Title: ROBERT VAN HOUTEN LIBRARY
1ROBERT VAN HOUTEN LIBRARY
- New Jersey
- Institute of
- Technology
-
2BRUCE SLUTSKYSLUTSKY_at_ADM.NJIT.EDUEXT 4950
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Engineering and Science
- Hazardous Materials Research Center
- University Administration
3NEW IN THE VAN HOUTEN LIBRARY
- REARRANGEMENT OF REFERENCE BOOKS
- CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS MOVED TO SECOND FLOOR WITH
PERIODICALS - MORE COMPUTERS
- MORE ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
- LESS PRINT JOURNALS
- UNCOVER CHANGED TO INGENTA
- NEW ONLINE CATALOG
4DATABASES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
5AIMS OF THIS LECTURE
- STRUCTURE OF TECHNICAL LITERATURE
- DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NJIT
STUDENTS - HOW TO USE THEM
- DEVELOPING OPTIMAL STRATEGIES
6RESEARCH
- RETROSPECTIVE
- OR
- CURRENT AWARENESS
7FORMATS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL LITERATURE
- JOURNAL - A PUBLICATION ISSUED PERIODICALLY THAT
REPORTS ORIGINAL RESEARCH. AIMED AT A VERY
SPECIALIZED AUDIENCE OF RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD. - CONFERENCE PROCEEDING - A PUBLICATION THAT
REPORTS RESEARCH PRESENTED AT A PROFESSIONAL
MEETING - MAGAZINE - A PUBLICATION ISSUED PERIODICALLY THAT
DOES NOT REPORT ORIGINAL RESEARCH, BUT TRANSLATES
IT INTO LANGUAGE SUITED TO A MORE GENERAL
AUDIENCE.
8MORE FORMATS
- RESEARCH LEVEL BOOKS (MONOGRAPH) - REPORTS
RESEARCH DONE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TO A MORE
GENERAL AUDIENCE - REVIEW JOURNAL - PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY. A
CONDENSED VERSION OF A RESEARCH LEVEL JOURNAL.
DETAILED EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES ARE USUALLY
OMITTED. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY IS
AN EXAMPLE
9MORE FORMATS
- ENCYCLOPEDIAS - INTRODUCES THE READER TO A
SPECIALIZED FIELD OF STUDY. EXAMPLES ARE THE
KIRK-OTHMER ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
AND ULLMANS ENCYCLOPEDIA. - DATA COMPILATION - EXTRACTS SELECTED PIECES OF
INFORMATION FROM THE ORIGINAL LITERATURE
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11TYPES OF DATABASES
- BIBLIOGRAPHIC
- FULL TEXT
- NUMERIC - DATA COMPILATION
12DATABASE FORMATS
- PRINT
- ONLINE
- CD-ROM
- WORLD WIDE WEB
- CLIENT-SERVER
13LIMITATIONS OF DATABASES
- SUBJECT COVERAGE
- PUBLISHER
- PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
- PRIVATE
- DATES OF PUBLICATION
- TYPES OF PUBLICATION
- NOT ALL ARE FULL-TEXT
14LIBRARY HOME PAGEhttp//www.library.njit.edu
- Catalog -New integrated library available Spring
2002. - Databases
- Inter Library Loan/Document Delivery order form
- Internet Links
- Library information
- Library Services
15DATABASES OF INTEREST TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS
AND ENGINEERS
- Library Catalog Endeavor System
- Scifinder Scholar
- Compendex Web/EI Village
- Applied Science and Technology Index
- Medline - National Library of Medicine
- American Chemical Society Publications
- American Society of Civil Engineers Publications
- Science Direct
- Ideal
16 On-Line Catalog - Endeavor
- Catalog of librarys holdings
- Books
- Journals
- Technical reports
- Conference proceedings
- Theses and Dissertations
- Subject, author, title and keyword
- New integrated library system is here!
17SCIFINDER SCHOLAR
- Electronic Version of Chemical Abstracts 1907 to
Present - Many links to full-text articles
- Search by chemical substance, reaction, research
topic, author, or affiliation - Special Software is needed. See Bruce Slutsky -
Available in CE Computer Lab
18SCIFINDER SCHOLAR
- Computer Icon - links to full-text IF
- NJIT has an electronic subscription to the
journal - Journal is published by a Chemport participant
Document is a patent in the public domain
19APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDEX
- Covers about 450 periodicals from 1983 to the
present - Subject coverage includes aeronautics, chemical
engineering, computer science, electrical
engineering, environmental science, industrial
engineering, mathematics, mechanical
engineering, physics and transportation
20COMPENDEX WEB/EI VILLAGE
- Engineering Index on the web.
