Whether you are new to UVA or simply new to using the UVA Library, whether you are a student, faculty, or staff member, here are some tips, tricks and resources to be aware of to make your experience easier and more efficient.
Practically Mandatory
Highly Recommended
- Download and install ChemDraw using your virginia.edu email address to register (Note: this is a Chemistry Department license).
- Manage your citation library and PDFs using bibliographic management software like EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, or others. (Consult with your research group or contact a librarian for advice.) If you use EndNote, be sure to:
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Select Edit -> Preferences (Windows) or Endnote -> Preferences (Mac) and then select the “Find Full Text” option. Make sure the Web of Science and DOI boxes are checked (and PubMed can be checked as well). To use the library OpenURL server to download articles subscribed to by the library, check the OpenURL box, and insert this into the OpenURL Path box: http://re5qy4sb7x.search.serialssolutions.com/
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You can also enter the proxy server address under “Authenticate with: URL:” http://proxy1.library.virginia.edu/
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Go to the "URL & Links" option, and make sure that the ISI Base URL url does not contain an https, but only a http. It should read http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi
- Register for an ORCID
Optional, but Highly Useful
- Research Data Services
- Guidance on data tools and technologies like R, Python, Stata, SPSS, SAS, and more. Contact: statlab@virginia.edu
- Support for data management and data sharing plans, guidance on selecting a data repository, and consulting on the preparation, documentation, organization and formatting of data for sharing and archiving. Contact: dmconsult@virginia.edu
- Accessing and installing University site-licensed software, including SPSS, SAS, Ansys, Labview, Matlab and others. Contact: res-consult@virginia.edu