LIRC@SFIT

The Learning & Information Resource Centre (LIRC), St. Francis Institute of Technology, successfully organized a Hands-on Training Session on Elsevier ScienceDirect for approximately 100 students from the B.E. Mechanical Engineering and B.E. Electrical Engineering departments. The session was conducted by Mr. Girish Kulkarni , who provided students with practical guidance on effectively utilizing the Elsevier ScienceDirect platform for academic learning and research. During the training, students learned how to: Access peer-reviewed journals and scholarly articles. Perform effective keyword and advanced searches. Apply filters to refine search results. Read and download full-text research papers. Explore journal information and article recommendations. Save searches and create alerts for newly published research. Export citations for use in research projects and reports. Understand the importance of peer-reviewed literature and reliable scholarly sources. The interactive hands-...

The Learning and Information Resource Centre (LIRC), St. Francis Institute of Technology, successfully conducted an orientation programme on Elsevier ScienceDirect for students from multiple engineering departments under the able guidance of Ms. Preethi Colaco, Asst. Prof. Department of Basic Science and Humanities. A total of 184 students participated: Mechanical Engineering – 73 Electrical Engineering – 25 ECS – 36 ExTC – 50 The session introduced students to: Accessing international engineering journals Effective literature searching Advanced filtering techniques Downloading scholarly articles Supporting field projects and academic assignments The programme aimed to build strong research foundations and promote the effective use of digital library resources across engineering disciplines.