Go to Library Terms That Users Understand


Terms found on usability-tested library home pages
Updated 10/22/05 by John Kupersmith
Based partly on sites compiled by Candice Benjes.  See:  < http://www.candice.cc/usability.html >
For details from usability studies on some of these sites, see:  < http://www.jkup.net/terms-studies.html >
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LIBRARY CATALOG(S)

ARTICLE DATABASES, INDEXES

E-JOURNALS & TEXTS

REFERENCE SOURCES

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES / LINKS / OTHER

REMOTE ACCESS
INSTRUCTIONS

ELECTRONIC
REFERENCE SERVICE

SABIO Information Gateway, University of Arizona Library

Search the Library Catalog

[was:
What we own/ CATALOGS of books & more]

 

Article & Database Searching

[was:
Indexes to ARTICLES & more]

Locate E-journals

[was:
Electronic journals]

Reference Resources

[was:
Online REFERENCE]

SUBJECT guides

[removed:
Multi-SEARCH
WEB SEARCH]

 

How do I ...
/Get help connecting to library databases

Ask a Librarian

[removed:
Ask us / Tell us]

University at Buffalo Libraries

BISON: UB Catalog

 

Find Articles:
- Resources by Subject
- Databases by Title

[was:
Library Databases:
- Databases by Title
- Databases by Subject
- Full-Text Databases
- Search for Articles by Subject]

 

Electronic Journals

[removed:
Search for Specific Journal Titles]


 

Web Reference Sources

Resources  by Subject

[removed:
Digital Collections
Key Resources]

 

[removed:
Remote Access]

Ask Us

Instant Librarian

MIT Libraries

catalog

databases

finding articles

SFX FullText Finder

 

e-journals

virtual reference collection

subjects

[removed:
off-campus access]

ask us

LUMINA Digital Library Gateway, University of Minnesota

Books and more: MINCAT Catalog

Catalogs

 

Articles and more:
- Select an index to search
- Select an index by subject
- Libraries OneSearch: Search multiple indexes
- CitationLinker: find full text

Indexes

E-journals: find online journals

Reference sources:
- Biographies
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias
- Facts or statistics
- News sources
- More Ref Sources...

 

[removed:
Research guides]

 

Have a Question? Ask us!
Email | Chat | Phone | FAQ

Memorial University of Newfoundland Libraries

Catalogue

Article Indexes

EJournals

 

Internet Resources

We Can Help/
Access resources from home
[was:
Off-Campus Login]

Ask a Librarian

Norris Medical Library, USC

Library catalogs

Electronic Resources:
   Databases

Electronic Resources:
  eJournals
  eBooks
[was:
  Journals
  Books]

 

Electronic resources

All resources

[removed:
Search the WWW]


 

Contact us

 

Roger Williams University Libraries

 

books & library catalogs
[was:
Books & more]

databases & article searching
[was:
Article indexes & databases]

online journals, a-z title list
[was:
E-Journals]

e-books

virtual reference
[was:
Reference sources]

web search tools
[was:
Web resources]


research guides by subject
[was:
Subject guides]

services for remote users
[was:
Connect to databases from home]

online chat

email a librarian
[was:
Ask us]

University of California, Berkeley

Find Information:
- Books

Library Catalogs

Find Information:
- Articles

Article Databases [on 2nd level pages]

 

Find Information:
- All types
/Journals
//Electronic Journals A-Z

Find Information:
- All types
/[multiple types listed]

Find Information:
- Websites
Connecting from Off Campus

Contact Us

Research Assistance

University of California, San Diego

Find Books, Journals, etc. at UCSD

[was:
Search UCSD Libraries' Catalog]


Melvyl Catalog:
Find Books, Journals, etc. at all UC Libraries

[was:
UC-Wide Catalog at the California Digital Library]


Databases A-Z

Find Articles by Subject
[was:
How to find articles]

Electronic journals

[removed:
E-journals]

Reference shelf

Find Recommended E-Resources & Websites

[was:
Gateway to recommended websites]

 

Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus
[on 2nd-level page]

Ask a Librarian
[on 2nd level page]

University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries

 

Voyager Catalog
[was:
Library Catalog ]

Find Books, Journals, and More ...

Finding: Articles
[leads to a search box and subject menu]

Databases
[leads to a subject menu]

Finding: eJournals

Finding: More Resources
[leads to a resource type menu]

Finding: Subject Resources

 

[not found]
[was:
How do I connect to the library from off-campus?]

[was:
Access from home - instructions]

Ask a Librarian

[was:
Ask a Librarian Live!]

University of Washington Libraries

 

UW Libraries Catalog

Research Databases

[was:
Top 20 Databases

Databases & Catalogs]

Electronic Journals

[was:
E- journals]

Reference tools

Resources by Subject

[was:
Browse subjects]

 

Connecting from off-campus

[was:
Connecting from Home]

Need help with research? Have a question? Ask us
email | chat | phone

Contact us

Western Michigan University Libraries
Main headings:
Find it / Get it

WMU Library Catalog
[was:
WestCat: WMU Library Catalog]


Find it/
Books
[was:
Find a Book]


Find it/
Articles
[was:
Find an Article]

Find it/
Journals/
Electronic Journal Finder

 

Find it/
By Subject
[was:
Research Resources]

Connect from home
[was:
Connecting from Off Campus]

Ask A Librarian


[removed:
Live Online Chat]

University of Wisconsin – Madison Libraries

 

MadCat - Library Catalog

E-Resource Gateway: Article Databases and More

Basic QuickSearch for Articles

[was:
Journals, magazines and newspapers]

 

E-Journals List and FindIt

[was:
E-Books, E-Texts and Multimedia]

E-Resource Gateway

[was:
Reference: encyclopedias, dictionaries and  more]

[removed:
Subject guides]

 

Contact us