Stuff you should know about the

library

Josh BishoffCarolyn BishoffSeptember 1, 2015 Obama at Occidental, New Yorker 2012

lib.umn.edu

Find your department librarian and talk to

themz.umn.edu/librarians

Access library information and

resourcesProxy bookmarkletz.umn.edu/proxy

VPNz.umn.edu/vpn

Configure Google Scholar with library links

Do not pay for articles yourself

Interlibrary Loanz.umn.edu/ill

Keep up with your field

Journal/magazine TOC alertsDatabase alerts

RSS readers for blogs (Feedly, Newsblur)

Browzine (for iOS and Android)

Tools to make work suck less and save loads of

timeCitation managers

Literally anything besides a list of readings in Word

Notetaking software

Because your brain ain’t got the time

Find highly-cited research in your

disciplineGoogle Scholar

“Cited by ###”

Scopus & Web of Science

Specialized tools have shortcuts to figuring out important publications to

read

Plan to organize and protect your thesis

projectWrite up a data management plan

z.umn.edu/dmp

Your librarian can give an outside perspective and feedback

Publications: management & access

What• UDC• provides long-

term, public access to your publications/posters

Why• sharing research is

good• long-term storage &

preservation of your works

https://conservancy.umn.edu/

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