Bibliographic resources and research tools for PHD students in Industrial Engineering
Course unit contents Module 1 (4 hours): Library Services: Overview of engineering libraries and their services, including local and interlibrary loans, document delivery, bibliographic references, and book purchase proposals. Search Tools: Introduction to GalileoDiscovery, the University of Padua's official library search tool. Specialized Databases: Navigation of key engineering, economics, and management databases (e.g., BSC, IEEE Xplore, Engineering Village, Reaxys, ACM Digital Library, ASTM Compass, DieselNET, Total Materia, and BSOL). Citation Databases: Utilization of major citation databases, specifically Scopus (Elsevier) and Web of Science (ISI). Bibliometrics: Understanding bibliometric indicators and the metrics used for evaluating the quality of scientific publications. [...]
