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Getting Started

Search using the LibrarySearch catalog (UMaine)
Learn how to search our LibrarySearch catalog.

Requesting Books from other Maine Libraries

Request a book through the LibrarySearch catalog (UMaine)
Request books from other UMS Libraries.
Request a book through the MaineCat catalog (UMaine)
Get books from Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and other Maine Libraries.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) - Requesting Books outside of Maine & Requesting Articles USM doesn't own

Interlibrary Loan (USM)
When to use and how to use Interlibrary Loan.

Research

Research Process Quick Start (USM)
Start your research in an organized manner: Pre-research checklist, Research topics, Search terms, Search strings, Research results, and Reworking a failed search.
Searching Academic Search Complete (USM)
Learn how to do simple searches in ASC.
How to do Database Searches (UMaine)
Get searching tips on ProQuest databases.
Finding Journal Titles (USM)
Learn to find journals by Title in LibrarySearch
Evaluating Information Sources (USM)
Learn to critique your various information sources.
Finding a Journal Article when you have the Citation (UMaine)
Learn how to find an article when you have a citation.
Using Google Scholar for Academic Research (UMaine)
Access research articles in Google Scholar while linking to USM resources.
Using a Thesaurus in an Online Database (UMaine)
How to use and get better results using a thesaurus.

Writing

Plagiarism (USM)
Simple ways to avoid plagiarizing.
Synthesizing Information (USM)
Combining and citing sources for your paper.

Citations

APA 7th Edition Full Citations (USM)
Identify the information you need to create an APA citation.
MLA 9th Full Citations Format (USM)
Learn how to identify parts of a citation & create an MLA citation.
Zotero (USM)
Learn how to use a citation manager.

Video Tutorials

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Getting Started

Search using the LibrarySearch catalog (UMaine)
Learn how to search our LibrarySearch catalog.

Requesting Books from other Maine Libraries

Request a book through the LibrarySearch catalog (UMaine)
Request books from other UMS Libraries.

Request a book through the MaineCat catalog (UMaine)
Get books from Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and other Maine Libraries.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) - Requesting Books outside of Maine & Requesting Articles USM doesn't own

Interlibrary Loan (USM)
When to use and how to use Interlibrary Loan.

Research

Research Process Quick Start (USM)
Start your research in an organized manner: Pre-research checklist, Research topics, Search terms, Search strings, Research results, and Reworking a failed search.

Searching Academic Search Complete (USM)
Learn how to do simple searches in ASC.

How to do Database Searches (UMaine)
Get searching tips on ProQuest databases.

Finding Journal Titles (USM)
Learn to find journals by Title in LibrarySearch

Evaluating Information Sources (USM)
Learn to critique your various information sources.

Finding a Journal Article when you have the Citation (UMaine)
Learn how to find an article when you have a citation.

Using Google Scholar for Academic Research (UMaine)
Access research articles in Google Scholar while linking to USM resources.

Using a Thesaurus in an Online Database (UMaine)
How to use and get better results using a thesaurus.

Writing

Plagiarism (USM)
Simple ways to avoid plagiarizing.

Synthesizing Information (USM)
Combining and citing sources for your paper.

Citations

APA 7th Edition Full Citations (USM)
Identify the information you need to create an APA citation.

MLA 9th Full Citations Format (USM)
Learn how to identify parts of a citation & create an MLA citation.

Zotero (USM)
Learn how to use a citation manager.

Video Tutorials

Getting Started

Search using the LibrarySearch catalog (UMaine) Learn how to search our LibrarySearch catalog.

Requesting Books from other Maine Libraries

Request a book through the LibrarySearch catalog (UMaine) Request books from other UMS Libraries.

Request a book through the MaineCat catalog (UMaine) Get books from Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and other Maine Libraries.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) - Requesting Books outside of Maine & Requesting Articles USM doesn't own

Interlibrary Loan (USM) When to use and how to use Interlibrary Loan.

Research

Research Process Quick Start (USM) Start your research in an organized manner: Pre-research checklist, Research topics, Search terms, Search strings, Research results, and Reworking a failed search.

Searching Academic Search Complete (USM) Learn how to do simple searches in ASC.

How to do Database Searches (UMaine) Get searching tips on ProQuest databases.

Finding Journal Titles (USM) Learn to find journals by Title in LibrarySearch

Evaluating Information Sources (USM) Learn to critique your various information sources.

Finding a Journal Article when you have the Citation (UMaine) Learn how to find an article when you have a citation.

Using Google Scholar for Academic Research (UMaine) Access research articles in Google Scholar while linking to USM resources.

Using a Thesaurus in an Online Database (UMaine) How to use and get better results using a thesaurus.

Writing

Plagiarism (USM) Simple ways to avoid plagiarizing.

Synthesizing Information (USM) Combining and citing sources for your paper.

Citations

APA 7th Edition Full Citations (USM) Identify the information you need to create an APA citation.

MLA 9th Full Citations Format (USM) Learn how to identify parts of a citation & create an MLA citation.

Zotero (USM) Learn how to use a citation manager.

Search using the LibrarySearch catalog (UMaine)
Learn how to search our LibrarySearch catalog.

Request a book through the LibrarySearch catalog (UMaine)
Request books from other UMS Libraries.

Request a book through the MaineCat catalog (UMaine)
Get books from Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and other Maine Libraries.

Interlibrary Loan (USM)
When to use and how to use Interlibrary Loan.

Research Process Quick Start (USM)
Start your research in an organized manner: Pre-research checklist, Research topics, Search terms, Search strings, Research results, and Reworking a failed search.

Searching Academic Search Complete (USM)
Learn how to do simple searches in ASC.

How to do Database Searches (UMaine)
Get searching tips on ProQuest databases.

Finding Journal Titles (USM)
Learn to find journals by Title in LibrarySearch

Evaluating Information Sources (USM)
Learn to critique your various information sources.

Finding a Journal Article when you have the Citation (UMaine)
Learn how to find an article when you have a citation.

Using Google Scholar for Academic Research (UMaine)
Access research articles in Google Scholar while linking to USM resources.

Using a Thesaurus in an Online Database (UMaine)
How to use and get better results using a thesaurus.

Plagiarism (USM)
Simple ways to avoid plagiarizing.

Synthesizing Information (USM)
Combining and citing sources for your paper.

APA 7th Edition Full Citations (USM)
Identify the information you need to create an APA citation.

MLA 9th Full Citations Format (USM)
Learn how to identify parts of a citation & create an MLA citation.

Zotero (USM)
Learn how to use a citation manager.