Mathematical Sciences Graduate Seminar

How to Access Library Resources: Click the link to a library resource. You may be prompted to log in with your UC username and password. You may have to complete Duo Two-Factor Authentication as well.

These prompts can occur both on and off campus.

Additional Information and Resources for Accessing Library Resources

• GMP Library website: libraries.uc.edu/gmp
  • Mark Chalmers Your librarian for Mathematical Sciences & Physics and CEAS (AEEM, CAECM, ME/MET, Fire Science)
  • Ted Baldwin - Your librarian for A&S Chemistry & Biology and CEAS (BME, ChE, EnvE) 
  • Holly Prochaska - Your librarian for A&S Geology and Geography
  • 240 Braunstein Hall - Open 8:30AM-5:00PM, plan to extend hours Oct 4 (see all Fall semester UC Libraries updates)
• Search books & conference proceedings: use Library Catalog or E-Books and Dissertations online
• Make Interlibrary Loan Requests
• View all GMP Library Research & Course Guides
• Current workshops - can include: Python, R, LaTeX, GitHub, data management, citation managers (e.g., RefWorks)

Start with a keyword search, then refine by subject or other facets later. 

Building a search query:

• Create a search set of synonyms (use "OR" operator) for a concept
• Combine search sets for concepts with "AND" operator
• use quote marks " " to identify a phrase
• Use truncation and wild cards to expand based on a word stem (e.g., nano* )

Narrow your results:

• Examine search result record to see what subjects have been assigned (if any) to the record. Subjects can be combined with keywords to focus search, or searched individually to find items that are primarily about the topic.
• Use refine or limit features such as date, material type (e.g., review article), treatment (in Compendex - theoretical, applied, etc).

Citation searching

• Expand to related articles with shared citations (Scopus)
• Use citation searching and browsing features, including sorting by # of times cited (Scopus, SciFinder, Google Scholar, etc)

Look at theses/dissertations at UC and worldwide

• When searching in an article database, find the "UC Article Linker" icon ("Find Full Text" in Google Scholar)
  • From Article Linker, check if your desired volume/issue is available online.  Otherwise, search for a print copy in the Library Catalog.
  • If not online or in print, submit an interlibrary loan (ILLiad) request.  ILLiad will automatically populate the request form with the journal article information. 
    • NOTE: First time ILLiad users will be prompted to fill in a profile. The "M number" is on your UC ID card in the upper left corner.  Enter the M number so it looks like this: M12345678.
• Use Full Text Journals to search for full-text sources by journal title.
• Search by journal title in the Library Catalog.

Configure Google Scholar for UC Libraries access

LibKey Nomad - Browser Plug-In for Full-Text

Download Nomad at www.libkeynomad.com.  Available for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi and Brave browsers. After download, enter University of Cincinnati as your institution.  More details: thirdiron.com/products/libkey-nomad/.

When you reach available full-text, a blue & green "Download PDF” prompt appears in the lower left.  NOTE: You need to be on the article’s page (vs. database search results page) to trigger this prompt.  See this example from an International Journal of Science Education article - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09500693.2018.1540897 .

Click the "Download PDF" prompt.  You may be asked to enter your UC Central Login.  Nomad will locate and download a PDF of the article for you or direct you to other options.

• Research & Data Services website

• Data Management Planning Guide

Contact: Amy Koshoffer, Assistant Director, Research & Data Services: amy.koshoffer@uc.edu

Other tools and services for researchers

• Data & GIS Collab (GMP Library), 240 Braunstein Hall - large dual monitors, collaboration space, consulting on data and geospatial analysis
• Visualization Laboratory (GMP Library), 240 Braunstein Hall - large wall for collaboration & multi-input projection, consultation on data visualization
• Contact AskData@uc.edu for data, informatics, GIS project consultation, reserving lab space
• OneDrive - (access through Office 365 - https://mail.uc.edu) (storage and backup - more info), Scholar@UC (data archiving, DOI/permanent URL)

• Informationist Services

  Contact AskData@uc.edu for assistance.

• Open Science Framework

  Electronic lab notebook & project management system - http://osf.uc.edu

• ORCID researcher ID tool

  Create your unique researcher "social security number"

UC Libraries access to some popular newspapers and magazines (including current day):

• New York Times
• Wall Street Journal
• Cincinnati Enquirer
• Cincinnati Business Courier

Find more by searching the Full-text E-Journal Finder or check out the Newspapers Research Guide

Music & Theater/Opera Video and Audio (with thanks to CCM's college library)

• Met Opera on Demand (video recordings)
• Kanopy video (documentaries, live performances)
• Many other performances/recordings - Streaming video and audio

Cincinnati Public Library

• Cincinnati Public Library (many popular e-books and books)
• Options to get a public library card

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