Sociology Graduate Student Orientation to the University of Arizona Library Ruth Dickstein
Location of Libraries
Main Library Includes information resources in: –Social Sciences –Fine Arts and Humanities –Business –Education –Asian and Arabic language materials
Main Library Specialized resources you will find there include: –Maps –Government publications –Media –Main Reserve materials –Newspapers
Other Libraries on Campus Part of UA Library System –Science & Engineering Library –Fine Arts Library –Center for Creative Photography Campus libraries funded separately from the University of Arizona Library system –Law Library (included in catalog) –Arizona Health Sciences Library
Library Services & Facilities Interlibrary loan/Document delivery Free: Journal articles delivered electronically Free: Book requests and dissertations from other libraries *New* Free: Request copies of journal articles or a book chapters owned by UA library be digitally sent to your account *New* Fee: Request a book the library owns be sent to your campus address Use the same ILL form for all of these requests
Library Services & Facilities Reserves & Electronic Reserves Journal articles will be either scanned or copied from electronic resource and available via a link online syllabi. Online form used to request materials for reserve. *New* - Faculty do not have to bring their own copies to the library for digitization.
Library Services & Facilities Special Tools RefWorks – Web based bibliographic software to store citations and format research papers.RefWorks Library subscribes to sources for data (OECD Source, ICPSR, World Development Indicators)data Electronic full text sources – books, articles, newspaper articles, dissertations, and more
How We Can Help You? Private, in-depth consultation by appointment Collaboration on developing library research assignments –Partnering to integrate information literacy into the curriculum Instruction sessions for classes on how to do research in the library Create instructional web pages
Questions ?? Contact the Reference Desk in person or use Ask a Librarian, the Library’s Virtual Chat Reference ServiceAsk a Librarian Contact your library liaison Ruth Dickstein at: or