles & More Search Library link.

the left column.

Engineering Village standards.

IEEE Xplore text, from 1971 forward.

ScienceDirect Tab in the Library Home page For example, type ‘humanoid robot’ and click on Refine your search results by selecting an option from Search environment for Ei Compendex and Ei Inspec, also covering engineering websites, CRC Handbooks, patents, and industry Current literature in electrical engineering, computer science and related technologies ProQuest Research Library Proquest Research Library indexes more than 3,880 journal titles, over 2,620 in full Full-text scientific database offering journal articles from nearly 2,500 journals.

Using Engineering Village

Using Summon http://www.library.drexel.edu/ Use Articles and More tab

If article not available…iLLiad http://illiad.library.drexel.edu/illiad/logon.html

Patents

     United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) The USPTO offers web access to bibliographic and full-text patent databases. These databases provide full-text of patents from 1976 to the present and full page images from 1790 to the present.

See What is a Patent? See Patent Searching Tips.

See ' Manual of Patent Classification' Fresh Patents Provides access to the latest published US patent applications each week BEFORE the USPTO decision to grant/deny.

pat2pdf.org

Given a patent number, pat2pdf.org will return a free, pdf formated version of the patent.

The Google Patent Search covers the entire collection of patents made available by the USPTO—from patents issued in the 1790s to present.

Patents –Pulse Oxymeter

Full Text patent

Patent found

Standards

What is a Standard? Standards Handbook from ASTM

Engineering Information Alerts

https://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/engineering-information-alerts 

FIVE STEPS FOR PROTECTING YOUR INVENTION

Very useful information about protecting invention from the the U.S. Department of commerce website. From the U.S. Department of Commerce : Read more about Five Steps for Protecting Your Invention 

SPECIFIC INFORMATION NEEDS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS

During the course of your design project, you may need references from manufacturer’s product datasheets, application notes, and whitepapers. This blog post provides some tips on how to find some specific information that you may need while working on your design projects. Read more about Specific information needs for engineering design projects 

STARTING YOUR RESEARCH FOR DESIGN PROJECTS

Step by step instruction on how to start thinking, planning and working on your engineering design project. Read more

Thank You!

Contacts for any research assistance you may need 

Jay Bhatt Librarian for Engineering Hagerty Library, Room 132 [email protected]

215-895-1873

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Elise Ferer Librarian for Undergraduate Learning Hagerty Library, Room 125 [email protected]

215-571-4288

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Chris Badurek Librarian for Earth and Natural Sciences Hagerty Library, Room 129 [email protected]

215-895-6843