1. Library Orientation SDS 2319R Winter 2017
Tony Tin, Librarian
Renison University College Library

2. Where can I start? To U Waterloo

3. What I need to know?

4. Undergraduate Student

5. How to access Library Resources
from Home

6. How to access Library Resources

7. Library Account
My account: View a listing of your outstanding fines and fees due to the library. See the materials that are checked out and renew these items. See requests pending at the library and their status.
My list: save bibliographic records from various search results for later viewing, editing and printing in different formats
aMy searches:llows you to save up to 25 search queries
Search: Basic search finds records using keywords located anywhere in a record,

8. Library Account: Features
My account: fines and fees. See checked out and renew these items

9. Library Account: Feature
Search: finds records using keywords
Query: save your search queries
E-shelf: save bibliographic records from various search results

10. Subject Guide

11. A federated search tool one stop searching for every thing (BASIC)
How to find books, journal articles, library website and many others ..
A federated search tool – one stop searching for every thing, including book, journal article, video, e-book and etc
Books and media
Articles
Library web pages
Research Databases
Journal titles
More search options for "technology"
Research guides
Frequent library questions and answers
Google Scholar
UWSpace (Institutional Repository)
University of Waterloo search
A federated search tool
one stop searching for every thing
(BASIC)

12. More Search Options

13. Advanced Search options
Search: Searches everything, including books, articles, audios, videos and many others.
Books +: Searches physical resources (books) and E-books.
Articles+: Searches articles available through many of the Library’s electronic subscription

14. Narrow or Broaden your search results: Boolean can help
Boolean: Operator which links concepts within a search.
OR (to include at least one term / concept) – Broaden (trout OR salmon)
AND (to include all terms / concepts) – Narrow (fish AND food)
NOT (to exclude terms / concepts) – Narrow (trout NOT salmon)
Make sure you are using “UPPER CASE”
OR : A OR B: more result
A AND B A NOT B: fewer result

15. Research Topic: Environmental activism and water issues
Brainstorm the topic
environmental activism
water
environmental Analysis
social movement
rivers
environmental protection
collective Action
lakes
water pollution
Community engagement

16. Boolean Examples: Water More Results using “OR”
Water OR rivers 7,712,606 results
Fewer Results using “AND”
rivers AND Canada 57,561 results
Fewer Results using “NOT”
Water NOT rivers 2,226,277 results
For further Info:

17. More Tips:
Phrase Searching: look for two or more words together using “ “.
Instead of:
Environmental activism 8,135 results
Try:
“Environmental activism” 575 results
Truncation/Wildcards: expands a term to include all forms of the root word using *
politic* finds politics and political
Asterisk

18. Research Databases (Journal articles)
3 different access points:
Research Journal Database
Browse Research Databases by Title (e.g., Social Services Abstracts)
Browse Research Databases by Subject: (e.g., Social Work)
Primo Article+
Find E-Journal Title (Journal of social research and policy)
Example:
Case, Robert ; Caragata, Lea. The emergence of a new social movement: social networks and collective action on water issues in Guelph, Ontario.(Essay) . Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society, Sept, 2009, Vol.40(3), p.247(15) [Peer Reviewed Journal].

19. What is a Peer reviewed article?
Articles evaluated by several researchers or subject specialist in the academic community prior to accepting it for publication. Also known as scholarly or refereed.

20. Difference between scholarly journal & magazine

21. Borrowing books: 3 steps

22. Returning books:
Loan term: books=Term Loan; journals=3 days; Reserves= 3 hrs.
Return at any designated library book return (N.B. Renison’s in hallway), except Reserves.

23. Canadian Periodical index Quarterly (CPI.Q)
Indexes 415 Canadian periodicals (English and French) with full-text from 1988 – current.
Includes Canadian Review of Social Policy
(Published by York University)
Search Demo (social assistance)
For more info:

24. Project MUSE
Indexes 220+ full text journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Contains Canadian Public Policy.
(published by U of Toronto)
Search Demo ("childcare“)
For more info:

25. Useful Social Sciences Research Databases
Social Services Abstract (ProQuest)
Social Science Full Text (Ebsco)
Canadian Research Index (Gale)
LexisNexis Academic (Newspapers, including KW Record)
Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge)

26. Ask US
FAQ
Online chat (various IM interfaces)—12 p.m. to 4 p.m., except weekends and holidays
Text
In person
Phone

27. How to cite your Resources?
Citation / Style Guides: provide access to different citation styles including APA, Chicago, MLA, and others.
Primo Citation: allow you to copy-and-paste formatted citations from search results.
Google Scholar Cites: allow you to copy-and-paste formatted citations from search results.
Refwork: Online bibliographic management program that allows users to create a personal database of references and generate bibliographies in a variety of formats (Group Code* = RWUWaterloo) 
Poverty
Wagner, Viqi, 1953-
Detroit : Greenhaven Press 2008

28. Thank You! E-mail contact tony.tin@uwaterloo.ca amcgowan@uwaterloo.ca
Online tutorial:
Website:

29. Mobile Info Literacy challenge
Quizzes
NEOREADER APP Download: (