1. 2010 February 11 - L. Dobson, Librarian
Gned 500
Research Resources
& Search Strategies
C. Castell, Instructor
2010 February 11 - L. Dobson, Librarian

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3. Your student card = your library card once activated with library staff

4. Ashtonbee Library
2 group study rooms (in the computer lab across the hall from the Library)
Book these rooms at the Library Service Desk, Room A-105

7. Global Citizenship SUBJECT GUIDE

9. Research & Writing Help – RefWorks bibliography & citation manager

10. Research & Writing Help – APA Style

11. Examples of APA style – 6th ed
Examples of APA style – 6th ed. (Source: Seneca College Library website)
Note: DOI = Digital Object Identifier (“new” in 6th ed)

12. Library Classes Handouts Blog
Did you attend a library class?
Check the blog for copies of the handouts and possibly some extra advice from the librarian who taught your class. 
GNED 500 library classes handouts & presentation material

13. Proposal for Social Change Assignment
Research Sources
Proposal for Social Change Assignment

14. What newspapers offer… e.g. in Lexis Nexis, CPI.Q databases, etc.
Current info – news!
Hot topics
Debates, different viewpoints & opinions
Analysis & background info
Tips on research studies, government policies & other publications

15. E-resources at Centennial Libraries
Over 100 databases for newspaper & journal articles etc. from reliable sources
Search
One at a time
Many at one time using vendor aggregators – see list to the right…► ► ►
Almost all at once through BIG search
Slide 4
Why are library skills important?
You need to get info from the library for some of your assignments
You will have information needs throughout your whole life – the library can help you develop your research skills
You save time doing your assignments if you know how to use the library
7 Sept 2005 15 15

16. A word about e-resources…
Licensed electronic resources that let you search hundreds of thousands of articles at one time
Offer tools for precision searching (can save you time)
Content is commercial free and more consistently scholarly & reliable than the Internet

18. Journal articles: scholarly or general level?
Scholarly articles
are documented (in-text citations, footnotes or endnotes).
Most are peer reviewed = highest research quality
General articles
are not documented 18 18

20. See handout for some examples
Internet sites
Government sites – including Statistics Canada
Non-profit community organization sites
University & college sites
Etc.
See handout for some examples
of reliable websites

21. What’s your source?
I already diagnosed myself on the Internet. I’m only here for a 2nd
opinion. 21

22. Trustworthy websites? 1. Authoritative? 2. Accurate? 3. Current?
4. Objective?

23. a 10-minute av program, Evaluate Web Pages
Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University (Chester, Pennsylvania) –
a 10-minute av program, Evaluate Web Pages

24. Ithaca College Library (Ithaca, New York) Website evaluation exercises

27. A word about Statistics
ESTAT: an e-resource (database) popular data from Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (Internet website) Much is free, some are fee-based. Do not pay for Stats Canada data –ESTAT or other sources may provide free data
Many other sources…
Ask the Library staff for help 27

28. York University Libraries offer a lot of help on using Canadian statistical sources.
York University Libraries homepage:
Click on “Resources” ---Statistical data…

29. Books & Encyclopedias…
Provide …
Background information
Overview (“the big picture”)
Use…
Library catalogue
Encyclopedia Britannica Online & Credo Reference databases
Etc.

34. Strategy ..

35. Map out a keyword search strategy
Identify the key concepts in your topic
Think of additional keywords and phrases for these concepts that you may need to use when searching. For example:
Example: keywords to describe the concept, global warming?
Global warming or greenhouse effect or air pollution (etc.)

39. AND (Boolean operator that combines) e.g. communication AND business39 39

40. OR (Boolean operator the collects)40 40

41. Plagiarism