Nestor L. Osorio

Literature of disasters from the human factors point of view: a descriptive analysis

Based on information derived from bibliographic titles in Ergonomic Abstracts, this paper analyzes research done on human factors in disaster management. A bibliometric analysis is done to identify the most useful material in this important and timely subject area.

Electrical engineering reference resources: a survey from LibGuides

Purpose – The purpose of this survey is to find a significant sample of reference resources for electrical engineering as they are presented in subject-specific LibGuides. Design/methodology/approach – The survey is based on a detailed observation and collection of sources designated as Reference Resources in LibGuides, titles found were compiled and organized. Findings – The results are substantial; they offered a body of specialized resources, which includes e-book collections, dictionaries, handbooks, encyclopedias and other resources that are important to electrical engineering students and researchers. Research limitations/implications – A considerable amount of resources were found; nevertheless, they represent the resources found in a randomly selected sample of LibGuides; therefore, the result is limited to the group of libraries selected. Practical implications – The results of this survey are valuable to subject librarians interested in comparing resources with a pool of libraries and to discove...

International cooperation of Brazilian research engineers: Patterns of collaboration based on a survey of the literature

In recent years, engineering research has become global and collaborative. In this paper we analyzed the engineering research productivity of Brazil, one of the countries showing significant economic growth in the first decade of the twenty-first century. We have used the Science Citation Index of Web of Science to find out the patterns of research between Brazil and seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela); and between Brazil and countries of the major industrial democracies or G8 group: France, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada. This survey of the literature of engineering clearly demonstrates the utility of well-designed bibliographic databases like the Web of Science; they can be very effective tools for identifying interesting research trends. Finally, conducting research jointly also presumes a place in a strategic network of nations, institutions or organizations able to take a regional or inter-regional role under common interests. Therefore, it is important to understand the geography of scientific and technical cooperations.

A survey of manufacturing engineering databases

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine current databases available for manufacturing engineering and summarizes their relevance.Design/methodology/approach – To promote research in manufacturing engineering, comprehensive literature should be made accessible through relevant databases. Databases not only provide information on global research but aid in assessing the impacts of research and identify promising research directions. The databases are presented in eight sections according to the type of document being sought.Findings – The manufacturing engineering literature is robust; there are excellent products available to support this highly technical field. The databases found are from many different sources: commercial publishers, professional organizations, national and international agencies, and collaborative endeavors.Research limitations/implications – Sources found originate mainly from the USA and Europe.Originality/value – This paper demonstrates the importance of literature mining ...