UCLA EIS Ref Class Jan 2014 guest lecture (compressed)

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Mars Science Laboratory!Science & Engineering Reference: Probing the Heavens and the Earth

Jean Crampon, University Librarian USC Science & Engineering Library

Asst. Dir. Pub. Serv. Div. I and

Sara R. Tompson, Manager Library, Archives & Records Section

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

For Professor Mary Niles Maack's IS-‐245: Information Access – January 29, 2014

UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

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UCLA Presentation Outline

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•  Introduc*ons •  Our Users •  Science and Engineering Literature

– Print – Databases – Ques*ons

•  Reference Processes and Tools

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S & E Reference Introductions: Jean

•  Life sciences and/or engineering librarian; at USC for over 25 years

•  First professional posi*on: public library

•  Second: academic medical librarian

•  Third: Head of the Hancock Library at USC

•  Fourth: variety of posi*ons in Science & Engineering

•  Also: professional ac*vi*es

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S&E Introductions: Sara

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–  Physical sciences and/or engineering librarian for over 25 years

–  Sec*on Manager, Library, Archives and Records, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) operated by Caltech for NASA

–  Since 2007: research, document delivery, edi*ng for an engineering company founded by former colleagues

–  Academic, corporate, research posi*ons -‐ Reference and/or research required in all

–  Variety of SLA Leadership roles –  Instrument rated pilot

JPL Photo Lab. Used with permission.



Our Libraries: Introductions


–  Both arguably special libraries (and we are both ac*ve Special Libraries Associa*on/SLA members) • USC: Academic Library • JPL: Technical Library

– Organiza*onal/repor*ng structures

USC JPL



Our Users: Similarities and Differences


•  “Engineers use their colleagues as a resource more o^en than scien*sts”

•  “Scien*sts use literature more than engineers” •  “Engineers use the literature differently from sciences and o^en need different types of literature.... –  For instance, engineers read more trade journals and internal reports than scien*sts do.”

•  Engineers use conference data more than than scien*sts (our experience)

See Citations



Our Users: Changes and Trends


•  The Internet and E-‐journals encourage the Do-‐It-‐Yourself (DIY) approach

•  Informa*on overload -‐ librarians not Gatekeepers but Guides or “Informa*on Sherpas”

•  Scien*fic/Technical Informa*on Literacy and Roles

•  SPEED of informa*on • Generally, plus…

• Emergency Needs in Scitech



Our Users’ Organizations


•  Great way to learn, network, be relevant •  Can you name some?

•  Some scitech librarians speak at

this level

•  More are beginning to publish

in users’ fields

From Cyberquill Blog



Our Users’ Organizations


•  IEEE, AGU, ASIH, AFS, BSA, GSA, AMS,

ASM, etc.

•  Some have divisions for us:

•  ACS Div. of Chemical Info

•  ASEE’s ELD, etc.

From Cyberquill Blog



Scitech Resources: Literature


•  Specialized Encyclopaedias – Introduc*on for a field (both librarian and users)

•  Annual Reviews – Philosophies of a field •  Journal ar*cles – Develop a field •  Conference presenta*ons and preprints – where new ideas are shared, tested

•  Classic texts – Every discipline has some, and librarians need to be familiar – Can you name any in Physics? Math? Biology? Geology?



Scitech Resources: Literature


• Guides and bibliographies • Review ar*cles outline the organiza*on of a field, as well as genesis.

ß 1 à (see cita*ons)



Online Guides


Tutorials LibGuides



Scitech Resources: Primary


•  Current research – First hand observa*ons and/or measurements

•  Raw data –  Funding agency requirements

–  Ins*tu*onal repositories • E.g. JPL’s Technical Report Server (runs on MIT’s DSpace IR plakorm)

•  How to’s and demos – next slide…



Scitech Resources: Primary


Image from JoVE: The Journal of Visualized Experiments (see citations)



Databases - Secondary, etc.


• Choices: – Mul*disciplinary/General vs. Discipline(s)-‐specific

– Federated vs. “Discovery” – Academic level, e.g. undergraduate vs. graduate/faculty

– Subscrip*on vs. Free



Scitech Resources: Databases


Undergraduate Mul*disciplinary e.g.: – ProQuest – OmniFile Fulltext Mega: ASTA (Academic Search Complete)

– Academic One File (Gale)



Scitech Resources: Databases


Graduate, Faculty, Researchers Level examples

– Mul*disciplinary Web of Science Scopus

– Disciplines: Inspec BIOSIS Cita*on Index Compendex/EV2 GeoRef SciFinder Medline Most have overview info free at their sites



Don’t Forget Free Government Resources


For example: – USGS:

• Climate change: hmp://www.usgs.gov/science/science.php?term=168

•  Topographic maps: hmp://on.doi.gov/OqoBXr

– EPA – Many! Like: • hmp://www.epa/gov/epahome/abcdata.htm

– DOE Info Bridge: • hmp://www.os*.gov/bridge/



YOUR Burning Questions?


