UCC Library
Introduction to Library
and Research
Resources
Mardene Carr
Chief Librarian
UCC Library
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First building on the right as you enter the
main gate;
Open 6 days per week;
Mondays to Thursdays from 8:30am – 10pm;
Fridays from 8:30am – 4:30pm;
Sundays from 9am – 4:30pm.
Contact Information
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Front Desk: 655-3987
Reference Desk: 655 – 3989
Chief Librarian’s Office: 655 – 3988
Asklibrary@ucc.edu.jm
Staff Members
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Chief Librarian: Mardene Carr
Library Officers:
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Princess Henry
Claudine Brown
Kadian Stewart
Natoya Pascoe
UCC Library – General Information
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All registered students are eligible for membership:
To become a member please bring your updated
pass card and student ID to the library;
Undergraduate students can borrow up to 3 books at
a time for 2 weeks;
Graduate students can borrow up to 5 books at a
time for 2 weeks;
Students are also allowed to borrow magazines,
DVDs and CDs for 1 week at a time;
Reference books can be 3 hour loan or overnight
loan.
UCC Library - Resources
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Books
Journals (Electronic and Paper)
Past Papers
Past Projects
DVDs, CDs
Newspapers
Databases (EBSCO and Emerald)
Library Fees
Overdue Fines
 2 week loans - $50 per day
 3 hour loans - $100 per hour
 Overnight loans - $100 per hour
Printing
$12 per page
Renewal of Material
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Materials borrowed from the library can be
renewed if other customers are not waiting
on the item;
You can call or bring the item in person to
renew;
When renewing over the phone please be
sure to have the book in front of you as you
will need information from it to complete the
transaction
Guide to Research at UCC
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The library can assist you with research and
assignments;
Please contact us via email or phone to speak to
someone for guidance;
Properly searching for information to complete an
assignment can make the difference between an “A”
paper and a “C” paper.
Paper Based Resources
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Books
Journals/Magazines
Past Papers
Past Projects
Google Scholar
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http://scholar.google.com/
Great place to begin your search because it
picks up scholarly papers from all over the
web.
Sample Google Scholar Search
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Effects of Global Warming
Type Effects AND “Global Warming”
Full text documents will be shown to the left
in PDF or HTML
Where there are only abstracts full texts may
be found in the Electronic Databases
Electronic Based Resources
EBSCO DATABASE
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http://search.ebscohost.com/
Please see library staff for user name and password;
Can be accessed from off campus.
Sample Ebsco Search
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Effects of Global Warming
Go to EBSCO and insert username and
password (see next slide)
Searching Ebsco
Searching Ebsco
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At the second screen select “Ebscohost
research databases and E-Books”
See next slide.
Searching Ebsco
Searching Ebsco
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You can either select all databases or
Select the ones that are pertinent to what you
are searching.
In the next screen shot I have selected 3
databases for my search.
Click the continue button once the databases
have been selected.
Searching Ebsco
Searching Ebsco
Searching Ebsco
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Type the subjects, be sure to include terms in
inverted commas if you want them to appear
together in the search “global warming”
Please note the drop down menu to the right
of the screen.
It is important that indicate “All Text”
This will ensure that the subjects get picked
up from the entire document
Searching Ebsco
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The bottom of the screen is used to set any
limitations that you might need.
You can limit to Full Text, Published Date,
Peer reviewed, PDF etc
Hit the search button.
Searching Ebsco
Electronic Based Resources
EMERALD DATABASE
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http://emeraldinsight.com/ft
Please see library staff for user name and password;
Can be accessed from off campus.
Sample Search Emerald
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Women in Leadership
Type Women in one field
Leadership in another
Select “All Fields” from drop down menu on
the right and search
In order to see all the results you must click
the link that says “view all 4,593 results”
Sample Search Emerald
Sample Search Emerald
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Full text articles are indicated in either PDF
or HTML
Select the article you prefer and open the
document
You can save or print the article
Reference List/Bibliography
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Your reference list should include at least 10
sources;
Items on the list should come from several
different sources. You should have items
from books, journals and reputable websites
for balance.
Google and Wikipedia are not sources.
Reference List/Bibliography
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Your list should be in alphabetical order
using the APA Citation Style or the style
preferred by the lecturer;
Author’s last name should come first;
Citation must be complete so be sure to
double check with the library staff if you are
not sure.
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For samples of how to cite using the APA
format please use this page:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/5
60/01/