Research & Resources @ The LibraryPrepared for StFX eXcel Students

October 14th, 2011Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Outline• Information Seeking Behaviour• The Library Website

– Logging in to your library account– How to search for Books, Journals and Articles– Course Reserves– Document Delivery

• Subject Research Guides• Evaluating Information• Scholarly vs. Popular Sources• Citation Guides & Resources• Ask a Librarian!• Quiz

Information Seeking Behaviour: Where do you go to get what you’re looking for?

Let’s look for:

Finding Information: Where did you go first?

Virtual Tour: Exploring the Library websitelibrary.stfx.ca

• Logging in to your library account• Searching the Library’s Collection• Journal Titles• Course Reserves• Favourites• Live Help

Subject Research Guides

• Find Books• Find Articles• Google Scholar• Open Access• Writing & Citing• Liaison Librarians• Help

Evaluating Information

• Accuracy• Authority• Currency• Bias

Scholarly vs. Popular Sources

Popular• Magazines• Written by journalists, students,

popular authors, or no author listed• Flashy covers• Advertisements• Brief articles• Trade Journals: Business, Finance,

Industry (Written by experts, but may not be peer reviewed)

• Newspapers

Scholarly• Journals• Written by experts• Evaluated by experts: “Peer Reviewed”• Authoritative Source• Usually include:

– Credentials of the Author– Abstract– Bibliography– Specialized vocabulary– Reference List

Citation Guides & Resources

Z253 U69 2010  

LB2369 T8 2007  

LB2369 G53 2009  

BF76.7 P83 2010  

Ask a Librarian: We’re here to help you

• In-Library• In-Person

• Reference Desk• Personal Appointments• Email: refdesk@stfx.ca• Telephone: 867- 2242

• Online• LiveHelp

1. Does the Library have the 2005 volume for the journal Development Biology? If so, is it in hard copy or electronic?

2. Who is the Liaison Librarian for Chemistry?3. From the Biology Subject Guide, go to FIND ARTICLES and select the database:

Science Direct. Do a search for colony collapse disorder.• How many results did you get?• Now, search within these results to see how many articles include the term

virus. How many are there?• How many of these articles were published in 2010?

4. Return to the Biology Subject Guide. Go to the FIND BOOKS page. Do a search for books on the development of cancer cells:• How many results do you get?• How many are from StFX?• How many of the books from StFX are e-books?

Quiz

QUESTIONS ?

Thank You!Suzanne van den Hoogensvandenh@stfx.ca867-4535

Liaison Librarian for: • Anthropology• Development Studies• Political Science• Sociology• Women’s Studies