1. Orientation: Mechanical EngineeringKathleen Baril, Heterick MemorialLibrary

2. What we will coverHow to findpatentsHow tofindarticlesHow tofindbooks 3. Research Tools 4. Catalogs for locatingbooks, maps, musicalscores, govt. documents,etc. Our catalog is calledPOLAR.Databases usually forlocating periodical andnewspaper articles, butmay cover othermaterials as well.Library Research Tools 5. Finding Books: Library Catalog 6. Find Books: Library CatalogSearch by keyword for handbooks, dictionaries orencyclopedias. 7. Keyword SearchLooks in several locations (usually subject, articletitle, abstracts or contents)Does not require an exact matchGenerates comparatively large number of hits (notprecise)Good if you are not familiar with terminologyLook for the same or similar words which keepappearing 8. Subject SearchLooks in one place subjectUsually requires an exact match betweenyour term and a pre-set list of termsPrecise (motion pictures -- review)Can be used after keyword search hasidentified specific subjects 9. Find Books: Library CatalogResults Page, use the call number to find thebook on the librarys shelves. 10. Find Books: OhioLINK OhioLINK is a consortium of most of thecollege and university libraries in Ohio. You may request items from the OhioLINKcatalog to be delivered to the ONU library. Requests generally arrive in 5-7 workingdays. No charge. May renew 3 times. 11. Find Books: OhioLINK 12. Find Books: OhioLINKDefaults to a keyword search, type inkeywords to search. 13. Find Books: OhioLINKResults Page for OhioLINK, click on Request button tohave an item sent to your library. 14. Find Books: Ebooks - SpringerThe Springerebooks collectioncontains manyonline booksconcerningengineering.These books canbe accessed 24/7online. 15. Find Books: Ebooks - Springer 16. Find Books: Ebooks - SpringerUncheck the box,so that you willsee the books thatyou have access toat Ohio NorthernUniversity.If left checked,you will seematerials you donot have accessto. 17. Popular versus ScholarlyPeriodicalsMagazines or Popular Periodicals Glossy pages and lots of pictures Edited by magazine editors Articles usually written by staffjournalists Short articles Targeted to general audiencesScholarly Journals/Periodicals Peer-reviewed Longer Citations/Bibliography Written by scholars, experts in the field ofstudy Targeted to scholars, students in a particularfield of study 18. Peer Review ProcessThe researcher writesup his or her researchand submits it to ajournal.The journal editorreceives the articleand sends it on topeer reviewers.Peer reviewers read thearticle and send commentsback to editor.After peer review, theeditor may send thearticle back to theresearcher for revisions.After reviews andrevisions,Publication! 19. CompendexWhat is Compendex? Compendex is an engineering database thatcovers the engineering literature from 190engineering disciplines. Indexes journal articles, conference articles,conferences proceedings, book chapters,etc. Index database, so you must link out to findthe full-text of the materials in thisresource. 20. CompendexChoose databaseslike Compendexfrom theDatabases tab,by title or bysubject. 21. CompendexEnter keywords in search boxes. 22. CompendexLimit document types to just journal articles,conference articles or monograph chapters. 23. Compendex: Results PageClick on Show preview to view an abstract or short summaryof the article. 24. Compendex :Results PageClick on the symbol noted above to find if the library has fulltext of the article or conference paper. Works best forjournal articles. 25. Compendex: Results PageUse the Refine results box to limit your search. Controlledvocabulary contains subject headings. Other helpful limits includelanguage and year. 26. CompendexClick on the above symbol to locatethe full-text of the article that youare looking for.For monograph chapters, search thelibrary catalog. 27. CompendexAfterclicking on :You will choose a link from thebox below to access the full textof the article. 28. CompendexPlease note that many of the materials in Compendex willnot be available in Heterick Memorial Librarys collections,especially conference papers and proceedings.Please utilize Interlibrary Loan to request articles from otherlibraries. Email ill@onu.edu or utilize the form from theresults link (see below). 29. PatentsWhat is a patent?A patent is the grant of a property right to aninventor. In the United States, the patent can beheld for 20 years from the date the patent wasfiled. 30. PatentsWhy look for a patent?To see if anyone else hasalready created what youwant to patent. 31. Patents United StatesWhat is a patent?A patent is an intellectual property rightgranted by the Government of the United Statesof America to an inventor to exclude othersfrom making, using, offering for sale, or sellingthe invention throughout the United States orimporting the invention into the United Statesfor a limited time in exchange for publicdisclosure of the invention when the patent isgranted.From http://www.uspto.gov/patents/. 32. Patent Resources: USPTOUnited States Patent and Trademark Office Searches United States Patents back to 1790. Available online. 33. Patent Resources: USPTOOnce youcomplete yoursearch, click onthe patentnumber or titleto read thecompletepatent. 34. Patents Resources: USPTOClick on images to see the original patent documentwhich will contain the illustrations and the completepatent information. 35. Patent Resources:USPTOComplete Image of Patent. 36. Patents : Research StrategyFor further guidancewhen searching UnitedStates patents, follow theUSPTO quick guide steps,found athttp://www.uspto.gov/products/library/ptdl/services/7_Step_US_Patent_Search_Strategy_Guide_2014.pdf. 37. Patent Resources:Derwent Innovations IndexDerwent Innovations Index This resource searches 40 worldwide patent-issuingauthorities back to 1963. 38. Librarians: Always here to help 39. Need Help? Ask at the Reference Desk or call for help: x2185 Contact us by email: reference@onu.edu Make an individual appointment with a librarian for moreextensive research assistance. Librarians on duty: Monday Thursday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM