English 110 Finding Resources Shelley Roseman shelley'rosemanuconn'edu

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English 110Finding Resources in the Library
Shelley RosemanReference, English
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Agenda

• Locating the library homepage
• Searching for criticism from
• Books
• Articles
• Reference Sources
• Requesting materials from other libraries
• Doing research from home
• Citing resources

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Library Homepage

• www.lib.uconn.edu

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Key Links from the Homepage

• HOMER The Library Catalog
• Databases
• Document Delivery
• Off-Campus Access

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HOMER
Finding Books

• Write the title and call number of a book about
  Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple) in the
  Stamford library.

How can I find books?
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HOMER Search Strategies
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Background Information

• What is the major theme of The Color Purple?

Literature Reference Collection Gale Literary
Databases The Gale Literary Databases provide
full-text criticism and interpretation of plays,
novels, poetry and short stories, and
biographical essays on authors. The database
includes the text of three print encyclopedias
Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary
Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary
Biography. Stamford Reference (Library Use
Only) Call NumberPN771 .C59
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Finding Articles

• Find a peer-reviewed article about The Color
  Purple. List title, author, and publication
  information.

• Suggested Databases
• Academic Search Premier (Ebscohost)
• InfoTrac

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Database Terms
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Database Terms

• Full Text vs. Abstract vs.
  CitationsHTML Full Text vs. PDF Full Text
• Full Text its available online
• Abstract a brief summary
• Citation enough information to find the
  article
• HTML regular printout without exact page
  numbers
• PDF the article as it appeared in the
  publication

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VPN Doing Research from Home
OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS NEW!   VPN - Off-Campus Access
to the Library with One Easy Login! University
Information Technology Services has implemented a
Virtual Private Network, or VPN, allowing
students and faculty easy access to licensed
library databases and electronic journals from
off campus.  If you intend to use these
materials, begin your research by logging in now.
More information about VPN is available at
http//security.uconn.edu/guides/vpn.html.
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DD/ILL
Requesting Books from Other Libraries
Document Delivery / Interlibrary Loan

• Request a book
• Request an article
• View Pending Requests

http//www.lib.uconn.edu/online/services/ill/
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Citing Sources
MLA Format

• All references in the text of the paper
  mustappear in the Works Cited list.
• Arrange citations in alphabetical order by
  authors last name.
• If theres no author, begin with a title.
• Use and not the symbol.
• If the publisher lists several cities, use only
  the first one.
• Use the most current publication date.

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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
Accidental Plagiarism
Deliberate Plagiarism

• Rewriting from books or articles
• copying pasting from web pages and online
  sources to create a patchwork writing
• buying, downloading, or borrowing a paper

• not knowing when how to cite
• not knowing how to paraphrase or summarize
• not knowing what common knowledge is
• recycling an old paper

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TOOLS TO HELP YOU OUT

• TIME MANAGEMENT TOOL ASSIGNMENT CALCULATOR
  http//www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/
• ONLINE TOOLS FOR CREATING CITATIONShttp//citat
  ionmachine.net/ UCONN LIBRARY
  GUIDEShttp//www.lib.uconn.edu/using/finding/guid
  es/referencefindingaids.htmCitations
• LIBRARY TUTORIALShttp//webapps.lib.uconn.edu/In
  foLit/tutorials.cfm
• Plagiarism How to Recognize it and How to Avoid
  It
• http//www.lib.uconn.edu/using/tutorials/LILT/pla
  giarism.htm
• Research 101
• http//www.lib.uconn.edu/using/tutorials/research/
  HTML/Finding/finding01.htm
• MLA Template
• http//www.wright.edu/martin.maner/rptemp.htm

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Questions? shelley.roseman_at_uconn.edu 203.251-852
2 Library Home Page www.lib.uconn.edu Links to
Remember DD/ILL Requesting Material VPN
Access from Home HOMER Library
Catalog Databases Academic Premier InfoTrac