BEN 111: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 1

To search for information, there are two important things to do before you start:

1. determine what academic disciplines are likely to cover the information you need
2. determine possible keywords you can use for your search

Here's an example:

• Topic - patient ventilator tubing materials
• Academic Disciplines - Engineering, Medicine
• Possible Keywords - ventilators, tubing, materials, connectors

Choose tools that cover the academic areas you have identified, to search for journal articles. (Tip: Ask a librarian if you are not sure which databases to use!)

Citing the sources we use to provide information for our research is a vital and expected practice of all researchers, including all engineers.

There are many different types of citation formats, such MLA, APA, and CSE.

Some of the databases provide ways to get a pre-formatted citation, but some do not.  If you cannot find a pre-formatted citation, here are some guides to help you put the information into the correct format:

• MLA (Modern Language Association) 
• APA (American Psychological Association), 7th edition
• CSE (Council of Science Editors)

Whichever citation style you use, the important thing is to be consistent throughout your work.

Tools to help you get past Paywalls and to the full text of an article.

Mendeley Official Website

Mendeley Quick Start (Taubman Health Sciences Library, UMichigan)

Installing the plugin for MIcrosoft Word:

UMaine does not allow downloads from the Microsoft App Store, so if you are using Microsoft Office 365 through the University, you will not be able to use Mendeley Cite. However, you will be able to install a plugin that gives you access to your Mendeley citations.

Here's how: With Office completely closed, open your Mendeley installation, and in choose "Tools".  Click on  "Install MS Word Plugin" in the pulldown. Then, open Word, choose the References tab, and you'll see that Mendeley is installed.

Also, under Tools, install the Web Importer.