This document provides an overview of a presentation given by two reference librarians at UConn Waterbury about conducting college-level research. The presentation covers exploring the library's webpage and databases, using the "assignment calculator" tool, and reviewing strategies for finding books using the HOMER search system and finding articles by subject and identifying relevant databases. The librarians provide their contact information for any questions.

1. College Level Research
UConn Libraries
Presenters: Shelley Roseman & Janet Swift,
Reference Librarians, UConn Waterbury
March 13, 2009
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2. TODAY’S AGENDA:
-- INTRODUCING OUR WEBPAGE
-- EXPLORING OUR DATABASES
-- REVIEWING THE “ASSIGNMENT CALCULATOR”
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3. Welcome to the Library
www.lib.uconn.edu
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4. Key Link…
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5. 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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6. Other Key Links
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7. How do I find books?
You can search
By Keyword,
Keyword
Homer Boolean, Title, Auth
or, etc.
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8. HOMER Search Strategies
Keyword -
Keyword
Boolean
“Martin Luther King”
“Martin Luther King” AND
biography
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9. Homer Search
Search Terms
Keyword Boolean
“great depression”
AND
poor
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10. Homer Citation
Interlibrary
Loan
Title
Author
Location
Call Number
Options
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11. How do I find articles?
www.lib.uconn.edu
Finding Articles
Tip: Use by Subject
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12. I need an article
Searching by Subject about J.D.
Salinger’s
Catcher in the
Rye
CLICK HERE
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13. Identifying Databases
1st
choice
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14. 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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15. www.lib.uconn.edu
Shelley.roseman@uconn.edu
Janet.swift@uconn.edu
Uconn Waterbury Library
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16. QUESTIONS?
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