Research Guides: MS in Engineering Management (MSEM): Home

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This Guide supports the Master of Science in Engineering Management degree. It identifies the core research resources among Engineering and Business.

This degree is offered jointly through the Henri Samueli School of Engineering and the Paul Merage School of Business. For information from the schools:

Engineering MSEM page | Business MSEM page

Subject Specialists

Julia Gelfand

Engineering Librarian

949-824-4971

jgelfand@uci.edu

Annette Buckley

Business Librarian

949-824-0360

annetteb@uci.edu

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Biomedical Engineering
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Environmental Sciences
Materials Science
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Materials & Manufacturing Technology
Information & Computer Sciences
Including Computer Science, Informatics, & Statistics

Things to Do to Get Organized for Academic Year

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Stay on top of UCI Libraries' Phased Reopening Plans
When and what library services will be reopening including curbside pickup for print resources, study space, requesting online access to content, etc is scheduled according to state & county directives.
Bibliographic Management Software
Consider adopting & learning some method of BMS to use for organizing information retrieved from literature searches, to take notes. Use the Comparison chart, take a tutorial & determine if it fits in to your workstyle. Will format outputs according to different style manuals. There is definitely a learning curve so allow time. The free or open source products are Mendeley, Zotero & EndNote Basic
Collaborative Software - Overleaf
A collaborative, cloud-based LaTeX editor for the writing, editing, compiling and publishing of scientific documents. Integrated directly with Bibliographic Management Software packages. Requires registration and can be used with collaborators at other institutions.
ORCID ID
Register for this unique & persistent digital identifier to disambiguate you from other authors with the same name. Stays with you as you move on from UCI. Is used to track your publishing output. Increasingly added to all signature lines & placed on resumes/CVs,
InterLibrary Loan
For resources that are not available at UCI, please check MELVYL and submit ILL requests. Outside of a textbook for a course, please contact us before you purchase anything in order to determine if we can obtain it for you.
Access to Elsevier Sources
Elsevier is a major source of publishing in science & engineering. The University of California did not renew its consortial subscription to the journals effective 2019. For journal articles with 2019 and later imprints you will have to request via ILL by clicking on the "Get Access" link and then on the "SFX Context Sensitive Linking" & on ILL request to submit this order. There is no fee involved. Usually takes just a day or two to obtain the article.
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UCI Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholar Resource Center
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As of March 15, 2020 the UCI Libraries are not physically open. You can use all digital materials remotely and request print resources by following these directions.

Libraries' Hours & Study Space Locator

Science Library (SL)
Life sciences, physical sciences, information sciences, engineering & technology, clinical and health sciences

Langson Library (LL)
Resources in business/management, social & behavioral sciences, arts, letters & literature, and Government Information

Grunigen Medical Library (GML)
Clinical and other medical resources (located in Orange, CA)

Multimedia Resources Center (MRC)
Borrow laptops, and special computing and audiovisual equipment

Connecting from Off-Campus

Connect from Off-Campus
Please make sure that you have downloaded the VPN on all your devices in order to access licensed content at the UCI Libraries. The VPN can be downloaded on up to 5 devices. IT if you need assistance, please contact OIT at 949-824-2222.