2. I AM . . .
Melanie Parlette
LRC Program Liaison for
School of Engineering and Information Technology,
School of Trades and Apprenticeship
mparlette@conestogac.on.ca
3. TODAY we will…
• Locate key sections of the LRC’s website
• Perform a basic search of LRC resources, narrow our
search and create a list of relevant results
• Perform a search in woodworking magazines and browse
for information
4. Off-Campus Access
PIN NUMBERS - You can use your PIN to:
• Access resources from Off-Campus
• Renew a book, place a hold
• Review your account
8. Finding A Source to Answer
Your Question
• Where do we begin?
• Google
• Wikipedia
• Other suggestions…
9.
10.
11. LIBRARY as a GATEWAY
• The LRC is a gateway to a variety of quality resources for your
College studies
12. LIBRARY as a GATEWAY
Adhesive Dowel
Band Saw
Joint
Grain
Furniture Repair
Veneer
13. LIBRARY as a GATEWAY
Band Saw and
Safety
• Date Range? (narrow by last 5 years)
• Source Type? Are you looking for a print book or trade
publication
• Subject? Use the subject check boxes to narrow your search
• Looking for books in print or online? Try checking “Catalogue
only”
14. Searching
Tips:
• Select “Full Text”
• Narrow by Date
• Determine appropriate source
type
• Consider narrowing by subject
15. Looking at a book . . .
Bring your student card to
check out Print Books
from the library.
16. LIBRARY as a GATEWAY
•
Discovering •
Pennsylvania Dutch
Shaker
• Victorian
cabinetry styles • Chippendale
Tips:
• Add “furniture” or “cabinets” to your search
• Date might not be relevant
• Look at the Publications section and check
the ones that you are interested in
18. Browsing Woodworking magazines. . .
Woodworker’s Journal:
Browse current issues or search
for topics in each of these
magazines.
Let’s “Search within this
publication” for:
table saw safety
We can also browse issues from
+2013:
Vol. 37 Issue 1 - Feb2013
19. Today We…
• Located key sections of the LRC’s website
• Performed a basic search of LRC resources, narrowed our
search and created a list of relevant results
• Browsed current woodworking magazines
20. HELP AT THE 2B18
LIBRARY
Visit the Service Desk
Email or Phone
Instant Messaging
Notes de l'éditeur
How you can help them and how they can find you – leads into the ISEMP introduction
This can be amended to reflect a specific assignment they are working towards or that information could be added verbally.
Student ID and PIN overview
Discuss the above as the two principle ways to find information through the library.Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Discuss the above as the two principle ways to find information through the library.Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
This will depend on the group of students and their assignment
We could find out all about this using Wikipedia, right?Perhaps start with Wikipedia – to get them to understand where you’re going with this, say “Wikipedia works for day-to-day questions, but why can’t you use just Wikipedia for all your research needs?” You’re looking for them to understand that a single source, regardless of what it is, is not enough for their research, even if it seems to provide all the answers they need…because it’s providing just one perspective, one author’s viewpoint. Facts may have been excluded or modified. You have to use a variety of sources to ensure you’ve got the best information, and the broadest perspective.List potential sources on the screen or on the board – the ones students suggest and you suggest will depend on the research topic
Do a quick search for your question, together. Have students look at the first page of results and see if they intuitively know the best from the worst (this can be just by the names of the links and their domain suffixes, or you could pick one or two (one good, one bad) and present the question openly (“Do you think this website is trustworthy, or not? Why or why not? Think about it and then we’ll discuss it.”). You could also do this with preselected websites which you lead students to with links. After the open discussion, present the CAARS/CRAAP acronym to fill in additional considerations. Could also do this in reverse, using the CAARS evaluation tool up front [depends on timing and audience]
Do a quick search for your question, together. Have students look at the first page of results and see if they intuitively know the best from the worst (this can be just by the names of the links and their domain suffixes, or you could pick one or two (one good, one bad) and present the question openly (“Do you think this website is trustworthy, or not? Why or why not? Think about it and then we’ll discuss it.”). You could also do this with preselected websites which you lead students to with links. After the open discussion, present the CAARS/CRAAP acronym to fill in additional considerations. Could also do this in reverse, using the CAARS evaluation tool up front [depends on timing and audience]
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Describe what the Discovery Service is and what it doesLibrary subscribes to 1000s of electronic journals, 1000s of ebooks, tons of specialized databases and we still have lots of those crazy things called books.We have a special search engine that helps you discover what the library has to offerRather than getting a mixed bag of results from Google that you aren’t sure what the true source is this will help you retrieve results that are appropriate for the assignments you will complete at the College level. Here are mine: learning and multi-taskinggSpell one of the words incorrectly to show the “did you mean”Learning and multi-taskinggHighlight any of the limiters and features you feel appropriate e.g. subject limiters, full-text online, catalogue for books and e-books, etc.Peer Reviewed: Scholarly research or projects. Illustrations are usually charts and graphs. Authors are authorities in their field. Often professors or researchers. Peer review process is in place where the content of an article is reviewed by one or more experts in the field. Date2010Subject –multitasking“Check for Full Text” show and Regular itemShow how to access the full-text and save the information about the article for citing and sharingPDFDownloadSaveE-MailCitingCiting allows us to clearly direct our instructors and fellow students to the source where we found our informationThis is key in avoiding plagiarism. We need to give credit where credit is due
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
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