SUBJECT   LIBRARIAN   for   PHYSICS


Michael Parkinson  MA (Hons), MLIS, BSc, RLIANZA
Subject Librarian: Mathematics, Statistics, & Physics
Supporting individual research and teaching needs
Available most hours at:
Room M13, Level M, General Library
Phone: +64 9 3737599 ext. 85858
m.parkinson@auckland.ac.nz
Also available, during most lecture weeks:
THURSDAYS 14.00-15.15, Breakout/Tea room, Level 4 Science Centre (Bldg 303)
   

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Dr David Krofcheck (Physics Dept)

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Science Information Services

Aims: To support, facilitate, and enhance the research, study, and teaching activities of the graduate students, academic staff, and researchers.
If you don't know which resource to use, or how to use it, ask your Subject Librarian.

Research Skills & Information Skills for Physics: a brief overview of core skills

Your Subject Librarian offers the following services:

Research Consultation
Designing a search strategy
Using electronic resources
Managing your citations and bibliography
One-on-one training with resources applicable to your area of research
Current Awareness
The results from personally tailored database searches (e.g. Scopus, Web of Science), emailed to you weekly
Collection management
You may recommend the purchase of library materials through your Subject Librarian
Database tutorials
Tutorials can be arranged in advance for your undergraduate or postgraduate class.   Resources include ...
Subject-Specific Resources
INSPEC; Optics InfoBase
Relevant Full-text Resources, including e-books
SpringerLink; ScienceDirect; CRCnetBASE ; IOP Science - Journals
Multidisciplinary Scientific Resources
Scopus ; Web of Science; ProQuest Dissertations & These database (formerly Digital Dissertations); NZ Science
Citation Searching & bibliometrics
Scopus ; Web of Science; Journal Citation Reports; ResearcherID
Other enquiry-specific resources, as required, including
IEEE Xplore; SciFinder Scholar (web version) ; MathSciNet; Zentralblatt MATH Database; Compendex; Also EndNote; and many other resources on request — including books!

The subject librarian service is free for staff and students ... to help you get the most out of the Library, its resources, and its services.

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Last updated 2012-05-18