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ORCID iD
Heads up researchers! Beginning FY 2020 (October 2019) Federal funders now require ORCID iD registration for all new fellowship, research training, education, and career development proposals.

(See https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-109.html for the original notice.) ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-based effort to provide a registry of unique digital researcher identifiers. These unique identifiers help identify articles written by the same author using various forms of his, her, or their names. This registry also provides a way to link research activities, such as publication and data set creation, to these identifiers. Beyond the federal funding requirements, you’ll be doing the research community a favor by participating – the more the ORCID buy-in, the further along we all get toward the goal of seamless, comprehensive and accurate compilation of individual authors’ works. Submit ORCID on grants, publications, data sets, etc
MRS Online Proceedings Library
The MRS OPL has a new web presence on the Cambridge University Press Platform. Check out new links to the MRS journals.
Journal of Materials Research
full coverage from 1986+
ASTM Standards & Engineering Digital Library
ASTM Compas is the major database for standards issued by the American Society for testing and materials. Includes full text current and historical standards, and all other publications issued by ASTM: e-books, symposia, journal articles.
Reuters Science News
Global news summaries about latest science events, policies and findings from news wires and media outlets.
ScienceWatch
Tracks trends and performance in global scientific research since 1989 and includes interview, competitive intelligence, data and rankings, special topics.

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Introduction

Materials Science at UCI focuses on the development of new materials and new applications for materials in engineering. Collections include coverage of nanomaterias, nanostructures, nanoelectronics, nanodevices, nanocharacterization, packaging materials, materials for advanced energy and fuel cells, biocompatible materials, soft and smart materials, electronic and photonic materials, hybrid materials and multifunctional materials. The materials may include polymers, ceramics, glass, metals, alloys, synthetics, concrete, etc. There is a wide range of information products to support the study of materials science and its many applications in product development and other defined areas. Significant growth in the collections for crystallography and crystal structures is most prominent.

Copying/Printing at the Libraries

Beginning in Fall, 2008 the UCI PhotoID will serve as your copy card for copying and xeroxing. It requires that money be added to it by inserting it in one of the Regenerator machines found throughout the UCI Libraries. Enter a few dollars at a time and add to it when it is depleted. Costs will be debited at the rate of 8 cents per copy or xerox made; 12 cents per page of printing.

Evaluating Information

When using Online or Internet Resources, consider Search Engines vs. metasites - evaluate resource - consider domain - .edu, .com, .gov, .org, etc.

Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources - or Evaluation Techniques for Internet Resources

Authority control - authorship - who, affiliation, where
Currency - note the date, the update, does it reflect the right period of time
Evaluate the source - establish criteria that is meaningful to covering the topic
Citing Internet resources - URL & date of the search
Capturing and citing
Copying

Liaison Librarian

Julia Gelfand

Contact:

Office: Science Library 228

Phone: 949-824-4971

EMail: jgelfand@uci.edu

Subjects:Engineering, Information & Computer Science, Physical Sciences, Social Ecology

Library Hours during Academic Year 2019-20

During Fall Quarter, UCI Libraries will have the following Hours.

Monday-Thursday from 8am-11pm

Friday from 8am-6pm

Saturday from 1-5pm - no librarian on duty

Sunday from 1-9pm

Use Study Space Locator to reserve space for group meetings or study rooms.

Gateway Commons will be open Monday-Thursday 8am-3am; Friday from 8am-9pm; Saturday from 5-9pm; Sunday from 5pm - 3am.

The Reference Desk is open only at the Langson Library. There is no Reference Service at the Science Library. Please contact me with any questions at jgelfand@uci.edu

All Libraries will be closed Monday, November 11 for Veterans Day; Thursday/Friday, November 28-29 for Thanksgiving and will be open 24 hours from December 9-16 for Final Exams.

If you are leaving the libraries or walking around the campus alone after dark, please contact Campus Safety Escorts at 949-824-7233 for a free ride to any campus residence hall, parking lot or nearby apartment complex.