1. History 112 : Canada to 1867 History Research Skills & Library Resources Michelle Ward, October 2006 Okanagan College Penticton, Library www.okanagan.bc.ca/library

2. Getting Started ! Defining your topic, approach Identifying keywords Irish/xxx in Canada, Irish/xxx Canadians Irish/xxx emigration immigrants, immigration] Canada ] history to 1867 settlers, settlement ] British Columbia ] pre-confederation ethnic/national groups other provinces ] background, origins, patterns Ireland/country – economic, social, political conditions - history Library Website … Next step! Library Website www.okanagan.bc.ca/library

3. Searching Library Catalogue Library Catalogue OC Webpage Library Webpage

4. Searching Library Catalogue Keyword Relevance Search

5. Searching Library Catalogue

6. Subject Browse search Searching Library Catalogue

8. Searching UBCO Library Catalogue

9. Library Website Find Articles Back to Library Website ! www.okanagan.bc.ca/library www.okanagan.bc.ca/library Humanities Online Resources  America: History and Life  CPI.Q Canadian Periodical Index  CBCA Full-Text Reference  Canadian Reference Centre  Academic Search Premier  Humanities Index  JSTOR ! try out all those keywords, try different combinations full-text[PDF] Where can I get this … ? ! watch for full-text[PDF] and Where can I get this … ?

10. Find Articles Search in Article Databases for Humanities

11. Find Articles

13. Full text of article Available online Example 1:

14. Find Articles

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16. Find Articles

17. Special Reference Resources …

18. Library Webpage – Research – Online Reference Sources Canadian Encyclopedia [online] Encyclopedia of British Columbia [online] On Reference Shelves in Library: Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples [Ref FC104.E56 1999] Historical Atlas of Canada [Ref G1116.S1 K4 1975]

19. Internet Sites … reputable Canadian national (library/museum/historical association) sites Online Resources for Canadian Heritage (Canadian Museum of Civilization) http://www.civilization.ca/orch/www00_e.html search pages under Ethnic Groups - Canada & History – Migration & settlement http://www.civilization.ca/academ/academe.htmlhttp://www.civilization.ca/academ/academe.html search under Scholar pages Canadian History Portal (Canadian Historical Association) http://www.cha-shc.ca/ Early Canadiana Online (Library & Archives Canada) www.canadiana.org/ECO Search tips! Search in quotations for phrases “irish canadians” + Canada + history

20. Acknowledge & Cite ! Keep Records of your Sources … References Books & chapters in books: Authors, book & chapter Titles, Publishers/Producers, Place & Date of Publication … Journal Articles: Article authors, titles; Journal/newspaper/magazine Titles Volume, Issue & Page numbers … Plus for internet sites + Retrieval dates Library Database names Website urls, titles, authoring responsibilities …

21. Styles for History Writing Style Guides By Subject area - History

22. Research Skills Replay !  listing Keywords  searching Library Catalogue  finding Articles on databases  checking Reference books (online/print)  checking reputable historical Websites  recording References  using Style Guides for writing about history

23. Need help ? Ask Us ! Come to Library Reference Desk Librarians – Anne Cossentine, Michelle Ward Ask Us (reference help) From library webpage