LibGuides: Health Physics: Home

Introduction

Introductory Video (0:41)
Health Physics Case Study research tree
A diagram of how to proceed with research, from vetting a topic and setting up Google Scholar to tracing cites
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The short Instructional Videos below have examples corresponding to the steps in the tree
Schedule an Online Research Appointment
Use the library's Research Appointment form to schedule a consultation that can take place via videoconferencing apps such as Zoom, Meet and Blackboard Collaborate.

ADAMS - Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
This powerful, versatile, and easy-to-use search engine enables searching the ADAMS repository of official agency records (PARS and Public Legacy libraries) for publicly available regulatory guides, NUREG-series reports, inspection reports, Commission documents, correspondence, and other regulatory and technical documents written by NRC staff, contractors, and licensees.

INIS - International Nuclear Information System
The International Nuclear Information System (INIS) hosts one of the world's largest collections of published information on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. The INIS Repository contains bibliographic references and full-text documents of conventional and non-conventional literature, including scientific and technical reports, conference proceedings, patents and theses.

Google Scholar Setup (11:20)
Setting up Google Scholar to identify online access to articles provided to Illinois Tech students by Galvin Library subscriptions. Using Find Full Text -> IIT to download accessible articles and request inaccessible articles via MyILL application
Using Wikipedia for Initial Incident Vetting (13:48)
Using the "Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents" Wikipedia page for initial source identification and initial vetting of incident viability
Using IAEA to determine whether reports were issued on a particular International incident (12:14)
IAEA reports provide a great start to researching an International Incident
Tracking Down Sources (11:00)
Demonstrating Tracking Down a Source to determine whether it can be downloaded or needs to be ordered
Tracing Cites of Important Articles in newer Articles and Books (5:43)
Using Google Scholar and Google Books to find sources that cited a particular article
Borrowing Books - Distance Learners OUTSIDE Illinois (7:11)
The process by which distance learners oustide Illinois can request books from libraries to be delivered to them via USPS