Post on 30-Oct-2014
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SMART STARTITCT
I AM . . .
Melanie ParletteSchool of Engineering and Information Technology and Trades and Apprenticeship Liaisonmparlette@conestogac.on.ca
TODAY we will…• Your Research Guide• The Discovery Tool• IEEE• IEEE Spectrum and how to access it• RSS Feeds, how to use them and where you can find them• Citations and tools available to help you
Off-Campus Access
Your Research Guide
LIBRARY as a GATEWAY• The LRC is a gateway to a variety of quality resources for your
College studies
ONLINE DATABASES andLibrary Discovery
Individual Databases• Databases are usually
organized by major subject i.e. nursing, business, etc
• Benefit: use advanced search tools to find millions of trustworthy, subject-specific resources Detriment: you have to choose and search multiple databases
Discovery Search
• Searches majority of LRC’s databases all at once
• Benefit: you just search—simple and convenient
• Detriment: You don’t get the specific treatment and advanced search capabilities of individual databases.
IEEE
IEEE Spectrum
• In print• online
RSS Feeds
Citations and RefWorks
Today We…
• Discussed the importance of your Research Guide• Discovered IEEE and IEEE Spectrum• Explored RSS Feeds• Discovered the importance of Citing and RefWorks
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