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MNG101 In-Class Assignment

For this class you will only need to use resources within this guide.

Use the article databases below to research your topic. You may discover one is better for your subject than the other, or perhaps both will be useful.
Use the chart or tutorial on the Non-Scholarly, Trade, and Scholarly Journals tab above to learn the differences between the three types of journals.
Use Coal Mining is Not a Research Question to learn how to refine or develop a research topic.

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Introduction to Research

Here you will find a variety of resources that you will be using for your MNG 101 in-class exercise. Different article databases will work better than others for some topics, so read the descriptions before you select a database.

Compendex
Primary database for all fields of engineering, including mining engineering.
Health and Safety Science Abstracts
Provides a survey of work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene, focusing on risks and hazards across the spectrum of environmental and occupational situations.
IEEE Xplore
Interdisciplinary database for all engineering fields, but focused on electrical, computer and electronic applications.
NTIS Database (National Technical Information Service)
Provides indexing to U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. Please note: Some full-text is now available online via the NTIS/GPO FDLP Beta Document Access & Retrieval Test (DART) System.

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