Sociology Graduate Student Orientation
to the University of Arizona Library
Sociology Graduate Student Orientation
to the University of Arizona Library
Ruth [email protected]
Location of Libraries
Main LibraryMain Library
• Includes information resources in:– Social Sciences– Fine Arts and
Humanities– Business– Education– Asian and Arabic
language materials
Main LibraryMain LibrarySpecialized resources you will
find there include:– Maps– Government publications– Media– Main Reserve materials– Newspapers
Other Libraries on Campus
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 & FacilitiesLibrary 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 email account
•*New* Fee: Request a book the library owns be sent to your campus addressUse the same ILL form for all of these requests
Library Services & FacilitiesLibrary 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 & FacilitiesLibrary Services & Facilities
Special Tools
•RefWorks – Web based bibliographic software to store citations and format research papers.
•Library subscribes to sources for data (OECD Source, ICPSR, World Development Indicators)
•Electronic full text sources – books, articles, newspaper articles, dissertations, and more
How We Can Help You?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 Service
Contact your library liaison Ruth Dickstein at: [email protected] or 621-4866
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