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Resource CentreIntroduction
and Quick Guide
The Challenge Within six weeks, develop a system simple
enough to be used with limited training No money No appropriate software
Voila!
Mission accomplished
Kinds of Resources found Books Magazines Loose sheets: articles, reports, website
printouts, theses. Audio Visual: VHS, DVD, CDROM,
MiniDV Ephemera: pamphlets, brochures, posters, etc
Four main areas of Collection Monographs (main area of collection) Magazines Resource Boxes Resource Binders
Library of Congress Cont. Main Areas of the LC
classification system are marked with a single letter
Principle subdivisions marked with an added letter
Classes are further divided by numbers
Books are arranged on each shelf according to classification, and within each class, alphabetically by author.
P (language and literature)
PR (English literature)
PR 9196.7 I53
PR 9199.3 C82 (Currie)
Three Ways to locate Information Browsing: physical shelves, or electronic
catalog by subject categories Perform a search
Browsing
Browse Physical shelves Notice headings Example: Edmonton
History Resource Box: Edmonton Resource Binder: History
Browsing Cont. Religion:
- B philosophy, Psychology, Religion- BP Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy
- BV Practical Theory- BX Christian Denominations
Example: Heaven is Near the Rocky Mountains
Author: Hugh A. Dempsey
Subject: Missionaries -- Canada, Western -Correspondence.
Cree Indians -- Missions.
LC: BV 2813 W66 A6
Perform a Search Access the PDF version of the Catalog, and
perform a search. Generate synonyms – include broader terms
and narrower terms. Each title has a list of Subject Headings Will also search title lists of magazine boxes
and resource binders
Do all three! A Truly effective search would include all
three strategies. Browsing alone will cause you to miss titles.
- How they are classified depends on the dominant nature of the work.
Keyword and Synonym Challenge Divide into two teams of equal numbers You have 7 minutes to come up with the most
number of synonyms you can for the topic. Include broader terms and narrower terms.
The team that gets the most number of relevant synonyms wins bragging rights!
Petroleum
Petroleum Synonyms/related words: oil, texas tea, juice,
petrol, crude, crude oil, fossil rock, rock oil, fossil fuel, mineral oil, natural gas, fuel oil, heating fuel
Broader terms: fuels, energy, energy sources power, raw material, liquid fuels, drilling, non-renewable resources, [Mining?]
Narrower terms: gas, gasoline, petrochemicals, propane