1. FPST 303 First Peoples and Health Library Workshop
Michelle Lake
FPST, SCPA, Poli Sci and Government Publications Librarian

2. Course Page

3. Webster Library – SGW Campus
24/7 access: Between 11pm – 7am access with your student card
2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th floor of LB - “Library Building”
First Peoples, History, Social Sciences, Humanities, Poli Sci, Government Info, Maps Engineering & Fine Arts
Interlibrary Loans
Current Print Journals
Group study rooms and silent study rooms
Vanier Library – Loyola Campus
24/7 access: Between 11pm – 7am access with your student card
1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor VL – “Vanier Library”
Sciences, Psychology, Communications & Journalism
Special Collections
Print Journal Archive
Group study rooms and silent study rooms
Grey Nuns – SGW Campus
Access with student card only
Group Study Rooms
Quiet Study
Bring your own device
Outlets/Wifi
No collections

4. Library.Concordia.ca

5. Where to find print books at Webster
3rd floor:
World History D-DZ
History of North and South America, including Indigenous Peoples E-F
Canada, First Peoples FC
Geography, Anthropology, Environmental Studies G-GV
4th floor:
Economics, Sociology, Social Conditions, Public Policy, Communities, Globalization H-HX
Politics, Political Institutions, Government J-JZ
Law, including Indigenous law and International law K-KZ
5th floor & Vanier Library:
Medicine, Public Health, Medicine and Environment, Rural Health, Non-traditional Medicine R-RZ

6. How do I find this book?
Farmer, Paul. Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2005.
One title, Publisher and city information
Search for the Title in the Library Catalogue

7. Call number is the code you need to find the item on the shelves.
You can request a book, if it has a due date, which means another library user has borrowed it.
Location will tell you the library and floor on which you will find the item.
Call number is the code you need to find the item on the shelves.
Tells you whether it is on the shelf or checked out.

8. How do I find this Journal Article?
Finkler, K. Sacred Healing and Biomedicine Compared. Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 1994;8(2):
Two titles: an article title and a journal title
Volume and issue information
Search for the article title in the Discovery Search or Google Scholar

9. https://library.concordia.ca/
The Discovery Search, searches the library catalogue AND some of the journal article databases. It is a good place to search for journal article titles.
The library catalogue searches all the print books and ebooks available at the libraries.
Course Reserves is where you will find your textbooks and electronic course reserves.

10. Course Reserves
When you login to electronic course reserves, you can view and access all the articles your prof has put on reserve for each class.
The textbook search lets you search by your course code, to see what print textbooks are in the course reserves room.

11. All the textbooks are on the shelf, under the course code.

12. How to find books and articles, when you have a citation
1. Identify what it is: a book, book chapter or an article?
2. For books & book chapters: search the discovery search or library catalogue with the title of the book.
3. For articles: search the Discovery search or Google Scholar with the title of the journal article.
5. For articles: Search the Library Catalogue – Journal Title search for the Journal’s title.
6. Ask or assistance/request from elsewhere: If you are unable to locate the items, use Ask-a-librarian chat and/or request them through COLOMBO.

13. FPST Keywords Aboriginal Indigenous Native First Nations, Metis, Inuit
First people
Indian
Autochtone (native)
Autochtones (indigenous)
Amérindien (Indian)
Subject heading in the Library Catalogue: Indians of North America
Regional differences:
Aboriginal – Australia & Canada
Native American/American Indian – U.S.
First Nations - Canada
Key Subject Terms:
Globalization
Colonialism
Decolonizing
Local knowledge or traditional knowledge
Worldview

14. Combining Keywords Aboriginal or indigenous or first nations or native
What are any alternative words or synonyms for your keywords?
Aboriginal or indigenous or first nations or native
Aboriginal OR Indigenous
OR expands the amount of books or articles you will find
Aboriginal OR Indigenous AND Diabetes
AND limits the amount of books or articles you will find

15. Combining Keywords “Mental Health”
Putting quotes “ “ around 2 or more words tells the database to search those words together.
It limits the amount of books or articles you will find
Medic* FINDS medicine, medical, medically, medicinal, etc.
The * fills in the suffix or end of the word.
It expands the amount of results you will find

16. Avoid Searching with Non-Essential words
Effects
Impact
Consequences
Influence
Results
Importance
Significance
Each author may use different linking words when discussing similar topics.
You don’t want your search to be limited to those books and articles that only contain the word “effect” or “consequence”

17. Alternative keywords:
Building a search
Topic: The challenges of diabetes treatment in aboriginal communities in Canada
Key Ideas: Diabetes / treatment / aboriginal communities / Canada
Alternative keywords:
Diabetes OR Diabetic
Treatment OR Intervention OR Therapy
Aboriginal OR Indigenous OR First Nations

18. Database searching: Academic Search Complete
Check off the relevant subject terms to add them to your search with AND
Use the limits on the left-hand menu to narrow down to scholarly articles and search within a certain date range
Use the Subject terms to narrow your search

19. Database searching: academic search complete
Search using specific community names:
Government of Canada - First Nation Profiles
Canadian Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples
Assembly of First Nations - Community Map
Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones - Aboriginal Communities of Quebec

20. Database searching: ProQuest Combined Canadian
Divided up my key ideas and combined them using AND/OR

21. Selecting articles What do I need to consider in selecting an article?
Look at the title and abstract, does it match your topic?
What are the article’s subjects? Do they match your keywords?
When was the article published?
Length: scholarly research articles are usually between pages

22. Selecting articles What do I need to consider in selecting an article?
Look for the author(s) affiliations
Are the authors researchers or faculty members at an academic institution?
Is there a university or college associated with their name?
Is there contact information for one or more of the authors?

23. Selecting articles What do I need to consider in selecting an article?
Does the article have extensive Reference or Bibliography or Notes at the end?
Scholarly research articles always list the books and articles they have cited and used to build their own research
These lists can also be a place to find other interesting books and articles on the same topic

24. Selecting articles How can I find related articles?
Read the abstracts and summaries of the articles, what are the main themes?
What are additional keywords and subject I can identify to add to my search?

25. Selecting articles – using Find it @ Concordia
Clicking on any links under the green banner should take you directly to the article 1
Or, click on Search for the Journal in the Library catalogue, you’ll need all the complete citation for this! 2
If we don’t have the journal, you can request the article from interlibrary loans. 3

26. Selecting articles – Google Scholar
How do I find articles in Google Scholar?
Use your keywords
Use the Custom Date Range to specify the publication dates
Find an article that is relevant and look at the list of “Cited By” to see what other articles have used this research to build their own argument
Find an article that is relevant and look at the list of “Related Articles” to see what other articles may have related themes
If you are off campus, set-up Library Links in Google Scholar and use the Find Concordia to access the articles

27. Searching within a specific Journal

28. Searching within a specific Journal
Select a journal
Note the date coverage of the journal
Search using the keywords and subjects you have identified using AND/OR
Review your results and make selections

29. Make an appointment with Michelle.
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