This tutorial will show you how to search the IEEE Xplore database for journal articles and conference papers.
You can use the skills you learn here, to find literature for your assessment tasks in most Library databases.
To get started:
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Let’s begin!
We are starting at the A-Z Database list.
• Click I • Click IEEE Xplore • Enter your username and password • You are now in IEEE Xplore
* Note: The A-Z Database list is found on the UOW Library homepage.
We are looking for journal articles and conference papers using the example topic :
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‘Discuss the concept of sustainable engineering design using examples related to the built environment’
The main search words are: sustainable AND engineering design AND built environment
Click on the image below to see how to enter the search.
In the search screen:
Search tips explained
How many results did you get?
Sometimes you'll get too many results, and other times not enough.
If you don’t get enough results you can expand your search using alternative words.
TIP: You can use the most relevant results in the list to identify alternative words.
Click on the title of the following article in your results list:
*Fuzzy Logic Based Built Environment Impact Assessment for Urban Regeneration Simulation*
Click on 'Keywords' to see a list of words and phrases that have been assigned to this article. (see image for help)
* Using the words and phrases in this list complete the activity on the next page.
'Keywords' activity
Enter a word or phrase you could use instead of “built environment”
Check answer
Enter a word or phrase you could use instead of sustainability
Enter a word or phrase you could use instead of “engineering design”
To change your search and add these new search words, click on 'Back to results' (see image for help)
You can now re-enter your search using these alternative words and phrases.
Use the back arrow on your browser to return to Advanced Search.
If you get too many results you can use 'limits' to reduce your results. Examples of limits include: content type, date range, indexed keywords and more.
Content type
In our sample question we are asked to find conference papers or journal articles
To limit by content type:
Date range
Often you will be asked to find up-to-date or current information on your topic. You can limit your results to a single year or a range.
To limit by date range:
*Any articles older than 2014 will now be excluded from your search results*
Publication Topics
You can use 'Publication Topics' to focus your search results to the most relevant to your topic.
Publication topics are drawn from index terms and describe the content of articles in your search result set.
To limit by Publication Topics:
This symbol indicates that the Full Text of the article is available via the database.
The html and pdf icons are links to the Full Text
Why do you think it might be helpful to save a pdf version of your article?
a. For referencing b. Storage c. Access anywhere
* Practice by either viewing the html link or downloading a PDF.
Remember you can use these skills for any assessment task! Practice using IEEE Xplore with your own topic.
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