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Allison Caddies – Reference Technician Nicole Doyle – Reference Librarian Trish Johns-Wilson – Reference Librarian Helen Labine – Reference Librarian Nathalie Zhou – Reference Librarian. 1 st Floor Features. Circulation Desk. Hours: Monday to Thursday: 7:45 a.m. – Midnight
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Allison Caddies – Reference Technician Nicole Doyle – Reference Librarian Trish Johns-Wilson – Reference Librarian Helen Labine – Reference Librarian Nathalie Zhou – Reference Librarian
1st Floor Features Circulation Desk Hours: Monday to Thursday: 7:45 a.m. – Midnight Friday: 7:45 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1st Floor Features Reference Desk • Research assistance • available at the • Reference Desk • Program-related • instruction on • finding and using • information
1st Floor Features • Computers available to search collection • Reference collection • (in-house use only) • Training classrooms • Printer & • photocopier • Some soft seating • Washrooms • Bell payphone • Daily Newspapers
2nd & 3rd Floor Features • More computers, • study space & • study carrels • More soft seating • Printer & photocopier on each floor Study Hall
2nd & 3rd Floor Features • Circulating books in the stacks • Majority of journals, magazines and newspapers available electronically Book Stacks
2nd & 3rd Floor Features Study Options • Group study rooms • (booked through • the library website) • Quiet study area – • 3rd floor. This area • also houses some • special collections
2nd Floor Also Features The Dixon-Alger Reading Room (Fireplace Room)
Human Services Intercultural Communication
Magazine or Newspaper • Written by journalists (non-experts) • Aimed at general population • - Lower reading level • - Shorter, have pictures • Easily found – on the Internet, in corner stores, book stores, grocery stores, etc. Academic Journal - Written by experts for experts in a field - Higher reading level - Use of terminology - Longer • Generally not found free on the Internet • Searched for in indexes & databases VS
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Endangered Birds Boolean Logic OR
Boolean Logic Endangered Birds
Complex Search (Endangered OR Threatened) AND (Bird*) Include synonyms and alternate spellings of your original term (word). Use OR between each term (word), and enclose each concept (idea), in brackets. Where appropriate, truncate terms using the * symbol. This will ensure you receive both the singular and plural forms of your term. Note: Check the “Help” or “Search Tips” section of the database to see what truncation symbols it uses. So, for example, the above search will retrieve articles that include the terms: Endangered Bird, Threatened Bird, Endangered Birds, Threatened Birds, etc.
Social Work Social Service*
Journal Title Author(s) Article Title • Nurse Social Work Practitioner: A New Professional for Health Care SettingsJanet U Schneiderman, Wynne R Waugaman, Marilyn S Flynn. Health & Social Work. Silver Spring: May 2008. Vol. 33, Iss. 2; p. 149 (6 pages) Full Text - PDF (549 K) Volume, Issue, Pages PDF Full Text Link Edition, Date
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