Library Orientation SDS 231 R Fall 2017 Tony
Library Orientation SDS 231 R Fall 2017 Tony Tin, Librarian Renison University College Library
Where can I start? To U Waterloo http: //www. lib. uwaterloo. ca
What I need to know?
Undergraduate Student • https: //uwaterloo. ca/library/undergraduate-students
How to access Library Resources from Home
How to access Library Resources
Library Account
Library Account: Features • My account: fines and fees. See checked out and renew these items
Library Account: Feature • Search: finds records using keywords • Query: save your search queries • E-shelf: save bibliographic records from various search results
Subject Guide
How to find books, journal articles, library website and many others. . A federated search tool one stop searching for every thing (BASIC)
More Search Options
Advanced Search options 1. Search: Searches everything, including books, articles, audios, videos and many others. 2. Books +: Searches physical resources (books) and E-books. 3. Articles+: Searches articles available through many of the Library’s electronic subscription
Narrow or Broaden your search results: Boolean can help • Boolean: Operator which links concepts within a search. • OR (to include at least one term / concept) – Broaden (trout OR salmon) • AND (to include all terms / concepts) – Narrow (fish AND food) • NOT (to exclude terms / concepts) – Narrow (trout NOT salmon) Make sure you are using “UPPER CASE”
Research Topic: Environmental activism and water issues Brainstorm the topic environmental activism water environmental Analysis social movement rivers environmental protection collective Action lakes water pollution Community engagement
Boolean Examples: • Water • More Results using “OR” Water OR rivers 7, 712, 606 results • Fewer Results using “AND” • rivers AND Canada 57, 561 results • Fewer Results using “NOT” • Water NOT rivers 2, 226, 277 results For further Info: http: //lgdata. s 3 -website-us-east-1. amazonaws. com/docs/803/546712/Basic_Searching_Techniques. pdf
More Tips: • Phrase Searching: look for two or more words together using “ “. • Instead of: Environmental activism 8, 135 results Try: “Environmental activism” 575 results • Truncation/Wildcards: expands a term to include all forms of the root word using * • politic* finds politics and political
Research Databases (Journal articles) • 3 different access points: • Research Journal Database • Browse Research Databases by Title (e. g. , Social Services Abstracts) • Browse Research Databases by Subject: (e. g. , Social Work) • Primo Article+ • Find E-Journal Title (Journal of social research and policy)
What is a Peer reviewed article? • Articles evaluated by several researchers or subject specialist in the academic community prior to accepting it for publication. Also known as scholarly or refereed.
Difference between scholarly journal & magazine
Borrowing books: 3 steps
Returning books: • Loan term: books=Term Loan; journals=3 days; Reserves= 3 hrs. • Return at any designated library book return (N. B. Renison’s in hallway), except Reserves.
Fraser Institute • A Canadian public policy think tank. • Contains research info on public policy. https: //www. fraserinstitute. org/
Canadian Periodical index Quarterly (CPI. Q) • Indexes 415 Canadian periodicals (English and French) with full-text from 1988 – current. • Includes Canadian Review of Social Policy (Published by York University) Search Demo (social assistance) For more info: http: //www. gale. cengage. com/pdf/facts/cpiq. pdf
Project MUSE • Indexes 220+ full text journals in the humanities and social sciences. • Contains Canadian Public Policy. (published by U of Toronto) • Search Demo ("childcare“) For more info: http: //muse. jhu. edu/about/tools/pdf/quick_search_guide. pdf
Useful Social Sciences Research Databases • Social Services Abstract (Pro. Quest) • Social Science Full Text (Ebsco) • Canadian Research Index (Gale) • Lexis. Nexis Academic (Newspapers, including KW Record) • Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge)
How to cite your Resources? • Citation / Style Guides: provide access to different citation styles including APA, Chicago, MLA, and others. • Primo Citation: allow you to copy-and-paste formatted citations from search results. • Google Scholar Cites: allow you to copy-and-paste formatted citations from search results. • Refwork: Online bibliographic management program that allows users to create a personal database of references and generate bibliographies in a variety of formats (Group Code* = RWUWaterloo)
Ask US • FAQ • Online chat (various IM interfaces)— 12 p. m. to 4 p. m. , except weekends and holidays • E-mail • Text • In person • Phone
Thank You! E-mail contact tony. tin@uwaterloo. ca amcgowan@uwaterloo. ca Online tutorial: http: //alturl. com/i 8 ckx Website: http: //www. lib. uwaterloo. ca
Mobile Info Literacy challenge • Quizzes http: //tinyurl. com/ov 2 fhb 5 NEOREADER APP Download: (http: //www. neoreader. com/)
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