Library Resources for
Nanomaterials Research
Jay Bhatt
http://www.library.drexel.edu/engineering
Main Engineering Page
http://www.library.drexel.edu/engineering
Mechanical and Materials Engineering Blog
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Main Engineering
Reference
http://www.library.drexel.edu/engineer
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Blog:
http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/en
glibrary/category/mechanicalengineering-materials-engineering/
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Engineering Research Guides:
http://www.library.drexel.edu/resource
s/guides/engineeringguides
Books, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, and
online books – develop subject
background
Online Books - Nanodiamonds
http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/2010/10/14/mechanicalengineering-materials-engineering-senior-design/
Finding Current Research
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Databases
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◦ What are the core engineering databases to help me
with my research?
◦ Journal articles
◦ Conference proceedings
◦ Keeping current using alerts and RSS feeds
◦ What are the most important Journals in my field?
◦ What are their impact factors?
Journal Article/Conference Proceedings Search
http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/2010/10/14/mechanicalengineering-materials-engineering-senior-design/
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Search Tips:
◦ Limit by Date
◦ RSS Feed Updates
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Ei Compendex
INSPEC
ScienceDirect
Web of Science
Ei Compendex/Engineering Village
Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports
How do I find high impact factor journals using the Journal Citation
Reports?
Web of Science and Journal Citation
Reports
Cited Reference Searching: Web of
science see also Cited Author help
Cited Reference Searching
Example of a Cited Reference – Paper cited by Yuan JK , Journal of
Physical Chemistry C, April 2011
Blogs and RSS feeds (Keeping up-to-date..)
http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/2010/01/07/keeping-up-to-date-withnew-resources/
RSS feeds – Engineering village
RSS feeds – Engineering village
Copy and paste the URL below in ‘Add Subscription’ box in Google Reader
Google Reader – Feeds from Engineering Village
Feeds from journals and databases
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Integrating feeds from journals and journal
articles
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Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Materials
Institute of Physics
Science Online
IEEE Journals
IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Engineering
Web of Science
University of Chicago Press Journals
ScienceDirect
Locating a Journal or Magazine when Full Text is not
found. Go to
http://www.library.drexel.edu
If article not available…iLLiad
http://illiad.library.drexel.edu/illiad/logon.html
Managing references using
Refworks or ENDNOTE
Refworks
Creating a list of references
Reference list created
Manually adding a reference
Refworks and other online Tutorials
http://www.library.drexel.edu/tutorials/tutorials.html
Patent searching
http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/?p=176
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Patent Search
◦ USPTO & pat2pdf
How do I locate patents
on Nanodiamonds?
Nanodiamonds patents
Full Text patent
Patent found
Technical Paper Search
http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/guides/engineeringguides/?page_id=300
Any Questions...??
Jay Bhatt
Office: Library 132
bhattjj@drexel.edu
215-895-1873