BE 191 - Introduction to Applications in Bioengineering

Contents

This guide provides links to selected resources for this course.

These are just places to start.

If you don't find what you are looking for, try the Biology Subject Guide, the Engineering Subject Guide, or contact me.

You can call me, email me, or stop by during my office hours.

Check out the Basic Library Research Handbook for information on how to use the UH Manoa Library.

• Finding Books in Voyager and the Library
• Finding Journal Articles
• Patent Information
• U.S. Government Reports
• Writing Aids

= Resource only available to authorized UH Manoa users.

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Finding Books in Voyager and the Library

Hawaii Voyager | Search Guide (pdf)

Hawaii Voyager is the catalog for all of the University of Hawaii libraries. Search Hawaii Voyager for books, journals, videos, and more. Do not use it to find specific journal articles on a topic. Go to Finding Journal Articles for links to those tools.

Map of the call number locations in Hamilton Library (pdf)

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Finding Journal Articles

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Technical Library: 1999 - present

Searchable database of full text of all ASAE technical documents including journals, conference proceedings, standards, technical meetings, and books.

Compendex via Engineering Village: 1970 - present

A comprehensive index of engineering literature; citations with abstracts to international engineering journals, conference proceedings, technical reports, and trade publications.

Google Scholar via UHM

Allows you to search in Google and retrieve only scholarly literature. Using this Library link will allow you to access the full-text via the Fulltext @ My Library link.

SciFinder Scholar: 1907-present

Database is the premier index of chemical research and patents. SciFinder Scholar requires special client software to be installed on each authorized user's computer. Contact the Science & Technology Reference Department (sciref@hawaii.edu) to obtain a copy of the software. Access available on authenticated computers in Hamilton Library 1st floor addition. NOTE: SciFinder Scholar does not allow wireless access.

Learning to Use SciFinder Scholar at UHM

Scitopia

A free search tool for documents, patents and government data from 15 science and technology societies plus the patent offices of the U.S. Japan, and Europe. NOTE: The UH Manoa Library subscribes to many of the journals included in Scitopia. You will not be able to link directly to full text from Scitopia if you are outside the Library. UH Manoa students, faculty and staff should use the Library's electronic resources gateway at http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/ to access the Library's full-text subscriptions.

Web of Science (Science Citation Index Expanded): 1980 - present | Web of Science Search Guide (pdf) | Cited Reference Search Guide (pdf)

Multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the sciences. Allows searching to find papers that have cited a particular paper as well as searching by topic or author.

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Patent Information

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U.S. Government Reports

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Writing Aids

Avoiding Plagiarism

Web site from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab

Citation Guides & Style Manuals

Links to a selection of Web-accessible style guides

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask

Step by step guidelines from UC Berkeley Library

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Last updated on 18 November 2009 (Eileen Herring: eherring@hawaii.edu)