Phara is
responsible for selecting books, journals and electronic resources;
providing in-depth research assistance and library instruction; and
acting as the advocate within the Library for the following:
Contact
Phara to request any of these services, or for help with any other
library-related question or concerns.
Course-related Library Instruction - request
general orientation, course-related instruction, and focused research
training. Group and individual training sessions are available by
appointment. For group sessions, please contact the liaison at least
2 weeks in advance.
Citation
Linker (SFX)
Citation Linker is a quick tool to use when you have a citation for an article you need to locate. Enter the information you know about the citation into the online form and Citation Linker will search for the article in the UConn Libraries system. If it finds fulltext, either a link or the UConn Links icon will display.
Current
Awareness and Alerting Services -Many of the libraries'
licensed research databases and electronic journal collections offer
users the ability to create research alert profiles - automated
keyword search and tables of contents alerts for journals, sent
weekly to an email address
New UConn Library Databases.- Get notified when the library acquires a new library resource for your research.
(In order to utilize a feed you will need
what is known as a feed reader or aggregator. i.e. Bloglines, RSSFwd.com,
SharpReader)
Library Web Tools - Keep track of UConn Library news through feed reader software and try out the firefox extension that provides direct access to the UConn Libraries resources.
Research
Assistance - request help in selecting appropriate resources,
performing database searches, or locating relevant materials at
other institutions.
Citation
Assistance - request help in verifying citations for publications,
bibliographies, or Interlibrary Loan orders.