The document summarizes resources available to students through the Waterbury Campus Library. It provides access to over 45,000 titles, 250 online databases, and 50,000 journals. It also discusses accessing library resources remotely through the UConn VPN. Contact information is provided for any questions.

1. Waterbury Campus Library Student Resources FYE Fall 2008

2. Waterbury Library “ The library contains approximately 45,000 titles and provides electronic access to over 250 online databases and over 50,000 full text journals.”

3. 3,000,000 print items Access to hundreds of databases Access to thousands of ebooks and online journals “ 1 trillion (as in 1,000,000,000,000)” as of July 2008! “ Over 7 million articles in over 200 languages, and still growing.” http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-knew-web-was-big.html http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/epa0649l.jpg

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5. The deep web (or invisible web or hidden web ) is the name given to pages on the World Wide Web that are not part of the surface web that is indexed by common search engines. It consists of pages which are not linked to by other pages …The deep web also includes sites that require registration or otherwise limit access to their pages… http://metasurfing.blogspot.com/2006/12/new-frontiers-of-internet-bs-deep-web.html

6. The Nature of Academic Writing based on the research of others www.restena.lu/.../trausch/99/SWIMMY1.JPG

7. The Nature of Academic Writing expects you to use reputable sources http://www.pleon.it/web/blogs/geektalk.nsf/dx/0501200611.35.35GCAEFB.htm/content/M2?OpenElement

8. Navigating the Libraries’ Home Page www.lib.uconn.edu Using – Help, Guides, Tutorials, etc. About – Hours, Staff Info, Policies, etc. Homer – searches all UConn resources, including reserves Libraries Homepage: www.lib.uconn.edu

10. Available to UConn Students on & off-campus Issues & Controversies Summarizes current issues and controversies in political, economic, social and scientific topics Academic Search Premier Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches Literature Resource Center Biographical essays on more than 100,000 authors and criticism and interpretation of plays, novels, poetry and short stories PsycINFO Scholarly articles in psychology … and hundreds more

11. Can I do research from home?

12. Off-Campus Access to Library Databases and Electronic Journals The Libraries' licensed research databases and electronic journals can be accessed from off campus by members of University of Connecticut community by logging into the UConn Virtual Private Network (VPN). After logging in, follow the link to return to the Libraries' home page to begin your research.

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14. Library Contacts: [email_address] 203-236-9908 [email_address] 203-236-9902