In this session you will learn how to look for information in Bun!, the UAM´s Library Searcher Description: use of the tools of the library catalog of the Autonomous University of Madrid: logging in my library card, simple search, advanced search, filters, requests, saving records (citations, export), bibliography by subjects, etc. [Biblioteca Politécnica UAM]

1. Bun!
The Unique Search Engine

2. Bun! Is the UAM’s library (Bibliographic) Unique
search engine.
Bun! gives you access to all the resources and
publications – printed or electronic, open access or
suscribed by the library.
At the UAM’s Library web page: https://bun.uam.es/

3. How does Bun! look like? You can choose your
language, English or
Spanish (in the drop-
down menu, or by
clicking in the dots,
Display language)

4. Signing in
“Sign in” with
your uam email
account, in the
Menu, or by
clicking in the
dots (Show more)

5. The black menu
 Run another
search
 Search
databases or
electronic
journals
 Recommended
bibliography
by Subjects
 Bun! Guide
 Bibliographic
news
 Biblos-e
archive: the
UAM’s
institutional
Repository of
Open Access
publications
 Search by tag
 Interlibrary
Loan
 Browse: by
subject, title or
author
Different options:

6. My library card
Check your loans
 Due date
 Library
 Requests: a reminder
of the book reserves
placed
 Messages sent by the
library.
Personal details:
 Address
 Telephone
 Account expiration
date

7. Check your loan history In
“My library card”
you can check the
“Previous and
historic loans” so
you can save any
bibliographic
reference.
Your loans get renewed
5 times automatically, if
there are no requests of
your books.

8. Type in the search box some
of the terms you’re
interested in that can be
part of the description fields
(Title, author, key words,...)
and then sort the results list
by relevance.
Simple search
Refine your search, using the filters.
Set simple searches

9. Results - information
Click on the title (linked)
Description of a document
Fixed options
Additional data:

10. More additional data
Have a look into the parts of the
documents available online
In the Virtual Browse, at a
glance, documents with similar
features
Add and retrieve
your own tags in
the “Black menu”

11. In the advanced search you can set the collection to
search in (printed, electronic, or both, in global search)
Advanced search
Set
advanced
searches

12. Display the fields you want to use and combine them
using the AND, OR and NOT operators.
See how to use them in the Bun! library guide
Advanced search

13. Use the filters on the right to limit the number of results:
Material type, language and publication date.
Advanced search
In the search scope, search within the Print
collection, Articles & more, or the electronic
collection

14. Advanced search

15. Search a book in Bun! signing in
previously.
Maybe, the book you have looked
for is on loan, but you need to
look it up. You have different
choices:
- Place a request
- Read it online, when
available
- Request a purchase of
the book
Requests

16. Requests
You can choose the
UAM’s library
where you want to
pick the book up
You can place a request only when
all the items are on loan.
Click the button

17. Read it online
Books with an electronic
version have an “Online
Access” link. By clicking it,
texts can be accessed,
available through different
platforms, subscribed by
the UAM’s Library for you
(Full text available at).
You must be connected to
the Wifi Eduroam network
or access remotely with
VPN2.

18. Purchase request
In the Bun! upper menu, you have
the option “Solicitud de compra”-
Purchase request (not translated,
yet) to ask your library to purchase
more items or a title (you have to
be logged in)
Fill-in the form, and
click on “Solicitud”.
Or, in the Request
options  Purchase
Request

19. Save records
By clicking the pushpin you save
the selected items in “My favorites”
You can
remove
items
from the
list

20. Save records
By going to “My
Favorites” icon, you
get a list of your
saved records, and
you can:
- cite them,
- send them by mail
- export them
- Remove from My
favorites
- Other options

21. - To set an alert:
• Save your search
• Go to your favorites – Saved
searches
o Set an RSS for this search
o Set an alert
o Remove this search from
the list
- Once you have a record list,
you can save your query in My
favorites
Save and personalize queries
- Personalize your searches selecting up to
5 disciplines
• Save changes
• Bun! will send to your email new
results related to this search.

22. Managing data
When your searches throw too many results, you have to refine it, either using the search
filters, or selecting Resource type, Topic, Full-text, Authors, Creation date, …
Keep on refining until your results list is easy
to handle with.

23. Managing data
Peer reviewed documents assure their academic quality.
Actions options in the results list • “Show actions options” in the
dots to open the menu.
• Some documents have a Citation
tree:
o Find the sources citing the document
o Look at the sources cited in
o Cite the document in your work: choose the
convenient format for your studies
o Email your references
o Add items to your favorites and save queries

24. Navigating between cites
Bun! shows you the
items subscribed by the
University.
Bun! downloads every
week new results
Navigating between
cites lets you follow the
best articles and authors
of your disciplines

25. Citations
Cite the documents with
Choose the format
Export to
o Excel
o Bibtex (latex)
o RIS format
o RefWorks
o EndNote, EasyBib (other bibliographic managers)
Sign into your bibliographic manager account (RefWorks)
o Selection of items > citation > RefWorks
Once you chose the format, copy
the citation directly in your work.
Have a look at the Library guide on Citing styles

26. Searching in databases and e-journals
 Write the
name of a
publication
 Search titles
starting with
a letter

27. Bibliography by subjects
- In course bibliography, write
the name of a subject
- In studies, write key words of
your studies name
List of subjects and studies at
UAM with the word GEOGRAFÍA

28. Bibliography by subjects
Choose your subject (the number in brackets is the
number of references in this subject).
As in the results list, here
you can also cite, email
references, add to My
favorites, export…
And of course, see the
availability of the books,
place requests, etc.

29. More info on Bun!
- Bun! tutorial
- Video tutorials on Bun!
- Signing in Bun!
- My library card in Bun!
- How to save searches in Bun!
- Purchase request in Bun!
- Set an appointment with your
librarian
- Biblioagenda: Training courses…
- Ask your Librarian
- Library’s WhatsApp: 673 122 214

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