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Comprehensive Research Assistance and Resources at UNCW Library

Discover a wide array of research assistance services offered at UNCW Library, including face-to-face support in the Learning Commons from Monday to Sunday. Schedule appointments, contact us via phone, email, or chat, and access our 24/7 online resources, including research guides and tutorials. Library services also include technology assistance, laptop checkouts, interlibrary loans, and extensive databases tailored to your academic disciplines. Our team is here to help you navigate complex searches and enhance your research experience.

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Comprehensive Research Assistance and Resources at UNCW Library

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  1. Research @ Randall Sue Cody PLS 500 – Dr. Paarlberg Fall 2010

  2. Services- Research Assistance • Face to face: • Learning Commons: Mon.-Thurs., 9-9; Fri., 9-6; Sun. 1-9 • Appointment • Phone – 962-3760 or toll-free 866-377-8309 • Email – libref@uncw.edu or http://library.uncw.edu/ask or codys@uncw.edu • Chat – Learning Commons or NC Knows (24/7) • Text – 90947 Library • Research Guides, Tutorials, FAQs

  3. Services – Technology • Learning Commons • Wireless Access • iPrint • Laptop Checkout • TAC: Library, 962-HELP, • Text a Call Number

  4. Borrowing • Graduate Students’ Due Date: End of term • Unless recalled by another student or faculty. • Media (e.g., DVD): 7 items/7 days/2 renewals. • Reserve: Short loan or ereserve. • Holds: Available or not • ILL due dates set by lending library • Interlibrary Loan/Document delivery • ILLiad -- Use UNCW login • UNCCLC Intraconsortial borrowing (UNCP & FSU) • Place a Hold in the catalog. • Don’t buy articles!!

  5. Access Hours • Building Access: • 24/5+ • Sunday Noon – Friday 6:00 p.m.; • Sat, Noon – 6:00 p.m. • ID required midnight – 7:00 a.m. • Holiday/Intersession hours • Escort to vehicle – campus police • Online resources: • 24/7

  6. Research Guides • Best sources – databases, websites, etc. • Specialized to meet your discipline & course needs • Take a look! Link under: • Get Help • My Courses

  7. Doing better searches • Word proximity • How does the database search by default? • How to search phrases? • Boolean logic: AND, OR, NOT • Truncation/Wild card • Word variations, e.g., plurals • Controlled vocabulary • Is there one? • Field specific searching: Author, title, subject, etc.

  8. Examples • Using the Library Catalog, search: • Organizational culture • Using Google Scholar, search for: • Red tape/bureaucratic decision making • Using Public Affairs Information Service, search: • Performance appraisals • Using JSTOR, search for: • Goal setting theory

  9. Specialized Tools • EndNote Web • Library Toolbar • Google Toolbar add-ons • Delicious • CiteULike • Zotero (Firefox) • Library Thing

  10. It’s Complex – Ask for Help! Sue Cody codys@uncw.edu 962-7409

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