UNIST LIBRARY

You can search all kinds of academic materials on the Library website. While search results from search engines such as Google and Naver may include data that have not been evaluated for academic reliability and usefulness, items found on library websites are highly reliable.

1. Search

All items serviced by the Library can be searched through the search window on the main screen of the Library website.

If you want to search for a specific type of item, use the ‘SEARCH & BROWSE’ and ‘E-RESOURCES’ menus at the top of the screen.

• SEARCH&BROWSE: books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs, new arrivals, course reserves.
• E-RESOURCES: journals, databases, e-books, audio books.

2. Browse the search results

If you search in the integrated search box of the Library website, you will find the Library resources containing the keywords you entered.

If you want to refine the type of items you can use the ‘Search for’ tab in the search box or the ‘Resource Type’ tab on the right. In addition, the language and the year of publication can be limited.

Materials that can be serviced in physical form such as printed books, magazines, and DVDs are seen as ‘Available at ….’ ‘Available’ means available to use. Depending on the bookshelf location, some materials may be available to read on site but cannot be loaned.

Electronic materials such as e-books, articles are seen as ‘Full text available.’ Click this phrase to access a page where you can view full-text of the search result.

The type of material is displayed above the title of the item as ‘BOOK,’ ‘JOURNAL,’ ‘BOOK CHAPTER,’ etc.

3. Refine the search results

You can easily refine your search results by using various facets on the left side of the search result page.

Search results are basically sorted by relevance and can be sorted by publication date, author, and title as needed.

If you want to find books related to ‘Organic Chemistry,’ for instance you can refine your search results by: ① Resource Type > Book, ② Show only > Available in the Library. If you use the second facet to refine your search results, ‘printed books on loan’ will be excluded from the search results and only the currently available items will be shown in the search results.

Google Scholar is a search engine that allows you to search the various scholarly web pages existing on the Web in an integrated way.

Google Scholar allows users to search for academic papers, academic papers, books, green, and patents, and is a highly preferred search tool because it is easy to obtain full-texts.

★ Are all items searched on Google Scholar free of charge? ★

Full-texts of the literature you searched for in Google Scholar is available because the Library subscribes to the material and serves it. 😉

1. Google Scholar basics

• My Library

To save an article in ‘My Library,’ click the star icon below the search result. (login needed);

• Alerts

A service that notifies you when a new item is indexed in Google Scholar when you set a keyword or search term that you are interested in;

• Settings

Set library links (library registration serving the full-text), languages, search results.

2. Settings

Setting should be done while the browser is not in secret mode. If you set it up in secret mode and close the browser window, the changes will be reset.

• Language setting: Settings > Languages;

Check your language if you want to search only for materials in a specific language;

• Library link: Settings > Library links > search ‘UNIST’ > Find it @ UNIST > Save

Full-text can be accessed through the Library website in conjunction with the Link Resolve service.

3. Search (basic, advanced)

• Basic search: Searching for data using the main search bar

The basic search conditions for Google Scholar are as follows: if the search keyword you entered is contained anywhere in the text, it will be included in the search results. When searching in multiple keywords, importance is evaluated according to the order entered.

• Advanced search

• Search using operators

4. Browse the search results

Google Scholar’s search results are sorted by default in a relevant order. Also, the publisher, author, and cited times are reflected in the priority of search results.

• ” (Cite): To generate bibliography automatically based on the various reference styles such as MLA, Chicago.
• Cited by: To check for other items that have been cited the item.
• Related articles: To check for other items similar to those searched.
• Web of Science: To check for the number of items in ‘Web of Science’ that have been cited the item.

5. How to use a article not subscribed to the Library

• Find it @ UNIST: Find it @ UNIST service makes it easy to input a items’s information when applying for Document Delivery Service. Example:

① Settings – Library link – ‘Find it @ UNIST’ setting

② Clink on ‘Find it @ UNIST’

③ Click on ‘Making Requests’

④ Click on ‘Request’ after checking the bibliography of the article

• DDS: Document Delivery Service: Delivers copies of journal article, book chapter scans, academic dissertations from other institutions that are not available in our library.

Databases are collections of scholarly materials which are very useful tools for researchers to search and find relevant resources for their literature study. It contains bibliographical information or full text of journal articles, conference proceedings, magazines, and reports in specific subjects.

• Would you like to browse the databases provided by the library? Library Website > E-RESOURCES > Databases
• Would you like to use the databases outside of campus or at home? Library Website > E-RESOURCES> Off-Campus Access

1. Citation index database: SCOPUS, Web of Science

• Citation index database? Quick Link
• Tips for use

① When you want to know which of the many articles is qualitatively superior or what trends are in the field.

Scopus and Web of Science provide searches of articles in core journals published around the world. If you don’t know much about research topics or don’t know which articles to read, try Scopus or Web of Science. You can search and browse for a useful information on a topic or subject keyword.

