The Library Your Partner in Research and Teaching
The Library: Your Partner in Research and Teaching New Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2017 Corliss Lee
Where? § Over 20 libraries on campus § Doe, Main Stacks and Moffitt Libraries § Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Area Studies § Bancroft Library § Rare books, Special Collections § Western Americana, Latin American Studies § And many more!
Places and Spaces n Library home > Hours and Map n Access may vary…check library web sites! n Main Stacks, Moffitt, Grad Services – show ID n Bancroft – registration required n Law – restricted access n Graduate Services n Humanities and Social Sciences reserves n Dissertation Writing room n Find a Study Space n Group study rooms (reserve online) n Carrels, whiteboards, presentation displays… n Computer Labs (campus; departmental; OCF) – for Word, Excel, etc.
Dissertation Writer’s Room
Interdisciplinary Resources n Media Resources Center n Data Lab n Newspaper Room n Bancroft Library
Always bring your Cal ID
Library home: “Start Your Search”
“Start Your Search” n Library catalog – books, journal titles, DVDs, maps… n Includes SOME article databases n Real time circulation information n Save items to a list and export the list Create lists that persist across sessions Advanced searching: limits by language, format, years, library… Receive e-mail alerts about new materials n n n
Library Catalogs n Finding books, DVDs, maps, sound recordings…everything except articles n Library web page > Guide to Library Catalogs n Oski. Cat – UC Berkeley n MELVYL n n - all 10 UC campuses World. Cat (through MELVYL) n Over 10, 000 libraries worldwide!
Oski. Cat
Library catalogs - Oski. Cat n Oski. Cat – UCB only (most UCB libraries) n Real time circulation information n Online paging! (bring materials to library you choose) n Access “My Oski. Cat” – your library record; place holds; renew online, etc. n NRLF: storage (request online) n Send library and call number info to your cell phone! n Receive e-mail alerts about new materials (see “Preferred Searches”) or set up an RSS feed n Save items to a list and export the list n Create lists that persist across sessions n Advanced searching: limits by language, format, years, library…
Library Catalogs - MELVYL n Includes all UCB libraries n Including some not included in Oski. Cat n Berkeley Language Center, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Law Library, etc. Includes all 10 UC campuses n “Request” feature allows you to request items from other campuses n Pull-down menu allows you redo your search in Worldcat (tens of thousands of libraries worldwide) n
Finding Databases - more than 1200 databases
Finding Article Databases n Library home > Databases > Browse n Article databases by subject n n n Use UC e-links to find full text of article and/or library location of journal Most allow you to save items to a list and email/export the list Some have alerting services/RSS feeds
Online resources for research § Library web site > Databases: § Encyclopedias § Atlases § Image databases § Statistics § Government information § Archival sources § E-books § and more!
Off Campus Access to E-resources n Library home > Using the Libraries > Connecting from Off Campus n Set up proxy server on each browser OR n VPN also available
Beyond Berkeley n Interlibrary Loan n Use “Request” feature in MELVYL/Worldcat n Or use request form on Library web site n “My ILL” n “My Oski. Cat” n Research Library Cooperative Program n Stanford n Contact: 133 Doe Library (510) 642 -7365
Google Scholar n Set up your Google Scholar preferences to display library locations at UCB! § § “Settings” > Library Links Search for UC Berkeley; check off: § § § “University of California Berkeley uc e-Links” “Open Worldcat – Library Search” Click on Save
Citation Management Software § Zotero § Refworks § End. Note § Mendeley
More about technology! Borrow a laptop or ipad! Moffitt, Biosciences, Engineering, Social Research libraries Borrow a phone charger (Iphone and Android) Moffitt and Engineering Libraries Read scholarly journal articles on your tablet or phone with the Brow. Zine app Tech Support for Students – Moffitt Library (Airbears, software downloads, etc. )
Research Data Management/ Data Acquisition § Library has funding for acquisition of data sets § Assistance with managing the data you generate while doing research § Assistance with mining resources and data sets
Scholarly Communication n Library’s Scholarly Communication Officer n Rachael Samberg (rsamberg@berkeley. edu) n Help you make your scholarship discoverable n Discuss and evaluate publishing options n Track and promote your publications n Retain or negotiate your intellectual property rights n Discuss use of licensed materials or IP in your work
UC Open Access Policy n UC Academic Senate policy as of July 2013 n All faculty deposit their scholarly articles into a digital repository n Policy expanded to include graduate students n We can help you upload your articles into e. Scholarship, the UC digital repository n If you want to publish in an open access journal that charges an “article processing” fee we may be able to help you cover the cost
Especially for Grad Students n Library home > Information for Students > Information for Graduate Students Borrow, recall, renew, NRLF/storage n Copying, printing n Find your librarian liaison’s contact information n Scholarly communication/copyright n Library policies n n Support for your teaching: library instruction, assignment consultation, course reserves…
Getting ready for Fall 2017 n Library web page for your discipline Research Support> Guides and Tutorials > Library Research Guides Find the name of your librarian § Help > Subject librarians Information for Graduate Students web page n Information For Students > Graduate students Set up Google Scholar preferences Explore citation management options § n n
Getting Ready for Fall, cont’ n Attend a workshop: citation management, tools for research, digital publishing n Library home > Exhibits and Events n Airbears 2; Edu. Roam n Library home > Connect from off campus n Synchronize your passphrase (maybe) n bit. ly/calnet-sync
Jobs in the Library! n Library web: “Jobs in the Library” (bottom) n Human Resources: 110 Doe Library
Morrison Library v Recreational reading v Graphic Arts Loan Collection v Lunch Poems v Story Hour
Don’t despair. . . We can help
Doe Library Reference Desk
Assistance 24/7! n From the Library home page:
In addition to your librarian liaison… n Corliss Lee n Library Liaison to Graduate Division n clee@library. berkeley. edu
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