1. Finding and Managing References

2.  All logins use netID and PW
 LibCat/Voyager account for checking out
books & other physical items
 Access online resources from library web site;
EZ-proxy server login for off-campus
 “Get It for Me” (free) document delivery and
interlibrary loan; your new best friend!
 OAL (Open Access Labs) account activation
enables computing/printing in libraries &
OALs

3.  Activate your netID and PW at gateway
http://gateway.tamu.edu
 Activate your OAL account (Gateway >
Manage OAL Account > Activate My Account)
 Sign up for (free!) Get It for Me service
http://getitforme.library.tamu.edu
 http://library.tamu.edu > Off-Campus
Access > Review browser settings, etc.

4.  Access all online resources from library web
pages to enable linking to TAMU-licensed full
text (even Google Scholar has a TAMU link on
library home page)
 Problems? http://library.tamu.edu > “Off-
Campus Access” or “Report Problems” or
“Chat with us!”

6.  Check out books, study rooms, wireless
netbooks, iPods, Kindles, videos, music, etc.
with your TAMU ID card
 Book group study rooms online
http://library.tamu.edu/services/study-
spaces
 Check your account & renew books online;
click “My Library Record” in
LibCat, http://libcat.tamu.edu
 No card yet? Don’t worry, a photo ID & your
UIN will substitute

7.  Access resources from library web site!
 Choose a search engine or database ( e.g.,
Google Scholar, Web of Knowledge, etc.)
 Search / refine your search; save your search
strategy or set up search alerts if important
 Mark and save your citations to personalized
database account, or email, download, or
export citations to a citation manager such as
EndNote, RefWorks, or Zotero, etc.
 Use Find Text@TAMU text retrieval options

9.  TAMU site licenses for Endnote and RefWorks;
free programs such as Zotero add-in for
FireFox browser
 These programs are good for research group
collaboration also, share your references
 See http://library.tamu.edu/help/help-
yourself/citing-sources for more
info, tutorials, scheduled training sessions
 Diagram next slide; overview of how it works

11.  ISEN LibGuide page & my contact info
http://guides.library.tamu.edu/IndustSysEngr
 Available for consultations in my office Evans
111L, or your location
 Chat with me, regularly scheduled Saturday
afternoons
http://guides.library.tamu.edu/AskTheLibrari
es
 Make appointments by email or chat service
 Request a class, tour, class guide
http://library.tamu.edu/services/tour-request