② When you want to sort or limit your search results in order of cited times.

Google Scholar allows you to sort search results by date and relevance only, but citation index DB can sort search results using a variety of facets. You can sort the search results based on the number of cited times to find out which papers are cited a lot.

③ When you want to refine your search results to more detail.

You can browse without search results of type or condition that you do not need by refining the topic, publication date, and the type of items.

• Scopus (scopus.com)
  • The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature.
  • Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world’s research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
  • Journal impact factor: SJR, SNIP
  • Contents: journals, conference proceedings, book series, etc.
  • Full-text download available
• Web of Science (www.webofknowledge.com)
  • Abstracts and citation database which includes more than 14,000 titles of major journals in all subjects.
  • Research achievements of researchers and institutions can be analyzed.
  • Journal impact factor: JCR [ ※ Journal Impact Factor?]
  • Contents: Journals
  • Full-text download available

2. Domestic academic databases

• RISS (riss.kr)
  • Journal papers published by Korean societies, theses & dissertations of Korean universities, books in Korean university libraries are available.
  • Available after personal membership and login (Institution: UNIST, 울산과학기술원)
• DBPia (dbpia.co.kr), KISS (kiss.kstudy.com)
  • Journals and conference proceedings published by Korean societies and institutions are avaialble.
  • Bibliography information and full-text download is available.
• NDSL (ndsl.kr)
  • Journal papers, conference proceedings, patents, reports, and standards in science and technology fields are available.
  • Bibliography information and full-text download is available.

3. Statistics databases

• KOSIS(National statistics portal) (kosis.kr)
  • Statistical data of international and North Korea is available. Raw data is provided.
• KSDC (ksdcdb.kr)
  • Survey and statistical data produced by the government, public institutions, research institutes are available.
• ICPSR (icpsr.umich.edu)
  • Statistics and poll data produced in countries around the world are available. Raw data is provided.

1. Why is it important to acknowledge someone else’s work?

• It helps you to avoid plagiarism.

If you use other people’s ideas or papers for your work, you must indicate the source. Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.

• It helps to support your argument.

Academic writing cannot be persuasive by your argument alone. You must base your research on various prior studies and clearly indicate the source of the data so that you can secure the credibility of your research.

• It helps others search and browse the items you cited.

A reference list allows people who are conducting new research based on your paper or doing similar research to find out what items you have cited.

2. Type of plagiarism

The ethics required for research activities are usually referred to as research ethics. Violations of research ethics include plagiarism, tampering, and forgery. Plagiarism is an act that students are likely to violate while doing their assignments. Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.

• What are research ethics and why are they important? Link to related contents (대학생을 위한 학습윤리, 대학원생을 위한 연구윤리)
• Type of plagiarism (Source: 연구윤리정보센터, Korean)
• Originality checking service ‘turnitin’
  Turnitin is an originality checking and plagiarism prevention service that checks your writing for citation mistakes or inappropriate copying.

1. When to acknowledge sources

If you use other people’s works e.g. books, journal articles, newspaper articles, websites, blogs, social medias, charts, graphs, and photos, then you should mark the source.

2. What doesn’t need to be cited?: Common knowledge [1]

Common knowledge does not need to be cited. Common knowledge includes facts that are known by most people and can be found in many sources. However, specific statistical data, which can be changed and disputed, must be cited. In addition, if common knowledge includes expert opinions and interpretations, the source should be noted.

• Regional, cultural and historical facts
  • The capital of South Korea is Seoul.
  • Moon Jae-in is the 19th president in South Korea.
  • National liberation day is a day to commemorate Korea’s liberation from Japan in 1945 and the establishment of the Korean government.

• Established theory
  • Water boils at 100°C.
  • The molecular structure of water is H2O.
  • Law of universal gravity: Every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

• Wise saying or adage
  • “of the people, by the people, for the people” (Abraham Lincoln)

What if you’re confused about whether to write the source or not? Do it! 🙂

[1] “Academic Integrity at MIT: A Handbook for Students,” 17 07 2019. [Online]. Available: https://integrity.mit.edu/handbook/citing-your-sources/what-common-knowledge.

1. Direct Quotation
A direct quotation is a report of the exact words of an author or speaker and is placed inside quotation marks in a written work. Even if the source is indicated, it can still be plagiarism if it is written without quotation marks(“”). For long quotes(more than 5 lines or 100 words), create a new line and separate paragraphs with left, right, and bottom margins without using quotation marks.

2. Indirect quotation
Indirect quotation refers to summarizing the original text or changing it into your own words. Paraphrasing and summarizing are indirect quotations. Indirect quotations do not use quotation marks, so you must clearly indicate the quoted content. When paraphrasing other people’s writings, it is recommended to indicate as ‘Someone claimed as follows’ and ‘Some people’s views are as follows’.

