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Undergraduate Library Research

A brief introduction to college-level research

Library DIY

Library DIY is an interactive tool designed to help students help themselves with common library problems and questions.

 

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Navigating Young Library

Navigating Young Library shows the services, collections, technology, and other amenities available on each floor of the library.

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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) provides you with articles and books that UK Libraries does not own. See Interlibrary Loan for information about what ILL is and how to request materials.

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Research Overview

 

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Has it been awhile since you've had to develop a research question and a search strategy? Not sure how to navigate UK Libraries' resources?

Consider enrolling in Online Information Literacy, a self-paced course in UK's Canvas which was co-developed by your librarian. The course takes around 40 minutes to complete.

We have also developed Open Academic Research, a self-guided course open to anyone and particularly aimed at budding researches and graduate students. There are a wide variety of self-paced modules to explore in any order, covering topics such as:  

  • Discovering your field’s keywords, scholars, and journals  

  • Specialized databases and reference sources in your field  

  • Selecting journals to consider for submission 

  • Incorporating digital media and technology tools into your research 

  • Finding and using primary sources  

Consider enrolling for free in one or both courses to review these research skills!

Learn More

Want to learn more? This book is an excellent starting point to learn more about conducting research.