Intro to Nanoscale Science & Technology (ENFD3008)

CEAS Library: https://uc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://libraries.uc.edu/ceas

• 8th floor Baldwin Hall - plan to open Sep 14 (see all Fall semester UC Libraries updates)
• Ted.Baldwin@uc.edu - Your librarian for this class & CEAS (BME, ChE, EnvE) and A&S (Chemistry, Biology)
• You can also contact Science & Engineering Ask-A-Librarian with questions.

Science Libraries

• Chemistry-Biology Library (Rieveschl Hall): https://uc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://libraries.uc.edu/chem-bio

• Geo-Math-Physics Library (Braunstein Hall): https://uc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://libraries.uc.edu/gmp

Start with a keyword search, then refine by subject or other facets later. 

Building a search query:

• Create a search set of synonyms (use "OR" operator) for a concept
• Combine search sets for concepts with "AND" operator
• use quote marks " " to identify a phrase
• Use truncation and wild cards to expand based on a word stem (e.g., nano* )
• More info and general examples: https://libguides.ucmerced.edu/wri10_miller/boolean

Narrow your results:

• Examine search result record to see what subjects have been assigned (if any) to the record. Subjects can be combined with keywords to focus search, or searched individually to find items that are primarily about the topic.
• Use refine or limit features such as date, material type (e.g., review article), treatment (in Compendex - theoretical, applied, etc).

Citation searching

• Expand to related articles with shared citations (Scopus database allows for this)
• Use citation sorting and browsing features, including sorting by # of times cited (Scopus, SciFinder, etc)

Getting Started / Exploring Topics:

Searching Books (Print & Online)

Databases to Get Started

Specialized Databases:

Other Library Research Guides (extensive lists of handbooks, databases, journals, and more):

• When searching in an article database, find the "UC Article Linker" icon ("Find Full Text" in Google Scholar)
  • From Article Linker, check if your desired volume/issue is available online.  Otherwise, search for a print copy in the Library Catalog.
  • If not online or in print, submit an interlibrary loan (ILLiad) request.  ILLiad will automatically populate the request form with the journal article information. 
    • NOTE: First time ILLiad users will be prompted to fill in a profile. The "M number" is on your UC ID card in the upper left corner.  Enter the M number so it looks like this: M12345678.
• Use Full Text Journals to search for full-text sources by journal title.
• Search by journal title in the Library Catalog.

Configure Google Scholar for UC Libraries access

LibKey Nomad - Browser Plug-In for Full-Text

Download Nomad at www.libkeynomad.com.  Available for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi and Brave browsers. After download, enter University of Cincinnati as your institution.  More details: https://thirdiron.com/products/libkey-nomad/.

When you reach available full-text, a blue & green "Download PDF” prompt appears in the lower left.  NOTE: You need to be on the article’s page (vs. database search results page) to trigger this prompt.  See this example from an International Journal of Science Education article - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09500693.2018.1540897 .

Click the "Download PDF" prompt.  You may be asked to enter your UC Central Login.  Nomad will locate and download a PDF of the article for you or direct you to other options.

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