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 Library home > Hours and Map Access may vary…check library web sites! Main Stacks, Moffitt, Grad Services – show ID Bancroft – registration required Law – restricted access Graduate Services Humanities and Social Sciences reserves Dissertation Writing room Find a Study Space Group study rooms (reserve online) Carrels, whiteboards, presentation displays… Computer Labs (campus; departmental; OCF) – for Word, Excel, etc.
Dissertation Writer’s Room
Interdisciplinary Resources Media Resources Center Data Lab Newspaper Room Bancroft Library
Always bring your Cal ID
Library home: “Start Your Search”
“Start Your Search” Library catalog – books, journal titles, DVDs, maps… Includes SOME article databases Real time circulation information 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
Library Catalogs Finding books, DVDs, maps, sound recordings…everything except articles Library web page > Guide to Library Catalogs OskiCat – UC Berkeley MELVYL - all 10 UC campuses WorldCat (through MELVYL) Over 10,000 libraries worldwide!
OskiCat
Library catalogs - OskiCat OskiCat – UCB only (most UCB libraries) Real time circulation information Online paging! (bring materials to library you choose) Access “My OskiCat” – your library record; place holds; renew online, etc. NRLF: storage (request online) Send library and call number info to your cell phone! Receive e-mail alerts about new materials (see “Preferred Searches”) or set up an RSS feed Save items to a list and export the list Create lists that persist across sessions Advanced searching: limits by language, format, years, library…
Library Catalogs - MELVYL Includes all UCB libraries Including some not included in OskiCat Berkeley Language Center, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Law Library, etc. Includes all 10 UC campuses “Request” feature allows you to request items from other campuses Pull-down menu allows you redo your search in Worldcat (tens of thousands of libraries worldwide)
Finding Databases - more than 1200 databases
Finding Article Databases Library home > Databases > Browse Article databases by subject 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 e-mail/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 Library home > Using the Libraries > Connecting from Off Campus Set up proxy server on each browser OR VPN also available
Beyond Berkeley Interlibrary Loan Research Library Cooperative Program Use “Request” feature in MELVYL/Worldcat Or use request form on Library web site “My ILL” “My OskiCat” Research Library Cooperative Program Stanford Contact: 133 Doe Library (510) 642-7365
Google Scholar 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 EndNote 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 BrowZine 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 Library’s Scholarly Communication Officer Rachael Samberg (rsamberg@berkeley.edu) Help you make your scholarship discoverable Discuss and evaluate publishing options Track and promote your publications Retain or negotiate your intellectual property rights Discuss use of licensed materials or IP in your work
UC Open Access Policy UC Academic Senate policy as of July 2013 All faculty deposit their scholarly articles into a digital repository Policy expanded to include graduate students We can help you upload your articles into eScholarship, the UC digital repository 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 Library home > Information for Students > Information for Graduate Students Borrow, recall, renew, NRLF/storage Copying, printing Find your librarian liaison’s contact information Scholarly communication/copyright Library policies Support for your teaching: library instruction, assignment consultation, course reserves…
Getting ready for Fall 2017 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 Information For Students > Graduate students Set up Google Scholar preferences Explore citation management options
Getting Ready for Fall, cont’ Attend a workshop: citation management, tools for research, digital publishing Library home > Exhibits and Events Airbears2; EduRoam Library home > Connect from off campus Synchronize your passphrase (maybe) bit.ly/calnet-sync
Jobs in the Library! Library web: “Jobs in the Library” (bottom) Human Resources: 110 Doe Library
Morrison Library Recreational reading Graphic Arts Loan Collection Lunch Poems Story Hour
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Doe Library Reference Desk
Assistance 24/7! From the Library home page:
In addition to your librarian liaison… Corliss Lee Library Liaison to Graduate Division clee@library.berkeley.edu