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ATOC/EPSC 185: Natural Disasters Library Resources Tara Mawhinney & Emily Kasuto

ATOC/EPSC 185: Natural Disasters Library Resources Tara Mawhinney & Emily Kasuto Schulich Library of Science and Engineering Fall 2010. Topics. Library Resources Finding Books Finding Articles Citing your sources Getting help. Access to all McGill Library resources & services:.

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ATOC/EPSC 185: Natural Disasters Library Resources Tara Mawhinney & Emily Kasuto

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  1. ATOC/EPSC 185: Natural Disasters Library Resources Tara Mawhinney & Emily Kasuto Schulich Library of Science and Engineering Fall 2010

  2. Topics • Library Resources • Finding Books • Finding Articles • Citing your sources • Getting help

  3. Access to all McGill Library resources & services: http://www.mcgill.ca/library Off-campus? No problem - connect to VPN

  4. Search strategy 1.Define your topic: 2. Identify key concepts & brainstorm synonyms Predicting avalanches in western Canadian recreational areas

  5. Library 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/

  6. Search tips Combine keywords together: AND: to retrieve both words example: avalanches AND Canada OR: to retrieve either word example: Canada OR “British Columbia”

  7. Search tips Wildcards: specify alternate endings/spelling example: predict* predict predicts predicted prediction predicting Phrase searching: usequotation marks to search words in a phrase example: “British Columbia”

  8. 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)

  9. Need help? • Ask us Tara: tara.mawhinney@mcgill.ca Emily: emily.kasuto@mcgill.ca • Ask at the Schulich Library information desk • Ask “Chat with a librarian” service

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