1. Key Resources of the ISU Library
Eric Schares
Engineering & Physical Sciences Librarian
150 Parks Library
3010 Black, Wednesdays 3-5pm
June 1, 2018

2. About Me Graduate of Iowa State University Intel
B.S. Electrical Engineering, 2005
Emphasis on Microelectronics and Semiconductor Physics
Intel
Folsom, CA (2 yrs) and Portland, OR (8 yrs)
Senior Array Reliability Engineer
NAND flash memory for solid state hard drives (SSDs)
Engineering Librarian at ISU since summer of 2015
Master of Library and Information Science, Rutgers, 2012

3. Myers-Briggs Type I’m an ISTJ
How to move from small talk to big talk with each Myers Briggs personality type
ISTJ: Which [legal/workplace/organizational] rules do you think most need to be changed?
INTJ: What’s the most influential book you’ve read in the past six months?

4. Things We Will Cover Parks Library and Services Library Website
Getting access
Information resources
Demonstrations
Scopus
Compendex
Cady, S. July 17, ISU wafer tower. Retrieved from

5. Things We Will Cover Parks Library and Services Library Website
Getting access
Information resources
Demonstrations
Scopus
Compendex

6. Parks Library

7. Parks Library Collections Open 7 days/week; 5 nights until 2 am
5 floors
7 tiers
Open 7 days/week; 5 nights until 2 am
Standards Center
Free Scanners
Bookends Café

8. Research and Consultation
Ask at the Research Help Desk for help related to…
Where to search?
How to search?
What have I found?
Does the library have it?
How do I get it?
Need more help? Ask your librarian, Eric Schares
Other ways to contact the library
Chat (9am-5pm, M-F)
Phone –

9. Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery
If we don’t have something you need, don’t give up! Request it through ILL
Books, journal articles, conference papers, etc.
Free, unlimited requests to borrow items we don’t own
Document Delivery
If we have something you need, but in print only, you can request it be converted to electronic form
Book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, etc.
30 times/calendar year free, $5/request after that

10. Things We Will Cover Parks Library and Services Library Website
Getting access
Information resources
Demonstrations
Scopus
Compendex
Millard, M. Febrary16, Campanile. Retrieved from

11. lib.iastate.edu
My Library Card
Quick Search
Articles & Databases

12. Quick Search Call number to find book on shelves, Tier 6
Online access, no call number
If the book is checked in, find it on the shelf by call number and check it out with your ISUCard
If the book is checked out, you can place a recall online
Extended loan privileges
Online book renewals
Growing numbers of web-accessible e-books

14. Article Indexes & Databases
Pick an index to the research literature in your field
Indexes often have search options that are specific to the field of research covered
Look over results—revise and refine search terms
Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) or other methods for combining terms
Try variations—and keep track of what you try
Finding articles from citations
Possibilities:
An online index links directly to the article or full-text online journal—look for
An online index or another article gives the citation information without a link—look up the journal name in Quick Search or e-Journals

15. Key Databases for HCI Research
Scopus
Abstract and citation database of journals (23k), conference papers (7.7M), and books (34k)
PsycINFO
American Psychological Association
1800s to present, with unique Advanced Search
Compendex
Engineering database,14M records 1884-present
ASEE PEER
American Society for Engineering Education
Google Scholar

16. Cited Reference Searching
Starting with a relevant journal article “seed” gives you two things
List of references cited in the paper
List of future papers that cited it

17. Reference Management Software
Endnote
Mendeley
LaTeX
Zotero

18. Things We Will Cover Parks Library and Services Library Website
Getting access
Information resources
Demonstrations
Scopus
Compendex
Cady, S. July 19, Freezing fog on campus. Retrieved from

19. Backup

20. Dissertations & Theses
Iowa State dissertations can be accessed through Dissertations & Theses (in the Article Indexes & Databases list) or Quick Search
Full text of Iowa State Ph.D. dissertations since 1916 and recent master’s theses available online
Print copies of many ISU master’s and Ph.D. theses can be found in Parks Library
Full text of many non-ISU Ph.D. dissertations in Dissertations & Theses database
Digital Repository – full text of all Iowa State dissertations, theses (2007+), all open access
Print copies of older D&T’s can be found in Parks Library, lower level
D&T Database – full text of all Iowa State dissertations, master’s theses (2007+) available to ISU community only
Also includes non-ISU D&T’s

21. IMSE Library Guide - http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/imse

22. Questions?
Eric Schares Engineering & Physical Sciences Librarian 150 Parks Library