Research Paper Assignment GSGE 234 Preparing for the genomic revolution F. Currey, Instructor L. Dobson, Ashtonbee campus librarian 2010 March 22-26

GSGE 234 Preparing for the Genomic Revolution “The 21st century, the Genomic Age, promises to revolutionize our biological, medical, social and political world like nothing else has done since the Industrial Revolution…”

Libraries – at all 4 campuses Ashtonbee Campus Room A-105 Progress Campus Centre for Creative Communications Campus Science & Technology Centre Campus

Centennial College Libraries Libraries website address: http://library.centennialcollege.ca/ Library resources will be used – and help available Virtual presence – our website

Ask the Library – contacts

Look for books START YOUR RESEARCH on Library homepage…

Sample record – book on the shelf on cloning

Sample records – e-book in the Library on cloning

Look for books Google Books on the Internet…

Sample records – Google e-books on gene testing

Articles research - Library e-resources Centennial Libraries offers over 100 e-resources (also called “databases”) Logon required off campus Some available on campus only, some both on and off campus 24/7

library.centennialcollege.ca Distance Access

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Look for articles START YOUR RESEARCH on Library homepage…

Database precision search tools (search strings, fields, full text, etc.)

Look for a specific journal – Does Library have Scientific American magazine? START YOUR RESEARCH on Library homepage… Select Full Text Journal List

Look for articles – Google Scholar START YOUR RESEARCH on Library homepage…

Searching the INTERNET Lots of information some good quality (e.g. unbiased, well researched) some poor quality (e.g. biased , badly researched) Remember….anyone can post information on the Internet

Trustworthy websites? 1. Authority (who provides the information?) 2. Accuracy (well researched information?) 3. Currency (up-to-date?) 4. Objectivity (unbiased, factual?) 29

Widener University “Evaluate Web Pages” tutorial