Library Information Literacy Session: World Dance - Lopez

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To access electronic content outside the library you will need to authenticate yourself as a UTEP
student. The option for remote access:
1. VPN Connection- this will allow you to operate as if you were on-campus and on UTEP's
hardwired network.
VPN on Macintosh

VPN on Windows
1.

Open Network & Sharing Center

1.

Go to "system preferences"

2.

Click on "Setup a new connection or network"

2.

Next click on network

3.

Then click on "Connect to a workplace"

3.

Click on the "+" sign at the bottom left hand corner.

4.

Click on "Use my Internet Connection (VPN)"

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In the interface bar choose VPN and for the VPN type
choose PPTP

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In the internet address bar type: vpn.utep.edu.

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In the destination name bar type: UTEP VPN

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Click next.

a
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Service name = UTEP VPN

6.

Click on create

UTEP Library Homepage: http://libraryweb.utep.edu

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Part I: Online Library Catalog/Encore

Search 1
1. Open the UTEP Library Homepage: http://libraryweb.utep.edu/
2. Type in culture and customs of in the search box of the Library Catalog and click Search.

Search 2

Locatio
n

Call #

Can I check it
out?

3. Change the search to: world dance.

4. Find the title and click on Fields in motion : ethnography in the worlds of dance
Notice the subject heading of this book: Dance Social Aspects click on the link.
5. Select the limiter: E-Book Find the title:
Stunning males and powerful females: gender and tradition in East Javanese dance
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 Within the record, find the link shown above. Select the link and log in.

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6. Click on the limiter for Streaming Video. Click on: Of Beauty and Deities [electronic resource] : Music
and Dance of India

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Boolean Operators & Truncation

1
2

4
5

Quotation Marks

Wildcard*

OR

AND

Ensure that these words appear in this

order; useful for phrases
Allow for multiple word endings; immigra*=
immigrant, immigration, immigrating, etc.
Broaden/expand results by allowing for
multiple possibilities; great for synonyms
Narrow results by combining two concepts

NOT

Eliminate words or phrases from results

Use these tricks to create precise, sophisticated, relevant searches

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Part II: Online Articles & Databases

From the library home page, click on the tab Articles & Databases.
Select the Subject category Theatre Arts, and then click the Link to database: Dance to Video (Alexander
Street Press)
Under Browse, click Genre and click on Dance. Then choose Modern Ballet.

The Dance in Video database is still growing and more videos are always being added all the time.
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From the library home page, click on the tab Articles & Databases.
Select the Subject category Theatre Arts, and then click the Link to database: Garland Encyclopedia of
Music. Click on Browse by Cultural Groups.

Another resource you may find helpful is Naxos Video Library.

Under Genres and Programmes click on Monuments/History/Geography. The videos dealing with
anthropology are in the Cosmos Global section.

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Academic Search Complete

is a multidisciplinary
database that provides access
to popular, trade, and
scholarly articles. This is the
database most used by UTEP
undergraduates.
Tip: Utilize the limiters available in Academic Search Complete to make your searches more precise.

Adding more EBSCO Databases

From the library home page, click on the tab Articles & Databases.
Select the Subject category Theatre Arts, and then click the Link to database: Academic Search
Complete. In the search box type: kathak.
Click on the article: Defying Britains Tick-Box Culture: Kathak in Dialogue with Hip-Hop

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Change your search to: mexic* and danc*.

The asterisk is a wildcard character. It will find variations on the ending of your root word.
Click on the article: Huapango Arribeo: A Mexican Musico-Poetic Tradition at the
Interstices of Postmodernity (1968-1982).
Does the UTEP library have access to this article?__________________________
How would you find out?________________________________________________
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Click on Choose Databases and leave Academic Search Complete selected and select International
Bibliography of Theatre and Dance. Press OK and search for Islam* and dance.

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From the library home page, click on the tab Articles & Databases.
Select the letter P, and then click on Connect to ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Full Text (ProQuest).
Type in: capoeira

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Select Journals to
only find scholarly
articles in your

JSTOR
is a multidisciplinary
database that provides access
to scholarly articles. This is
the database most used by
UTEP undergraduates.

Easy-to-find PDF
Full Text

From the library home page, click on the tab Articles & Databases.
Select the Subject category Theatre Arts, and then click on Connect to JSTOR. In the search box type:
matachines.

Limit your search to Articles.

JSTORS search feature is very limited. Try to keep your searches simple.
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Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can
search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from
academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
Search Google Scholar while
connected to the VPN.
This will allow you to access
articles from publications we
have access to, thanks to our
database subscriptions. (Full-

VPN

VPN

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REMEMBER:
If you need help with your research,
contact a librarian in person at the Reference Desk,
by phone at (915) 747-5643,
via email at libraryref@utep.edu or
via chat at http://libanswers.utep.edu/
OR
Joy Urbina
Library Room 102
(915) 747-5066
jurbina4@utep.edu
For problems and/or issues with a database or journal:
UTEP Library Electronic Resources Team
e-resources@utep.edu

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