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Learn techniques for finding background information, primary sources, books, and articles related to HIST 369. Discover electronic journals and books collections, search operators, subject searching, and how to access full texts. RefWorks and library assistance available.

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  1. Library Workshop for HIST 369Vince GrazianoHistory LibrarianVince.Graziano@Concordia.caMarch 5, 2019

  2. Workshop Outline • Finding background information and selected primary sources • Oxford Islamic Studies Online • Finding books • CLUES, the Library catalogue • Finding articles • Historical Abstracts: world history • Academic Search Complete • Gender Studies Database • LGBT Life • ATLA Religion Database • Finding primary sources in the Library catalogue

  3. Electronic Journals • Collections with substantial humanities content: • Project MUSE (Recent issues) • JSTOR (Older issues) • Oxford Journals (recent and archive) • Taylor & Francis (Routledge) • Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) • British Periodicals I and II (1681-1920) • American Periodicals (1741-1940) • Periodicals Archive Online (1802-2000) • Many other electronic journal collections

  4. Electronic Books • Collections with substantial humanities content: • Literature Online (LION) • Early English Books Online (EEBO) – 1473-1700 • Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) • Early Canadiana Online (until c. 1925) • Oxford Scholarship Online (recent) • Cambridge University Press e-books (1995-2007) • Project MUSE Ebooks (university presses) • SpringerLink (2010-) • ACLS Humanities E-books • Canadian Publishers Collection • EBSCO E-books • Many other electronic books

  5. Search Operators • AND gender ANDIslam • OR Islam OR Muslim • “ ” “Middle East” • * nation* • ( ) (“Middle East” ORIslam* OR Muslim*) AND (women ORgender*)

  6. Subject Searching • Thesaurus • List of terms used in a database • Subject Headings in CLUES • Created by the Library of Congress • Subjects include: • People • Events • Places • Topical subject headings

  7. To Find the Full Text • Use • Search CLUES • Perform a Journal Title search • Check other Montreal libraries • Use your BCI card • Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO) • Online form • Allow 1 to 2 weeks for delivery of books • Allow 2 to 4 days for delivery of articles by email

  8. RefWorks • RefWorks is a Web-based tool that: • Facilitates organization of references • Is accessible from any Internet connection • Simplifies the process of preparing bibliographies • Access RefWorks through the Log into… menu on the Library website • Help • Tutorials on Library website

  9. Help is Available • At the Ask Us Desk • Library website • History Subject Guide • Ask a Librarian • E-mail form • Chat with a Librarian • Ask Vince: • 514-848-2424, ext. 7689 • vince.graziano@concordia.ca • Office hours: by appointment

  10. CLUES EXERCISE • Choose a broad topic consistent with course themes for the group • Each student in the group selects a narrower topic within the theme • Use ADVANCED SEARCH, if necessary • Modify search to Webster Print Books, if necessary • Each student chooses TWO books and retrieves ONE of them in the Library and brings it back to class • Choose ONE reporter per group who shall present the broad theme, some narrower themes, and a couple of books to the class

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