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English 080. out-search, out-cite, out-last Michelle Ward, Sep 2008 Okanagan College Kelowna, Library www.okanagan.bc.ca/library. Library Survivor Okanagan. Getting Started !. Challenge 1 Where’s my home campsite ?. Library Website www.okanagan.bc.ca/library.

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English 080

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  1. English 080 out-search, out-cite, out-last Michelle Ward, Sep 2008 Okanagan College Kelowna, Library www.okanagan.bc.ca/library Library Survivor Okanagan

  2. Getting Started ! Challenge 1 Where’s my home campsite ? Library Website www.okanagan.bc.ca/library

  3. Out-SearchLibrary Catalogue Voyager OC Webpage Library Catalogue Challenge 2 Where to find books, reserves, videos ……… ? Library Webpage

  4. Out-SearchLibrary Catalogue Voyager Challenge 2 - Round 1 Reward ! Reserves

  5. Out-SearchLibrary Catalogue Voyager Challenge 2 - Round 2Does the Library hold my textbook? I know itsTitle & Author Click here for more by same author .. there’s a video too

  6. Out-Search Library Catalogue Voyager Challenge 2 - Round 3Keyword Relevance Search

  7. Out-Search Library Catalogue Voyager Click on these links for more on the subject Check for multiple locations & items

  8. Out-Search Library Catalogue Voyager Challenge 2 - Round 4Subject Browse Search various subject options Make a request for a book held at another campus

  9. Out-Search Reference Resources Online Challenge 3 Trek the Reference jungle …

  10. Out-Search Journal, magazine, newspaper Articles Bonus! Reward ChallengeFind Articles • General / All Subjects Online Resources • Academic Search Premier • CBCA Complete (Canadian Business & Current Affairs) • Canadian Newsstand • MAS Ultra (School Edition) … • ! try out all those keywords, try different combinations • ! watch for full-text and Where can I get this article … ?

  11. What do we mean by ? Scholarly journals, periodicals, magazine articles … A periodical appears on a regular basis (e.g. daily, weekly, monthly or annually). Includes academic journals, magazines & newspapers. Academic/scholarly journals contain articles written by scholars (professors, researchers, experts), and critiqued by other scholars (peer-reviewed), before publication. • content fairly complex • often a short abstract or summary at the beginning & a bibliography or list of works cited at the end. • Example - Journal of Canadian Studies Magazines/popular journals are intended for the general public • Articles may be written by people with some in-depth knowledge of a topic, by professional writers who have done some background research, or by reporters with no previous knowledge of the subject. • Examples - Maclean's and Time

  12. What do we mean by ? Indexes, abstracts, citations, online databases, full-text … A periodical index • helps you locate articles on specific topics • lists citations of articles from academic journals, magazines & newspapers • includes the author (if available), title of the article, name of the journal, the issue and pages on which the article appears = citation • some include article summaries ("abstracts") or even the full-text of articles • are available for different subject areas. Each index covers a defined set of journals in a particular area, such as Business, Sciences, Literature, etc..

  13. What do we mean by ? OC Library subscribes to periodical indexes in the form of Article databases.  • Library Web Page links to many article databases using the internet. • The database describes each article, in every issue of a large number of journals. • Some databases contain only citations; others include abstracts; many feature full-text.  Full-text • complete text with illustrations of a periodical article (e.g., EBSCO) or the text only (e.g., CBCA Complete) • can be saved or printed (PDF & HTML formats) or emailed

  14. Out-Search Article Databases Search in Article Databases for General/All Subjects Online Resources then choose Database to search e.g Academic Search Premier Library Webpage

  15. Out-Search Article Databases Example 1 Academic article Full-text online Narrow from All Results to Academic Journals or for easier reading, Magazines

  16. Out-Search Article Databases Choose a likely citation, check the abstract, look to find a full copy of the article? Search for more using subject links

  17. Out-Search Article Databases Example 2 No full-text… Where can I get this article?

  18. Out-Search Article Databases Full text in another Library database

  19. Out-Cite ! Challenge 4 Record your Sources … References Books & chapters in books, videos: Authors, Titles of book / chapter / video, Publishers/Producers, Place & Date of Publication … Journal Articles: article Authors, article Titles; journal/newspaper/magazine Titles Volume, Issue & Page numbers … When sourced in online journals or library databases or websites or webpages add: Library Database/Online Journal/Webpage names &urls (website addresses) Retrieval dates

  20. Out-Cite ! MLA Style Style Guides

  21. MLA Style Book Kochanski, Mors. Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival. 2nd ed. Edmonton, AB: Lone Pine, 1988. Chapter in a Book Neimeyer, Mark. “Poe and Popular Culture.” The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Ed. Kevin J. Hayes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 205-24.

  22. MLA Style Article Author Article Title Journal Title Volume, issue, date, pages Journal Article Johnson, Rich. “The Survival Zone.” Outdoor Life 215.3 (2008): 49-54. When Article is retrieved from a Library Database Add : name of Library database accessed & the online subscription service; name of Library, city where Library is located and date retrieved MAS Ultra – School Edition. EBSCO. Okanagan College Lib,, Kelowna. 8 Sep. 2008.

  23. MLA Style Online Dictionary to which Library subscribes “Hypothermia.” The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. OED Online. Okanagan College Lib., Kelowna. 8 Sep. 2008. Web sites Brians, Paul. “Study Guide for Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles (1950).” Course Materials for the Study of Science Fiction. Department of English, Washington Sate University. 8 Sep. 2008. <http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/science_fiction/martian_chronicles.html > for internet sites : Author, if possible then “title of page” and whole site title then Publication information if available i.e. Site publisher, place followed by Retrieval date & finally Website url

  24. Need help ? Come to Library Reference Desk & ask the Librarians Ask Us / AskAway (email/chat reference help) from library webpage

  25. Library Council– Will you be voted off? What challenges have you won today? • getting started with Library Webpage • searching Library Catalogue • checking Reference books (print/online) • finding Articles on databases • recording References • using MLA style • finding Help

  26. Out-Search , Out-Cite , Out-Last … You’re a Library Survivor !

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