The document provides an overview of the role of a librarian in residence at the University of Notre Dame. It discusses how librarians acquire and organize resources, assist faculty and students in research, and teach information literacy skills. Examples of resources covered include books, journals, databases, citations tools, and subject guides.

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Naomi Bishop
Librarian in Residence

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* Why do we do it?
* When do we do it?
* What are some examples of research in day – to- day life?

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What we do…
* acquire and organize information resources (like books,
journals, and electronic databases);
* assist faculty, staff, and graduate/ undergraduate students in
identifying and using the resources;
* and strive to preserve resources for future users as a record
of collective knowledge
* Teach, train, and help researchers, professors,
administrators, and students do their jobs.

5. Information Literacy n. the ability to
identify, locate, analyze, synthesize, and
present information to solve a specific
problem.
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* http://engineering.library.nd.edu

7. Books
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• Catalog Plus
• Classic Catalog
• World Cat
Articles
• Engineering Quick Search
• Google Scholar
E-journals
• E-journal Locator
• E-journals by subject
Databases
• Databases by subject
• Most used databases
• Newspapers
E-books
• E-book collections
• Search Catalog
Citations
• Refworks

8. • Search and Find
Homepage • Help and Guides
• Subjects A-Z… more
Search and
Find • Engineering (departments)
• Course pages and Research Guides
Help and
Guides • Starting your research
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* Conference Proceedings
* Dissertations and Theses
* ESTEEM
* Engineering Societies and Publishers
* Energy Studies
* Standards
* Technical Reports

12. Databases
* Full text articles
* Citations and abstracts to journal articles
* Directories of information (companies, etc.)
* Many reference books compiled into one source
E-journals
E-journals by category
E-journal collections
Ebooks
Search for articles
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13. * Reaxys
* SciFinder
* Web of Science
* CRC handbook of chemistry and physics
* SPIE Digital Library
* Knovel
* IEEE Xplore
* Compendex
* PubMed
* GeoRef
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* INSPEC
* ACM Digital Library
* ASTM Digital Library (Standards Online)

14. * Course reserves
* Interlibrary loan
* Document delivery
* MyAccount: renew, recall books
* Approval books
Engineering Blog
* http://ndengineeringlibrary.blogspot.com/
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15. *G Geography 70.4 Remote sensing
* GB Physical Geography 400-649 Geomorphology
651-2998 Hydrology
* GC Oceanography
* Q-QR Life Science (Q)
Q Science 295 System Theory
300-337 Cybernetics
350-387 Information theory
QA Mathematics 75-76.9 Computer science
800-939 Analytical mechanics
QB Astronomy 591 Lunar geology 601 Planetary geology
QC Physics
QD Chemistry 505 Catalysis 901-999 Crystallography
QE Geology
QH Biology 513 Bioengineering
QP Physiology 303 Biomechanics 363 Neural networks
QR Microbiology 53 Biotechnology

16. TG Bridge Engineering
*R Medicine 850-895 TJ Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical engineering TK Nuclear, Electrical
*S Agriculture 590 Soil Engineering
science TL Motor Vehicles, 500-777
* Engineering & Technology Aeronautics
(TK-TX) 787-4050
T Technology Astronautics Aeronautical
Engineering
TA Civil Engineering
TN Metallurgy
TA 164 Biomedical Engineering
TP Chemical Engineering
TC Hydraulic and Ocean
Engineering TS Manufacturing
TD Environmental Technology
TE Highway Engineering
* U-Z Military Science (U-V)
TH Building Construction
TF Railroads

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21. * Always remember to cite your sources using a standard
format.
Failure to cite is plagiarism!!
* If you’re not sure how to do something, just ask us!
Naomi Bishop, nbishop1@nd.edu Librarian in Residence
Carol Brach, brach10@nd.edu Engineering Librarian
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