- Covers all engineering disciplines
- Searchable by author, subject and keyword
- Includes citations and abstracts from 1980 to
present - Document delivery available
- Links to full-text from Science Direct
21 PROQUEST DIRECT
- Indexes and abstracts articles from over 1824
business and management periodicals from 1970 to
present - Covers Environmental issues related to business
- Includes full text of articles from over 855
journals from 1986 to present - Searchable by company name, subject, author,
journal or keyword
22FULL-TEXT JOURNALSPUBLISHER SPECIFIC
- AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
- IEEE/IEL ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
- INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
- SIAM JOURNALS ONLINE
- IDEAL - 174 ACADEMIC PRESS JOURNALS
- SCIENCE DIRECT
23SELECTED AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JOURNALS
- Accounts of Chemical Research
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Chemical Reviews
- Environmental Science and Technology
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
- Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Journal of Physical Chemistry A B
24SELECTED JOURNALS FROM AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS
- Journal of Energy Engineering
- Journal of Environmental Engineering
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering - Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
- Journal of Water Resources Planning and
Management - All are electronic 1999 - present
25SELECTED SCIENCE DIRECT JOURNALS (ELSEVIER)
- Water Research
- Science of the Total Environment
- Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
- Marine Environmental Research
- Waste Management
- These journals are available electronically from
1995 to the present.
26NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL DIGITAL LIBRARY (NJEDL)
- An online repository of environmental literature
and multimedia related to New Jersey. The digital
collection includes documents and reports,
scientific studies, photographs, videos and maps.
- http//njedl.rutgers.edu/njdlib/
27AVAILABILITY OF JOURNALS
- PRINT ONLY
- ELECTRONIC ONLY
- PRINT AND ELECTRONIC
- DATES OF ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY VARIES
28ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
- CAN WORK REMOTELY
- NO MISSING ISSUES OR PAGES
- PROMOTES BROWSING
- ALLOWS LINKS TO REFERENCES FROM THE BIBLIOGRAPHY
29INGENTA
- Ingenta is a table of contents database which is
available via the NJIT Library Homepage - Covers approximately 16,000 multidisciplinary
journals for the most recent 5 years - Journal articles not held by NJIT library may be
ordered from Ingenta - Articles are faxed to the library and are
received in approximately 72 hours - May be searched by author, subject or journal
title and is also web accessible
30Interlibrary Loan/Document Deliveryhttp//www.lib
rary.njit.edu/illweb/ill-login.cfm
- Options
- (a) Fill out the NJIT library web form at
- http//www.library.njit.edu/illweb/ill-login.cfm
- (b) Fill out a paper form
- Deposit form at ILL window or reference desk
- 60 of articles filled in one full working week
- 75 of books filled in two full weeks
- Approximately 5 unfilled
- Loan period usually for one month
31INTERLIBRARY LOAN SUGGESTIONS
- MUST I HAVE THIS ITEM -ALTERNATIVE SOURCE
AVAILABLE? - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND DISSERTATIONS TAKE
LONGER - BE COMPLETE!!!
- TRY TO AVOID ABBREVIATIONS
32SELECTED CIVIL ENGINEERING RESOURCESON THE WEB
- http//www.njit.edu/Library/IN/Civil0.html
- Civil Engineers Mega Bookmark
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Yahoo Guide to Civil Engineering
- Yahoo Guide to Environmental Engineering
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Publications of the Department
33SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESOURCESON
THE WEB
- Http//www.njit.edu/Library/IN/Env0.html
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Water Resources of New Jersey
- American Academy of Environmental
Engineers
34Developing a Search Strategy
- Choose the proper database(s)
- Do you need to be comprehensive or precise? There
is a tradeoff! - Use all relevant search terms
- Use Boolean Logic
- Cut down if too many hits
- Expand strategy if too few
- Go to a printed resource?
- Ask for help
35IS YOUR ANSWER
36Remote Access to Databases
- VPN Virtual Private Network for instructions
http//telecom.njit.edu/VPN - Proxy server new this semester. Send an email
to Bruce.Slutsky_at_njit.edu for information. - Highlander Pipeline will be available late in
Spring 2002