Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Subject Guide: FAQ

This guide is designed primarily to help Fellows of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute navigate through the many services and resources of the Yale University Library (YUL). A few general education-related web resources also are included. For subject-specific help Fellows are encouraged to use the YUL Subject Specialists Directory to contact librarians who are experts on the various seminar topics. Please direct comments regarding this page to Judith Carnes (Phone: 203-432-3306) Librarian for Education.

How do I connect from Home ?

• Instructions for the VPN and Remote Authentication Proxy Server.

• Yale IT help desk: Call 785-3200 or 432-9000, Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

What about using computers in the library?

• Computers in the Library covers issues such as printing and using your laptop while at Yale.

How do I find books and journals?

• Orbis  the online catalog includes everything but articles. For help please see:   (ORBIS Tutorial)   (ORBIS Video Tutorials)

• WorldCat  a database of over 50 million records of books and other materials held in thousands of academic, public, special and national libraries around the world. Use WorldCat to locate materials outside of Yale.
  

Are there books and that I can read on line?

• Use Orbis drop-down menu QUICK LIMITS(underneath the SEARCH BOX) and select Online Books

What about general reference books such as dictionaries, encyclopedia's or almanacs?

• Credo Reference: content from over 160 reference books and 40 publishers with nearly 2 million entries covering subjects as diverse as medicine, art, Shakespeare, and technology.

• Oxford Reference Online: over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works published by Oxford University Press.

• iCONN Under the heading Magazines and Journals choose General Reference Center Gold.

How do I find journal and newspaper articles on a general topic?

• Academic Search Use Yale Links to find the full text of articles when available.

• iCONN Most indexes have a box to check for full text only.

What other indexes or databases of journal and newspapers articles are available at Yale?

• Databases and Article Searching   provides a list of Databases that available from Yale

How do I search a particular newspaper or journal ?

• Online Journals and Newspapers is a list of individual titles that are available remotely. Click on the journal or newspaper title to go directly to the source itself.

• Via iCONN choose E-Journal Finder

• Some newspapers such as the Hartford Courant are most easily searched via iCONN, Click "Select iCONN Resources" and choose the Hartford Courant under the heading "Newspapers". The Hartford Courant Historical is under the History heading. .

I need help in finding library materials that pertain to the YNHTI seminar I've joined, who do I talk to?

• Yale Subject Specialists can help you identify articles, primary sources and more to help you prepare your curriculum unit.

I've been told to use primary sources, what does that mean?

• Primary Sources Overview includes the following definition of "primary source" plus tips on find this type of material at yale:"A primary source is firsthand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation".

I've heard that Yale has a lot of digital resources, how do I find them?

• Digital Collections Provides a description of the collections plus information on how to access them.

Can I get any of the resources on this page from my school media center?

• Connecticut's Digital Library is searchable from school and home and provides access to some of the resources mentioned on this page such as WorldCat and the Hartford Courant..

Selected general education links:

Standards
KCDL (Kraus Curriculum Development Library) (contains state standards and curricula database)
CT State Department of Education, Bureau of Curriculum & Instruction

Lesson Plan Resources
FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
New York Times Learning Network
The Awesome Library
Blue Web’n
GEM - The Gateway to Educational Materials
4Teachers (contains tools to integrate technology and learning)

Become a More Sophisticated Web Searcher
Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial by Joe Barker
Conducting Research on the Internet by Linda Cohen
Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web by Ellen Chamberlain

Return to the Education Subject Guide

Content by Dana Peterman, Contact: Judith Carnes (Phone: 203-432-3306)