Welcome to the SURI Library Orientation Information Page!
***During the Orientation, you will need to be connected to the UC Merced network via the Virtual Private Network (VPN). If you do not yet have a VPN connection, please visit campus OIT’s Installation Guide for instructions.***
Step 1: Read the workshop descriptions below. Each workshop is 30-35 minutes long and offered 3 times during the orientation by the same librarian instructor.
Step 2: Select 3 out of 5 workshops to attend. What looks relevant and useful to your research?
Step 3: Virtually attend your 3 selected workshops on Wednesday June 3rd.
Step 4: During your last session, the instructor will direct you to a survey about your experience participating in the UROC SURI Library Orientation.
Click or scroll down to view the full session descriptions.
Session A: Using What You Know: How To Find Known Items
Session B: Using RefWorks to Manage Your Research & Cite Sources
Session C: Be a Social Success! Social Sciences Databases and Resources
Session D: STEM Databases and Resources
Session E: True Detective: Investigating Your Sources
Zoom link: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/95669812251?pwd=bHRNcm83TzFqalpXZzRLVEZ6ajdtUT09
Meeting ID: 956 6981 2251
Zoom Password: SURI2020
We’ll discuss and use methods for finding known items quickly and efficiently, saving time so that you can focus on the rest of your research. We’ll cover Melvyl, our catalog, Google Scholar, databases and the open web. Afterwards you’ll be better equipped to search faster and hurdle obstacles when searching. By the end of this session, you will be able to:
Zoom link: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/96610402273?pwd=a0JXV0xuVVA0c1BWR1RraXZHK3VXQT09
Meeting ID: 966 1040 2273
Zoom Password: SURI2020
Add another time-saving skill to your researcher toolkit. This session will introduce you to RefWorks – an online tool for managing and citing your references. In this session, you will get experience adding references to RefWorks, editing & organizing your references, and creating a bibliography. You will also discover how to cite while your write by connecting RefWorks to a Word document.
In advance of this session, please do the following.
1. Create a RefWorks account. Instructions are located here.
2. Add the RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) to Microsoft Word. RCM is for Word 2016 and above. A Write-N-Cite version is available for other Word versions. See instructions at “Set-Up Reference Citation Manager (RCM) or Write-N-Cite in Word”.
Zoom link: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/91769325176?pwd=WDQrRDNuZ3EwdkhGdTczd0tIV1FLQT09
Meeting ID: 917 6932 5176
Zoom Password: SURI2020
In this session, we’ll discuss how to find and use databases useful to social sciences scholars: psychology, political science, management, and others. We'll talk about finding the databases through the UC Merced Library’s webpage,and we’ll practice using search techniques that will help you locate and access the materials you need. By the end of this session, you will be able to:
Zoom link: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/96795087213?pwd=N1lwOWluM3lmY3huaERmR01UTy9Bdz09
Meeting ID: 967 9508 7213
Zoom Password: SURI2020
In this session, we’ll discuss how to find and use STEM databases available at UC Merced. We'll talk about finding databases through the Library’s webpage, and will practice using search techniques that will help you locate and access the materials you need.
Depending on those fields that attendees are engaged in, databases we explore may include PubMed, Engineering Village, or IEEE Xpress. By the end of this session, you will be able to:
Zoom link: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/94469655206?pwd=TUI2Yjc3N2tobUllOFJEQTlxcEtCZz09
Meeting ID: 944 6965 5206
Zoom Password: SURI2020
You found peer-reviewed articles to use for your research, but what additional criteria can you use to evaluate your sources? Learn strategies for making informed decisions about what sources to use and how to avoid falling prey to predatory journals. By the end of this session, you will be able to: