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SMART STARTTHE LRC for ITCT students
I AM . . .
Melanie ParletteProgram Liaison for School of Engineering and Information Technology
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
Off-Campus Access
LIBRARY as a GATEWAY• The LRC is a gateway to a variety of quality resources for your
College studies
YOUR Research GuideLRC Homepage Research Help Engineering ITCT
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
• Use your Research Guide to discover these!
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.
Today’s Research Topic is….
• How does multi-tasking affect the learning process?
Finding A Source to Answer Your Question• Where do we begin?
• Google• Wikipedia• Other suggestions…
Choosing Better Sources • How can you tell trustworthy information (the “better”
information) from less-trustworthy information (“worse” information)?
The CRAAP Test• Currency The timeliness of the information
• Relevance The importance of the information for your needs
• Authority The source of the information
• Accuracy The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the information
• Purpose The reason the information exists
Let’s begin our search…
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
HELP AT THE LIBRARY
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information service
email or phone