Stump the Librarians! (We will endeavour to determine the best

DBs for your questions)



Back to the Beginning…


…Databases We’d Choose for those topics we listed in our introducFon include:

– Space travel-‐-‐NASA Technical Reports Server, etc.

– Global climate change-‐-‐NOAA Na*onal Clima*c Data Center, etc.

– Darwin’s theory of evolu*on—BioOne, etc. – Compu*ng—ACM, INSPEC, etc. – Animals—BIOSIS, ASFA, etc. – Transporta*on—TRIS, etc.



Reference Librarians’ Competencies


•  Amen*ve, reflec*ve listeners (sponge)

•  Able to coach •  Flexible: Know when to probe – see also next slide

•  Digital and Face-‐to-‐Face literate

See citations



Reference Modalities:

•  How do scitech patrons/users/customers contact us?

– Your thoughts? – Our experiences




Newer Trends Examples: Mobile Apps, MOOCs


•  Mobile apps are exploding, and especially in science and engineering: ACS, BioOne, Elsevier, IEEE, GeoScience World, etc. etc.

•  Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) –  Universi*es, Khan Academy, etc.,



Librarians’ Professional Organizations


What’s In It for You? Lots! •  Communi*es of prac*ce •  Purchasing consor*a •  Broad (SLA, ALA, ASIS&T, ARMA, MLA,

etc.) •  Discipline-‐Focused (SLA Divisions, ACRL

Divisions, IAMSLIC, etc.) •  Robust publisher liaison programs •  Others’ Divisions (ASEE ELD, etc.)



•  http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Science_Information_Literacy_Tutorials •  O’Clair, Katherine and Davidson, Jeanne, eds. The Busy Librarian’s Guide to Information

Literacy in Science and Engineering, ACRL, 2012. http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3999

•  http://www.lib.purdue.edu/phys /assets/SciPaperTutorial.swf •  http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Competencies_for_

Chemistry_Undergraduates •  Greenhalgh, Trisha. How to Read a Paper: the Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine, 4th ed. BMJ

Bks, 2010: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002352.html •  Tenopir, Carol and Donald W. King. Communication Patterns of Engineers. NY: Wiley, 2004:

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047148492X.html –  See also: Tenopir, Carol, et al. 2005. “Relying on Electronic Journals: Reading Patterns of

Astronomers.” JASIST 56(8): 786-802 •  http://www.fmyi.com/blog/single/we_are_information_sherpas/ •  Ackerson, Linda G, ed. Literature Search Strategies for Interdisciplinary Research: A

Sourcebook for Scientists and Engineers. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2007 •  Schmidt, Diane: International Field Guides Database: http://media.library.uiuc.edu/cgi/b/bib/bix-idx

Guide to Reference and Information Sources in the Zoological Sciences. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited/ABC-CLIO, 2003. Schmidt, et al. Guide to Reference and Information Sources in Plant Biology. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited/ABC-CLIO, 2003.

Citations




Citations, continued


•  Osif, Bonnie A. Using the Engineering Literature. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2011 •  http://www.guidetoreference.org/HomePage.aspx •  http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/ •  http://www.ithacalibrary.com/sp/subjects/primary •  https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic •  http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/handle/2014/6130 •  Primary Research Group. Interna(onal Survey of Academic Library Data Cura(on Prac(ces. PRG, 2013

hmp://www.primaryresearch.com/view_product.php?report_id=415 •  hmp://www.jove.com/video/4377/dissec*on-‐culture-‐analysis-‐xenopus-‐laevis-‐embryonic-‐re*nal •  hmp://proquest.libguides.com/asfa •  hmp://www.istl.org/10-‐winter/*ps.html •  hmp://www.lib.uci.edu/how/tutorials/science_info_tutorial/ •  Kreitz, Patricia A. and JoAnn DeVries, editors. Recrui(ng, Training, and Reten(on of Science and Technology

Librarians. NY: Haworth Informa*on Press, 2007 –  Tompson, Sara. “Competencies Required! For Educa*on, Recruitment, and Reten*on” pp. 241-‐58 in the

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