1. Using Databases @ Seneca Libraries Rosalie.Waller@senecac.on.ca Information Services Librarian Newnham Campus March 2007

2. Search Tools Library Catalogues Research Databases World Wide Web

3. Which Tools? Type of Source? Library Catalogues Databases World Wide Web Books Videos, Dvds Magazine articles Journal articles Newspaper articles Encyclopedia articles Company info Web pages

4. Thank You Library & Learning Commons http://learningcommons.senecacollege.ca

5. Searching the Library Catalogue Books Vides/Dvds E-Books

8. Using the Databases…or Google? Databases Fee-based Magazines & journals & newspapers Full-text articles covering many years Editorial policy Advanced searching Purpose is to advance knowledge Web Pages Mostly free Anyone can publish Millions of hits No editor No organization Purpose is not always clear

9. Article Databases by Subject General –Research Library –Academic News & Current Events –Canadian NewStand –Canadian Reference Centre Business –Business Source –CBCA Nursing –Health Source –Proquest Nursing

10. Who’s Who? Service Providers Database NamesMagazines Journals Newspapers Proquest ABI/Inform CBCA Business Canadian NewsStand Proquest Science Journals Research Library Canadian Plastics Maclean’s Nature Psychology Today Globe and Mail Ebsco Academic Search Business Source ERIC Health Source Canadian Literary Centre Advertising Age Canadian Literature Harvard Business Review Journal of Nuclear Medicine Time

11. NEW!!! GALE

12. Research Express STEP 1 Write your research question/statement. STEP 2 Choose your keywords. STEP 3 Construct your search statement. STEP 4 Choose your sources/tools.

13. STEP 1 Research Questions/Statements Is laughter good for stress? Discuss safety issues when using cell phones. Is beer popular among teenagers? Find articles on how to write a resume.

14. STEP 2 Choose Keywords Keywords are…. important words main ideas main concepts search terms usually nouns Is laughter good for stress? Discuss safety issues when using cell phones. Is beer popular among teenagers? Find articles on how to write a resume.

15. STEP 3 Construct Your Search Statement Search features –Truncation –Boolean Operators Write your search statement

16. Truncation Transport* –transport –transports –transportation –transporting

18. tattoos and health Type your keywords Type the word…. and –operator, connector –narrow your search –signal to the computer

19. STEP 3 Construct Your Search Statement Research Is laughter good for stress? Discuss safety issues when using cell phones. Is beer popular among teenagers? Find articles on how to write a resume. Search Statement  laughter and stress  safety and cell phones  beer and teenagers  resume*

20. STEP 4 Choose Your Sources/Tools

21. Test Yourself Yes? or No? Would Google be the best place for finding a magazine article for a research paper? Would the Toronto Star website be the best place for finding newspaper articles?

22. Research Help Research Success Tutorial Starting My Research

23. Library Contacts Cynthia.McKeich @ King Patricia.Presti @ Markham Rosalie.Waller @ Newnham James.Buczynski @ Seneca@York

24. Hands-On Exercises Thank You !