The document provides an overview of library resources for students starting research. It discusses how the library can help with critical thinking, information fluency, open access, copyright and the semantic web. It also covers starting research, avoiding plagiarism, citing sources in MLA format, and evaluating information. Key resources mentioned include asking a librarian for help, the McGill library website, and the Purdue OWL for MLA guides. The takeaway message is to go beyond just Google for research, utilize library materials and librarians, properly cite sources, and evaluate the information found.

1. August/September 2008 Orientation 1

2. Research tips & tricks
What can the library do for you?

3. Connecting people with information…this is where the library lives

4. Hot topics
•Critical thinking
•Media literacy
•Information fluency
•Open access
•Copyright
•Semantic web
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5. Where do you start your research?

6. So why can’t I just use ?

9. Need help?
Ask a Librarian!

11. Plagiarism = stealing
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12. Who said it?
• Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry
was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of
powerful feelings" (263).
• Wordsworth extensively explored the role of
emotion in the creative process (263).

13. MLA bibliography

14. What are the parts?
• Author
• Title
• City
• Publisher
• Year
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15. Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth
Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of
Climatology. New York: Springer, 2005.

16. MLA guides
• McGill library website
• Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu

17. Why does it matter?

18. To take away
• Go beyond Google
• The library can help!
– High quality materials
– Librarians
• Evaluate your information
• Cite your sources
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19. What are your questions?

20. Thanks for listening!