Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

1. How to access the Library’s electronic resources when you’re off campus
   
   
2. How to search the scientific literature – which Article Databases are best for journal articles and conference papers in your field
   
   
3. How to locate books, theses, journals and conference proceedings
   
   
4. How to find papers that cite a key reference
   
   
5. How to locate online books, encyclopedias, and handbooks
   
   
6. How to keep current with newly published research
   
   
7. How to recommend purchases, request Interlibrary loans, retrieve articles from SWORD
   
   
8. How to keep track of the references you’ve located
   
   
9. How to keep track of books you have checked out of the library
   
   
10. How to contact your library and how to get help 

Courtesy of the S & E Library, UC San Diego

Last modified: jwc 11/21/12