*Introduction. My role as Librarian for the Anthropology department, maintain contact with the faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, do training, make purchase requests, develop bibliographies, and preform other related services.

TODAY: --Pointers to resources. Follow along on your own terminal, except one database


--Encourage to ask questions as go along, or arise, even general questions
--email me, pm9k@virginia.edu

*Location in Alderman - Help and checkout, Reference, Stacks (GN), Periodicals (microfiche, HRAF), Government Docs and GIS

*Print reference resources - encyclopedias, journals, monographs

*The Library Catalog - VIRGO. (Bring up home page and VIRGO)


--This is a gateway to more than just catalog, databases; see Right side and left side of page, Hours, Maps, Internet Reference, Subject Guides, Getting a book
--Quick Search screen, with and (if not used and, then less full results, same field)
--Full record results
--Use GO BACK
Quick Search - with adj
--Saving/Email, choices of format, sort, save, print (Don't do it, right now in class)
Advanced search - helps narrow down.
        Look at bottom for options and boxes to limit
Services (review account, pin changes, renew, etc) and Requests with choices for books, articles, Purchase requests, etc.
Electronic Journals

*VIRGO all databases and Anthropology databases
--Note about Off grounds access: to make available from home/off-grounds, need to set up proxy account (prompted once a session, easy to do) or UVa Anywhere. See Note at Databases page

A. Anthropological Literature Search, save, print, email
B. Other databases - "Go to Databases."
American History and Life,
Bibliography of Asian Studies 1971+ (Web),
Bibliography of Native North Americans (Web),
Digital Dissertations,
Historical Abstracts [all the world but North America since 1450],
Human Relations Area Files (Web),
InfoTrac OneFile (Web),
Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe,
Periodicals Contents Index (PCI) online,
WorldCat (verification for ILL).

OneSearch For Antrhopology, summary, etc.

*From the Library Home page


A. Library Anthropology databases and Guide
B. Purchase requests.
C. InterLibrary Services and ILS requests Eg for books, articles, dissertations, etc

*RefWorks. Access, registration video, sharing.

Evaluation.

*Visit 3rd Floor


A. Periodicals room, newspapers, and HRAF
B. Government Docs

Practice time

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