Welcome to UBC Library Jumpstart August 27 2009

Welcome to UBC Library! Jumpstart August 27, 2009 Librarian: Katherine Miller katherine. miller@ubc. ca 604 -822 -0295

Outline n 1. 2. 3. Welcome & introductions How to access the library Finding the best resources for your research paper How to get Help with your library research

Do you have a CWL and UBCcard? n n To access online resources off campus, set up VPN and use your Campus Wide Login (CWL) to login. Instructions are available at: http: //www. library. ubc. ca/remote To borrow books and to use some library services, you will need your UBCcard with the barcode & PIN.

Some of our campus libraries supporting the sciences

Woodward Library Life Sciences: n Biology n Health Sciences n Medicine n Natural Sciences n Nursing n Rehabilitation Sciences And many more… http: //www. library. ubc. ca/life/

Irving K Barber Learning Centre n n n Beautiful space! Science & Engineering ASRS (Automatic Storage & Retrieval System) - “robot” http: //www. library. ubc. ca/scieng/ http: //www. library. ubc. ca/home/asrs/how-to/

Off campus libraries n n Too far to walk! You can order books and articles to be delivered on campus using UBC Document Delivery UBC Okanagan in Kelowna UBC hospital libraries in Vancouver

UBC Library web site http: //www. library. ubc. ca Let’s tour the virtual library…

Tour highlights n n n n Branches: all UBC Library web sites and hours Library Catalogue: search for books, videos, etc. Journals: locate a specific journal article Databases: search for journal articles on a topic Instruction Centre: online tutorials and workshops Connect from home: access eresources off campus UBC Doc. Del: order materials between campuses CISTI and ILL: order materials not at UBC ASRS: order materials from the storage facility in IKBLC Book group study rooms Ask. Away: live chat with a librarian Subject Guides: start your research here My Account: renew books, check recalls, requests, etc.

Finding books n n n Library Catalogue Search by title, author, subject or keyword Limit by location “online” to find ebooks For print books, record the location and call number to find it on the shelf. Use UBC Document Delivery to order books that are at another campus (e. g. hospital libraries or UBC-O) Recall the book if it is signed out to someone else. Let’s try some examples…

Examples of books • • • Every living thing : man’s obsessive quest to catalog life, from Nanobacteria to new monkeys by Rob R. Dunn 2009 book by Sari Edelstein about food security (title search) Books by David Suzuki (author search) Ebooks about pine beetles (limit to online, use truncation i. e. beetle? )

Call numbers n n n Call numbers (e. g. TP 548. J 15 2008) help you locate a book or journal on the shelf. They are subject-based so you may find other useful books on the same shelf! At Woodward… ¡ ¡ A to QT is on the second floor QU to Z is on the third floor

Finding journal articles 1. 2. 3. 4. Start with subject guide Select an index, e. g. Academic Search Complete, Web of Science, etc Search by keyword or subject heading Combine keywords using AND, OR, NOT Let’s try a search…

Getting journal articles n n n If you are already in a database, click on If not, click on Journals, and search by journal title. If the journal is available online, remember to turn on VPN. If the journal is only available in print, record the location and call number. Print journals cannot be borrowed but you can make a copy (7 cents per page). Use UBC Document Delivery if the journal is available at another campus (e. g. hospital libraries or UBC-O). Use CISTI Orders or Interlibrary Loan if the journal is not available at UBC. Let’s try some examples…

Examples of journal citations • Geddes, L. (2008). Rewriting the code for life. New Scientist, 198(2660), 6 -7. • Badell, M. L. , Ramin, S. M. , & Smith, J. A. (2006). Treatment options for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Pharmacotherapy, 26(9), 1273 -1287.

Need Help? n Ask A Librarian! http: //www. library. ubc. ca/home/ask. html

Game: Library Lingo!

Library lingo 1 n n Ask. Away is a live chat reference service. Look for the icon on the library home page. ASRS is the automated storage and retrieval system in IKBLC. To retrieve an item, click on Place Request in the library catalogue and select ASRS Request. See: http: //www. library. ubc. ca/home/asrs/how-to/ Catalogue tells you what the library has, e. g. books, journals, proceedings, reports, videos, maps, etc. CISTI Orders is a free delivery service for books and articles that are not available at UBC. See: http: //www. library. ubc. ca/info/pegasus. html

Library lingo 2 n n IKBLC is the new Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a free delivery service for books and articles that are not available at UBC or CISTI. See: http: //horsefly. library. ubc. ca/cgibin/borrowing. pl? START My Library Account is where you can renew books, check due dates, fines, recalls, document delivery and ILL requests, change PIN, etc. See: http: //www. library. ubc. ca/home/libaccount. html Recall is when someone has a book and you want to borrow it next. Click on Place Request in the library catalogue and select Recall.

Library lingo 3 n n n Reference has two meanings! Books on reference cannot be borrowed. A reference librarian or reference desk is where you can get help. Reserve materials are heavily used and therefore have short loan periods (e. g. 2 hours or 1 day). Subject guides are web pages with links to useful resources and a good place to begin your research. See: http: //www. library. ubc. ca/home/subjects-all. html UBC Document Delivery is a delivery service for books and articles at UBC. Delivery is free between campuses. See: http: //www. library. ubc. ca/home/docdel. html UBC Okanagan (UBC-O) is a library in Kelowna, 5 hours away from Vancouver.

Attribution Created by Katherine Miller, UBC Library (Vancouver, B. C. , Canada), August 2009 Adapted from “Welcome to UBC Library!” by Sally Taylor, UBC Library (Vancouver, B. C. , Canada), August 2009 Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non. Commercial-Share. Alike 3. 0 license http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3. 0/