Beginning library research

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?

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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]

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