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BE 100: Introduction to Bioengineering

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Finding Books

• Franklin
  Online catalog for Penn Library's collections.
  


• WorldCat
  WorldCat lists books held in many different libraries. Use BorrowDirect+ or Interlibrary Loan to order books that Penn does not hold.


• Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online Reference Books
  Large collection of full text engineering handbooks, textbooks and reference sources.
  • Biology, Biochemistry & Biotechnology Materials from Knovel


• Google Book Search
  Permits searching of the text of selected books. You must create a free account for access to some of the books. Here's the link to create an account.

• Try call numbers in R856-R857 and TP248.2 ranges (works in all campus libraries)

• Look in the regular stacks, as well as the Reference collection

Finding Journal Articles

• Pubmed
  The public access version to Medline, the premier database for biomedical literature.


• BIOSIS Previews
  The world's most comprehensive reference database in the life sciences. It covers original research reports and reviews in biological and biomedical areas.

• COMPENDEX
  The broad subject areas of engineering and applied science are comprehensively represented.


• ISI Web of Science
  Multidisciplinary database. Premiere source for citation searching.


• Scopus
  Scopus is a comprehensive abstracting and indexing database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science research literature back to the mid-1800s, including 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers

Featured Online Content

• ISI Citation Indexes Cited Reference Searching Tutorial

• BioMed Central - original research articles in journals published by BioMed Central are immediately and permanently available online without charge or any other barriers to access

• BioOne - aggregation of bioscience research journals

• IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL, IEEEXplore) - all IEEE and IEE journal and conference publications since 1988; all current IEEE standards

• Public Library of Science - non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource

• SPIE -full text of technical papers from the International Society for Optical Engineering

• AccessMedicine - includes core medical texts, clinical reviews, drug information, patient education, and many more resources

• MD Consult - full-text content of over 50 publishers and other organizations

• Optics Infobase- the Optical Society of America's online repository of both current and past volumes of all its journals

Business Resources

• Business and Industry
  Marketing is this database's strength. Search for consumer demographics, new product introductions, industry trends, market size and more.


• Reuters Business Insight
  International market research reports on the subjects of consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare and technology


• Factiva


• Euromonitor's Global Market Information Database

Encyclopedias

• AccessScience

• Wiley Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine
  

• Biology data Book, Volumes 1-3

• Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, Volumes 1-4

• American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia, Dental Library Reference RC81.A2 A497 2003

• Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Reference R857 M3E63 2004 Vol. 1 and 2

• Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Engineering Reference R856 A3 E53 2006

Handbooks

• Chemical Properties Handbook
  Physical, thermodynamic, environmental, transport, safety, and health related properties for organic and inorganic chemicals


• SourceOECD


• Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy


• Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering and Design

• Kent and Riegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology, Volumes 1 & 2

• Handbook of Biomaterial Properties
  

• Biomaterials and Bioengineering Handbook, Engineering Library R857.M3 B57 2000
  

• Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Engineering Reference R856.15.B56 2000 or Biomedical Library Reference R856.15 .B56 2000
  

• Biomedical Technology and Devices Handbook, Engineering Library R856.15 .B565 2004
  

• Handbook of Materials for Medical Devices, Engineering Library R857.M3 H365 2003
  

RefWorks & Citation Style Guides

• Citation Guides and Style Manuals

Refworks

• Refworks
  Refworks is a citation and bibliography management tool. It is free to register for all Penn Students.


• Refworks Tutorial


• Guide to Using Refworks with Library Databases

Zotero

• Zotero
  Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources

• Zotero Quick Start Guide

• Zotero Microsoft Word Plug-in

• Zotero Server Access

EndNote

• EndNote
  EndNote is an independent software that manages citations. While Penn does not provide this software, it does provide support to it's users. A web version of EndNote is available for use in ISI.

• EndNote User Guide: How to Import References in EndNote

• EndNote Tutorial with Videos

• Accessing Full-Text Journals within an EndNote Library

• Guide to Manipulating Citations in EndNote

• Troubleshooting EndNote Problems

• Using EndNote for NIH PMCID Citations

If you need any further help, would like more assistance in getting started, or can't find what you are looking for, you can always contact a Librarian:

Douglas McGee
Assistant Director for Engineering and Physical Sciences Libraries
217 Towne
Email: dmcgee@seas.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-898-8170
AIM/MSN/Yahoo:PennEngSciDir