CM3410 Distillation/Brewing Project Library Resources

Sean Clancey, Instructor and CEO

Dave Lepse, Librarian (JRVP Library, Room 202, dlepse@mtu.edu, 487-1443)

 

Guide to the Library - http://www.lib.mtu.edu/about/MTU_Library_Guide.pdf

Answers your questions about the basics of using the MTU Library.

 

For Assistance

         The librarys home page includes links to online library tours, maps, and tutorials.

         For a copy of this guide and for lists of resources recommended for specific classes, select Course Guides.

         For individual assistance or instruction from a librarian, visit the Reference & Information desk on 2^nd floor, phone 487-2507, or use e-mail or instant messaging by clicking Ask a Librarian on the Librarys website.

 

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) access to items from other libraries.

Requests are made through ILLiad, the personalized online ILL account system.  After your initial registration is complete, use ILLiad to request books and articles.   ILLiad also allows you to track the status of your requests and cancel requests. 

ILL requests may also be made directly through most research databases such as WorldCat, CSA Metadex, and Compendex.  Follow the HuskyFetch menu options and select "Get Item from another Library via ILLiad."  Please be sure to check the JRVP Library holdings before submitting a request directly from a database.

Locating Books & Periodicals

Books are located on the Third Floor in the Main Collection, shelved by Library of Congress call number.

Periodicals are shelved by Library of Congress call number in these locations:

CURRENT JOURNALS (1^st Floor): Recent issues kept here until bound or reissued in microfilm/fiche.

SERIALS COLLECTION (Garden Level): Bound periodicals.

MICROFORMS AREA (2nd Floor): Microfilm & Microfiche cabinets located on west side of 2nd floor.

E-Journals: The Library subscribes to an increasing number of journals which provide electronic versions of their publications online. Access them through the Librarys web page.

 

Reference Collection - 2^nd Floor

The Reference Collection is a good place to collect background information on an issue or start your research. The collection is arranged by subject, using the Library of Congress Classification System (LCCS) call numbers. An outline of the system is available at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html.

 

 

Suggested reference materials

 

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology TP 9 .E56 REF and online

Index includes entries for specific compounds.

 

Knovel Interactive Library: Introductory Package - Combines essential and authoritative reference books and databases from more than 30 science and technology publishers and professional societies, including complete access to Chemical Properties Handbook, Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, Perry's Chemical Engineering Handbook, and much more.

 

ThomasNet

Industrial search engine that provides one source for finding the exact product, service, or supplier they need - at the exact time they need it. ThomasNet also gives buyers direct access to the detailed information they need to make a purchasing or specifying decision, including line-item product details, CAD drawings, and more.

 

Encyclopedia of Microbiology QR 9 .E53 1992 REF

Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing & Design TP 9 .E66 REF

Ullmanns Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry TP 9 .U57 2003 REF

Encyclopedia of Food Science & Technology TP 368.2 .E62 1992 REF

Encyclopedia of Polymer Sciences & Engineering TP 1037 .E46 1985 REF

Indexes include entries for Beer and/or Brewing.

 

 

JRVP Online Catalog

Contains records of materials owned by the MTU Library.

Two search interfaces, Basic and Keyword allow the user to search for items by author, title, subject, call number, ISBN/ISSN, or keyword(s.) Catalog records include bibliographic and location information for items retrieved in your search. Use the Location, Status, Call Number information to find an item in the Library collections.

 

 

Journal, magazine, and newspaper article databases

 

Database Keyword Search Tips http://www.lib.mtu.edu/reference/tutorials/databasekeyword.aspx

 

To find citations to recent articles from journals, conference proceedings, and other publications, go to the Librarys web page and select E-Resources & E-Alerts. The resulting screen offers four search options for finding databases or electronic journals: (1) Keyword search of database titles and/or descriptions, (2) E-Resources A-Z to browse an alphabetical list by title (3) Search by Subject Headings, (4) Search by Provider.

 

Here are some recommended databases:

 

ABI/Inform (1971 Present)

Scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

 

Academic OneFile

Full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, and more. Allows researcher to limit searches to "peer-reviewed publications".

 

Agricola First Search (1970-present)

Indexes publications in agricultural sciences, including food science and chemistry.

 

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (ASTA) FirstSearch (1983-present)

Indexes and abstracts articles in every area of science, engineering, and technology from trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies, and specialized subject periodicals.

