Offers guidance on accessing and utilizing various search filters, including options for scholarly and popular sources, to efficiently locate relevant resources within the UNLV Libraries system.
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Hello, everyone. My name is Kevin Sebastian and I'm the Teaching and Learning Librarian for Online Education here at UNLV.
Welcome to this short lesson on how to access library resources. By being a UNLV student, you have access to all the information sources that the university pays for.
That means you can read papers, e-books, articles and other media like films and documentaries that aren't available through a Google Search.
Let's say you're interested in learning about artificial intelligence. In the search bar, type in your keywords, then click "Search." Before going any further, you should sign in. Click "sign in" either on the yellow banner or on the upper-right corner of the page.
You'll be prompted to sign in via your ACE log-in.
If you need help with that, contact our Office of Information Technology.
Once you're logged in, you'll be able to access our resources. When searching, use filters to find the source that's right for your information need.
If you need scholarly sources (works that have gone through a process called peer review), choose the following filters: "Full text Online," "Peer-reviewed Journals," and "Articles."
Then, click "Apply filters."
If you want sources to help introduce you to your topic, choose different filters like "Magazine Articles," "Newsletter Articles," and "Newspaper Articles."
It's always a good idea to start your research through popular sources like these, especially if you're still learning about a complex topic like artificial intelligence.
To save time, you can lock your filters so that whenever you change your search terms, you won't have to reapply your previous filters.
Notice that we're still getting a bunch of sources.
Later, you'll learn how to refine your keywords so that you have fewer sources that are more focused and more relevant to your specific topic.
To summarize, using different combinations of filters helps you find sources that fit your information needs.
Finding sources takes time, so don't feel disheartened when you're not finding stuff that's relevant.
Remember keeping curious leads to meaningful learning.
