crash course: library resources at the u - masters students graduate and professional students...
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Crash Course: Library Resources at
the U - Masters StudentsGraduate and Professional Students Welcome and
Orientation
http://z.umn.edu/gradcrash15
Who are you?
What is one challenge you have
had with doing research
(e.g. literature searching)?
A taste...
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Libraries
12 libraries and over 30 different collections
UL Website - lib.umn.edu
The research process
Stage 1 Finding funding
Submitting proposals and data management plans
Course work, literature in your discipline
Stage 2Conducting research (in the lab)Finding research (background/scholarly resources)Managing research (in the lab)Managing information and resources
Stage 3Long-term data accessLong-term publication accessPersonal identity
MNCAT Discovery
Specialized Databases
VS.
Goal for Fall: Identify 5-10 journals
and/or authors/scholars in
your field
The research processStage 1
Finding fundingSubmitting proposals and data management plansCourse work, literature in your discipline
Stage 2Conducting research (in the lab)
Finding research (background/scholarly resources)
Managing research (in the lab)Managing information and resources
Stage 3Long-term data accessLong-term publication accessPersonal identity
➔ Online Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
➔ Specialized/Scholarly Databases
➔ Web of Science & Google Scholar
➔ Accessing materials – InterLibrary Loan
Finding Research - Literature Review
Online Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
Why useful? • interactive tables and graphs• full-text searching• terms, vocabulary and jargon• equations and datasets• research methods
Scholarly databases
Why useful?• Find peer reviewed journal articles,
books and conference proceedings, data sets, surveys,
• Find theories, seminal works, • Search Dissertations and Theses
Web of Science & Google Scholar
Why useful?• Trace citations--bibliographies (past)
and who has cited whom (future)• Google, focused on academic
publications, linked to U of M Libraries full text
InterLibrary Loan
• Get articles, books, book chapters, etc. we don’t own
• Request online • Articles in 2-4 days, books in 5-7
days• “U Borrow” for books
Don’t pay for articles!
The research process
Stage 1 Finding fundingSubmitting proposals and data management plansCourse work, literature in your discipline
Stage 2Conducting research (in the lab)Finding research (background/scholarly resources)Managing research (in the lab)
Managing information and resources
Stage 3Long-term data accessLong-term publication accessPersonal identity
Citation managers
What• organizes &
manages your research
• creates citations• (some) store &
organize PDFs
Why• organize your stuff!• easy citation output
in many citation standards
• time saverWhy not• up-front time
investment• some cost $
Goal for Fall:
Start using a citation manager. Think about
workflow.
It will save you time later on.
The research process
Stage 1 Finding funding
Submitting proposals and data management plansCourse work, literature in your discipline
Stage 2Conducting research (in the lab)Finding research (background/scholarly resources)Managing research (in the lab)Managing information and resources
Stage 3Long-term data accessLong-term publication accessPersonal identity management
Data: management & access
What• DRUM• provides long-
term, public access to your digital data
Why• sharing data is good
(& may be required)• long-term storage &
migration
Why not• private data• research is not yet
finished• data owned by
others
Publications: management & access
What• UDC• provides long-
term, public access to your publications
Why• sharing research is
good• long-term storage &
preservation of your works
Why not• you don’t own the
copyright
Identity management
What• ORCID• persistent
identifier to link you to your work
Why• distinction from
other researchers• links you to your
research
Why not• registration required
Goal for Fall:
Create an ORCID…. it takes 12
seconds.
Library liaisons
https://www.lib.umn.edu/about/selectors
A sampling from Liberal Arts:
Goals for fall
Identify 5-10 journals and/or authors/scholars in your field
Start using a citation manager.
Create an ORCID
And finally, meet with your librarian.
Services for graduate students
Library page:https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/grads
Workshops:https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/workshops/registration
Contact information
Kate [email protected]
190 Wilson Library
Natalie Reynolds Evans
[email protected] Walter Library