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Canadian HistoryCanadian History23012301

Library Assignment

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Finding material in the LibraryFinding material in the Library

Monographs

According to OED - a detailed written study of a single specialized topic

What is it? - A book How do you find books?

In the Library’s Online Catalogue

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Finding booksFinding books

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Finding books – edited booksFinding books – edited books

Click on More

Options

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Finding books – edited booksFinding books – edited books

You can search for terms like reader, anthology, edited, essays, collections

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Finding books – edited booksFinding books – edited books

You can also add search terms like Canada or history

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Finding books – edited booksFinding books – edited books

Example of edited book

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Finding journal articlesFinding journal articles

The best place to find journal articles is to search in an “Article Database”

What is an article database?

An article database is a collection of citations from hundreds and sometimes thousands of journals. You can search these citations by:

author, title, keyword, and subject

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Finding journal articlesFinding journal articles

Where are the Article Databases?

On the Library home page, under “Find” and then click on Articles & Databases

Which database should I search?Select the Databases by Subject

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Finding journal articlesFinding journal articles

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Finding journal articlesFinding journal articles

Click on Articles & Databases by Subject

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Finding journal articlesFinding journal articles

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Finding journal articlesFinding journal articles

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Canadian History DatabasesCanadian History Databases

America: History & Life with Full TextBibliography of Native North AmericansEuropean Views of the Americas: 1493 to

1750JSTORPeel’s Prairie ProvincesProject MuseWeb of Science

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Scholarly articlesScholarly articles

What are scholarly journal articles?

signed by the author(s) written by an expert or scholar in the field cite their sources as a bibliography or list of references include the language of the discipline that is being studied and assumes that the

reader will have some background in the subject being studied may include an abstract at the beginning of the article will provide the author's credentials and affiliations are usually peer reviewed or refereed

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Peer reviewed articlesPeer reviewed articles

What are peer reviewed articles?

a formal process undertaken by experts in a field to determine the quality of an article before it is accepted and published in a journal. written by an expert or scholar in the field

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Peer reviewed articlesPeer reviewed articles

What can you tell if a journal is peer reviewed?

You can determine if a journal is peer reviewed by checking the first few pages of a journal issue for a list of reviewers or an editorial board and the editorial policy.

Some of our databases like America: History and Life with Full Text will let you limit to peer reviewed journals.

You may also wish to check the Ulrich's Periodicals Directory - vol. 4 for a comprehensive (although not complete) list of refereed journals. (Ref. Z 6941 U45 Located in Ready Reference Collection behind Reference Desk).

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Primary SourcesPrimary Sources

What are primary sources?

A document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study. Primary sources offer an inside view of a particular event. Examples include:

original documents: autobiographies, diaries, e-mail, interviews, letters, minutes, news film footage, official

records, photographs, raw research data, speeches

creative works: art, drama, films, music, novels, poetry

relics or artifacts: buildings, clothing, DNA, furniture, jewelry, pottery

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Primary Sources in the LibraryPrimary Sources in the Library

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Primary sources in the LibraryPrimary sources in the Library

Adam Matthew Digital CollectionCIHMEarly Canadiana OnlineiPortal – Indigenous Studies Portal

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Adam Matthew Digital CollectionAdam Matthew Digital Collection

Adam Matthew Digital Collection includes the following databases:

China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980Defining Gender, 1450-1910Eighteenth Century Journals I and IIEmpire OnlineMass Observation OnlineMedieval Travel WritingSlavery, Abolition and Social Justice, 1490-2007

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CIHMCIHM

CIHM or the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions

CIHM was established in 1978 to locate early printed Canadian materials (books, annuals, and periodicals), to preserve their content on microfilm, and to make the resulting collections available to libraries and archives in Canada and abroad.

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iPortal – Indigenous Studies PortaliPortal – Indigenous Studies Portal

iPortal – Indigenous Studies Portal

The Indigenous Studies Portal is an initiative of the University of Saskatchewan Library. As of January, 2011, the iPortal has more than 25,000 records, including the Our Legacy archival records recently harvested. This includes photos, anthropological field notes, diaries, correspondence and other textual documents.

Connects faculty, students, researchers and members of the community with electronic resources: books, articles, theses, documents, photographs, archival resources, maps, etc.

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Microfiche (Microfiche (available on the Ground Floor of the available on the Ground Floor of the

LibraryLibrary))

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Early Canadiana OnlineEarly Canadiana Online

In 1997 CIHM began a pilot project to digitize a portion of their microfiche and provide online access to the titles.

In 2000 the Institute began to provide access to all recent additions to the Early Canadiana Research Collection through this database.

It features works published from the time of the first European settlers up to the early 20th Century.

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BibliographyBibliography

What is a bibliography?

A bibliography is a list of resources used or referred to by an author.

Check the Online Catalogue to find bibliographies on a specific subject

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BibliographyBibliography

Try typing in the term bibliography as a subject keyword and then add another term like Canada or History as a keyword

For example: Bibliography and Riel

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BibliographyBibliography

Here are some results of bibliographies about Louis Riel

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BibliographyBibliography

You could also check out the History Subject Guide under Reference Sources and then Additional Reference Sources for Bibliographies

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Internet sourcesInternet sources

How can you evaluate a website?

Currency– when was it last updated?Authorship – who created the page? Coverage – who is the audience, how comprehensive is

the site?Content – is the information accurate?

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Internet sourcesInternet sources

Where can you find websites?

Check out the History Subject GuideCheck out other Library subject guidesOxford Reference Online

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Internet sourcesInternet sources

Where can you find websites?

Check out the History Subject GuideCheck out other Library subject guides

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Internet sources – History Subject Internet sources – History Subject GuideGuide

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Internet sources – Other Library Internet sources – Other Library History Subject GuidesHistory Subject Guides

University of Ottawa History Websites - http://uottawa.ca.libguides.com/content.php?pid=15415&sid=652106

Carleton University History Websites - http://www.library.carleton.ca/research/subject-guides/canadian-history#websites

Laurier University History Websites - http://library.wlu.ca/subject/history/websites

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The EndThe End

If you have any questions, you can contact us at:

The Research Help DeskTelephone (807) 343-8129Email: [email protected] with a Librarian