Allison Caddies – Reference TechnicianNicole Doyle – Reference Librarian
Trish Johns-Wilson – Reference LibrarianHelen Labine – Reference LibrarianNathalie Zhou – Reference Librarian
Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 7:45 a.m. – MidnightFriday: 7:45 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Circulation Desk1st Floor Features
Reference Desk
• Research assistance
available at the Reference Desk
• Program-related instruction on finding and using information
1st Floor Features
• Computers available to
search collection
• Reference collection
(in-house use only)
• Training classrooms
• Printer & photocopier
1st Floor Features
• Some soft seating • Washrooms
• Bell payphone
• Daily Newspapers
• More computers,
study space & study carrels
• More soft seating
• Printer & photocopier on each floor
Study Hall
2nd & 3rd Floor Features
• Circulating books in the stacks
• Majority of journals, magazines and newspapers available electronically Book Stacks
2nd & 3rd Floor Features
Study Options• Group study rooms (booked through the library website)
• Quiet study area – 3rd floor. This area also houses some special collections
2nd & 3rd Floor Features
The Dixon-Alger Reading Room (Fireplace Room)
2nd Floor Also Features
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www.durhamcollege.ca/library
Intercultural CommunicationHuman Services
Magazine or Newspaper- Written by journalists
(non-experts)
- Aimed at general population
- Lower reading level- Shorter, have pictures- Easily found – on the
Internet, in corner stores, book stores, grocery stores, etc.
Academic Journal- Written by experts for
experts in a field
- Higher reading level- Use of terminology- Longer- Generally not found
free on the Internet - Searched for in indexes
& databases
VS
Username = coned
Password = lifelong
Social Work
Boolean Logic
BirdsEndangered OR
Boolean Logic
Endangered Birds
Complex Search
(Endangered OR Threatened) AND (Bird*)
Include synonyms and alternate spellings of your original term (word). Use OR between each term (word), and enclose each concept (idea), in brackets.
Where appropriate, truncate terms using the * symbol. This will ensure you receive both the singular and plural forms of your term. Note: Check the “Help” or “Search Tips” section of the database to see what truncation symbols it uses.
So, for example, the above search will retrieve articles that include the terms: Endangered Bird, Threatened Bird, Endangered Birds, Threatened Birds, etc.
Social Work
Social Service*
Article Title Author(s) Journal Title
Edition, Date
PDF Full Text Link
Volume,Issue, Pages
Nurse Social Work Practitioner: A New Professional for Health Care SettingsJanet U Schneiderman, Wynne R Waugaman, Marilyn S Flynn. Health & Social Work. Silver Spring: May 2008. Vol. 33, Iss. 2; p. 149 (6 pages) Full Text - PDF (549 K)
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