Subject guides
Here you will find the library's subject guides - collections of resources and tips to help you search, review and use information in your studies and projects.
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Summon@BTH
Start in Summon@BTH! Here you can find our printed books and all electronic articles, books, essays, conferences and theses that are in the literature databases we subscribe to. In the Summon@BTH discovery service, you can search simultaneously in everything in the library catalog and in the electronic articles, books, conferences and dissertations that are in the databases we subscribe to.
Library databases
You can filter the list to find what suits you - for example, articles and encyclopedias in computer science or e-books on sustainable development. You can also browse the A-Z list if you already know which database you are looking for.
Encyclopedias
A good way to help you define and identify keywords is to use the encyclopedias that the library subscribes to in your subject.
E-books
Remember that you must search for e-books via Summon or the library databases, otherwise you will not be able to access them.
General resources
Databases and search engines
- Summon@BTH - search portal for our printed books, e-books and all electronic resources available in the literature databases we subscribe to.
- Encyclopedias
- Databases
- Journals - to see journals available for BTH
- Databases with proceedings - to find papers presented at conferences
- Citation databases to see how many times articles have been cited
- Databases containing standards - for example IEEE standards, Swedish and ISO standards.
- Databases of theses and dissertations
- Search engines for scientific literature on the internet
Information searching, source criticism and academic writing
- Academic writing and reference management
- Searching, reviewing and using information - digital course in information retrieval External link, opens in new window.
- Writingguide.se External link, opens in new window.
- Refero – A guide to academic integrity and reference management
Academic publishing
Do you need help?
The library offers individual guidance in information searching. You can book a librarian for support in your studies.
Computer Science
Library resources for those studying: Computer Science, AI and Machine Learning, Computer Security or IT Security
E-books for computer science
Articles in databases
If you want to do more advanced searches for scientific articles in the field of computer science, you can start your search in the Scopus reference database. If you want to get hold of the article in full text, use BTH's link service GetIt@BTH.
Proceedings
Proceedings or conference proceedings can be found in the reference databases Scopus and Web of Science or in the full-text databases ACM, IEEE or Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer).
References
Contact librarians
Eva Norling
Phone: 0455-38 51 32
E-mail: eva.norling@bth.se
Carl Johannesson
Phone: 0455-38 51 14
E-mail: carl.johannesson@bth.se
Anette Pettersson
Phone: 0455-38 51 19
E-mail: anette.pettersson@bth.se
Maryam Shabanzad
Phone: 0455-38 51 07
E-mail: maryam.shabanzad@bth.se
Game and Software Engineering
Library resources for readers: Game and Software Engineering, Game Programming, and Web Programming.
E-books
Articles in databases
If you want to do more advanced searches for scientific articles in the field of computer science, you can start your search in the reference database Scopus. If you want to get hold of the article in full text, use BTH's link service GetIt@BTH.
Proceedings
Proceedings or conference proceedings can be found in the reference databases Scopus and Web of Science or in the full-text databases ACM, IEEE or Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer).
References
In games and software engineering, game programming, and web programming, the IEEE style is most often used to write references. Use the guide to write correct and consistent references.
Contact librarians
Eva Norling, Department of Computer Science
Phone: 0455-38 51 32
E-mail: eva.norling@bth.se
Carl Johannesson
Phone: 0455-38 51 14
E-mail: carl.johannesson@bth.se
Anette Pettersson
Phone: 0455-38 51 19
E-mail: anette.pettersson@bth.se
Digital media and gaming technology
Library resources for readers: Digital media and gaming technology
E-books
Articles in databases
If you want to do more advanced searches for scientific articles in the field of computer science, you can start your search in the reference database Scopus External link, opens in new window.. If you want to get hold of the article in full text, use BTH's link service GetIt@BTH.
Proceedings
Proceedings or conference proceedings can be found in the reference databases Scopus and Web of Science or in the full-text databases Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer), IEEE or ACM.
References
In the field of digital media and gaming technology, APA style is often used to write references. Use the guide to write correct and consistent references.
Contact librarians
Maryam Shabanzad
Phone: 0455-38 51 07
E-mail: maryam.shabanzad@bth.se
Rebecka Pettersson
Phone: 0455-38 51 04
E-mail: rebecka.pettersson@bth.se
Strategic leadership for sustainability
Library resources for readers: Strategic leadership for sustainability
Articles in databases
If you want to do more advanced searches for scientific articles, you can use the reference databases Scopus External link, opens in new window. or Web of Science External link, opens in new window.. The former has an emphasis on social sciences while the latter has a lot of natural sciences. To see if you have access to the full text of the article, use GetIt@BTH.
