Library Survival Tips
University of Arizona Libraries
February 2008
Outline
Welcome!
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General Info about the UA Libraries
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FAQs & Concerns
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RefWorks
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Citation Index Searching
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Setting Up Journal Alerts / Search Updates
UA Libraries and Collections
Main Library
Government Documents
Map Collection
Special Collections
Science-Engineering Library (SEL)
Fine Arts Library (includes Architecture, CCP, and
Music)
Center for Creative Photography (CCP)
Main Library
Includes information
resources for:
Social Sciences
Business
Education
Fine Arts and Humanities
Asian and Arabic language
materials
Specialized resources include:
Government publications
Maps
Films, Videos & DVDs
Microfilm & Microfiche
Newspapers
Science-Engineering Library
Includes information
resources for:
Physical Sciences
Life Sciences
Agriculture
Engineering
Military Sciences
Other Campus Libraries
Arizona Health Sciences Library (AHSL)
Law Library
Miscellaneous reading rooms / departmental collections
Economic and Business Research Library (EBR)
Optical Sciences Library
Lunar & Planetary Sciences (LPL) Library
Etc.
Arizona Historical Society Library
Arizona State Museum Library
Location of UA Libraries
Frequently Asked Questions
&
Concerns
about
Using the Library
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Frustration:
 I don't think I use it properly.
 Sometimes I end up with too many articles or too few of them
depending on what I put in the blank.
 I can’t seem to find the correct references. I am comfortable only if
someone states the reference or tells me exactly what to look for. If
I have to search a database on my own, I'd be lost
 Not knowing how to use all of the tools at my disposal.
 lexis-nexis is very fussy. searching through the congressional
records is also very confusing b/c of the setup
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Want to learn:
 How to search for what I'm looking for more effectively.
 How to be more efficient.
 How to search efficiently and find what you need without finding
the same things over and over again that you don't want
Librarians – Subject Specialists
/ Department Liaisons
► Tip:
To identify amazing librarians who are
here to help you, review the list of subject
specialists
(http://www.library.arizona.edu/about/contact/subjectSpecialists.php)
Online Catalog
Comment:
► I have used it before, but an in depth
tutorial would be helpful.
Tip: Learn more about searching the UA
Libraries catalog by using the UA Library
Catalog Tutorial
(http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/catalog/index.h
tml)
Finding Dissertations, Theses,
etc.
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I have no problem with books, but don't
know well about news articles, electronic
books, thesis or dissertation etc.
Tip: For information on finding different kinds
of resources, including dissertations, films,
videos, DVDs, maps, etc., visit the “How Do
I …?” page
http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/how/index.html
Problems with catalog records
► Sometimes,
I fear that the catalogue is not
updated or accurate.
 Tip: Let us know about problems using the
feedback form
(http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/feedback/index.html) or
contact the librarian who is the subject
specialist or liaison for your department
(http://www.library.arizona.edu/about/contact/subjectSpecialists.php)
Suggesting new titles
► If
UA does not have access to certain
journal, is it possible to students/faculties to
request to acquiring such access?
Tip: Suggest new titles for the collection by
contacting the librarian who is subject
specialist or liaison for your department.
http://www.library.arizona.edu/about/contact/subjectSpecialists.php
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
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Yes, the staff have been most helpful and I have been able to obtain
almost all my copies and readings through ILL or online.
I have completed my undergraduate here at UA thus I am familiar with
many of the facilities in the UA libraries. I absolutely love what our
library has to offer, and it's really quite incredible the amount of
offerings it really does have. I love the interlibrary loan service.
Would like to learn more about interlibrary loan (2)
Frustration:
 When I desperately need an article and the catalog indicates that it's
available in the library and I find out that U of A stopped subscribing to the
journal.
 When they don't have that article available
 When you don't have the journals I need.
 When you can see the title of the article but not access it. It would be paid
journal.
Interlibrary Loan
Tip: For more information about Interlibrary
Loan, visit the ILL Services page
http://www.library.arizona.edu/services/ill/index.html
Full-text Online Access to
Information Resources
► Frustration:
having to go to the library
► Frustration: not all journals are online
Tip: Use the Libraries’ Express Documents service!
Express Documents now offers free ($0!)
electronic delivery of articles and book chapters to
all UA-affiliated customers. Fees ($) are charged
for delivery of hard-copy books. Find out more at
http://www.library.arizona.edu/services/docdel/index.html.
