RESEARCH
INTRODUCTION
TO
PROFESSOR SARAH COHN
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
August 26, 2021
Hello!
I'm Sarah, your friendly librarian
My pronouns are she/her/hers and you can reach me at scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
AGENDA
LIBRARY ACCESS
SEARCH PATHWAYS
SEARCH STRATEGIES
LIBRARY DATABASES
GETTING HELP
TODAY'S
ACCESS
LIBRARY
Log in to most Library resources with your CCNY EMAIL
Log in to OneSearch with your
CUNY SINGLE LOGIN
library.ccny.cuny.edu/services/offcampus
Request articles the library does not have full text access to with
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Create an account using your Citymail email and EMPLID
library.ccny.cuny.edu/services/ILL
LIBKEY.IO & LIBKEY NOMAD
A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) or PMID (or PubMed IDentifier) search page for City College holdings at
https://libkey.io/libraries/1271/
Browser extension checks publisher sites for City College access. Combines information about CCNY e-journal holdings, authentication and article linking to deliver one-click access to PDF and HTML articles.
https://thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/
MANAGERS
CITATION
ZOTERO
REFWORKS
ENDNOTE
MENDELEY
PATHWAYS
SEARCH
Search many journals at once through LIBRARY DATABASES
Browse individual publications or find a specific citation with
JOURNAL TITLE SEARCH
STRATEGIES
SEARCH
what is your main topic?
what are the specifics?
what are the different ways to describe your topic?
use AND to connect terms
policy AND gun control AND united states
use OR to connect synonyms
policy OR law AND gun control AND united states
use "..." for phrases or names
"gun control", "public opinion"
policy OR law AND "gun control" AND "united states"
use database filters to narrow your search
search for one variable at a time
use the database thesaurus for targeted searches
use cited references & times cited links
DATABASES
LIBRARY
Government, Politics & Law
ICPSR
CQ Researcher
OneSearch
Academic Search Complete
JSTOR
Subject Specific
Multi-
Disciplinary
HELP
GETTING
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Virtual Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 11am-7pm
Friday 11am-5pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
library.ccny.cuny.edu/askus
In-Person Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm
Research for MPA
By Sarah Cohn
Research for MPA
Fall 2021 cohort
