College Level Research
UConn 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…
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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 what
is found in the …
“The Invisible Web”
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Other Key Links
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How do I find books?
You can search
By Keyword,
Keyword
Homer Boolean, Title, Auth
or, etc.
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HOMER Search Strategies
Keyword -
Keyword
Boolean
“Martin Luther King”
“Martin Luther King” AND
biography
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Homer Search
Search Terms
Keyword Boolean
“great depression”
AND
poor
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Homer Citation
Interlibrary
Loan
Title
Author
Location
Call Number
Options
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How do I find articles?
www.lib.uconn.edu
Finding Articles
Tip: Use by Subject
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I need an article
Searching by Subject 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 Takeuchi
Title of Journal: The Explicator
Vol. 60, Issue 3, Spring 2002, page: 164
Database: Literature Resource Center
CLICK HERE FOR FULL-TEXT
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www.lib.uconn.edu
Shelley.roseman@uconn.edu
Janet.swift@uconn.edu
Uconn Waterbury Library
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QUESTIONS?
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