2012 the literature review_industrial_systemsengineering
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INFORMS library workshop for graduate students Spring 2012; tips for doing a literature review, managing citations and reprints.TRANSCRIPT
The Literature Review
Finding & Evaluating Information Resources for Industrial and
Systems Engineering
P.L. Alford, D.V.M., M.S., M.S.Jane Stephens, M.L.I.S.
Electronic Resources – One-stop shopping? – Not Yet Catalogs vs. Indexes/Databases vs. Web Directories vs. Web Search Engines
**DIFFERENT RESOURCES NEEDED FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTENT**
Catalogs Physical location and status of the holdings
of a specific library or libraries, e.g., LibCat Formal subject headings (usually 2-5) applied
to content of entire work (Library of Congress or National Library of Medicine)
Smaller entities within the work, like book chapters or conference papers, not indexed
Search by title, author, subject, format, publisher; more recently, keyword search may include abstracts or Tables of Contents
Indexes/Databases Not tied to holdings of a specific institution Indexing and abstracting of information in
a particular discipline, e.g., education, medicine, or engineering; or in a particular content or format, e.g., newspapers, data, films; or from a particular publisher, e.g., Elsevier or U.S. government
Hundreds of databases, some free, most are subscription, restricted to TAMU users
Indexes/Databases, ctnd. Indexing may cover full-text of articles; at
a minimum most DBs search and/or index title, abstract, assigned keywords, source title, publisher, and date of publication
Subject-specific DBs usually assign subject descriptors using formal vocabulary; browsable indices or searchable thesaurus available to map common search terms to the formal language of the discipline
Indexes/Databases, ctnd. Some DBs contain full-text articles (may
or may not contain graphics) within the database or have links to the full-text articles
Some DBs have SFX (Find Text@TAMU) link to retrieval options
Some DBs no links to full-text or local holdings; must check LibCat, E-Journal Search, or use Get It for Me.
Choosing a Database/Index
Consult subject or class guide http://guides.library.tamu.edu
Browse electronic resources by subject
Ask a librarian (subject librarian contact info on guides or Evans 845-3826; WCL 845-2111; live chat link library home page)
Additional finding aids
Bibliographies Specially-prepared subject bibliographies
(search catalog for these) Bibliographies in reference books,
textbooks, and journal articles Consult major professor, other
mentors Having identified an important article,
follow cites to it in Citation Index (ISI)
Choosing Indexing Resources:Four “C’s” to Consider Content – What types of publications
indexed? Numbers/Source list of titles? Credibility – How authoritative is the
content? Currency – How current is the content,
how frequently updated? Coverage – Years of content indexed?
Changes in indexing through the years?
Content: the Three “R’s” Research reports (current studies) Review articles and monographs
(books) Reference material
Data Statistics Methodology Tools
Different indexing/finding aids for different content
Hierarchy of Credibility
Peer-reviewed Additional rankings of journals within
profession, and by citation analysis (ISI impact factor, citation half-life, etc.)
Academic publishers
Government agencies
Reputable trade & consumer publications
Information Currency
Preprints, Periodicals most current Be aware of lag time in scholarly
publishing cycle; takes time for research in “hot topics” to appear in scholarly literature
Lag time of year or more for information in books
Often difficult to evaluate currency of Web sites
Choosing Indexing Resources: Other Considerations
Advanced search capabilities? Specialized, controlled vocabulary for
indexing – also accessible by end-user? Integration with citation manager
programs? Good online help, intuitive interface? Ability to set up custom search alerts?
