Distance Access

1. library.centennialcollege.ca Distance Access You need an active library account to use the library; e.g. borrow books, access full text e-resources from off campus, renew books online, etc.

2. help | coaching tutoring http://library.centennialcollege.ca in person telephone email digital

3. Centre for Academic English NEW Support for English course work • Workshops, informal discussion groups, and one-on-one tutoring • Available at Ashtonbee campus, Room A206 & A207 • (website under construction)

4. 2011 Oct 20 Dorothy Kelleher – Instructor Liz Dobson - Librarian Comm 170

5. Describe your research topic in a full sentence. Identify the main concepts.

6. Terminology – search terms: Anticipate that you may need to use a range of keywords and phrases to find what you need.

7. Truncation: (*) You can use truncation shortcuts to search for many words that start with the same letters. See examples below.

8. Looking for Articles in library databases…

9. Direct access to all Libraries’ licensed databases: Full text: articles & reviews in newspapers & journals, essays in encyclopedias, e-books, etc.

10. Review article in Literature Resource Center database

11. Review article in Academic Search Premier database

12. Scholarly (peer reviewed) journal article on Kubler-Ross in Academic Search Premier database

13. “Peer reviewed” articles Also called “refereed” or “academic” or “scholarly” Well researched, authoritative works A committee of scholars must approve quality before the editor publishes Often write-ups of original research done Provide documentation of sources (e.g. in-text citations, bibliography) Most databases allow you to limit to peer reviewed if you want 13 13 13

14. Article search with full text and scholarly (peer reviewed) journals LIMITS in Academic Search Premier database

15. You may have more than one type of search to do…

16. Terminology – search terms: Anticipate that you may need to use a range of keywords and phrases to find what you need.

17. Truncation: (*)

18. Article reviewing a book on the SUBJECT of American funeral homes in Academic Search Premier database

19. Looking for Books in libraries…

20. Toronto Public Library has the book…

21. Direct access to book searches in the Library Catalogue

22. Centennial Libraries have some books on American attitudes towards death…

24. More on Searching for articles…

25. Direct access to all Libraries’ licensed databases:

26. Libraries offer about 100 licensed databases. Become familiar with the search tools on this page!

27. SUBJECT listing… Literature databases offered by the Library

31. SUBJECT listing… Community & Correctional Services databases offered by the Library

32. SUBJECT listing… Health Sciences databases offered by the Library

33. About databases containing Newspaper articles

34. TYPE listing… Newspaper databases offered by the Library

35. Google Scholar also offers many full text academic journal articles. Students are advised to use only free articles offered.

36. Google searching on the Internet for websites…

37. New York Times article on the web • Obituary for Jessica Mitford, with review material on her book, American Way of Death

38. Etude: School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon e-journal • Review article on Jessica Mitford’s American Way of Death

39. Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University • Evaluate Web Pages Tutorial (c 8 minutes)

40. A new search tool this year “Search Everything”

41. New this term – a “Google-like” search program for Library resources…

44. Help on Libraries website…