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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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Welcome to the Library

www.lib.uconn.edu

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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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Thank you!

Shelley.roseman@uconn.eduJanet.swift@uconn.edu

Uconn Waterbury Library

www.lib.uconn.edu

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QUESTIONS?

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