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EDUC 5002: Research Course Learning Module III Using Library Indexes

Learn to navigate library indexes efficiently for research. Explore searching options, accessing journals, finding books/articles, and more.

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EDUC 5002: Research Course Learning Module III Using Library Indexes

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  1. Menu Next EDUC 5002: Research CourseLearning Module IIIUsing Library Indexes Use the buttons on the top to navigate through the presentation

  2. Prev Menu Module Menu Use the following menu to go to a specific section of the presentation. • What are indexes? • Accessing the Library Website • Search Options • Credits

  3. Prev Menu What are Indexes? • An index is an archive of online journals or articles. • Allows you to search through abstracts, authors or titles to find an article that suits your needs. • UOIT students allowed to use UOIT’s index subscriptions

  4. Prev Menu Next Accessing the Library Website Go to the UOIT library website: www.uoit.ca/library

  5. Prev Menu Search Options • Can search books or articles. • Click one of the buttons for more information Find Books(click for more information) Find Articles(click for more information)

  6. Prev Menu Next Finding Books • Library’s advanced search • Can search according to keywords, author, title, subject area, or periodical title.

  7. Prev Menu Next Finding Books • Library’s advanced search • Can search according to keywords, author, title, subject area, or periodical title. Click here to see more information about the book Click these links to show books within those categories

  8. Prev Menu Finding Books Location of book Allows you to import citation into RefWorks

  9. Prev Menu Finding Articles Find articles by Subject Area (click for more information) Find articles by title/citation(click for more information) Browse magazines, journals or newspapers.(click for more information)

  10. Prev Menu Next Find Articles by Subject Area • A list of all the subject areas available. • Selecting the subject area you want will give you a list of indexes you can obtain articles from • Select Education

  11. Prev Menu Find Articles by Subject Area • List of encyclopedias/dictionaries available at the library • Select one that is of interest. • Can also search through specific indexes as well Click for More Information on Print Sources Click for More Information on Indexes

  12. Prev Menu Find Articles by Subject Area • Selecting one will show you were you can obtain the encyclopedia or dictionary

  13. Prev Menu Next Find Articles by Subject Area • The major indexes will allow you search through their articles for ones that are of interest to you. Click here

  14. Prev Menu Next Find Articles by Subject Area • Choosing an index will take you to their search engine to find articles • Each index’s search is different.

  15. Prev Menu Next Find Articles by Citations • If you know both the article title AND journal title • Enter it into the search fields Enter exact article title Enter journal title Click to Search

  16. Prev Menu Next Find Articles by Citations • If multiple records are found, choose the one that you are looking for. Click here

  17. Prev Menu Next Find Articles by Citations • If the full text is available, click to get the full text: • Choose a location to download from.

  18. Prev Menu Next Find Articles by Citations Find the option to download the article.

  19. Prev Menu Next Find Articles by Citations • Note that different indexes have different methods of downloading the article. • You will have to browse a little to find the “download article” link for each index.

  20. Prev Menu Next Browsing Magazines/Journals • Magazines/Journals/Newspapers are listed in alphabetical order. • Select an alphabet will allow you to browse through the subscriptions that UOIT has to offer.

  21. Prev Menu Next Browsing Magazines/Journals • Clicking on a link will take you to the periodical’s webpage where they publish the articles. Click here

  22. Prev Menu Next Browsing Magazines/Journals Click here

  23. Prev Menu Next Browsing Magazines/Journals • Option to download in HTML or PDF, or both (depending on website) Click here

  24. Prev Menu Back Browsing Magazines/Journals • This article is available in HTML • Others might be available in PDF.

  25. Prev Menu Credits • Many thanks to Gavin Lobo, Research Assistant, 2009 for his assistance in the preparation of this learning object.

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