Off-Campus Access
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Frustration: The accessibility of the library
resources from off-campus. It's rather
frustrating to have to punch in my catcard
number every time I open a new window or
want to start a new search. I have heard
VPN (virtual personal Net) might be away to
bypass this re-entering password process. I
would love to learn how to use VPN.
Off-Campus Access
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Tip: If you are using your own computer from off-campus,
you can install the campus VPN software on your computer
and use it to connect to library databases & full-text online
resources via the campus network
 The VPN software is available for UA CCIT at
https://sitelicense.arizona.edu/vpn/.
 Please contact CCIT for support (621-HELP or
support@email.arizona.edu).
 Once the VPN software is installed and you log in to the campus
network, you can connect directly to licensed databases and fulltext online resources without entering your CatCard number.
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Tip: For help with connecting to Library databases, visit
http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/how/connect/databases/index.html
Google Scholar
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I use google scholar to search. It is a lot easier.
Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com/) enables
specific searches of scholarly literature, including
peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, pre-prints,
abstracts, and technical reports. Content includes
a range of publishers and aggregators with whom
Google already has standing arrangements.
Google Scholar
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Tip: Note that not all material to which the UA Library subscribes will
be available directly through Google Scholar. If you find references to
materials in Google Scholar without full text links, please consult the
UA Library catalog or our list of online journals.
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Tip: For off-campus access to UA subscribed content, you must
configure your Google Scholar preferences for the University of
Arizona. To configure your Google Scholar preferences for the
University of Arizona:
 Select "Scholar Preferences"
 Under Institutional Access, select "University of Arizona“
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Tip: To export citations from Google Scholar to RefWorks you must
either be on campus or connect via the UA Library web pages. You
also need to set your Google Scholar preferences for “Bibliography
Manager” to show links to import citations into RefWorks.
Bibliographic Management Software
►RefWorks
– FAQs
(http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/refworks/ind
ex.html)
►EndNote
– EndNote Tutorial
(http://www.library.arizona.edu/documents/ust/endnote6_
001.pdf)
► For
assistance with either - Contact your
subject specialist librarian.
Citation Index Searching
Web of Science Databases:
► Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
► Science Citation Index (1900 – present)
► Social Sciences Citation Index (1956 – present)
The unique and valuable feature of the Web of
Science databases is the cited reference searching.
You can take an author or specific article and find
out who has been citing that person and/or paper.
Citation Index Searching
► Web
of Science / Science Citation Index UA
Library Tutorial
http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/webofscience/index.html
► Web
of Science vendor tutorial
http://scientific.thomson.com/tutorials/wos7/
Journal Alerts / Search Alerts
Many databases or electronic journal
collections allow users to set up “alerts”
where you will be automatically notified by
email when a new issue of the journal
appears online or when new articles that
match your search strategy appear in the
database.
ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect is the Elsevier online journal
collection. You can set up search alerts,
topic alerts, journal/issue alerts, and citation
alerts. However, you must first establish a
free, personal ScienceDirect account.
For more information, visit the ScienceDirect
Help files and scroll down in the Contents
list to “Alerts”.
http://help.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.arizona.edu/robo/projects/sdhelp/Green_Book_Open.gif
Web of Science Alerts
► You
can save a search history locally to your
own computer or network or to the ISI Web
of Knowledge server. A locally saved history
can be opened and run against updates to
the data. Server Save allows you to set
alerts and easily open and manage your
search histories. This process can be used
for both General and Cited Reference
searches.
Web of Science Alerts
► As
with other databases or journal collections that
offer alert services, you must establish a free,
personal account with Web of Science / ISI in
order to set up alerts.
► Each week or month, depending on your specified
alert period, you will receive an e-mail containing
the results which match your search criteria. For
Citation Alerts, you will only be notified if the
article you selected was cited.
Library Services
Library Hours
Reserves – Info for students; Info for faculty/instructors
Express Document Services
Express Retrieval
Inter Library Loan (ILL)
Ask a Librarian
Subject Guides
Citation Style Guides
Laptop Connections and Library Use
Projector and Laptop Loans
Group Study Rooms
Presentation Practice Rooms
Information Commons
Lockers
Software/Hardware Guides
ResumeBuilder
Questions?
Contact your subject specialist
librarian.
Check out the Libraries’ FAQ page!
Contact the Reference Desk in
person or use Ask a Librarian, the
Library’s Virtual Chat Reference
Service