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OKANAGAN COLLEGE
CMNS 142: Technical Communication II
for Engineering Technology
Section 001
Introduction to the Library Research
Process
Gilbert Bede
Communications Liaison Librarian
250-762-5445 Local 4751
[email protected]
Class Poll
 How many of you use the library?
 How many of you have had library research instruction
before?
 Where do you usually start when you are conducting your
research?
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Library
Google
Wikipedia
Other
 Do you usually find the information that you are looking
for?
 Do you find yourself getting frustrated because you can’t
find the information that you need?
Report vs. Thesis
 Report
 The subject and
purpose of your paper
is organized around
the views of other
authors
 Thesis
 You are presenting
hard empirical
evidence to support
your research
hypothesis
Learning How To Prepare A
Research Paper
 Before you race off and start searching
 Choose an appropriate subject
 It is appropriate if it appeals to you
 It is acceptable to the intended reader
 Limit your subject properly
Sports Olympics Winter Olympics  Vancouver
2010 Olympics Athletes Village  Funding
Central Idea
 Once you have decided on your subject and
the purpose of your paper focus on setting
down the central idea on your paper
One rule of thumb that may help you is to develop a
working title for your paper
“How the world wide economic down turn negatively
impacted the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games
Athletes Village”
Why Develop a Outline?
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It will get you focused
It will help contribute to the unity of the composition
Result in a better organized paper
Important details / arguments that you want to
communicate to the reader will be more clearly
understood
 You will be better prepared to search out and discover
the information you require
 You will be better prepared to discuss your information
requirements with others
 Knowing the right question is ¾ of the work to
finding the right answer
 It will save you time in the long run
Outline
 Central idea:
 The actual cost of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Village have yet to be identified and as
result are creating a stress related situation the public, VANOC, the City of Vancouver
and the Government of BC.
 Introduction:
 Because of the economic downturn in the world economy the original funding plan for
the Olympic Village was no longer viable. A new funding plan needed to be
developed. As a result, at this point in time actual final costs of completing the
Olympic Village are not known.
 Background:
 Information on the original financing proposal
 Information on how the financial downturn impacted the original financing
proposal
 Current Situation and Analysis:
 The Olympic Village needs to be completed
 The City of Vancouver is ultimately responsible for ensuring this
 The City of Vancouver needs to raise financing
 To do this required the BC Government to amend the City of Vancouver
Charter to allow them to borrow money
 The City of Vancouver is now actively involved in identifying new financing
 The public is worried that they will have to pay more for the 2010 Olympics
 Conclusion: As of yet no final financial figure is available that identifies the
actual cost of the Olympic Village for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
 Reference List / Bibliography
Transforming Your Outline Into A
Search Strategy
 In developing your plan you should start asking
yourself a number of questions
 Where would I find the information I need
 Do I need a Book?
 Do I need a Scholarly article?
 Should I interview someone?
 Who else has written on this subject?
 Is there a government ministry, department, etc. with
responsibility for this area?
 How much time do I have?
 How will I know if the information I discover is up-todate and authoritative
Scholarly (Peer Reviewed)
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Authority – Is the information authored by experts with credentials and / or scholarly
or professional affiliations? Look for Author information such as advanced degrees and
university affiliation, past and current positions in industry, government, etc..
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Publication – How is the information published? A magazine is slick and glossy with
many advertisements. Magazine articles are just a few pages. There is little author
information in magazines. Peer-reviewed journals are not slick and have few
advertisements. The articles tend to be long with tables, graphs, and data. The article
will have several sections such as literature review, methodology, results and
conclusions. Does the article have a bibliography, endnotes or footnotes? Almost all
scholarly publications (e.g. books and articles) will have citations. Is there an editorial
board and instructions on how to submit articles.
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Source -Some of the best sources for scholarly information are:
Peer-Reviewed Journals, Books, Theses/Dissertations
Statistical Data Sets, etc.
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Less Scholarly Sources -- Some sources that are less scholarly and do not have as
much high quality academic information should be evaluated independently on the basis
of authority, publication, and source.
Magazines , Newspapers, some aspects of the Web, etc.
Starting Points
Print vs. Pixels
 How many of you think everything is
online in a digital format?
