The document provides information about locating library services at a new library website. It discusses connecting from off-campus, renewing books online, and talking to subject librarians. It also describes services available at the library service desk like checking out books, picking up interlibrary loans, and getting research help. Tips are provided for successful online reference help with librarians, including isolating the research part of an assignment, clearly stating questions and being patient. A comparison is made between FindIt! and the catalog, explaining what each searches and when each is best to use. Finally, students are instructed to search FindIt! following a search plan for "Hamlet" and record results and citations.

2. Activity:
Locating Library Services
Before you start your research, it’s good to know your way
around our new library website.
In groups find and prepare to explain:
Group 1: How do you connect from off campus?
Group 2: How do you renew a book online?
Group 3: How can you talk to a subject librarian?
take 5 minutes

3. The Library Service Desk
• Check out a book
• Pick up an InterLibrary Loan
• Get research help from a
librarian or library GURU

4.  Talk to a real
person

5. Tips for Successful
Online Reference Help
Remember: not everyone has free access to a research expert.
Librarians staff the chat desk between 10 AM and 12 Midnight Sunday-
Thurs
Here’s how to get the most out of chatting with a librarian:
 Isolate the part of your assignment that is research oriented
 Concisely tell the librarian why you need information
 State your questions clearly
 Be patient
 It’s ok to ask more than one question!

6. There’s a Guide for That

7. FindIt! at USF vs. the Catalog
FindIt!
 A federated search engine
 Retrieves all formats of
data
 Indexes most, but not ALL,
library databases
Best for: finding articles
The Catalog
 A library created electronic
record of everything in our
holdings
 Offers subject headings to
search under
Best for: finding books

8. Search Plan: Hamlet

9. Activity: Searching
in Findit!
In your groups:
Navigate to the library homepage
and follow the search plan
challenge
• Record how many results you
find
• Write down the citation in
MLA

10. Questions?