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UBC Library web site AskAway brown bag July 31, 2008 Contact: Sally Taylor
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UBC Library Point Grey campus (Vancouver) -Asian -David Lam (commerce) -Education -IKBLC -Art Architecture & Planning -Chapman Learning Commons -Rare Books & Special Coll. -Science & Engineering -University Archives -Koerner (HSS) -Law -Music -Woodward -Xwi7xwa ("whei-wha") Off campus (Vancouver) -Biomedical Branch Library (VGH) -Hamber Library (C&W) -St. Paul’s Hospital Library -Robson Square UBC Okanagan Library -Located in Kelowna We offer free document delivery for faculty, staff & students between campuses.
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UBC Library web site http://www.library.ubc.ca
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What is OneSearch? The “elephant in the room” Provides links to search results for a number of databases.
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What does OneSearch search? Library catalogue Open WorldCat good starting point cross search of general databases serial search in catalogue print & ejournals quick way to find guides and contact info http://angel.library.ubc.ca
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How do I find books?
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How do I find course reserve?
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How do I find articles? Select Subject Guides when you don’t know which database to use. MetaLib is a federated search tool (by subject). Select Indexes & Databases when you know the database.
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How do I find a specific citation? Select Print & Electronic Journals to see if the library has the journal. Access to ejournal Access to catalogue for print holdings Problems: http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/forms/ejournalhelp.html
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How do I find a UBC thesis? cIRcle at http://circle.ubc.cahttp://circle.ubc.ca Master’s & Ph.D. full text online (Nov. 2007-present) ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Ph.D. full text online (1997-2007) Library Catalogue Master’s & Ph.D. in print (up to 1991) or microfiche
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How do I request material? Book already signed out? Catalogue “Place Request” “Recall” Book/Journal in ASRS? Catalogue “Place Request” “ASRS Request” Between UBC campuses? Catalogue “Order via UBC DocDel” Not at UBC? Home page “Borrow from other libraries (ILL)” CISTI Orders Interlibrary Loan forms
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How do I access RefWorks? We access RefWorks through a Canadian server at: https://refworks.scholarsportal.info/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=false https://refworks.scholarsportal.info/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=false From home, students need to sign on through VPN or the library proxy server. http://refworks.library.ubc.ca
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How can I connect from home? Students must set up authentication before trying to connect to a database/ejournal. 1) VPN (Virtual Private Network) – need Campus Wide Login (CWL) 2) Library proxy server – need UBCcard/Library card barcode & PIN Instructions at: http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/proxyinfo/
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Where can I get more help? Ask a Librarian: subject librarians, hours http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/ask.html Contact forms http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/libcontact.html FAQs http://toby.library.ubc.ca/faqs/ Instruction Centre: workshops, guides http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/instruct/
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