LAWRENCE TECH LIBRARY

Portal to information resourceshttp://library.ltu.edu/http://my.ltu.edu/

Presented by Gretchen WeinerContact 248.204.3000 or email refdesk@ltu.edu

Library Web Site

HAVE A PLAN

• Access Library resources from home or from the Library

• Visit the Library to locate material and ask questions

• Identify relevant materials not available at LTU

• Off campus authentication is your BlackBoard login

STARTING A LITERATURE SEARCH

• Develop a list of keywords and subject headings

• Develop a list of authors/experts in your field

• Bibliographies in articles you read• Use a tracking system such as or

RefWorks (LTU subsc) or Zotero (free)

Bibliographic Management Tool

• Learn the ins and outs before you begin your research

• Save your citations as you research• Refworks available to all current LTU

faculty, staff & students• Zotero – a plugin that runs on your Firefox

browser

FINDING INFORMATION

• Where to start?

• Google• Google Scholar• Proprietary

databases at LTU

BOOKS

• TechCat, the LTU Catalogue– Print or Electronic

• WorldCat• MeLCAT• Reciprocal Lenders• Michicard• Interlibrary loan (ILL) allow time

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Journals – Indexes – which ones – Is the material full-text or citation only– Credibility issues– Permissions & copyright

LTU STARTING POINTS

• Business, Leadership, Management databases

• Many NOT all articles are full text– Business Source Complete– Emerald Management Xtra– LexisNexis– Academic OneFile– General OneFile

LTU STARTING POINTS

• Science and Technology databases– Engineering Village– ScienceDirect– Scopus– IEEE Xplore (all journals, proceedings &

standards, but NOT draft standards)– SAE Papers – automotive– NTIS – coming soon

OTHER POSSIBILITIES…

• See the Search Databases by Subject link on the library home page – Lists of recommended databases or

indexes for a variety of subject areas• MANAGEMENT & IT• ENGINEERING• NEWSPAPERS• GENERAL• ETC.

Databases by Subject

Management & IT Databases

Full Text

• Much full text is available electronically, BUT -

• Not everything is on the web and not everything is free

• LinkSource - Look for the icon or statement in article records - if the full text is available LinkSource will find it

• A to Z – find out if a particular journal is available electronically

Search , Refine, Locate

• Search Business Source Complete for systems logistics

• Limit by Boolean/Phrase to reduce the number of hits or add some of the other optional limits such as publication type or date

• Select a record and look for the LinkSource icon or statement

Enter search terms and add limits

Hitlist

Additional options/limiters

Full record

LinkSource - will look for an electronic version of the article

and link to it if possible

JOURNALS: ELECTRONIC OR PRINT?

• Have a citation, find the text…• Click the LinkSource button in an article

citation• Identify LTU’s access to electronic journals

through A to Z• Identify LTU’s print subscription titles in

TechCat, the library catalogue

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

• On the shelf at LTU– Not on campus? Place a request for the book

from your library account in TechCat & pick it up later

• MeLCAT – – Books may be requested by YOU online and

picked up at LTU or your local public library• Personal visit to another library

– reciprocal– Michicard (available at LTU Circ desk)

• ILL (Interlibrary loan) fee, lead time

Research Assistance -RefWorks will make your life easier

• RefWorks – bibliographic management tool that helps you collect and manage references; add notes, descriptors, urls to keep track of citations–More information through the library

website–Available to current students, faculty

& staff

REFWORKS

• Web based, set up personal account & access through Library website

• Create bibliographies• Share folders• Write-N-Cite

A WORD ON PLAGIARISM

• Plagiarism is REALLY serious• What is it?• How to avoid it?

– Develop good writing habits– Use a bibliographic management tool– Use your template – Know your style guide

• Copyright links– Website & wiki

Things to Remember

• Network login• BlackBoard login• Banner ID• Off campus authentication• TechCat “My Account” feature• MelCat• RefWorks

QUESTIONS ?

• Visit the Library online or in person• Call the Library 248.204.3000• Email the Library refdesk@ltu.edu• Ask a Librarian via chat• Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Try This

• Does the LTU library have a print subscription to Logistics Management?

• Is Logistics Management available electronically?

• Does the library have a subscription or access to the European Journal of Operational Research?