The document provides an overview of library resources for an engineering course, explaining how to search databases and the library catalog to find scholarly articles and books, use RefWorks for citations, and develop an outline to organize research topics. Students are also shown how to access off-campus resources using their PIN number and where to get research help from the library staff.

1. LIBRARY
RESOURCES
ARCH 4070
MELANIE PARLETTE, BA , ML IS
ENGINEERING & IT LIAISON
LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE
CONESTOGA COLLEGE

2. TODAY YOU’LL LEARN . . .
• About the Library website and that you have an Explore
Guide (and that this is helpful)
• What a database is, how to search it and why you need it
for your assignment
• How to take a broad idea and create an outline
• About RefWorks
• How to Use RefWorks to make citing in APA more efficient

3. PIN NUMBERS
You can use your PIN to:
• Access resources from Off-Campus
• Renew a book, place a hold
• Review your account

4. YOUR RESEARCH GUIDE
LRC Homepage  Research Help  Engineering  APFM

5. Building
Security Automation Built
Systems Environment
Risk Facility
Fire
Assessment Management Protection
Building
Life Emergency Energy
Procedures
Cycle Efficiency

6. STARTING YOUR
RESEARCH
• Databases (Articles)
• Library Catalogue (Books)
• eBook Collections (eBooks)

7. TYPES OF SOURCES
What’s the
difference?
Scholarly Journals Popular Magazines Trade Journals Conference Papers Technical Reports
• Scholarly research or • General interest • Industry related • Author is scholar in • Author is often a
projects. articles, information, news and field, academic or scholar or a scientist,
• Illustrations are entertainment, or trends. Some researcher engineer, government
usually charts and information aimed at illustrations. • Conference papers contractor, or
graphs. the • Authors are industry tend to be more recent technical personnel.
• Authors are authorities consumer. Usually experts, professionals, than journal articles, • Published by a
in their field. Often colour photographs or practitioners who but may be corporation or
professors or and illustrations. are not always considered less educational institution
researchers. • Articles are usually identified authoritative • Reputation is
• Peer review process is written by magazine • Typically no peer depending on the everything
in place where the staff, freelance writers, review or refereeing review and • Typically not peer
content of an article is or may be process. acceptance process reviewed
reviewed by one or anonymous. • Peer Review Process Example:
more experts in the • No peer review or Examples: may or may not be 2010 Energy Efficiency
field. refereeing process. Today’s Facility rigorous Indicator
Manager, Building and
Examples: Examples: Facilities Management Example:
Journal of Facilities Wired, Popular Proceedings of the CIB
Management, Mechanics W070 International
Facilities Conference in Facilities
Management

8. DATABASES
What is an electronic article database?
• Online / web-based collection of:
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Journals
• Includes professional journal articles
• Databases are usually organized by major subject i.e. nursing,
business, science, etc.
• You choose a database based on your topic
• Each database contains millions of articles, searchable by keyword

9. SEARCHING A
DATABASE. . .

10. REFWORKS & APA

11. CREATING AN OUTLINE
Brainstorm: List all the ideas that you want to include in your
paper.
Organize: Group related ideas together.
Order: Arrange material in subsections from general to specific or
from abstract to concrete.
Label: Create main and sub headings.

12. CREATING AN OUTLINE

13. GET HELP AT THE LIBRARY
• By Email
• mparlette@conestogac.on.ca
• lrcinfo@conestogac.on.ca
• Online
• askON on the LRC Homepage
• In Person
• Visit the LRC
• Monday – Friday 8AM – NOON
• Office Hours: Tuesday 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM,
or by appointment
• By Phone
• Information Desk @ 519-748-5220 x3361