Article Database TutorialArticle Database Tutorial(and quick guide to library resources)

Local UCSC ResourcesLocal UCSC Resources

o McHenry Libraryo Science and Engineering Libraryo Cruzcato Reference Librarianso“Ask a librarian” – call or email a live

librarianoScience & Engineering Reference: 459-

2886ohttp

://library.ucsc.edu/info/askalibrarian.html

UC SystemUC Systemo MELVYLoGreater variety in filtering capabilitiesoCan search any UC libraryo(Also includes some State Library

resources)

oInter-library Loan requestsoTypically, libraries won’t loan journalsoBut they will often make copies of articles that aren’t

online

oSpecial collections materials can’t be checked out

Article Databases – from Article Databases – from homehomeo From http://library.ucsc.edu/,

click on “Services” tab.o Under “Self Service” click “Log In

Here For Off-Campus Access”.o (You must have a Library ID# -

can get this from either the McHenry or Science Library)

Useful DatabasesUseful Databases

o Web of Scienceo INSPECo IEEE XPloreo Institute of Physics (IOP)

Electronic Journalso MathSciNeto Infotrac

ISI Web of Science / Web of ISI Web of Science / Web of KnowledgeKnowledgeo Web of Knowledge database

provides access to:oArts and HumanitiesoSocial ScienceoScience. Search by subject, author,

journal title.o Cited Reference Search finds

articles that cite an author or article that you specify.

o Covers: 1975 - present

UI Tutorial Project for 185UI Tutorial Project for 185You have been given a research

grant to investigate a topic in one of the following disciplines:◦Computer Engineering ◦Electrical Engineering◦Bioinformatics◦Computer Science.◦[Insert your major here]

o Some of this grant money is to be spent on student research assistants.

o Specifically, first year college students.

o One of the tasks you need them to accomplish is to look up articles (specifically citation information) on the article databases available.

o There are several databases, but you will be writing a tutorial on the Web of Science (part of the ISI Web of Knowledge)

o Your task is to create a written tutorial explaining how to use one of these databases.

o These student researchers should be able to rely on your tutorial for advice, even when you’re not there to explain the process.

Tutorial Requirements:Tutorial Requirements: An introduction to the database, explaining what

it’s useful for.

A general overview of major tasks, especially those available from the database home page.

How-to tutorials for both simple and advanced searches.

More detailed description of some of the more specialized tools. (Saving search history, displaying full document text, researching citation information, and so on.)◦ You won’t be able to cover every tool possible, so cover

two or three you find particularly useful.

Good ideasGood ideaso Examples of specific searches are

helpful.

o So are screenshots.

o If you find a tutorial on your article database, you can use it as a general guide, but don’t copy it directly.

o Any questions?