18. Books Strengths in-depth coverage; historical overview book could be written by a recognized author whose credibility is easy to access
19. Magazine, Journal or Newspaper Article Strengths electronic access via the Library webpage; multiple users can access articles are current research that might not make it to a book
27. What type of site is it? www.bell.ca – A site originating in Canada www.microsoft.com – A company website www.ene.gov.on.ca – Ontario government website www.hc-sc.gc.ca – Federal government website www.dhs.gov – American government website www.harvard.edu – American educational website
38. Boolean Operator OR MORE OR records must include EITHER concept use “or” between synonyms enclose synonyms in brackets conflict OR dispute
39. Wildcard Symbol Rather than: entrepreneur or entrepreneurs or entrepreneurship or entrepreneurial Use the root of the word plus the wildcard symbol to find all variations of the word Here’s how….
41. Use the wildcard symbol on the end of the word root: Watch out! Each database has it’s own wildcard symbol $ ? ! * are the most common…
42. Quotation Marks Search:Hockey Night In Canada retrieves: A day andnight in the life ofCanada, by JohnHockey. Better Search: “Hockey Night in Canada” retrieves only the specific phrase
73. Hints for Finding Articles Find the best database for the subject Start with subject guides Use synonyms if they exist Connect with “OR” Narrow as far as necessary to get relevant results use “AND” to connect key concepts Try Google Scholar (be a ninja!) http://scholar.google.ca
75. Step Four Present According to your Professor’s Instructions Student Academic Learning Services(SALS) for writing help
Notes de l'éditeur
You can find links to the Library Webpages through MyCampus as well.
Additional details about the 4 stages of the research processDigital versions of the MLA & APA citation style are found here too!
Consider possible sources for your research. Think about the following questionsShould you use only scholarly publications? Or a mix? (i.e. scholarly, popular, and trade publications)Should you use primary sources as well as secondary sources?Should you use books, articles, websites, or other sources (videos, interviews etc?)
Can’t find a reliable website in Google? Try Google’s AdvancedSearch to limit your searchto educational etc.
Advanced search allows you to search by language, file format,domain,date
Advanced search allows you to search by language, file format,domain,date
Advanced search allows you to search by language, file format, domain, date
Advanced search allows you to search by language, file format, domain, date
Ensure your preferences are set to include the Durham Library.Allows you to look up full text of articles in our databasesWill link to our library catalogue to look up books
Find the Durham Library and check the checkbox “Find It@Durham” Save Preferences
What have I found?How do I get the full text?
Library Databases do not use the same language as Google!Need to use Boolean Searching…
think of variant spellings, synonyms, closely related words, word endings, abbreviations, category names and members of the group, even oppositesBehavior OR behaviourTeenager OR adolescent OR juvenile OR youth OR young adultAdvantag* OR disadvantag*NATO OR “North Atlantic Treaty Organization”Canad*> Canada, > Canada’s, > Canadian, > Canadians, > Canadiana
This book is at the UOIT Social Sciences Library – downtown Oshawa.You can request it through Intercampus Delivery
Try an E-book
Need articles and websites? Use the Subject Guides
WorldwideNewspapers…
WorldwideNewspapers…
Place of publicationPopular vs. scholarlyCurrencyObjectivityAuthorityAccuracyThoroughly researched Format
