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Shelley Roseman Waterbury Campus Library [email_address]
 
What is Academic Writing?
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What about the Internet?
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Sweet Dreams in Hard Times Add to Lottery Sales   Published: September 12, 2008  “… the prospect that the $10 could become $100 million …”
Are There Books on This Topic? ,[object Object],[object Object],LOTTERY AND GAMBLING Gambling--United States.  Subject Heading Search Boolean Search Key Word Search   LOTTERY HOMER – Library Catalog
Title Search This is a great way to search… if  you know the title   A Streetcar Named Desire ,  An American Tragedy,  The Color Purple omit : A, An, The, etc. Author Search To find a work by a specific author. enter last name first, followed by first name,  walker, alice   Enter names of organizations or groups:  Limits do not apply  to this type of search Keyword – Relevance Use basic  terms  about your topic: “jungle books” To search phrases use quotes:  “rudyard kipling” Keyword – Boolean To combine search terms using the word  AND “alice walker” and women
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OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS     VPN - Off-Campus Access to the Library with One Easy Login! University Information Technology Services has implemented a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, allowing students and faculty easy access to licensed library databases and electronic journals from off campus.  If you intend to use these materials, begin your research by  logging in now . More information about VPN is available at  http://security.uconn.edu/guides/vpn.html .
DD/ILL Document Delivery / Interlibrary Loan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/services/ill/
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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? Accidental Plagiarism Deliberate Plagiarism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Questions? [email_address] 203.236-9908 Library Home Page: www.lib.uconn.edu

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UConn Waterbury - English1010 1011

  • 1. Shelley Roseman Waterbury Campus Library [email_address]
  • 2.  
  • 3. What is Academic Writing?
  • 4.
  • 5.  
  • 6. What about the Internet?
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.  
  • 10. Sweet Dreams in Hard Times Add to Lottery Sales Published: September 12, 2008 “… the prospect that the $10 could become $100 million …”
  • 11.
  • 12. Title Search This is a great way to search… if you know the title A Streetcar Named Desire , An American Tragedy, The Color Purple omit : A, An, The, etc. Author Search To find a work by a specific author. enter last name first, followed by first name, walker, alice Enter names of organizations or groups: Limits do not apply to this type of search Keyword – Relevance Use basic terms about your topic: “jungle books” To search phrases use quotes: “rudyard kipling” Keyword – Boolean To combine search terms using the word AND “alice walker” and women
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16. OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS    VPN - Off-Campus Access to the Library with One Easy Login! University Information Technology Services has implemented a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, allowing students and faculty easy access to licensed library databases and electronic journals from off campus.  If you intend to use these materials, begin your research by logging in now . More information about VPN is available at http://security.uconn.edu/guides/vpn.html .
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20. Questions? [email_address] 203.236-9908 Library Home Page: www.lib.uconn.edu