ATOC/EPSC 185: Natural Disasters
Library Resources
Tara Mawhinney & Emily KasutoSchulich Library of Science and
EngineeringFall 2010
• Library Resources– Finding Books– Finding Articles
• Citing your sources
• Getting help
TopicsTopics
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Search strategySearch strategy1.Define your topic:
2. Identify key concepts & brainstorm synonyms
Predicting avalanches in western Canadian recreational areas
Concept table
avalanches Canadian recreational areas
Canada recreation
British Columbia parks
Library ResourcesLibrary Resources
For Books:try the Library Catalogue
For Articles:try article databases
See Library Course Guide for tips and recommendations: http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/courses/guides/atoc185/
Search tipsSearch tips
Combine keywords together:
AND: to retrieve both wordsexample: avalanches AND Canada
OR: to retrieve either wordexample: Canada OR “British Columbia”
Search tipsSearch tips
example: predict* predictpredictspredictedpredictionpredicting
Wildcards: specify alternate endings/spelling
Phrase searching: use quotation marks to search words in a phrase
example: “British Columbia”
Source: : Gaunt, J., et al. Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching. Cardiff, Wales: Cardiff University, 2007. http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/infolit/hilt/index.html (accessed May 14, 2008). Used in accordance with a Creative Commons license (Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 UK)
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2.Ask at the Schulich Library information desk
3.Ask “Chat with a librarian” service