2. I AM . . .
Melanie Parlette
LRC Program Liaison for
School of Engineering and Information Technology and
School of Trades and Apprenticeship
mparlette@conestogac.on.ca
3. TODAY we will…
• Locate key sections of the LRC’s website
• Perform a basic search of LRC resources, narrow our
search and create a list of relevant results
• Locate the tools available to assist with organizing
citations and using correct style
5. Off-Campus Access •
•
Name
Student Number
PIN NUMBERS - You can use your PIN to: • Program
• Access resources from Off-Campus • Campus
• Renew a book, place a hold
• Review your account
7. Today’s Research Topic is….
• What new technologies and
techniques are available for
heavy equipment operators?
8. LIBRARY as a GATEWAY
• The LRC is a gateway to a variety of quality resources for your
College studies
9. LIBRARY as a GATEWAY
Heavy Equipment Construction
Construction
Heavy Equipment Equipment
Equipment
Repair
Repair
Highways
Highways
Mineral Industries
Mineral Industries
Safety
Safety
Transportation
Transportation
10. LIBRARY as a GATEWAY
“Heavy Equipment” and repair
“Heavy Equipment” and repair
11. LIBRARY as a GATEWAY
• Refine your results:
• Full Text
• Date
• Source Type (Trade Publications)
• Subject (browse to focus your results)
13. Citing our Sources
It's important to cite sources you used in your research for several reasons:
•To show your reader you've done proper research by listing sources you
used to get your information
•To be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers and
acknowledging their ideas
•To avoid plagiarism by quoting words and ideas used by other authors
•To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them
accurately in your paper by way of footnotes, a bibliography or reference
list
14. Citing our Sources
IEEE Style (Institute of Electronics & Electrical Engineers):
[#] R. Langer, "New Methods of Drug
Delivery," Science, vol. 249, pp. 1527-
1533, SEP 28, 1990.
15. Citing our Sources
Citing in IEEE using Refworks
1. Use IEEE Communications Magazine Format
2. Always confirm with
Conestoga College Writing Centre "IEEE Information"
16. Importing to RefWorks
1. Export database direct to RefWorks
2. Sign in to RefWorks if not already logged in
3. View last imported folder
4. *New Folder “Heavy Equipment”
5. Check new reference
6. Add to new folder
17. Creating a
bibliography
• Click “Create a bibliography”
• Select Output style manager
• Select “IEEE Communication Magazine” as
Output Style
• File Type “Word for Windows”
• References to include “Heavy Equipment”
18. Today We…
• Located key sections of the LRC’s website
• Performed a basic search of LRC resources, narrowed our
search and created a list of relevant results
• Located the tools available to assist with organizing
citations and using correct style
19. HELP AT THE 2B18
LIBRARY
Visit the Service Desk
Email or Phone
Instant Messaging
20. Trade Journals you might be
interested in:
• Hydraulics & Pneumatics
• Motor Age
• Fleet Owner
• Underground Construction
• Modern Machine Shop
21. How to Find a Trade
Publication by Title:
• Select the “Journals” tab on the Discover tool
• Search by Title
Editor's Notes
How you can help them and how they can find you – leads into the ISEMP introduction
This can be amended to reflect a specific assignment they are working towards or that information could be added verbally.
Discuss the above as the two principle ways to find information through the library. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Student ID and PIN overview
Discuss the above as the two principle ways to find information through the library. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
This will depend on the group of students and their assignment
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Segway – The Library provides lots of print and online information that can be classed as “better” information: published, edited, scholarly, sometimes peer-reviewed. Google is great for finding the free stuff, and we’ve seen that there can be quality info found through a search for free information. But the library specializes in providing more information to you – the kind that usually you have to pay for. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Describe what the Discovery Service is and what it does Library subscribes to 1000s of electronic journals, 1000s of ebooks, tons of specialized databases and we still have lots of those crazy things called books. We have a special search engine that helps you discover what the library has to offer Rather than getting a mixed bag of results from Google that you aren’t sure what the true source is this will help you retrieve results that are appropriate for the assignments you will complete at the College level. Here are mine: learning and multi-taskingg Spell one of the words incorrectly to show the “did you mean” Learning and multi-taskingg Highlight any of the limiters and features you feel appropriate e.g. subject limiters, full-text online, catalogue for books and e-books, etc. Peer Reviewed: Scholarly research or projects. Illustrations are usually charts and graphs. Authors are authorities in their field. Often professors or researchers. Peer review process is in place where the content of an article is reviewed by one or more experts in the field. Date 2010 Subject – multitasking “ Check for Full Text” show and Regular item Show how to access the full-text and save the information about the article for citing and sharing PDF Download Save E-Mail Citing Citing allows us to clearly direct our instructors and fellow students to the source where we found our information This is key in avoiding plagiarism. We need to give credit where credit is due
Discuss the above as the two principle ways to find information through the library. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Discuss the above as the two principle ways to find information through the library. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
Discuss the above as the two principle ways to find information through the library. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.
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Discuss the above as the two principle ways to find information through the library. Direct students to go the LRC homepage to get started. Proceed with search examples without additional slides.