This document provides resources and tips for research after graduation from the University at Albany. It outlines courtesy borrower status which allows access to books and materials on reserve for up to 30 days. It also discusses databases available through the university alumni association. Other research options mentioned include public and SUNY libraries, the New York State Library, and free resources on the open web like PubMed, Google Scholar and Books. Tips are provided for effective searching techniques using Google.

1. Research after Graduation
Brought to you by
the University at Albany Libraries
May 19, 2015

2. PROVIDED BY
UALBANY LIBRARIES

3. LIBRARIANS
• Ask Us! IM service: now 24/7
http://library.albany.edu/help/im/
• Email service
dewref@albany.edu

4. LIBRARY WEB SITE
• LibGuides
• Online Reference Sources
• http://library.albany.edu

5. COURTESY BORROWER
STATUS
• 30 day loan period for circulating books
• 25 item limit at any given time
• Items may be renewed twice
• UAlbany ID card or Drivers License can be
(re)activated for this purpose

6. COURTESY BORROWER
ACCESS INCLUDES
• Books and materials on Reserve
• iLearn Classes
• Borrow Equipment from IMC

7. Unfortunately…
• Courtesy Borrowing Does Not Include
– Interlibrary Loan
– Off Campus access to library databases
available for faculty, staff, and students only
(but you can use the databases as a guest if
you come to any UAlbany library)

8. PROVIDED BY UALBANY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

9. ALUMNI DATABASES
• Academic Search Alumni Edition
• Business Source Alumni Edition
http://library.albany.edu/services/alumni/databases.html
Need to join the Alumni Association’s
Online Community

10. ELSEWHERE IN
NEW YORK STATE

11. SUNY OR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE LIBRARIES
• On site use of databases
• Sometimes reciprocal borrowing for alums
• Not always remote online access

12. PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
• Access databases from home
– Public library card and PIN
• For articles and books you find along the way,
use Public Library ILL to get full article

13. NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY
GET A NYS LIBRARY BORROWERS CARD!
• Many subject specific, research oriented
databases available online and remotely
• Access from the world wide web with your
NYSL ID card

14. NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY

15. NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY
• Apply for NYS Library card!
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/reference/borrowers/residents.htm

16. GREAT STUFF
ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

17. RESEARCH DATABASES
• PubMed http://pubmed.gov
• SumSearch http://sumsearch.org/
• ERIC http://eric.ed.gov/
• Congress.govhttp://beta.congress.gov/
• Science http://www.science.gov/

18. OPEN ACCESS
Free scholarly articles through Open Access
• Public Library of Science (PLoS)
– http://www.plosone.org/
• Directory of Open Access Journals
(DOAJ)
– http://doaj.org/
• Some publishers have partial OA
• Institutional repositories: Scholars Archive

19. Open Data
• Open Data NY: https://data.ny.gov
• Federal Government: www.data.gov
• Amazon Web Services:
http://aws.amazon.com/public-data-sets/
• Google Trends: www.google.com/trends/
• ManyEyes (IBM)
• http://www‐969.ibm.com/software/analytics/manyeyes/

20. BOOKS
• Google Books
– http://books.google.com
• e-Books Directory
– http://www.e-booksdirectory.com
• Project Gutenberg
– http://www.gutenberg.org
• WorldCat
– http://www.worldcat.org/

21. Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
Go to Settings ->Library Links to get local
library information

22. Click this

23. Connect GS to your local
library to see if it’s worth a
visit!

24. TIPS FOR EXPERT
GOOGLING

25. Force terms
• Quotes
• intitle:
• intext:

26. Limit by Domain
• site:

27. Limit by file type
• filetype:
For site: you use the dot after the colon: .gov, .org, .com , etc.
For filetype: there is no dot. Just pdf, doc, xls, ppt, etc.

28. Limit by year
Look in left hand
navigation for search
options, also
advanced search on
main Google Scholar
search box

29. Find on Page
• CTRL-F

30. More Googling Tricks
http://mashable.com/2011/11/24/google-search-infographic/

31. Questions?
• Ask Us! http://library.albany.edu/help/email
• Twitter:
– @UAlbanyLibs
– @UAlbanyDeweyLib
• Facebook, Pinterest

32. Thank You!
Elaine Lasda Bergman
elasdabergman@albany.edu