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 Petersonkatep@umn.edu

190 Wilson Library

Natalie Reynolds Evans

nreyno@umn.edu335A Walter Library