As sustainability is an interdisciplinary field, it is often necessary to use several databases in different fields.
Proceedings
Proceedings or conference articles can be found in Summon@BTH but also in reference databases such as Web of Science and Scopus. Keep in mind that many conference papers are never indexed by the major reference databases. They are often available in full text on the internet via special search services such as Google Scholar External link, opens in new window..
Theses and dissertations
Theses and dissertations can often be good sources of information. They are also often rich in references. Use Summon@BTH to search. Theses from BTH can also be found directly in DIVA.
References
In strategic leadership for sustainability, the Turabian style is often used to write references. Use the guide to write correct and consistent references.
Contact librarians
Rebecka Pettersson
Phone: 0455-38 51 04
E-mail: rebecka.pettersson@bth.se
Maryam Shabanzad
Phone: 0455-38 51 07
E-mail: maryam.shabanzad@bth.se
Engineering
Library resources for students studying: undergraduate engineering, marine engineering, mechanical engineering, product development or telecommunication systems.
E-books
Articles in databases
If you want to search for articles, you can start your search in the reference database Scopus. Here you can do smart searches to find key articles in your field. Much is also available in full text via the link service GetIt@BTH.
- IEEE Xplore contains all IEEE journals, proceedings and standards as well as IEE journals and proceedings from 1988 onwards. The material is also searchable via Summon.
Google Scholar
- Google Scholar is a search engine that specializes in finding scientific literature on the Internet: articles, abstracts, theses, books and other scientific documents. Use the library's link to Google Scholar to access resources that BTH subscribes to. Click on GetIt@BTH to get the document.
Mechanical engineering
In addition to the major commercial databases mentioned above in the "Subject Guide - Engineering" there are also free resources such as:
- MatWeb, The Online Materials Information Resource (information on various materials)
- Polymer Search on the Internet, PSI (on polymer materials)
- Energy Citations Database: Contains bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration
- NTRS: NASA Technical Report Server: Provides access to NASA aerospace information and domestic and international STI (scientific and technical information) pertinent to NASA's missions. Contains the searchable CASITRS (RECONselect)
Patents
Patents are an important area to be aware of in all product development. Patents protect technical solutions and inventions.
- Patent and Trademark Office (US Patents) This database from the United States Patent and Trademark Office includes patents from 1790. Patents from 1790 through 1975 are searchable only by Patent Number and Current US Classification.
Standards
Standards are another important area to know and search for technicians. Much of what you need to know is available in the Standards Information document. Here you will find basic information on the use of standards as well as methods for searching standards documents.
Read more about standards in the Database Guide section.
- Swedish Standards Institute (SIS): is an online library of more than 70,000 searchable standards.
- Find standards the library has access to here!
Product and business registers
Product and company registers can often be useful for technicians who need to find facts about companies and their products.
References
Contact librarians
Anette Pettersson
Phone: 0455-38 51 19
E-mail: anette.pettersson@bth.se
Health, care and health technology
Library resources for students in the nursing program.
Databases
- Databases in nursing and medicine
- Swedish MeSH translates medical keywords from Swedish to English and vice versa.
- MeSH medical subject headings list.
- MEDIBAS is a medical encyclopedia and a healthcare decision support tool that covers all common diagnoses in healthcare.
- Keywords for "Experiences" and "Professional Patient Relations" in various forms, page from KI.
- Search terms for experience concepts, page from KI.
- Search technique and Boolean operators, page from KI.
References
In nursing and health, APA style is most often used to write references. Use the guide to write correct and consistent references.
Websites and knowledge support in healthcare
- 1177 Vårdguiden
- Child health care: rikshandboken-bhv.s
- Dagens medicin. News magazine.
- Diabetes: diabeteshandboken.se
- FASS: List of Swedish medicines with stock status and availability information
- Public Health Agency of Sweden
- Physical activity in various diseases: FYSS
- Clinical information on diseases in all specialties: internetmedicin.se
- Kunskapsguiden.se: Mental illness and elderly care
- Läkemedelsboken: Producer-bound information on drug treatment of common diseases.
