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- 1. Engaging with academic information POLI 347 The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Crisis, War, & Peace September 13, 2011
- 2. How big is the internet? 2
- 3. One Trillion URLs +++… 3
- 7. Research = hard work
- 8. How many of you use Google?
- 9. Lesson 1: the web is not neutral
- 10. Lesson 2: Google doesn’t find everything
- 11. Lesson 3: academic work requires the right tools
- 13. Joining the scholarly conversation Evaluating information Finding Academic information integrity Scholarship
- 14. Tools for understanding academic conversations
- 15. Have you ever edited an article?
- 17. Understanding academic conversations • Course syllabi • Textbooks • Encyclopedias and handbooks • Country profiles • Current journals • Article databases • Guides for student writers
- 19. Encyclopedias and handbooks • Gale Virtual Reference Library – Contains: • Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World • Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict • Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa • Historical Atlas of the Islamic World • Blackwell Reference • A Political & Economic Dictionary of the Middle East • Encyclopedia of Political Science
- 21. Country profiles • Europa World Plus • Economist Intelligence Unit • Various rankings/indicators
- 22. Current journals
- 23. Article databases • International Bibliography of the Social Sciences • PAIS International • Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
- 26. Regardless of the source, read critically!
- 27. Understanding academic conversations • Course syllabi • Textbooks • Encyclopedias and handbooks • Country profiles • Current journals • Article databases • Guides for student writers
- 28. Skills check: where would you find…
- 29. Access point for all materials & services www.mcgill.ca/library
- 31. Subject guide
- 32. …in sum… 1. The web isn’t neutral 2. Google doesn’t find everything 3. Academic work requires the right tools
- 33. Research = hard work
- 34. It’s up to YOU to pursue guidance from: • Library materials • Librarians • Professors • TAs
- 35. Why stop here? www.mcgill.ca/library/library-support/orientation/
- 36. Why stop here? McGill Library from the Palm of Your Hand Workshop
- 37. What are your questions?
- 39. Credits • Slide 2: Pargeter by b_d_solis http://www.flickr.com/photos/briansolis/1411905457/. License: Attribution 2.0 Generic • Slide 4: Data from P. Gil, "What is the invisible web?" Dec. 2010. Schematic by N. Tann, Goshen College, March 2011. • Slide 13: Wikipedia image copyright Wikimedia foundation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-logo-en- big.png • Slide 12: Chocolate tools by By JanneM http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannem/3312116875/ License: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
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- Ask students to find their liaison librarian.
- Besides access to the library catalogue – lots of other things to find on the library’s homepagehighlight a few important links (e.g. opening hours, room bookings, borrowing from mcgill/other libraries)Also many shortcuts to things we have already seen: Course Materials tab, My Library Account link
- Want more? Attend all 3 (tour + 2 workshops) and win great prizes!(Fill out the today’s sign-in sheet, get your sticker, and when you’re done all 3, bring in your Orientation bookmark/ballot to bring it to any library branch to get a free USB key and a chance to win an iPad2!)ToursTake a library tour to find things like:1. How do I check out a book?2. How do I borrow a laptop?3. How do I print in the library? Getting Started:1. How do I find stuff at the library?2. How do I find my course readings?3. How do I access electronic resources? Finding the Right Stuff1. How do I start my paper?2. How do I find journal articles?3 How do I develop a good search strategy?
- [Show only between Mon Aug 29-Thurs Sept 22 (last session)]Have an e-reader, smartphone, or iPad? Another workshop to check out is:“McGill Library from the palm of your hand”From the Library’s mobile website and catalogue, to downloadable e-books, journal articles, audiobooks and music, you can take your Library on the go with you. Bring your smartphone, iPad or e-book reader to this workshop and let us show you how to access library resources and services on it.(E-readers are also available for borrowing from the library)