FAQs for Faculty  

Five Ways to Get Research Help

Spring Semester 2012

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@The Reference Desk

Call Us
(During Reference Hours)

(401) 874-2653

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(During Reference Hours)

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(After Reference Hours)

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  Can anyone show me around the library?

• Self-Guided Tour of the Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons

  How do I get a library card?

• Understanding Your Library Barcode

  What are the Library’s hours?

• Hours
• 24-Hour Study Room

  Can I use my laptop in the Library?

• Internet Access for Laptop Computers

  How does copying and printing work?

• Copying and Printing in the Library

  Where’s the catalog?

• HELIN Library Catalog

  How long can I keep a book out? Can I renew it?

• Circulation — Loan periods
• Circulation — Renewals

  How can I get a book someone else has borrowed?

• Circulation — Recalls

  What if the book I need is at another HELIN library?

• HELIN Loan
• InRhode - Links to Brown University Catalog

  Will the Library buy a book I need?

• Subject Selectors
• Collection Management — Online Book Suggestion Forms

  What article databases are available online? How do I use them?

• Reference Databases
• Finding Articles

  Can I get into these databases from home / off-campus?

• Remote Access to Library Online Resources

  How do I know if the Library subscribes to the journal I need?

• HELIN Library Catalog - Search by Journal Title
  

  Can I get journal articles online?

• E-Journals
• HELIN Library Catalog - Search by Journal Title

  Can I reserve a room in the Library to work in?

• Individual Research / Study Carrels

  Is there someone I can talk to for help?

• Reference Desk
• IM URILibrarian
• Subject Selectors / Specialists

  How can I help my students become better researchers in the Library and online?

• Creating Effective Library Assignments
• Instruction and Information Literacy Services
• Library Services for Distance Learners
  

  Where can I send my students for help?

• Reference Services
• IM URILibrarian
• Library Guides
  

  How can I help students avoid plagiarism?

• Citing Correctly and Avoiding Plagiarism
  

  How do I put materials on Reserve for my course(s)?

• Reserves/E-Reserves

  What do I need to know about copyright for materials I use in my classes?

• Copyright brochure for faculty & teaching assistants from the Association of Research Libraries: Know Your Copy Rights—What You Can Do
• The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance (Copyright Clearance Center)

  How can I see what books I have checked out or on hold? Can I renew online?

• My Library Account

  Can I get a card that will let me check books out of other Rhode Island research libraries?

• CRIARL Card Borrowing Policy

  Does the Library maintain a digital repository?

• DigitalCommons@University of Rhode Island

  How can I learn about the work of my colleagues, and share mine as well?

• Faculty Publications Bibliography

  What article databases are available at URI?

• Articles & Online Resources

  I'm proposing a course. Where do I get the Library Impact Statements?

• Library Impact Statements
  

  Which librarian is my subject selector / liaison?

• Subject Selectors

B. Gallagher, M.J. Keefe, & A. Rathemacher, 9/04; M.J. Keefe, Rev. 6/06, 8/08; Rev. A. Izenstark, 9/10