Librarian

• Librarian, Victoria University of Wellington
• Edith Paillat
• edith.paillat@vuw.ac.nz
• 463 5792

Contents

• Getting started
• Getting beyond your reading list
• BorrowDirect, Interloan and Intersite
• Evaluating resources
• Referencing tools
• Tools for researchers
• Getting help

• How to find course reserves
  Shows how to use course reserves to find recommended readings for your courses.
• Te Waharoa 1 - Getting started
  Shows how to navigate Te Waharoa, the new gateway to searching library resources.
• Te Waharoa 2 - Creating searches
  Shows how to create detailed searches involving multiples keywords, phrases, authors and titles. (2.25 minutes, 5MB, Audio with captions)

• Research for assignments: extending beyond set readings
  A demonstration of one simple method you can use to extend your searches beyond your set readings for assignments. (3:34 minutes. Audio with captions)
• Accessing recommended resources online
  Shows how to find the best sources of information for your course or subject using the recommended resources web pages. (1:03 minutes. Audio with captions)
• Finding articles 1: Recommended resources for assignments
  Shows where to look for a collection of online resources that have scholarly articles related to your assignments. Uses Management resources as an example. (1:06 minutes. Audio with captions)
• Finding articles 2: Using online resources
  Shows how to start a simple search to find articles related to your assignment. Uses Management resources as an example. (1:51 minutes. Audio with captions)
• Finding full text with Article Linker
  Article Linker can help you find the full text of journal articles if the full text is not immediately available (1:15 minutes. Audio with captions)
• Journal Finder
  Use Journal Finder to track down articles from your reading list or to find references in other authors' works. (1:51 minutes. Audio with captions)
• Recommended resources for Education students
  Introduces the Top 5 information sources listed on the Education recommended resources web page. (1:55 minutes. Audio with captions)

• Using BorrowDirect
  (1:56 minutes. Audio with captions)
• Using Intersite
  Shows how to have a book sent from one Victoria campus library to another, using the online intersite request form. (1:43 minutes. Audio.)

• Author evaluation
  Shows how to evaluate online information resources, focusing on the author/content creator.
• Peer review and scholarly journal articles
  Learn how to search library online resources for academic journal articles.

• Automating your references: EndNote / Zotero
  An introduction to EndNote X2 and Zotero, two referencing tools available through the library. (1:03 minutes. Audio with captions)

• Scopus Citation Overviews
  How to create a citation overview in Scopus (4:30 minutes. Audio with captions)
• Web of Science Citation Reports
  How to create a Web of Science citation report. (4:58 minutes. Audio with captions)

• Getting help from the library
  Shows ways of getting help when you are unsure how to use the library. (2:22 minutes. Audio with captions.)