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ENGR 100ENGR 100:Finding Resources in the Library
Joel SeewaldScience & Engineering LibrarianMardigian Library(313) [email protected] 15, 2008
General Information - Library website: http://library.umd.umich.edu
Search for journal articles
Search for books
Collection and Use
1. Formulate a strategy before you begin searching
2. Decide what information you are going to use…Books? Articles? Websites?
3. This will direct your research
General Information - Library homepage
General Information - Results page
General Information - Results page
General Information - Library homepage
Search for journal articles
Finding Articles - Engineering topic page
Database description
Central Search databases
Finding Articles - Off-campus access
Finding Articles - ProQuest Direct search page
Finding Articles - ProQuest Direct results page
Finding Articles - ProQuest Direct results page
Finding Articles - ProQuest Direct article page
Finding Articles - Databases A-Z : I
Finding Articles - IEEE/IET home page
Finding Articles - IEEE/IET home page
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Finding Articles - IEEE/IET home page
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Finding Articles - IEEE/IET home page
General Information - Library homepage
Search for journal articles
Finding Articles - Engineering Village
Finding Articles - Engineering Village
Finding Articles - Engineering Village (search results)
Finding Articles - Engineering Village (search results)
Finding Articles - Engineering Village (patents)
Finding Articles - Engineering Village (patents)
Finding Articles - Engineering Village (patents)
Finding Articles - Engineering Village (patents)
Finding Articles - Engineering Village (patents)
Evaluating Web Sites - http://www.dhmo.org
Evaluating Web Sites - http://www.dhmo.org
Evaluating Web Sites - http://www.dhmo.org
Evaluating Web Sites
What are things to look for on web sites? Who is the author? Is the author credible? What is the author’s agenda/bias? Is the coverage of
the issue balanced? Be wary of the site’s domain or URL Watch for hoax sites.
In person at the Library Research Center By telephone at 313-593-5563 Email at [email protected] Instant Message at umdlibrarian (AIM,
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