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Melanie ParletteSchool of Engineering and Information Technology and Trades and Apprenticeship Liaisonmparlette@conestogac.on.ca

TODAY we will…• Your Research Guide• The Discovery Tool• IEEE• IEEE Spectrum and how to access it• RSS Feeds, how to use them and where you can find them• Citations and tools available to help you

Off-Campus Access

Your Research Guide

LIBRARY as a GATEWAY• The LRC is a gateway to a variety of quality resources for your

College studies

ONLINE DATABASES andLibrary Discovery

Individual Databases• Databases are usually

organized by major subject i.e. nursing, business, etc

• Benefit: use advanced search tools to find millions of trustworthy, subject-specific resources Detriment: you have to choose and search multiple databases

Discovery Search

• Searches majority of LRC’s databases all at once

• Benefit: you just search—simple and convenient

• Detriment: You don’t get the specific treatment and advanced search capabilities of individual databases.

IEEE

IEEE Spectrum

• In print• online

RSS Feeds

Citations and RefWorks

Today We…

• Discussed the importance of your Research Guide• Discovered IEEE and IEEE Spectrum• Explored RSS Feeds• Discovered the importance of Citing and RefWorks

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