Transcript English 012 - Okanagan College

History 112 : Canada to 1867
History Research Skills &
Library Resources
Michelle Ward, October 2006
Okanagan College Penticton, Library
www.okanagan.bc.ca/library
Getting Started !
• Defining your topic, approach
• Identifying keywords
Irish/xxx in Canada, Irish/xxx Canadians
Irish/xxx emigration
immigrants, immigration] Canada
] history to 1867
settlers, settlement ]
British Columbia ] pre-confederation
ethnic/national groups
other provinces ]
background, origins, patterns
Ireland/country – economic, social, political conditions - history
… Next step! Library Website
www.okanagan.bc.ca/library
Searching Library
Catalogue
OC Webpage
Library Catalogue
Library Webpage
Searching Library
Keyword Relevance Search
Catalogue
Searching Library
Catalogue
Searching Library
Catalogue
Subject Browse search
Searching Library
Catalogue
Searching UBCO Library Catalogue
Find Articles
Back to Library Website !
www.okanagan.bc.ca/library
Humanities Online Resources
America: History and Life
CPI.Q Canadian Periodical Index
CBCA Full-Text Reference
Canadian Reference Centre
Academic Search Premier
Humanities Index
JSTOR
! try out all those keywords, try different combinations
! watch for full-text[PDF] and Where can I get this … ?
Find Articles
Search in Article Databases
for Humanities
Find Articles
Find Articles
Find Articles
Example 1:
Full text of article
Available
online
Find Articles
Find Articles
Example 2:
Find Articles
Special Reference Resources …
Special Reference Resources …
Library Webpage – Research – Online Reference Sources
Canadian Encyclopedia [online]
Encyclopedia of British Columbia [online]
On Reference Shelves in Library:
Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples [Ref FC104.E56 1999]
Historical Atlas of Canada [Ref G1116.S1 K4 1975]
Internet Sites
… reputable Canadian national (library/museum/historical association) sites
Online Resources for Canadian Heritage (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
http://www.civilization.ca/orch/www00_e.html
search pages under Ethnic Groups - Canada & History – Migration & settlement
http://www.civilization.ca/academ/academe.html search under Scholar pages
Canadian History Portal (Canadian Historical Association)
http://www.cha-shc.ca/
Early Canadiana Online (Library & Archives Canada)
www.canadiana.org/ECO
Search tips! Search in quotations for phrases “irish canadians”
+ Canada
+ history
Acknowledge & Cite !
Keep Records of your Sources … References
Books & chapters in books:
Authors, book & chapter Titles,
Publishers/Producers, Place & Date of Publication …
Journal Articles:
Article authors, titles; Journal/newspaper/magazine Titles
Volume, Issue & Page numbers …
Plus for internet sites +
Retrieval dates
Library Database names
Website urls, titles, authoring responsibilities …
Styles for History Writing
By Subject area - History
Style Guides
Research Skills Replay !
listing Keywords
searching Library Catalogue
finding Articles on databases
checking Reference books (online/print)
checking reputable historical Websites
recording References
using Style Guides for writing about history
Need help ?
Ask Us !
Come to Library Reference Desk
Librarians – Anne Cossentine, Michelle Ward
Ask Us (reference
help)
From library webpage