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Library Seminar for TREN 3P19. Ethics, Equity, and Environmental Thought. Who am I?. Gabe Boldt Graduate of Brock in 2001. Honors in Political Science and History. M. Sc. Ed. From Niagara University Currently completing MLIS at Western - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Library Seminar for TREN Library Seminar for TREN 3P193P19
Ethics,Ethics,Equity,Equity,and and
Environmental ThoughtEnvironmental Thought
Who am I?Who am I?
Gabe BoldtGabe BoldtGraduate of Brock in 2001. Honors in Graduate of Brock in 2001. Honors in
Political Science and History.Political Science and History.M. Sc. Ed. From Niagara UniversityM. Sc. Ed. From Niagara UniversityCurrently completing MLIS at WesternCurrently completing MLIS at WesternCo op student at James A. Gibson Library Co op student at James A. Gibson Library
from September 2006 to April 2007.from September 2006 to April 2007.
Today’s objectivesToday’s objectives
Selecting a topic in Tourism and Selecting a topic in Tourism and Environmental studiesEnvironmental studies
Selecting DatabasesSelecting DatabasesFinding scholarly articlesFinding scholarly articles
Getting Help at the LibraryGetting Help at the Library
Take a tour or workshopTake a tour or workshopAs a librarian at the reference deskAs a librarian at the reference deskAsk Marcie Jacklin! Ask Marcie Jacklin! [email protected]@brocku.ca
or ext 3960or ext 3960
Help on the library catalogueHelp on the library catalogue
Researching a topic in environmental Researching a topic in environmental studies…studies…
How do I find journal articles?How do I find journal articles?
Steps to finding journal articlesSteps to finding journal articles
Start by building a list of key words.Start by building a list of key words.Define your topic. Think of key words, Define your topic. Think of key words,
phrases and subject headings and how to phrases and subject headings and how to combine them…combine them…
Be careful! Don’t choose a topic that is Be careful! Don’t choose a topic that is too broad or too focused.too broad or too focused.
Choosing your topicChoosing your topic
For example let’s use the current debates For example let’s use the current debates regarding public vs. private conservation regarding public vs. private conservation of woodlands.of woodlands.
How could we find more information about How could we find more information about our topic?our topic?
Let’s look at Finding Web Resources in Let’s look at Finding Web Resources in the Brock catalogue…the Brock catalogue…
What about finding e-journals about What about finding e-journals about our topic?our topic?
Go to our list of databases and decide Go to our list of databases and decide which database would be the best to use which database would be the best to use for our search.for our search.
What would be the key words we should What would be the key words we should search to find articles on our topic?search to find articles on our topic?
Topic KeywordsTopic Keywords
WoodlandsWoodlandsPrivate and/ or publicPrivate and/ or publicconservationconservation
Can we refine our search to get Can we refine our search to get better results?better results?
Of course! Of course! Let’s try public andLet’s try public andPrivate and Private and Conservation andConservation and (woodland* or woodlot* or forest* or (woodland* or woodlot* or forest* or
ecosystem*)ecosystem*)
And now over to Marcie!And now over to Marcie!
Thanks for your attention!Thanks for your attention!