FPST 341 Library Workshop Michelle Lake, First Peoples Studies, SCPA, Political Science and Government Publications Librarian
Webster Library SGW Campus 24/7 access, with student card, after 11pm 3 rd, 4 th, and 5 th floor of LB - Library Building Computers/Printers/Photocopiers/Scanners Group Study Rooms Course Reserves Current Print Journals Poli Sci, Gov publications, Maps, History, Social Sciences, Humanities, Engineering & Fine Arts Vanier Library Loyola Campus 24/7 access, with student card, after 11pm 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd floor VL Vanier Library Computers/Printers/Photocopiers/Scanners Group Study Rooms Course Reserves Print Journal Archive Sciences, Psychology, Applied Human Sciences, Communications & Journalism Grey Nuns SGW Campus Access 9am-9pm, with student card Group Study Rooms Quiet Study Outlets/Wifi Bring your own device
Collections Print books Webster print book collection: World History D-DZ (LB3) History of North and South America, including Indigenous Peoples E-F (LB3) Canada, First Peoples FC (LB3) Geography, Anthropology, Environmental Studies G-GV (LB3) Economics, Sociology, Social Conditions, Communities, Globalization H-HX (LB4) Politics, Political Institutions, Government J-JZ (LB4) Law, including Indigenous law and International law K-KZ (LB4)
Known items Harvey, David. (2007). A brief History of Neoliberalism. Toronto, ON: Oxford University Press. What is this citation for? There is 1 title Publication City Publisher = Book Library Catalogue
Known items Adrian Tanner, The Innu of Labrador, Caada, in Milton M.R. Freeman, ed., Endangered Peoples of the Arctic: struggles to survive and thrive (Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 2000), pp. 75-93. What is this citation for? There are 2 titles Page Numbers Publication City Publisher = Book chapter Library Catalogue
Known items R. Kuokkanen, Globalization as Racialized, Sexualized Violence: The Case of Indigenous Women, International Feminist Journal of Politics 10, 2 (2008), 216-233. What is this citation for? There are 2 titles There is a volume number Page numbers = Journal Article Discovery Search Google Scholar
Known items Atleo, Clifford Gordon. (2015). Aboriginal Capitalism: Is Resistance Futile or Fertile? Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development 9(2): 41-52. What is this citation for? There are 2 titles There is a volume number Page numbers = Journal Article Library Catalogue
Check the Library Catalogue for the Journal Title Library Catalogue: clues.concordia.ca Choose Journal Title from drop-down menu Type in the title of the Journal
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How to search for known items 1. Identify the format: is it a book, book chapter or an article? 2. For books & book chapters: search the discovery search or library catalogue with the title of the book. 3. For articles: search the Discovery search with the title of the journal article. 4. For articles: search Google Scholar with the title of the journal article. 5. For articles: Search the Library Catalogue Journal Title search for the Journal s title. 6. Ask or assistance/request from elsewhere: If you are unable to locate the items, use Ask-a-librarian chat and/or request them through COLOMBO
COLOMBO Interlibrary Loans Use Interlibrary loans/colombo to request books and access articles from other libraries via Concordia Request a book from another university library and it will be delivered to Concordia for your use (for 2 weeks) Request an article from another university library and (generally) a PDF copy will be delivered to your email within a week Use the Create Request option on the left hand menu in COLOMBO to request articles
BCI Card Borrow from other Libraries Use a BCI card to borrow books from other libraries You can use the BCI card to visit a different university library in person Up to 3 books, for 2 weeks McGill, UdeM, UQAM, Bishops, Polytechnique, Sherbrooke, BANQ and more across Canada, each with their own parameters To receive a card, take your student card to the circulation desk at Webster or Vanier libraries and ask for a BCI card Why wouldn t Concordia have the book or article? Different programs/areas of expertise/languages
FPST Keywords Aboriginal Synonyms: Indigenous Native First Nations, Metis, Inuit First people Indian Autochtone (native) Autochtones (indigenous) Amérindien (Indian) Subject heading in the Library Catalogue: Indians of North America Regional differences: Aboriginal Australia & Canada Native American/American Indian U.S. First Nations - Canada
Combining Keywords What are any alternative words or synonyms for your keywords? Aboriginal or indigenous or first nations or native Aboriginal OR Indigenous OR expands the amount of books or articles you will see Aboriginal AND self-government AND limits the amount of books or articles you will see First Nations Putting quotes around 2 or more words tells the database to search those words together as a phrase, and it limits the amount of books or articles you will see Global* FINDS global, globality, globalization, globalized, etc. The * fills in the suffix or end of the root word, this expands the amount of results you will see
Avoid Searching with Linking words Effects Impact Consequences Influence Results Importance Significance Each author may use different linking words when discussing similar topics. You don t want your search to be limited to those books and articles that only contain the word effect or consequence
Breaking down a topic How has increased globalization affected food security in indigenous communities? Food Security Food supply Food insecurity Food shortage Food sovereignty Food crisis Food systems Sustainability Indigenous Aboriginal First Nations Native Indian Globalization Global economy Economic globalization
Search for Books using the Library Catalogue Clues.Concordia.ca Use AND/OR, breakdown your topic into keywords Books are generally broader than articles Start big, narrow down food security OR food supply OR food sovereignty AND aboriginal OR indigenous AND global*
Search for articles in Academic Search Complete Use AND/OR, breakdown your topic into keywords Articles are narrower than books Check off Scholarly/Peer Reviewed articles Start big, narrow down using the Subject: Thesaurus terms on the left hand menu Any subject terms you select from the Thesaurus terms are added to your search with AND, will narrow down your results
Accessing journal articles Find it @ Concordia 1 2 Clicking on any links under the green banner should take you directly to the article If there are no direct links, try searching for the journal in the library catalogue 3 If we don t have the journal, you can use the Interlibrary loans link to request it from another library
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