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1Visiting Atkins Library?

10 floors, 2 million+ volumesOpen 24/5 (Sun-Thur), 24/7 during examsScanners, printers, computers (PC and Mac)Group study rooms, quiet study areasComfortable seating, friendly librariansCaf with coffee, snacks, sandwichesLibrary Resources by the Numbers2 million+ physical and virtual volumes400+ databases~500,000 ebooks~75,000 journals~35,000 streaming videosSpecial Collections including:Living Charlotte digital collectionCivil War-era documentsUniversity Archives

Searching the catalog:http://library.uncc.edu/Campus office delivery available for facultyScanned electronic delivery also available for chapters or journal articlesRequest delivery through Interlibrary Loan

My Library Accounthttps://library.uncc.edu/login/See what you have checked outView the due dates, renew materialsCheck on the status of and/or cancel holds or recallsFaculty: 180 days, unlimited number of items

Interlibrary Loanhttps://uncc-illiad-oclc-org.librarylink.uncc.edu/illiad/illiad.dllRequest books and articles from other libraries24-48 hours for electronic deliveryAlso use to request scans of chapters or print articles, campus office delivery

Finding Databases

7Streaming Videohttp://guides.library.uncc.edu/streamingmediaNC LIVE Media Collection and Films on Demand best places to startVideos are also listed in the library catalog

Subject Librarianshttp://library.uncc.edu/referenceFaculty Library Reps in each UNCC departmentContact subject librarians for: Library instructionCollection development/resource suggestionsResearch consultationsNew course consultations on library holdings

Research Guideshttp://guides.library.uncc.edu/Please post link in MoodleWill create custom guides for some coursesContact subject librarians with questions or comments/suggestions

http://library.uncc.edu/instruction

possible topics:Evaluating different types of resourcesSearching databases, pulling articles, finding booksResearch strategiesDefining and narrowing down a topicDetermining the type of information neededex: statistics, government information, etc. Help with citations, EndNote

*sessions can be tailored to an assignment*most effective when students already have a topic*classrooms book quickly, so schedule in advance

Instruction ServicesStudent ConsultationsEncourage students to contact the subject librarian or the librarys Information Desk for help with research

For in-person consultations, appointments are preferred

Course Reserveshttps://library.uncc.edu/caos/facultyreservesLibrary will scan articles and chapters and place in Moodle for youCan bring in personal copies for reserveQuestions: [email protected] or 704-687-0491

E-books as textbooksFaculty e-book search: http://library.uncc.edu/et/Do a broad search in the database, ex: Social Work or, search by title, author, or ISBNE-books save students moneyAvailable to unlimited # of users, downloaded as a pdf, no expiration dateCitation Management UNCC has an EndNote licensehttps://software.uncc.edu/EndNote 101 library guide: http://guides.library.uncc.edu/endnoteDownload EndNote:http://itservices.uncc.edu/student-services/software-downloads

Thank you!Mendy Ozan, Health & Human Services [email protected] | 704-687-8396

Jeff McAdams, Engineering [email protected] | 704-687-6163