beginning library research
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LIBRARY TIPS AND TRICKS
Summer 2009
Do you ever
have trouble
finding
information?
Too much information!
Sometimes we feel like we’re drowning
I can show you ways
to find information
more easily
Agenda
Library services
The course guide
Finding books
Finding articles
Accessing library resources from home
What is a library?
The Library Connects you to information
Six million items:
Books, DVDs, music, newspapers…
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Orientation August/September 2008
Humanities & Social Sciences Library
Open late!
Study areas
Lots of computers
Printing and photocopying
McGill Copy Card is required!
Printers Price: 9 cents per page
Scanners
Photocopiers Price: 7 cents per page
Make us happy…Ask us!
Librarians are here to help
In person
On the phone
Online: chat and e-mail
On the Library’s website
Borrowing Materials
Your McGill ID is your borrowing card books at once Loan period of Renew up to Fines: per day per book What about DVDs?
We have of DVDs Borrow for DVDs at once Fines : per day per DVD
602 weeks
3 times50 cents
2 days3
$2.00
thousands
Now let’s look for information
What words should we use?
Where should we look?
The Course Guide
An example in The Canadian Encyclopedia
Recommends books and websites
Tells you who is
important
Finding Books
Use the catalogue to see what books, videos, music, journals, newspapers and DVDs are in the library.
Can you find this book?
Title: City of Forgetting: A Novel
Authors:
Robert Majzels
Publisher:
Mercury Press, 1997
Location in the library
Finding DVDs at the library
DVDs are at the Loans & Reserves counter – write down the call number of the DVD you would like and the staff will get you the DVD
Articles are NOT listed in the
library catalogue!
Where do you find articles?
Article indexes and databases!
Off campus?
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Where do I find…?
Books, DVDs
VPN help
Encyclopedias
Articles
Websites
Ask a librarian
NOT a last resort!
What are your questions?
Megan FitzgibbonsLiaison [email protected]
Photo credits
Montreal http://www.flickr.com/photos/spicytimothy/3179551042/
Tsunami: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23lunes/3348230211/sizes/o/
Life ring http://www.flickr.com/photos/50318388@N00/2071089166/
Newspapers http://www.flickr.com/photos/90794078@N00/2286429272/