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Library at your FingertipsSession I
Exploring iconn.org
Presenter: Shelley Roseman Reference Librarians: Janet Swift and Sheila Lafferty
March 20, 2009
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TODAY’S AGENDA…
-- INTRODUCING:
-- EXPLORE ITS DATABASES
-- HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITY
TODAY’S AGENDA
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Internet Trends
• 184 Million U.S. adults are online from their homes, offices, schools or other locations (2008)
• users are online approximately 14 hours per week http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/SeniorStats/2008/20081118-SenCitPopulationMayBe.htm
• Americans age 55+ go online daily to send e-mail, research hobbies and stay in touch with their family and friends
• older Americans feel that access to the Internet has improved their lives; with 90 percent saying it has made life "easier." http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/feb04/02-16seniorspoll.mspx
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What is www.iconn.org
• A “virtual library” that offers thousands of free online resources to CT residents
• A gateway to view the holdings, policies, and addresses of all CT libraries.
A joint project of the CT State Library and the Dept. of Higher Education. The project is administered by the CT State Library.
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Who can use iCONN?
You can! • From your personal computer in CT
• Without any sign-in (in CT)
• From any public library, public, and private school in CT
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What does iCONN have that you can’t find on Google?
• Free resources from private databases• Access to copyrighted material that can’t be
found through search engines• Private Web: Restricted to specific users
iCONN exposes materialFrom the…
“The Invisible Web”
Enter your library card #
or click TRY THIS!
or sign in as a GUEST
iCONN Main Page
What are the library hours today?
Are there articles on…?
What CT library owns a certain book/video?
Is a certain magazine online?
PATRON MENU
KEYWORD reQUEST E-JOURNAL
iConn Toolbar
{
From the Patron Menu
Library Home Pages
Finding Library Home Pages
Library Home Pages
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Finding Books
xSearch terms
Books by and about …
{
Number of titles available
ReQuest Menu
herman melville
Search options
title, author, etc.
Specify your zip code and find the nearest library
Library Listing
Some libraries offer the option to “request this item”
Available Books
Fill out form
{Interlibrary Loan
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Finding Articles
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Searching Type in your search term(s)
reiki
search
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Database Results History & Science-related
Newspapers
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CitationOptions to print, email, save, etc.Click here for
full text
More Options to Explore
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Select iConn Resources
Biographical/Primary sources History References Genealogy Master IndexHealth & Science Medline Consumer Health Info CT Physicians ProfilesBusiness & Company Info.LegalTracOnline Books (E-Reference)Student/Children’s sources
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Specialized Sources
includes articles from some 875 titles law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals
Draws from biographical dictionaries and who's whos, and subject encyclopedias.
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More Specialized Sources
Connecticut Resources
E-Reference Books
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Information Overload?
Questions?
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