Using Seneca Libraries Information Services Librarian Newnham Campus March 2007.

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Using Seneca Libraries Information Services Librarian Newnham Campus March 2007

Search Tools Library Catalogues Research Databases World Wide Web

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

Thank You Library & Learning Commons

Searching the Library Catalogue Books Vides/Dvds E-Books

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

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

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

NEW!!! GALE

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.

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.

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.

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

Truncation Transport* –transport –transports –transportation –transporting

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

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*

STEP 4 Choose Your Sources/Tools

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?

Research Help Research Success Tutorial Starting My Research

Library Contacts King Markham Newnham

Hands-On Exercises Thank You !