COMM 161 – College Communication 1 (ESL) 20 November 2015
Eric Maillard, Professor; Liz Dobson, Librarian
Quick library overview
E-Resources at Centennial College: Online articles assignment
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Today’s class…
PowerPoint and handout are posted
on the library website under
RESEARCH – Library Classes…
LIBRARY RESOURCES
Centennial Libraries homepage
http://library.centennialcollege.ca/
START YOUR RESEARCH
Search all Library Resources
& Check your Library
Account
library.centennialcollege.ca
Distance Access
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You need an active library account to use
the library. Come in person to the Library with
your Student Card and staff will activate it for
library use.
Ashtonbee Library, Room L-202
LIBRARY RESOURCES
You have access to resources at all 4
campus libraries.
Libraries website lists in detail what
each library has.
LIBRARY SERVICES…
Browse the library website to see
what is on offer!
LIBRARY HELP
Ask the Library Staff
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YOUR ASSIGNMENT
3 ways to search for articles in the Library
• Search Everything discovery tool (basic)
– Search Everything discovery tool (advanced)
• Search directly in databases (“E-Resources”)
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Search Everything (basic search
page)
Sample search..
niqab AND canada AND right
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Search Everything (basic)
This general search produces
close to 5,000 results…
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Search Everything (basic)
Many tools to refine your
results…
e.g. limit to journal articles only that
were published 2014 or later…
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Search Everything (basic)
Limits used:
• Full Text Online
• Magazine, Journal &
Newspaper articles
• Published 2014 to present
1,763 results
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To read the article, click on the
title or full text link…
You may get to the full text article
immediately, or (in this case) find
yourself on this “intermediate” page
– the library has this article in
several of its databases.
Just click on any “Article”
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The full text article – with options
to save, print, email, etc.
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The email option page…
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A look at a “Detailed Record” for
this article…
Note that information about this
article is entered in FIELDS –
author, source, subjects, abstract,
etc.
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THE RESEARCH PROCESS
When your topic involves a
number of search terms, or when
you want to be thorough in your
searching….
Recommend you plan your search
ahead of time …
Step #1
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Step #2
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E-Resources at Centennial College –
direct database searching…
Click on this link to search directly in library databases (“E-Resources”)
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List of all library databases (“E-
Resources”)
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Subject listing…
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List of library databases in
Canadian Studies subject field…
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Canadian Reference Centre
database
A sample search….
• Full text limit
• Published 2014 to present
• Articles only
• One title field limit (niqab)
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Results list from that search…
Results: 44 articles
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Canada in Context database
A sample search….
• Full text limit
• Published 2014 to present
• Articles only
• One title field limit (niqab)
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Results list from that search…
33 newspaper articles &
1 magazine article
Tools you can use when
searching directly in library databases
(“E-Resources”)
• Limit tools:
– Use field limits (TITLE, SUBJECT, ABSTRACT)
– Use document type limits (e.g. articles only)
– Add more concepts (e.g. a search for 3 concepts will produce fewer results than a search for 2 concepts)
– Use more limits (publication date, etc.)
• Browsing tip:
– Use detailed page option for efficient results list browsing
• Expand tools:
– Use synonyms & words of similar meaning for a concept
– Search more than one database at a time
– Include terms provided in database thesauri (dictionaries of related terms)
• Managing results:
– Print, email, save
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Many precision tools offered in
databases to help you refine
your results…
• Field limits
• Full text limit
• Scholarly journal limit
• Publication date limit
• Add databases to your search
• Etc.
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Use the “detailed” page option
when you are ready to view
results in depth…
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You now have the title, the subject
headings and the abstract on view –
to help you make your selections…
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Databases offer you options to
capture your articles…
Save
Cite
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Email example…
Note: you can send the citation to
yourself in APA style…
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Centennial Libraries provides help with
citing your sources – e.g. APA Style
guide…
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When in need…
Ask the Library
SEARCH EVERYTHING
Advanced Search mode
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Search Everything Advanced
Another place to search (very much
like direct database searching….
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Search Everything Advanced
search page…
• More space for your search
terms
• More tools to refine your search
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Results list from that Search
Everything Advanced search…
479 results
Limits used:
• Full Text Online
• Magazine, Journal &
Newspaper articles
• Published 2014 to present
