UBC Library web site

AskAway brown bag

July 31, 2008

Contact: Sally Taylor

UBC LibraryPoint 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.

UBC Library web site

http://www.library.ubc.ca

What is OneSearch?

• The “elephant in the room”

• Provides links to search results for a number of databases.

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

How do I find books?

How do I find course reserve?

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.

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

How do I find a UBC thesis?

• cIRcle at http://circle.ubc.caMaster’s & Ph.D. full text online (Nov. 2007-present)

• ProQuest Dissertations & ThesesPh.D. full text online (1997-2007)

• Library CatalogueMaster’s & Ph.D. in print (up to 1991) or microfiche

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

How do I access RefWorks?

We access RefWorks through a Canadian server at: 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

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/

Where can I get more help?

• Ask a Librarian: subject librarians, hourshttp://www.library.ubc.ca/home/ask.html

• Contact formshttp://www.library.ubc.ca/home/libcontact.html

• FAQshttp://toby.library.ubc.ca/faqs/

• Instruction Centre: workshops, guideshttp://www.library.ubc.ca/home/instruct/