 

Biological Sciences - Cambridge Scientific (1982-present)

Indexes over 6000 publications in the biological sciences.

 

Compendex (1969-present)

Indexes publications in all engineering disciplines, applied physics, electronics, materials science and related fields in science and management worldwide back to 1970. Also provides access to engineering web-site abstracts, patents, engineering handbooks and more.

 

HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Bank)

HSDB is part of TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork), a cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas. It includes Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER), Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS), Genetic Toxicology (Gene-Tox), Tox Town, Household Product Database, Haz-Map, and TOXMAP. In addition it includes TOXLINE, DART/ETIC, Toxics Release Inventory. Finaly, TOXNET also includes ChemIDplus.

 

SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts from 1967 to the present for substance information, 1907 to the present for bibliographic information)

Select Standalone Application and follow instructions that appear on the screen.

The JRVP Library is licensed to provide SciFinder Scholar to one user at a time, so if you try to access it and it's not available, just wait a few minutes and try again. A link to a SciFinder Scholar tutorial is available on the Librarys web page also, and the Chemical Abstracts Service web page provides an overview of SciFinder Scholar at http://www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR/resources.html.

 

Web of Science

ISI Citation Indexes (Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index), which contain multidisciplinary, high quality research information from the world's leading science, social science and art and humanities journals.

 

WorldCat FirstSearch

A worldwide library catalog useful for finding out what books have been published on a particular subject.

 

 

Michigan and Federal Laws, Licensing and Regulation

 

Lexis-Nexis Academic (Found under Databases) Click on Legal to access Federal and State codes, cases, and other legal information. See options under Legal Searches on the right side of the screen.

 

Lexis-Nexis Congressional (Found under Databases) Congressional publications, including the Code of Federal Regulations

 

Selecting Government Documents on the Librarys website will lead you to a variety of state and federal government publications.

 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) - http://www.atf.gov/

Includes regulations and bureau publications.

 

State of Michigan www.michigan.gov

Areas of possible interest under Business & Economic Growth include Environmental Quality, Labor & Economic Growth, and Licensing & Permits.

 

Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/

Legislative information from the Library of Congress. Includes the U.S. Code.

 

USA.gov www.usa.gov

Searches millions of Federal and state government sites. Leads to information of interest to business such as guides to laws and regulations for specific industries.

 

 

Patents

 

Google Patent Search

With Google Patent Search, you can now search the full text of the U.S. patent corpus and find patents that interest you.

 

Patents database from US Patent and Trademark Office

US patents are primarily covered. Provides both bibliographic and full-text searching. Using the classification system is an important method for finding patents.

 

Access Note: Viewing full-page images requires a TIFF image browser plug-in. Links to plug-ins are at http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/plugins/index.html.

If you do not have a TIFF image browser plug-in or would rather view the patent as a pdf you can enter the patent number at http://www.pat2pdf.org.

 

The European Patent Office

This database enables you to search the patent applications published by the European Patent Office over the last 24 months (for EP patents older than 24 months you should select the worldwide database option).

 

 

 

Suggested public websites

 

American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC)

To search for abstracts of presentations from ASBC Annual Meetings

 

Artisan Distilling: a Guide for Small Distilleries / Kris Arvid Berglund. 2004: Michigan State University and Lulea University of Technology, Sweden.

 

Beer Judge Certification Program

 

Brewhaus home distillation supplies

 

Master Brewers Association of the Americas

The web site allows you to view posters from annual meeting poster presentations.

 

Michigan Beer Finder

 

 

 

Finding Peer-Reviewed (Refereed) Journals

 

Periodical Directories Identifying Peer-Reviewed Journals

Ulrichs Periodicals Directory Z 6947 .U5 REF DESK

Magazines for Libraries (Katz) Z 6941 .K2 REF DESK

 

Periodical Indexes

Some of the periodical indexes listed under E-Resources on the Librarys web page (http://www.lib.mtu.edu/) allow you to limit your search to Refereed journals.

 

Guidelines for Identifying Peer-reviewed Journals

Consult these web sites offered by other institutions.

http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/tutorial/section3_1.html

http://www.lib.waldenu.edu/serials.html

 

Evaluating Information Sources - Consult these sites provided by other institutions:

Identifying Research Articles: http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/tutorial/section3.html

Identifying Scientific Journals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_journal

Evaluating Web Sites: http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html

 

Citation and style guides

List of resources compiled by librarians from this library.

AIChE Style Guide for Authors and Speakers