- Swedish Medical Products Agency: Clinical information on medicines for healthcare professionals
- Clinical medical information: praktiskmedicin.com
- Medibas Glossary
- Patient safety Region Skåne
- Dictionary of psychology
- SBU: Evidence-based clinical guidelines
- Communicable diseases: Swedish Association of Communicable Diseases
- Vimeo transfer technique
- Healthcare handbook: Methodology for healthcare professionals
- Global health and healthcare: WHO
Advanced searches in Cinahl and Pubmed
Videos showing how to perform a block search in Cinahl in several steps
- Combining subject headings and free text words in Cinahl
- Saving searches in Cinahl
- Combining synonym blocks in Cinahl
- Filtering in Cinahl
Videos showing how to perform a block search in Pubmed in several steps
- Keyword search in Pubmed
- Free text search in Pubmed
- Block search in Pubmed
- Narrowing down a block search in Pubmed
Contact librarians
Ottilia Sundahl
Phone: 0455-38 51 03
E-mail: ottilia.sundahl@bth.se
Janina Huss
Phone: 0455 – 38 51 38
E-mail: janina.huss@bth.se
Rebecka Pettersson
Phone: 0455-38 51 04
E-mail: rebecka.pettersson@bth.se
Rebecca Thörn
Phone: 0455-38 51 39
E-mail: rebecca.thorn@bth.se
Industrial economics and management
Library resources for students in Industrial Economics and Management
Articles in databases
If you want to do more advanced searches for scientific articles, you can use the reference databases Scopus (focus on social sciences) or Web of Science (focus on natural sciences). As industrial economics is an interdisciplinary field, it is often necessary to use databases with both specific economic/social science content (such as Business Source Complete) and databases with technical content, and to complement these searches in the aforementioned major reference databases.
Conference papers
Proceedings or conference papers can be found in a variety of reference databases such as the engineering database Web of Science and Scopus. But keep in mind that many conference papers are never indexed by the major reference databases, yet are often available in full text on the internet via resources such as:
Business information
In the Retriever Business database you will find company data from Swedish companies and individual firms. In the Orbis Global database you will find company data from over 300 million companies worldwide. For the collection of larger amounts of financial market data, Alpha Vantage has developed API for statistical datasets linked to the stock market.
Theses and dissertations
Theses and dissertations can often be good sources of information, as well as rich in references. You can search for theses in BASE, a search engine for academic web resources, while Australian theses can be found in Trove. Theses from the Nordic countries can be found in Libris and from all over the world in WorldCat. You can also find references to books and reports, etc.
- BASE External link, opens in new window.
- Trove External link, opens in new window.
- WorldCat External link, opens in new window.
Library books
Use the delimitation for BTH's library catalog in Summon to search for the library's books and e-books. You will also find books and e-books available at BTH in the search engine Libris. You can also search for e-books directly in the respective e-book database, for example O'Reilly, Ebook central or Morgan and Claypool.
Search engines for scientific literature on the internet
Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, and others are search engines that specialize in finding articles, abstracts, theses, books, and other scientific documents online. Use the library's links to access resources that BTH subscribes to. Click on GetIt@BTH to get the document.
References
- Reference management with Zotero External link, opens in new window.
- Writing Guide: Reference management External link, opens in new window.
Contact librarians
Maryam Shabanzad
Phone: 0455-38 51 07
E-mail: maryam.shabanzad@bth.se
Rebecka Pettersson
Phone: 0455-38 51 04
E-mail: rebecka.pettersson@bth.se
Spatial planning
Library resources for readers: Spatial planning
Books
In the field of spatial planning, there is literature in many areas - architecture, construction, sociology, environment and more. Therefore, you will usually need to search Summon to find the right shelf.
Scientific articles and journals
Articles from international journals can be found in Summon. If you are looking for a specific journal, you can easily search among BTH's journals in the journal list.
Maps and geodata from a number of different authorities
- SLU's download service Geodata Extraction Tool (GET) - here you can download maps and geodata from a number of different authorities, e.g. maps (overview map, terrain map, orthophoto), aerial images and laser data from Lantmäteriet, nautical charts from Sjöfartsverket, data on rock and soil from SGU and population statistics from SCB.
Reports
Media archive
Mediearkivet is a database that provides access to Swedish news articles and media publications from newspapers, magazines, radio and TV, making it possible to search for and read current and historical news reports.
Web of Science
- Web of Science is a research database containing scientific articles, books and conference publications in different subject areas. You can also track citations and analyze research results.
National Encyclopedia
The Nationalencyclopedin is a comprehensive Swedish online encyclopedia service that provides reliable and detailed information on a variety of topics, and is particularly useful for finding background information and definitions.
Referencing according to Harvard
At BTH's program in Physical Planning, Harvard is often used to write references. Use this guide to write correct and consistently designed references.
Contact librarians
Eva Norling,
Phone: 0455-38 51 32
E-mail: eva.norling@bth.se
Carl Johannesson
Phone: 0455-38 51 14
E-mail: carl.johannesson@bth.se