 Google estimates that it will take over 300
years to digitize all of the information
currently available in print
 Always be aware that the full-text may not
be available
 Print Collection
 Interlibrary Loan
My Kingdom For The Right
Keyword
 The primary method used for searching
for information is through the use of
keywords or keyword phrases
 There are many different ways of
describing the same thing in the English
language
 Create a list of possible keywords that
you may want to try
Walkerton Crisis
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Drinking Water
The Walkerton Inquiry
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Microbial contaminated drinking water
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Dennis R. O’Conner
E.coli
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Microbiology
Source water protection
Waterborne infection
Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Post-Walkerton
Public Health Regulations
Epidemiology or Epidemiologic
Health Canada, Environment Canada and Agriculture Canada
Provincial Ministries of Health and Environment
Health Regions or Authorities
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Boil Water Warnings and advisories
Do Not Consume Warnings
Desalination
 Desalination
 Seawater
 Desalination Technologies
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Thermal
Reverse Osmosis
Membrane Technologies
Distillation
 Solar Power
 Photovoltaic Array
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Arid and Semi-Arid
Green Technology
Environmental Impact
Projects
Budget
Design
Water Reclamation &
Wastewater Reuse
 Wastewater
 Reuse
 Recycling
 Water conservation
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Water Treatment
Greywater and Blackwater
Irrigation
Health Canada, Environment Canada and Agriculture
Canada and Fisheries and Oceans
 Provincial Ministries of Local Government, Health and
Environment
Groundwater
Contamination
 Groundwater or Surface water
 Contamination
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Pollution
Subsurface or Underground Storage and Tanks
Gasoline, Petroleum or Hydrocardons
Hydrology / Hydraulics
Health Canada and Environment Canada
Provincial Ministries of Health and the Environment
Remediation
 Natural Attenuation
 Cleanup
Testing & Modifying Your Keywords
 Sometimes your keywords are highly
successful…
 Sometimes you have to modify them
 When you find information that looks like
it could be useful read it critically
 Look for alternative keywords
 Look for related concepts
 Check for Reference List or Bibliography
Critical Reading
How to Read a Paper
ACM SIGCOMM Computer
Communication Review
Volume 37 , Issue 3 (July 2007)
Off Campus Access
The Library Web Page
Library Catalogue
http://library-1.okanagan.bc.ca/
Article Databases
http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/administration/students/library/research/findarticles.html
E-Journals
http://cufts2.lib.sfu.ca/CJDB/BKOC/browse
The World Wide Web
Google vs. Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.ca/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws
Government Documents
http://www.google.ca/advanced_search?hl=en
Recommended Resources
QPLegaleze
http://ezproxy.okanagan.bc.ca/login?url=http://www.eln.qplegaleze.ca/
Government of Canada
Legislation
 http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/index.html
Important Government Documents –
Walkerton
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Walkerton Inquiry – Official Report
 http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/walkerton/
Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines
 http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/water-eau/drink-potab/guide/index-eng.php
 Provincial Jurisdiction
Walkerton: Lessons learned in comparison with waterborne outbreaks in the
developed world
 Hrudey, S. J. Environmental Engineering Science. 1: 397–407 (2002)
 http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp/rppdf/s02-031.pdf
 National Research Council
Drinking Water Guidelines Industry Guidelines
 1986 http://library-1.okanagan.bc.ca/cgibin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&v1=2&ti=1,2&SC=Subject&SA=Drinki
ng%20water%20Standards%20Canada%2E&SID=2
 2008 http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/alt_formats/hecs-sesc/pdf/pubs/watereau/sum_guide-res_recom/summary-sommaire-eng.pdf
Water.ca
 http://www.water.ca/
Walkerton Databases
 Academic Search Premier
 Biological & Agricultural Index Biomedical Reference
Collection: Comprehensive Edition Plus
 BioOne
 Consumer Health Complete
 Metapress
 MEDLINE (EBSCOhost)
 PubMed (MEDLINE)
 ScienceDirect Physical Sciences & Engineering
 Scirus
 Wiley InterScience
Walkerton Journals
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CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal
American journal of health studies
Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal / American Water Works Association
Municipal & industrial water & pollution control
Water quality research journal of Canada
Water environment research : a research publication of
the Water Environment Federation
 Water Utilities Industry Profile: Canada
Desalination Journals and
Databases
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Desalination (Leading Scholarly Journal in the Field)
Journal of Water and Environment Technology
Academic Search Premier
Applied Science & Technology Index
General Science Index
GeoRef
GreenFILE
ScienceDirect Physical Sciences & Engineering
Scirus
Wiley InterScience
Wastewater Databases
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Academic Search Premier
Applied Science & Technology Index
General Science Index
GeoRef
GreenFILE
ScienceDirect Physical Sciences &
Engineering
 Scirus
 Wiley InterScience
Wastewater Journals
 Environmental toxicology and water
quality
 Environment : science and policy for
sustainable development
 Journal of Water and Environment
Technology
 Water & Wastewater International
 Waterworld
Groundwater Databases
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Academic Search Premier
Applied Science & Technology Index
General Science Index
GeoRef
GreenFILE
ScienceDirect Physical Sciences &
Engineering
 Scirus
 Wiley InterScience
Groundwater Journals
 Underground construction : water, sewer, gas & cable
 Water engineering & management
 Environment : science and policy for sustainable
development
 Garbage : the practical journal for the environment
 International journal of mining, reclamation and
environment
 Journal of Environment and Engineering
 Journal of Water and Environment Technology
Environmental
Governance
 Health Canada
 Environment Canada
 CEPA Environmental Registry
 BC Ministry of the Environment
 BC Ministry of Health
 BC Health Authorities
How do I know when I have
Enough Information?
 Have you discovered information that
supports the arguments described in your
Outline
 Have you been able to determine the
authority of all your sources
 You run out of time
 Your paper is do in 1 hour
APA Style Guide
http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/Assets/Departments+(Administration)/Library/PDFs/apa.pdf
Getting More Help
Gilbert Bede
250-762-5445 Local 4751
[email protected]
Or
Come and Visit Us in the Library
Questions