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Help with research; search strategies; finding books, articles, reports on a topic; finding KAIPTC theses; citations & Zotero; library accounts and access.

A librarian is available to support faculty and students with their needs.

• First, be as specific as possible​
  Broaden your keywords if you don't get enough relevant results.
   
• For exact phrases
  Use "quotation marks"
   
• For acronyms or synonyms
  Use OR
   
• For stemming or word variations
  Use an asterisk (*)  (Symbol may vary by database.)
  nav*  Finds navy, naval, navigation
  defen*e  Finds defense and defence
   
• Limit your search with Advanced Search filters
  Examples:  Title only or Citation and Abstract, Date, Source, Subject Area, Location

Learn more about phrase, truncating, and wildcard searching. Includes cheat sheet for a variety of library research databases.

 Library Tech Help

Assistance is available for printing, accessing wifi, remote login, software installation on library computers, and setting up a new machine.

If you're off campus, choose the method of access that works for you:

• Simply  login with KAIPTC credentials