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Preparation for PracticeDSW 125

D. Easson19 February 2009

L. DobsonCentennial Libraries – Ashtonbee Library Room A-105

http://library.centennialcollege.ca/

Explore & Use Personal Contacts…

Tour your neighbourhood - including local Public Library branch

Network

Talk to people at the Job Fair – Feb 23, 2009 – Progress campus

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Centennial College Job Fair: 23 Feb 2009

http://www.centennialcollege.ca/careerfairs

Search the Internet Many organizations

are listed Many have their own

websites

See your handout AGENCY

RESEARCH

Developmental Services Toronto

http://www.dsto.com/

Website for more than 30 Toronto agencies that provide services to adults with

developmental disabilities & their families

http://www.211toronto.ca/splash.jsp

Information & help relating to community, social, health & government services.

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Aboutwww.211toronto.ca

Available 24-hours-a-day & in many languages.

211 was officially launched in Toronto in 2002

By: United Way of Greater Toronto, along with Findhelp Information Services, the City of Toronto, the Government of Ontario & the Government of Canada

211 has expanded Canada-wide

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Use Library Sources… Centennial Libraries books – Blue Book

Directory, Canadian Almanac & Directory

Centennial Libraries e-resources (“databases”) – Lexis Nexis, etc.

Placement binder at the Reserve Desk (Ashtonbee Library – Room A-105)

Your local public library (Toronto, Durham, Markham, Richmond Hill, etc.) - books, special services & collections, e-resources

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Blue Book 2008: Directory of Community Services in Toronto (2008)

“Helping People find help”

Ask for this at the Reserve Desk

Began 1993

Access: subject, language, geographical location, organization name

Find articles & journals online magazine & newspaper articles,

e-books, online encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.

Centennial Libraries offers over 80 e-resources (also called databases)

Logon required off campus

Many available both on and off campus 24/7

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Libraries websitemany resources & services available

24/7

http://library.centennialcollege.ca/

Get your Library card from Library Staff

Bring your timetable with student number & photo ID

You need to get a Library Card & PIN from Library Staff

to have access off campus (“Remote Access”)

Library help...

Internet vs. E-resourcesInternetInternet

More More general general content content

Quality varies Quality varies widelywidely

Huge resourceHuge resource

E-resourcesE-resources More More academic academic

contentcontent More consistent More consistent

reliable qualityreliable quality Commercial freeCommercial free

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e-resourcesHow to use them?…

They have TOOLS to help you search your topics (See your handout)

Use the HELP SCREENS

provided

Ask the staff for help

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What newspapers What newspapers offer…offer…

Current info – news!Current info – news!

Hot topics - debates, Hot topics - debates, different viewpoints & different viewpoints & opinionsopinions

People & organizations People & organizations involved involved

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Newspaper e-resource

What journals offer…What journals offer… Current infoCurrent info

In-depth research & In-depth research & analysisanalysis

Hot topics - debates, Hot topics - debates, different viewpoints & different viewpoints & opinionsopinions

People & names of People & names of organizations involvedorganizations involved

General & scholarly General & scholarly (peer reviewed) articles (peer reviewed) articles

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Scholarly or General level?Scholarly articles are documented (in-text

citations, footnotes or endnotes).

Most are peer reviewed = highest research quality

General articles are not documented

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practice

AGENCY RESEARCH

PPT & handout on Library website – Library

Classes