• Paraphrasing tips(by Essayreview): Quick link

3. Re-quotation
Re-quoting the contents quoted by others is not recommended in academic writing except in special cases. You can re-quote when you can’t get or interpret the original full-text. In this case, you should indicate that you have re-quoted, and fill out both the bibliographic information of the primary and secondary literature in the reference list.

1. Information needed to write a reference list

Depending on the reference style and the type of material (such as books, articles), the rules of writing reference list are slightly different. However, most of the information required for reference list is similar.

• Who: Who is responsible for this work? Author name
• What: What is this work called? Title
• When: When was this work published? Publication year
• Where: Where can I retrieve this work? Publisher, Title of journal

• Elements usually required when writing reference list

– Book: author name, title of book, publication year, publisher, place of publication, page numbers
– Journal article: author name, title of article, title of journal, publication year, volume, issue, page numbers

2. Reference style

There are several different styles of referencing: APA, MLA, Chicago, etc. Each style has its own rules for properly citing sources. All of the most common styles list every source used in a document at the end, in a reference list or bibliography. The styles differ in format. Each citation style has its own manual to help you figure out exactly how it all works. To find more information on specific citation styles and their corresponding style guide check out the table below.

3. Formatting author information

The method of writing the author’s name is slightly different for each type of reference style. English names are usually written in the order of ‘First name Last name’, and if you want to write the author’s last name in the front, write it in the order of ‘Last Name, First Name’.

Based on the example above, you can write as follows: ‘John F. Kennedy’, ‘Kennedy, John F.’, ‘Kennedy, F. J.’

4. Reference examples (ACS style)

• Book
  – Format: Author 1; Author 2; Author 3;… Author 10; et al. Book Title, Edition Number; Series Information; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Volume Number, Pagination.
  – Example: Le Couteur, P.; Burreson, J. Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History; Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam: New York, 2003; pp 32–47.

• e-Book
  – Format: Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; …; et al. Book Title [Online]; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Volume Number, Pagination. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).
  – Example: Tour, J. M. Molecular Electronics: Commercial Insights, Chemistry, Devices, Architecture and Programming [Online]; World Scientific: River Edge, NJ, 2003; pp 177–180. http://legacy. netlibrary.com/ebook_info.asp?product_id=91422&piclist =19799,20141,20153 (accessed Nov 7, 2004).

• Journal article
  – Format: Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; …; et al. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation Year, Volume(Issue), Inclusive Pagination.
  – Example: Klingler, J. Influence of Pretreatment on Sodium Powder. Mater. 2005, 17, 2755–2768.

• Thesis, Dissertation
  – Format: Author 1.Title of Thesis. Level of Thesis, Degree-Granting University, Location of University, Date of Completion.
  – Example: Mäckel, H. Capturing the Spectra of Silicon Solar Cells. Ph.D. Thesis, The Australian National University, December 2004.

• Website
  – Format: Author. Title of Site. URL (accessed Month Day, Year), other identifying information.
  – Example: ACS Publications Division Home Page. http://pubs.acs.org (accessed Nov 7, 2004).

5. Useful items for reference styles

• ACS style
  * The ACS style guide: effective communication of scientific information
  – Book: [3F] Book Collections QD8.5 A257 2006
  – e-Book: Quick Link
  * The ACS style guide(Chapter 14. References): Quick Link
  * ACS style : 주. 후주목록: [3F]Book Collections T11 김192 2006
  * Quick Cite(ACS style): Quick Link
  * ACS Quick Citation Style(by Condordia University Library): Quick Link

• APA style
  * APA style : 주. 참고문헌: [3F]Book Collections T11 김192 2006
  * APA 논문작성법: [3F] Book Collections LB2369 P83 2013
  * AUT University Library ‘APA Referencing Style Guide’ (Web page: Quick Link)
• IEEE style: IEEE ‘IEEE Citation Reference’ (Web page: Quick Link)
• Chicago style
  * Chicago style : 주. 참고문헌: [3F] Book Collections T11 김192 2006
  * The Chicago manual of style: [3F] Book Collections Z253 C435 2017
  * Chicago Manual of Style Online ‘Notes and Bibliography’ (Web page: Quick Link)
  * A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago Style for students and researchers: [3F]Book Collections LB2369 T87 2013
• ★[Highly Recommended] Purdue Online Writing Lab★
  You can check the cases and sample papers by reference style: APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, AMA, ASA
• Quick Cite(by University of Auckland): Quick Link
  You can check the cases by reference style: APA, MLA, Chicago

1. Reference management Software: EndNote, Mendeley 

The library provides citation tools to help researchers to collect and organize references efficiently and generate bibliography automatically based on the various reference styles such as ACS, APA and IEEE style, etc.
2. Useful website: Citation Generator

Citation Generator is a free citation & bibliography generator. With Citation Generator, you can create citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago.
3. MS Word

MS Word > References tab > Insert Citation > Go to References > Bibliography, and choose a format

1. Renew the due date

• How to: Library website> My account> Loans·Renewals·Holds·Overdue
  • Users can renew books that has been on loan if there is no reservation.
  • Each material may be renewed anytime until the maximum extension date: Undergraduates 45 days, Graduates 90 days
  • If you renew a book three days after from the loan date, your due date will be extended to three days.

