Navigating Technical Information Sources in Engineering: Standards and Patents | GRTR280



Description

Beyond journal articles, there are other information sources that may be useful for your engineering design project, such as standards and codes, technical reports and white papers, and patents and trademarks. In this workshop, we will look at the characteristics of these technical sources in order to better navigate them when searching and discovering information for your design. There will be discussions about the nature of scholarly sources and the basics of intellectual property. You will get to try out relevant library databases (e.g. CSA OnDemand) and free online tools (e.g. Google Patents) that help you access technical information. This workshop should be of interest to students in engineering and computer science, but all are welcome. 

Learning Objectives

At the end of this workshop, participants will:
  • Recognize the nature of technical information in terms of its purpose, scope, and availability.
  • Understand the basics of how inventions are patented
  • Search and browse key platforms and databases for technical information

Leaders Information

Chloe Lei is the Teaching & Research Librarian for Engineering & Computer Science at Concordia Library.



How it works

Event details

Workshop location

Online

Start date

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

End date

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Workshop days

Tuesday

Time

From 13:00 to 15:00

Instructors

Chloe Lei

Hosts

Basak Tozlu

Capacity

7 / 30

Registration deadline

Saturday, November 4, 2023