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Distance Learning: Help and Services
Connecting to Online Resources Off-Campus | Finding Resources | Finding Articles on a Topic/Subject | Finding Known Articles or Journals | Finding Other Electronic Resources | Library Toolbar and Widget | Searching Effectively | Getting Article Full Text | Requesting Full Text Not Available Online | Obtaining Print Publications | Citing Sources/Avoiding Plagiarism | Getting Help | Software Tutorials | Distance Learning at UC
How Do I Connect to Online Library Resources Off-Campus?
Due to subscription and licensing agreements, certain library resources are restricted to UC faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students. Click here to connect for off-campus access using your UC Central login username and password. The page also has information and tips related to off-campus access.
After you login the following will be added in front of the URL in the address box:
http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url= . If you experience any problems with displaying the article full text, check the address box. If you lost the proxy you need to login for off-campus access again.
How Do I Find Library Resources on My Subject?
Subjects Guides are Web pages that list the most important resources in a discipline, for example, Business and Economics, Criminal Justice, Education, etc. Please contact subject librarians for assistance.
Finding Articles
Find articles on a topic (help page).
Article resources on the library home page/articles tab:
More help on choosing a database (tutorials and help pages).
Find article when you have a citation (help page).
Journal resources on the library home page/journals tab:
More help on finding journals and articles (video tutorials and help pages).
Finding other electronic resources
E-books: Databases containing e-books | Catalog search for online books, databases and journals
Online Reference (online reference resources, including encyclopedias, biographical resources, dictionaries, etc).
NEW! Your Shortcuts to UC Research Tools: Library Toolbar & Widget
The Library Toolbar acts as a companion to Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browsers. The toolbar allows you to search UC’s online catalog, other library search engines, and go to links for other library related applications quickly, right from your browser.
The UC Libraries Widget is a self-contained application that you can embed into your personal web space on sites such as Facebook and iGoogle. It provides quick and easy access to frequently used library search tols and information.
How Do I Search Effectively?
See "Search Effectively" (video tutorials and help pages).
How Do I Get Article Full Text?
Once you found an article in an electronic journal or database, looks for links to full text. They may be represented by text and/or icons and read "Article Full Text," "HTML," "PDF,' etc. If you cannot see a link to full text or the link is broken, click on the "UC ArticleLinker" button. For more information read the UC ArticleLinker Help/FAQ. If the "UC ArticleLinker" button is not available, look for the "Find It!" link (it goes to the OhioLINK full text locator, which is smaller in scope than the ArticleLinker).
How Do I Get Full Text If It Is not Available Online?
You can request an article using the online interlibrary loan (ILLiad) forms. Login to ILLiad. Read more about requesting articles. ILLiad FAQ.
How Do I Obtain a Print Publication?
The majority of the resources that support your study are available online. If you need a print publication to support your course work, the University of Cincinnati Libraries will work with you to supply the materials. Library materials will be checked out in your name and mailed to you. Please note that you will be responsible for returning materials by the due date via a traceable mail service, such as UPS or FedEx. For more information on this service please contact our Interlibrary Services Department at 513-556-1885 or via e-mail at CIN.Loans@uc.edu.
How Do I Use and Cite Resources?
What is Plagiarism? - avoid plagiarism and get help from libraries and writing centers at UC.
Citation formatters - citation tools available to you.
Citation style guides that are easy to use.
How Do I Get Help?
For subject-specific assistance please contact a subject librarian.
For general questions you have the following options:
- How Do I... : links to library and and research tutorials.
- Chat with a librarian: Real time assistance provided by a librarian.
- Ask a reference question : E-mail assistance from UC librarians.
- Call us: Contact the library by calling (513) 556-1867 or view a list of the libraries' phone numbers.
Software Tutorials
EndNote X3 Tutorials (16 lessons on using version X3 of EndNote and live Webinars for Version X3)
EndNote X1 & X2 Tutorials (33 lessons on using versions X1 & X2 of EndNote)
MS Office 2007 courses from office.microsoft.com
MS Office 2007 interactive guides from office.microsoft.com
Photoshop CS video tutorilas from adobe.com
RefWorks Tutorials -- Basic (15 lessons on the fundamentals of using RefWorks)
RefWorks Tutorials -- Advanced (11 lessons on specialized RefWorks functions)
Distance Learning at UC
Distance Learning and Outreach, University of Cincinnati - information on UC distance learning degrees, certificates, professional opportunities, and courses.