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haydenrodgers: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Remember, choose your...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:17:50 -0600

haydenrodgers:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Remember, choose your sources wisely.

therumpus: COMIQUES: PHONE BY ANNE EMOND Do you follow the UI...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:18:25 -0600

therumpus:

COMIQUES: PHONE BY ANNE EMOND

Do you follow the UI Libraries on Twitter or Facebook?

If you find a great book or article on your topic, check the...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:12:00 -0500

If you find a great book or article on your topic, check the bibliography. “Chaining” means looking at what that author cited — it should help you find related materials. If you need help finding an article from citation, click here.

Photo by sfu.marcin on Flickr.

Feeling stuck? Ask for help! Via the Iowa Digital Library.

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:55:58 -0500

Feeling stuck? Ask for help!

Via the Iowa Digital Library.

It can be daunting to go back and make up the bibliography from...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:00:16 -0500

It can be daunting to go back and make up the bibliography from everything you’ve read for an assignment. Why not do it as you go? Software like Refworks or Zotero can help you with that…and librarians can help you get started with either.

Photo by gadl on Flickr.

academiccoachtaylor: Academic Coach Taylor knows what it takes...

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:58:35 -0500

academiccoachtaylor:

Academic Coach Taylor knows what it takes to succeed.

Did you know you can check out a laptop in Main Library? Just...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:56:08 -0500

Did you know you can check out a laptop in Main Library? Just stop by the information desk. Overnight and three-hour checkouts available.

Photo by stuartpilbrow on Flickr.

Study, don’t skim. Credit, don’t...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:53:32 -0500

Study, don’t skim.

Credit, don’t plagiarize.

jyhslibrary:

Hw to steal like an artist (via Brain Pickings)

thelalatheory: beatonna: Man! Brains mess up what you’re...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:51:59 -0500

thelalatheory:

beatonna:

Man! Brains mess up what you’re trying to think about sometimes

ain’t it the truth?

Next time this happens…ask a librarian.

Welcome (back) to campus! UI Libraries and Think Smarter, Not...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:22:46 -0500

Welcome (back) to campus! UI Libraries and Think Smarter, Not Harder are back to help you with weekly tips for research and study skills.

newyorker:

Cartoon of the day by Carolita Johnson. For more New Yorker cartoons: http://www.newyorker.com/cartoons

Video

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:43 -0500

Searching for government information online? To find US...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:06 -0600

Searching for government information online? To find US government sources through Google, add “site:.gov” to your keyword search. This will limit the search online to websites in a .gov domain. Bonus: if you want to find documents from another government website, just figure out what the domain is for that. For example, the government of Canada uses gc.ca.

Need an image to complement your research topic? Here are about...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:00:05 -0600

Need an image to complement your research topic? Here are about 2,000 to choose from (both the quirky and the profound): http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/govcomics.

Click on the poster image to search by topic.

This video from the University of Bergen spells out the basics...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:00:06 -0600

This video from the University of Bergen spells out the basics of plagiarism, and how to avoid it. Make sure you turn on the closed captions, since they speak in Norwegian…though the quotes from Dirty Harry are all in English.

If you’re having a hard time getting started with...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:02:05 -0600

If you’re having a hard time getting started with research, you might check to see if there’s a subject guide to help you out. From the library homepage, click on “Subject Guides” and you can select your general category from the drop-down menu. (Or you can browse all the guides.)

Each guide has a variety of links on that particular topic, often including databases to find articles, suggested books, and other resources — including contact information for the librarian who specializes in that field.

Need a scholarly article, but don’t know which database to use?...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:05 -0600

Need a scholarly article, but don’t know which database to use? Try the Online@Iowa video: Selecting a Database.

No matter what your major, there’s a librarian for you....

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:05 -0600

No matter what your major, there’s a librarian for you. Contact ‘em when you’ve got specialized questions.

If you want to find information from a particular website, you...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:00:05 -0600

If you want to find information from a particular website, you can still use Google. just add “site:____” to your search. In the example above, we just wanted to search for information about football on the University of Iowa website.

librarianheygirl: Thanks pashminasandpinksunglasses. (Photo...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:02:06 -0600

librarianheygirl:

Thanks pashminasandpinksunglasses.

(Photo from ryangoslingonline.)

It’s true, librarians can help you pick the perfect place to search for articles and more. Just ask us!

If you need a definition, the fastest way is to type...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:05 -0600

If you need a definition, the fastest way is to type “define: ________” into Google. The top results will be from a dictionary. Clicking “More info” will bring up definitions from other dictionaries.