▶ More details: Library website > Library Service > Loans·Renewals·More

2. Reservation

If a book in need is borrowed checked out, you can make a reservation to get first when it is returned. If you have an overdue item, you cannot reserve other items.

• How to reserve: Search at the library website> Use the Reserve link which will appear at the bottom of the detail page of the item.
• How to get it: Receive a e-mail or SMS when the book returned or ready. Visit 1F 『Smart Library』 to borrow the book. Your reservation will be cancelled if you don’t check out the book within 3 days.

▶ More details: Library website > Library Service > Loans·Renewals·More

1. Recommend a purchase

You can recommend a purchase if there are materials you’d like to see added to the library’s collections. Depending on the library budget and whether the item is sold out or not, it may be difficult to purchase the requested item.

• How long does it take: 2-3 weeks for Domestic books, 3-4 weeks for overseas books
• How to get it: Receive a e-mail or SMS when the book returned or ready. Visit 1F 『Smart Library』 to borrow the book. Your reservation will be cancelled if you don’t check out the book within 3 days.

▶ More details: Library website > Library Service > Recommend a purchase

2. Document Delivery Service(DDS)

Delivers copies of journal article, book chapter scans, academic dissertations from other institutions that are not available in our library. It allows enrolled UNIST student, faculty and staff. Restriction on the use of DDS if you don’t get it at least 3 times or more per year.

• How long does it take: 2-7 days for domestic materials, 2-14 days for overseas materials
• How to request
  • Library website: Access and login > Library Service > Document Delivery Service > DDS Request
  • Find it @ UNIST (Google scholar, Scopus, etc.): Search the article > Select ‘Find it @ UNIST’ > Move to ‘Get it’ > Select ‘리소스 공유 요청’ > Check the information and request
  • Naver Academic: Sign in and search at Naver Academic> Select library links : 울산과학기술원 > Select ‘리소스 공유 요청’ > Check the information and request
  • RISS: Sign in and search at RISS > Select ‘복사/대출 신청’ > 01 문헌복사신청 > Check the information and choose providers (Please type your student/staff ID number when you register RISS)

▶ More details: Library website > Library Service > Document Delivery Service

• How to get it: When the material is arrived, notification will be sent by the library. After receiving the notification please take your requested materials on the 3F Info Desk.

3. Inter library Borrowing(ILB)

Interlibrary Borrowing provides short term loans of books from other libraries that are not found in the library’s collection. It allows enrolled UNIST student, faculty and staff. Restriction on the use of DDS if you don’t get it at least 3 times or more per year.

• How long does it take: 2-5 days
• Use the books up to 3 weeks
• How to request
  • Library website: Access and login > Library services > Interlibrary Borrowing > ILB Request
  • RISS: Sign in and search at RISS > Select ‘단행본’ > ‘복사/대출 신청’ > 02. 도서대출신청 > Check the information and choose providers (Please type your student/staff ID number when you register RISS)

▶ More details: Library website > Library Service > Inter Library Borrowing

UNIST members can access the Library’s electronic resources (e.g. e-Books, journal papers and scholarly databases) remotely via several methods below. This service is offered only to currently enrolled students, faculty members, staff and researchers of UNIST. (Graduates, those on a leave of absence, or retirees are ineligible.)

• How to use
  • Access via the the library website
    Log in to the the Library website > Check ‘OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS ON’ on the top-right of the website
    Go to E-Resources > Databases or E-Journals or E-Books and select a website link.
  • URL direct access or Use a bookmark
    To access a specific website directly, enter ‘https://openlink.unist.ac.kr/link.n2s?url=’ in front of the original address of the resource website.
    UNIST Portal account is needed.

▶ More details: Library website > E-Resources > Off-Campus Access

UNIST members can use other academic libraries with ‘Access Request Form’. For other service, you should check the visiting the library policy. You should follow the policy when you visit other libraries. (The maximum period you may request is 30 days. If you want to extend access period, you should request again)

• Under the accord, you can enter the libraries of Ulsan University and Ulsan college only with UNIST ID card.

▶ More details: Library website > Library Service > Visiting Other Libraries

Research Guides each of which is designed to help you find the most useful resources relevant to your department. It contains useful information and details of recommended resources to support your studies. If you don’t know what to use or where to search to find necessary information for your research, try this guide.

• Library website > Research Supports > Research Guides