1. September 2008Sharon Rankin, Rare Books & Special Collections Division 1 Locating Library Resources Presentation for “The Canadian North : Past & Present” class

2. http://www.makivik.org/eng/media/nunavik_maps.asp 2 Map

3. 10 research tips Sub catalogues Nesting and Truncation Limits Advanced keyword Locations – shelving map VPN FIND IT @ McGill P drive (1 GB) P drive EndNote Information Services/Liaison Librarians http://www.mcgill.ca 3

4. Searching the Library catalogue Contents – what am I searching? Answer: Record descriptions Browse Known item search….begins with Keyword Less known…..word(s) 4

5. Library web site Subject guides Anthropology Canadian History Communications & Media Studies Cultural Studies Quebec Studies Course guides - CANS 407CANS 407 http://www.mcgill.ca 5

6. Databases Shopping malls or boutiques (Canadian coverage) Understand the database coverage – what am I searching? Citations and abstracts, sometimes full-text of the article Formulating your search question into keywords Try out the search in several databases Adjust your keywords to suit the database, based on finding a “good “ record! http://www.mcgill.ca 6

7.  Article Indexes & databases http://www.mcgill.ca 7 Hubert Wenger Eskimo Database University of Alaska Fairbanks “ Searchable database of 200 books and journal articles written by explorers, missionaries, ethnographers, and others who were among the first Euroamericans to travel among and write about Inuit/Eskimo peoples. It includes out-of-print and hard to find material, basic works descriptive of each Inuit/Eskimo and Aleut group, drawings, photographs, and maps. ” (Trent University )

8. Article Indexes & databases http://www.mcgill.ca 8 Arctic and Antarctic Regions (AAR) Biblioline 1million records An anthology of 12 files “AAR is the world's largest collection of international polar databases. Coverage is multidisciplinary. A wide variety of sources are indexed including: scientific periodicals, monographs, proceedings of conferences and symposia, government reports, theses, dissertations, and books”.

9. http://www.mcgill.ca 9 Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) Arctic Institute of North America “The Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) database contains over 64,000 records describing publications and research projects about northern Canada.” Article Indexes & databases

10. http:/ http://www.mcgill.ca http://www.mcgill.ca 10 Periodical Article Bibliography (PAB) Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries “The objective of the PAB is to make a major scholarly contribution in the form of a vast retrospective bibliography to the journal and periodical literature of Newfoundland and Labrador, and particularly to record it for the first time”. Article Indexes & databases

11. Databases Canadian coverage CPI.Q CBCA REPERE Shopping malls Academic Search Premier Theses & Dissertations Research Databases – Other Anthropological Literature http://www.mcgill.ca 11

12. September 2008 http://www.mcgill.ca 12 Current Nunavut

13. September 2008 http://www.mcgill.ca 13 Ceased Nunavik

14. September 2008 http://www.mcgill.ca 14 Oldest Current Labrador

15. September 2008 15 Caninuit http://www.libris.ca/inuit/go.exe

16. Rare Books & Special Collections Access to the collections http://www.mcgill.ca/rarebooks/collections/description/ Special Collections: http://www.mcgill.ca/rarebooks/collections/special/ Lande Canadiana Collection Map Collection Print Collection Tundra Books Children’s Collection http://www.mcgill.ca 16

17. http://www.mcgill.ca 17 Primary collections  McGill University Library  Library and Archives Canada (LAC)  University of Alberta Libraries  University of Calgary Library  Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)  Trent University  University of Saskatchewan