1. CPSC 203 Library session Jennifer Lee jelee@ucalgary.ca
Librarian for Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Design, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Astronomy
library.ucalgary.ca
October 2018

2. “Big search box”
Searches through *almost* everything that we have (e.g. most of our databases, our subscriptions, and for our books, journals and things we own.)

3. The Big search box supports
Phrase searching (“ “)
AND, OR, NOT (case-sensitive)
Implied “and”
Wildcards (uncommon for the Big Search Box)
? replaces one character
* replaces one or more characters
Parentheses () to group terms, e.g. (“Wayne Gretzky” OR “The Great One” OR “Number 99” OR “Number ninety nine”) NOT hockey

4. Phrase searching

5. OR

6. Grouping terms using parentheses

7. Synonyms
The Big Search Box uses a built-in synonyms file

8. Request a book

9. New privileges: library.ucalgary.ca/borrowing

10. Interlibrary loan
Direct link to the Interlibrary Loan form

11. Databases
Reminder: Safari Tech Books Online!

12. Browse by title or subject, or search if you know the database name

14. Interlibrary loan from a database
This is what you would see if you clicked a database full-text link and the library did not have the item

15. Spaces and “lots of other stuff”
Bookable workrooms
Digital Media Commons & Lab NEXT
Makerspace
One Button Studio
Editing suites
Spatial and numeric data
Workshops
Nickle Arts Museum, Special Collections

16. Bookings: to book workrooms
Workshops: to see the workshops calendar
Services links:
Archives
Digital Media Commons & Lab NEXT
Makerspace
One Button Studio
Editing suites
Spatial and numeric data

17. Other libraries

18. Librarians and speaking to a human

19. library.ucalgary.ca/ask/?group_id=14767

20. library.ucalgary.ca