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Using Databases @ Seneca Libraries

Using Databases @ Seneca Libraries. Rosalie.Waller@senecac.on.ca Information Services Librarian Newnham Campus. March 2007. Search Tools. Library Catalogues Research Databases World Wide Web. Library Catalogues Databases World Wide Web. Books Videos, Dvds Magazine articles

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Using Databases @ Seneca Libraries

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  1. Using Databases @ Seneca Libraries Rosalie.Waller@senecac.on.ca Information Services Librarian Newnham Campus March 2007

  2. Search Tools • Library Catalogues • Research Databases • World Wide Web

  3. Library Catalogues Databases World Wide Web Books Videos, Dvds Magazine articles Journal articles Newspaper articles Encyclopedia articles Company info Web pages Which Tools? Type of Source?

  4. Thank You W H E R E ? Library & Learning Commons http://learningcommons.senecacollege.ca

  5. Searching the Library Catalogue • Books • Vides/Dvds • E-Books

  6. Search Screen

  7. Book Record Call Number

  8. Databases Fee-based Magazines & journals & newspapers Full-text articles covering many years Editorial policy Advanced searching Purpose is to advance knowledge Web Pages Mostly free Anyone can publish Millions of hits No editor No organization Purpose is not always clear Using the Databases…or Google?

  9. General Research Library Academic News & Current Events Canadian NewStand Canadian Reference Centre Business Business Source CBCA Nursing Health Source Proquest Nursing Article Databasesby Subject

  10. Who’s Who?

  11. NEW!!! • GALE

  12. Research Express STEP 1 Write your research question/statement. STEP 2 Choose your keywords. STEP 3 Construct your search statement. STEP 4 Choose your sources/tools.

  13. STEP 1Research Questions/Statements • Is laughter good for stress? • Discuss safety issues when using cell phones. • Is beer popular among teenagers? • Find articles on how to write a resume.

  14. Keywords are…. important words main ideas main concepts search terms usually nouns Is laughter good for stress? Discuss safetyissues when using cell phones. Isbeerpopular among teenagers? Find articles on how to write a resume. STEP 2Choose Keywords

  15. STEP 3Construct Your Search Statement • Search features • Truncation • Boolean Operators • Write your search statement

  16. Truncation • Transport* • transport • transports • transportation • transporting

  17. tattoos and health • Type your keywords • Type the word…. and • operator, connector • narrow your search • signal to the computer

  18. Research Is laughter good for stress? Discuss safetyissues when using cell phones. Isbeerpopular among teenagers? Find articles on how to write a resume. Search Statement laughter and stress safety and cell phones beer and teenagers resume* STEP 3Construct Your Search Statement

  19. STEP 4Choose Your Sources/Tools

  20. Test Yourself Yes? or No? • Would Google be the best place for finding a magazine article for a research paper? • Would the Toronto Star website be the best place for finding newspaper articles?

  21. Research Help • Research Success Tutorial • Starting My Research

  22. Library Contacts Cynthia.McKeich @ King Patricia.Presti @ Markham Rosalie.Waller @ Newnham James.Buczynski @ Seneca@York

  23. Hands-On Exercises Thank You !

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