Library Workshop for LANG 2030 – Technical Communication 1

Library Workshop for LANG 2030 – Technical Communication 1

Jacky LeungReference Librarianlbjacky@ust.hk

http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2030/

Course Assignments

An individual written proposal report

A group presentation – an oral technical report

In your project, you should …

Write proposal report on (individual):◦ Your innovation and the design

features.◦ How your idea fills a niche which

other inventions do not occupy, to compare & contrast your innovation with similar products on the market.

◦ Explain how your innovation works, any benefits or limitations.

◦ Helps with designs drawings.

Oral presentation of your idea and state the purpose of your innovation (group).

Learning Outcomes

Identify information sources for science & engineering innovation

Develop keywords for effective searching

Use appropriate search tools and search them wisely

Look for Innovative Engineering Idea

In your view, who is the most innovative person/entrepreneur or company/organization, … And why?

What is your definition of innovation/innovative?◦ New product, device, method or material?◦ New knowledge to solve practical problems?◦ Creative?◦ Special and interesting and not the same as anything else?

Information Sources for Restaurant

Internet Resources - Openrice.com

1 Magazines/Trade Magazines- 飲食男女- Restaurant (a British magazine aims at chefs, catering professionals)

2

Books / Articles- Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macau

3

Others - Friends- Librarians

4

Similarly, Information Sources for Innovation

1. Internet Resources - Google Patent, Ted.com

2. Trade Magazines - Popular Science, Popular Mechanics

3. Scholarly journal/articles

4. Discuss with your friends (professor, team)

How to generate innovative ideas

In-Class ExerciseTeam up with your neighbor

Think of different things you have learned (or will learn) in your studying

Come up a topic and brainstorm of different keywords

How to Get Started for Your Project

Think of the different things you have learned (or will learn) in your program, how will these impact our daily lives and choose one aspect to focus on, e.g.

◦ iBeacon – location based information using Bluetooth

◦ AI & robotics to develop an autopilot vehicle system

◦ Face recognition technology for digital images

◦ Machine learning processor to a AI robot

Information sources on science invention

1. Patents◦ An exclusive intellectual property right granted for an

invention

◦ Owner of the invention (often referred to as assignee) can exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling/importing the invention

◦ Assignee must disclose sufficient technical details of the invention

Dragons Den : ◦ TV series in which entrepreneurs pitch their innovative business ideas

to five multi-millionaires (magic wand remote)◦ Patent:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US8058975.pdf

Patent databases

Google Patent Search Entire collection of granted patents and published patent

applications from the 1. United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 2. European Patent Office (EPO)3. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

US patent documents date back to 1790, EPO and WIPO to 1978.

Google patent search

In-Class Exercise Inventor: Steve Jobs; Kwok Hoi Sing Assignee: Apple, Google, Samsung

◦ Find the patent of iPhone No single patent for the iPhone, various related designs and

technologies Capacitive multi-touch interface that incorporates the finger movem

ents Ornamental design Icons for display screen Missed telephone call management

◦ Find the patent of iBeacon Name of the product/technology usually not mentioned, think

of the function: what it does Beacon-based geofencing Tips: Google Search Tips & Tricks

Translate an Idea to Relevant Keywords

Idea: 3D video game

Keywords: touch screen, gesture recognition, wireless, interactive, virtual reality, 3d, three dimensional, stereo vision, entertainment,, ……

iPlay

Keywords Exercise

Keywords Alternative Terms (Similar Meanings)

Energy saving

Gesture recognition

• Power saving• Energy efficient

• Motion recognition• Motion detection

Quality Internet Resources

About Inventors: http://inventors.about.com/ Famous Inventions A to Z: http://

inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/FamousInvention.htm Invent Now: National Inventors Hall of Fame: http://

www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp Invention Dimension: http://web.mit.edu/invent/ Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year:

http://techland.time.com/category/best-inventions/ TED: http://www.ted.com, is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It

started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design.

SciTech News: http://scitechdaily.com/• Other interesting website:

◦ Dragons Den: TV series in which entrepreneurs pitch their innovative business ideas to five multi-millionaires (magic wand remote)

◦ Solve for X: discuss radical technology ideas for solving global problems

Information sources on science invention

2. Trade (Professional) Magazines◦ Cover industry trends, product news, new techniques

and other information of interest to a specific industry or profession

◦ Databases: Business Source Premier, ProQuest

ProQuest

ProQuestLibrary Home > Databases > P > ProQuest > “Touch Screen”

Look at Suggested subjects for more keywords and ideas

Narrow your results by Source Type (trade journals)

Information sources on science invention

3. Scholarly Journal Articles

◦ Written by subject experts (professors, researchers, etc.)

◦ Peer-reviewed – reviewed by other subject experts

◦ Lots of references

◦ Pioneer research – may not be ready for commercial implementation yet

Example: Scopus

Scopus ◦ 3d entertainment = 3d and entertainment◦ Any alternative terms for 3d?

"3 d", "3 dimensional", "three dimensional"◦ Search as a phrase?

"electric bulb": miss out on documents which use electric light bulb

◦ How to get the full-text View at Publisher Click Interlibrary Loan :

◦ obtain article from other libraries

How to generate innovative ideas

In-Class ExerciseSearch for the following articles in

Scopus and try to get the full-text:

“Cinematic wound synthesis optimized for real-time gameplay”

Other Patent / Journal Databases

Patent Esp@cenet Patsnap USPTO Web Patent Databases

Journal Databases Business Source Premier IEEE Xplore ScienceDirect ASTM Standards on Disc (located in IC Learning

Space, Library G/F)

Additional Help

Course guide: http://libguides.ust.hk/lang2030◦Evaluate Information Sources◦Making Proper Citations

Workshop Evaluation

Go to http://library.ust.hk/ce

Find our workshop in today’s list

Click “Feedback”

Submit your evaluation form

Ask a Librarian @Information Desk, Library G/F

WhatsApp: 5918 5097Tel: 2358 6760

Email: lbref@ust.hk