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Introduction to LRC
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SMART START
Library Resources for Mechanical Engineering Technology
I AM . . .
Melanie ParletteLRC Program Liaison for
School of Engineering and Information Technology
mparlette@conestogac.on.ca
TODAY we will…• Locate the LRC website and identify the most
relevant components of the site as emphasized during the session
• List and explain the criteria one can use to evaluate resources to ensure they are of good quality.
• Perform a basic search in an article database or Article Search in the Library’s Discovery Service and narrow that search and create a list of results.
• Discover resources to help you cite in IEEE
Off-Campus Access
YOUR Research Guidehttp://bit.ly/LRCMechEng
Key Tabs: •Articles from Databases•Books . . .•Cite Your Sources•Contact Us
LRC Homepage Research Help Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Today’s Research Topic is….•Is there a relationship Facebook use and academic performance?
Finding A Source to Answer Your Question• Where do we begin?
• Wikipedia
• Other suggestions…
Choosing Better Sources • How can you tell trustworthy information (the “better” information)
from less-trustworthy information (“worse” information)?
The CRAAP TestThe CRAAP Test• Currency The timeliness of the information
• Relevance The importance of the information for your needs
• Authority The source of the information
• Accuracy The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the information
• Purpose The reason the information exists
http://bit.ly/LRCcraaptest
http://bit.ly/LRCcraaptest
Let’s begin our search…
SearchingTips:•Select “Full Text”•Narrow by Date•Determine appropriate source type•Consider narrowing by subject
IEEE
Tools:•Conestoga “IEEE Information”: Examples of citations for both Print and Electronic References•RefWorks: Online tool available to create your References. Step 1: Export directly from the databases. Step 2: Export bibliography from RefWorks to Word. Check out the tutorials! Or ask at the Service Desk
Today We…
• Located key sections of the LRC’s website• Practiced evaluating resources to ensure they were
of good quality• Performed a basic search of LRC resources,
narrowed our search and created a list of relevant results
• Located the tools available to assist with organizing citations and using correct style
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