History 112 : Canada to 1867

History Research Skills & History Research Skills & Library ResourcesLibrary Resources

Michelle Ward, October 2006Okanagan College Penticton, Library

www.okanagan.bc.ca/library

Getting Started !

• Defining your topic, approach• Identifying keywords

Irish/xxx in Canada, Irish/xxx CanadiansIrish/xxx emigrationimmigrants, immigration] Canada ] history to 1867settlers, settlement ] British Columbia ] pre-confederationethnic/national groups other provinces ]background, origins, patternsIreland/country – economic, social, political conditions - history

… Next step! Library WebsiteLibrary Websitewww.okanagan.bc.ca/library

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www.okanagan.bc.ca/library Humanities Online Resources

America: History and LifeCPI.Q Canadian Periodical IndexCBCA Full-Text ReferenceCanadian Reference CentreAcademic Search PremierHumanities IndexJSTOR

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Search in Article Databases for Humanities

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Special Reference Resources …

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Library Webpage – Research – Online Reference Sources

Canadian Encyclopedia [online]Encyclopedia of British Columbia [online]

On Reference Shelves in Library:

Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples [Ref FC104.E56 1999]Historical Atlas of Canada [Ref G1116.S1 K4 1975]

Internet Sites

… reputable Canadian national (library/museum/historical association) sites

Online Resources for Canadian Heritage (Canadian Museum of Civilization)http://www.civilization.ca/orch/www00_e.htmlsearch pages under Ethnic Groups - Canada & History – Migration & settlementhttp://www.civilization.ca/academ/academe.html search under Scholar pages

Canadian History Portal (Canadian Historical Association)http://www.cha-shc.ca/

Early Canadiana Online (Library & Archives Canada)www.canadiana.org/ECO

Search tips! Search in quotations for phrases “irish canadians” + Canada + history

Acknowledge & Cite !

Keep Records of your Sources … References

Books & chapters in books:Authors, book & chapter Titles, Publishers/Producers, Place & Date of Publication …Journal Articles:Article authors, titles; Journal/newspaper/magazine TitlesVolume, Issue & Page numbers …

Plus for internet sites +Retrieval datesLibrary Database namesWebsite urls, titles, authoring responsibilities …

Styles for History Writing

Style Guides

By Subject area - History

Research Skills Replay !

listing Keywords

searching Library Catalogue

finding Articles on databases

checking Reference books (online/print)

checking reputable historical Websites

recording References

using Style Guides for writing about history

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Librarians – Anne Cossentine, Michelle Ward

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