Accessing Current Research
Pre-print Sources, e.g. arXiv.org e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, etc. http://arxiv.org/
Indexes to current periodicals, conference proceedings, theses, and dissertations (next slide) and indexes to industry and trade publications for industry news reports
Accessing Current Research Databases for searching the latest research
ArticleFirst (journal TOCs) PapersFirst (conferences) Essential Science Indicators (citation
metrics & rankings, hot papers) Lexis-Nexis (conference news
coverage) Proquest Dissertations and Theses
Theses and Dissertations ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Doctoral-level theses, many full-text online Order through Get It for Me (subsidized
acquisition) Use LibCat to search for TAMU theses
(masters and doctoral); e.g., keyword search “engineering education” AND thesis
TxSpace digital repository for recent TAMU theses (http://txspace.tamu.edu/)
Scholarly I&S Engineering Resources (alphabetic order) ACM Digital (computer science) Applied Science & Technology Business Source Complete (Ebsco) Compendex (Engineering, all types) IEEE (Electrical eng and computer sci) INSPEC (applied & theoretical) ProQuest (EconLit, Engineering, High
Tech., Materials Science) Web of Science (All academic disciplines)
Indexes/Databases for Business Content ProQuest ABI/Inform
(trade/industry publications) Ebsco Business Source
Complete (trade & scholarly publications)
See General Business LibGuide http://guides.library.tamu.edu/Business
Indexes/Databases for Mathematics / Applied Math
MathSciNet SIAM (Soc. Industrial & Applied Math) MathNetBase (~ 400 mathematics
handbooks, not articles) Springer (books and articles from
major publisher in science, technical, engineering, math)
Indexes/Databases for Social Sciences Periodicals Content
Ebsco multiple sub-databases ProQuest multiple sub-databases Web of Science
Indexes/Databases for Technical Reports
See Technical Reports Guide http://guides.library.tamu.edu/reports
NTRL (National Technical Reports Lib) GPOAccess Science.gov DTIC (Defense Technical Information
Center, formerly known as STINET)
Indexes/Databases for Patents and Intellectual Property Info
Patents subject guide http://guides.library.tamu.edu/patent
USPTO www.uspto.gov (Patent searching)
www.pat2pdf.org (Obtain a pdf copy of patent when you know patent #)
E-Resources for ReferenceEncyclopedias & other E-Books
Type “encyclopedia” in Search for … Database search term box to see listing of electronic encyclopedias
E-book packages (databases) include eBrary, netLibrary, EngNetBase, Knovel, MathNetBase, Safari, Science Direct, Springer, Wiley Interscience
http://guides.library.tamu.edu/e-books
Statistical Data Resources
Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe FedStats www.fedstats.gov United Nations http://unstats.un.org Search library guides with kw “data” U. No. Tx. Gov. Info. Connectionwww.library.unt.edu/govinfo/browse-topics/statistics
Government Publications GPOAccess www.gpoaccess.gov Lexis-Nexis Federal Gateway www.firstgov.gov Google Unclesam
www.google.com/unclesam KW search in LibCat with “Set Limits”
Location to Government Documents Government, law, legal library guides
Legal Resources
http://guides.library.tamu.edu/FederalLaw
Ebsco Legal Collection Campus Research (WestLaw) Lexis-Nexis Cornell Legal Information
Institute http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Finding the important journals in my field Set limits in LibCat to type= “serial”
and search by keyword Evaluate journals for their rankings
in Journal Citation Reports (ISI) Do searches of interest in major
databases and see which journals have the most articles of interest to you
Search Ulrich’s Periodical Database
Overview of mechanics of finding and retrieving journal articles
Identify articles of interest by searching an indexing database
Options for retrieval: Full text or Find Text@TAMU link when
available OR Search Now for electronic subscription (e-
journal search) Search LibCat or Chiron for print
subscription (journal title search, not article title)
Order from Get It for Me service
Tips for Managing Your Literature Cites & Reprints Make your literature review
strategy and search histories a part of your research notebook
Use a bibliographic/citation manager such as EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero
Keep backups of the electronic files of your reprints
EndNote Information & Links
http://guides.library.tamu.edu/EndNote
Endnote Basics Video Tutorial http://endnote.com/training/tutorials/EndNoteX5/Menu_970x562/EndNoteX5.html
How to Use Endnote in Seven Minutes http://youtu.be/L5Kn8l2rgqk
Citation Styles & Formatting Citation Guides
http://library.tamu.edu/help Consult journals’ publisher web sites for
instructions (manuscript, author’s, contributor’s instructions, etc.)
U. of Toronto Eng. Comm. Manual -- Documentation section www.engineering.utoronto.ca/about/programs/communication/Online_Handbook.htm
RefWorks Info & Tutorials
http://guides.library.tamu.edu/RefWorks
ProQuest RefWorks channel YouTube http://www.youtube.com/proquestrefworks
Helpful Links
Thesis office http://thesis.tamu.edu/
Writing Center http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/
Library Research Support Pages http://guides.library.tamu.edu http://library.tamu.edu/help
For Additional Help Contact: Jane Stephens, M.L.I.S.
[email protected] Patricia L. Alford, D.V.M., M.S.
[email protected] Evans Reference Desk, first floor
Evans, 845-3826; West Campus Lib 845-2111
Chat virtual reference (live chat and email), link on library home page