1. Research & Resources @ The Library Prepared for StFX eXcel Students October 14 th, 2011 Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

2. Outline Information Seeking Behaviour The Library Website – Logging in to your library account – How to search for Books, Journals and Articles – Course Reserves – Document Delivery Subject Research Guides Evaluating Information Scholarly vs. Popular Sources Citation Guides & Resources Ask a Librarian! Quiz

3. Information Seeking Behaviour: Where do you go to get what you’re looking for? Let’s look for:

4. Finding Information: Where did you go first?

5. Virtual Tour: Exploring the Library website library.stfx.ca Logging in to your library account Searching the Library’s Collection Journal Titles Course Reserves Favourites Live Help

6. Subject Research Guides Find Books Find Articles Google Scholar Open Access Writing & Citing Liaison Librarians Help

7. Evaluating Information Accuracy Authority Currency Bias

8. Scholarly vs. Popular Sources Popular Magazines Written by journalists, students, popular authors, or no author listed Flashy covers Advertisements Brief articles Trade Journals: Business, Finance, Industry (Written by experts, but may not be peer reviewed) Newspapers Scholarly Journals Written by experts Evaluated by experts: “Peer Reviewed” Authoritative Source Usually include: – Credentials of the Author – Abstract – Bibliography – Specialized vocabulary – Reference List

9. Citation Guides & Resources Z253 U69 2010 LB2369 T8 2007 LB2369 G53 2009 BF76.7 P83 2010

10. Ask a Librarian: We’re here to help you In-Library In-Person Reference Desk Personal Appointments Email: refdesk@stfx.carefdesk@stfx.ca Telephone: 867- 2242 Online LiveHelp

11. 1.Does the Library have the 2005 volume for the journal Development Biology? If so, is it in hard copy or electronic? 2.Who is the Liaison Librarian for Chemistry? 3.From the Biology Subject Guide, go to FIND ARTICLES and select the database: Science Direct. Do a search for colony collapse disorder. How many results did you get? Now, search within these results to see how many articles include the term virus. How many are there? How many of these articles were published in 2010? 4.Return to the Biology Subject Guide. Go to the FIND BOOKS page. Do a search for books on the development of cancer cells: How many results do you get? How many are from StFX? How many of the books from StFX are e-books? Quiz

12. QUESTIONS ?

13. Thank You! Suzanne van den Hoogen svandenh@stfx.ca 867-4535 Liaison Librarian for: Anthropology Development Studies Political Science Sociology Women’s Studies