May 23, 2012 Melanie

1. LIBRARY
RESOURCES
ARCH 4070
MELANIE PARLETTE, BA , ML IS
ENGINEERING & IT LIAISON
LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE
CONESTOGA COLLEGE

2. TODAY YOU’LL LEARN . . .
• About the Library website and that you have an Explore
Guide (and that this is helpful)
• What a database is, how to search it and why you need it
for your assignment
• How to take a broad idea and create an outline
• About RefWorks
• How to Use RefWorks to make citing in APA more efficient

3. PIN NUMBERS
You can use your PIN to:
• Access resources from Off-Campus
• Renew a book, place a hold
• Review your account

4. YOUR RESEARCH GUIDE
LRC Homepage  Research Help  Engineering  APFM

5. Building
Security Automation Built
Systems Environment
Risk Facility
Fire
Assessment Management Protection
Building
Life Emergency Energy
Procedures
Cycle Efficiency

6. STARTING YOUR
RESEARCH
• Databases (Articles)
• Library Catalogue (Books)
• eBook Collections (eBooks)

7. TYPES OF SOURCES
What’s the
difference?
Scholarly Journals Popular Magazines Trade Journals Conference Papers Technical Reports
• Scholarly research or • General interest • Industry related • Author is scholar in • Author is often a
projects. articles, information, news and field, academic or scholar or a scientist,
• Illustrations are entertainment, or trends. Some researcher engineer, government
usually charts and information aimed at illustrations. • Conference papers contractor, or
graphs. the • Authors are industry tend to be more recent technical personnel.
• Authors are authorities consumer. Usually experts, professionals, than journal articles, • Published by a
in their field. Often colour photographs or practitioners who but may be corporation or
professors or and illustrations. are not always considered less educational institution
researchers. • Articles are usually identified authoritative • Reputation is
• Peer review process is written by magazine • Typically no peer depending on the everything
in place where the staff, freelance writers, review or refereeing review and • Typically not peer
content of an article is or may be process. acceptance process reviewed
reviewed by one or anonymous. • Peer Review Process Example:
more experts in the • No peer review or Examples: may or may not be 2010 Energy Efficiency
field. refereeing process. Today’s Facility rigorous Indicator
Manager, Building and
Examples: Examples: Facilities Management Example:
Journal of Facilities Wired, Popular Proceedings of the CIB
Management, Mechanics W070 International
Facilities Conference in Facilities
Management

8. DATABASES
What is an electronic article database?
• Online / web-based collection of:
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Journals
• Includes professional journal articles
• Databases are usually organized by major subject i.e. nursing,
business, science, etc.
• You choose a database based on your topic
• Each database contains millions of articles, searchable by keyword

9. SEARCHING A
DATABASE. . .

10. REFWORKS & APA

11. CREATING AN OUTLINE
Brainstorm: List all the ideas that you want to include in your
paper.
Organize: Group related ideas together.
Order: Arrange material in subsections from general to specific or
from abstract to concrete.
Label: Create main and sub headings.

12. CREATING AN OUTLINE

13. GET HELP AT THE LIBRARY
• By Email
• mparlette@conestogac.on.ca
• lrcinfo@conestogac.on.ca
• Online
• askON on the LRC Homepage
• In Person
• Visit the LRC
• Monday – Friday 8AM – NOON
• Office Hours: Tuesday 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM,
or by appointment
• By Phone
• Information Desk @ 519-748-5220 x3361