College Level Research UConn Libraries Presenters: Shelley Roseman & Janet Swift, Reference Librarians, UConn Waterbury March 13, 2009 1
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College Level ResearchUConn Libraries
Presenters: Shelley Roseman & Janet Swift, Reference Librarians, UConn Waterbury
March 13, 2009
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TODAY’S AGENDA:
-- INTRODUCING OUR WEBPAGE
-- EXPLORING OUR DATABASES
-- REVIEWING THE “ASSIGNMENT CALCULATOR”
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Key Link…
KEY LINKHOMER-
LIBRARY CATALOGWWW.
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What does UConn Libraries have that you can’t find on Google?
• Resources from private database vendors• Material that is copyrighted and cannot be
openly distributed• Private Web: Restricted to specific users
UConn uncovers whatis found in the …
“The Invisible Web”
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Other Key Links
OTHER KEY LINKS
CLASS GUIDES
FIND ARTICLES
ASK- A -LIBRARIAN
AND MUCH MUCH MORE…
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How do I find books?
You can searchBy Keyword,
Keyword Boolean, Title, Author, etc.
Homer
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HOMER Search Strategies
KeywordKeyword - Boolean
“Martin Luther King”“Martin Luther King”
ANDbiography
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Homer Search
Search TermsKeyword Boolean
“great depression” ANDpoor
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Homer Citation
TitleAuthor
LocationCall Number
Interlibrary Loan
Options
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How do I find articles?
www.lib.uconn.eduFinding ArticlesTip: Use by Subject
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Searching by Subject I need an article
about J.D. Salinger’s
Catcher in the Rye
CLICK HERE
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Identifying Databases
1st choice
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Finding Articles
Title of article: “Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye”
Author: Yasuhiro TakeuchiTitle of Journal: The Explicator
Vol. 60, Issue 3, Spring 2002, page: 164Database: Literature Resource Center
CLICK HERE FOR FULL-TEXT
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QUESTIONS?
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