Library Seminar for TREN Library Seminar for TREN 3P193P19

Ethics,Ethics,Equity,Equity,and and

Environmental ThoughtEnvironmental Thought

Who am I?Who am I?

Gabe BoldtGabe BoldtGraduate of Brock in 2001. Honors in Graduate of Brock in 2001. Honors in

Political Science and History.Political Science and History.M. Sc. Ed. From Niagara UniversityM. Sc. Ed. From Niagara UniversityCurrently completing MLIS at WesternCurrently completing MLIS at WesternCo op student at James A. Gibson Library Co op student at James A. Gibson Library

from September 2006 to April 2007.from September 2006 to April 2007.

Today’s objectivesToday’s objectives

Selecting a topic in Tourism and Selecting a topic in Tourism and Environmental studiesEnvironmental studies

Selecting DatabasesSelecting DatabasesFinding scholarly articlesFinding scholarly articles

Getting Help at the LibraryGetting Help at the Library

Take a tour or workshopTake a tour or workshopAs a librarian at the reference deskAs a librarian at the reference deskAsk Marcie Jacklin! Ask Marcie Jacklin! mjacklin@brocku.camjacklin@brocku.ca

or ext 3960or ext 3960

Help on the library catalogueHelp on the library catalogue

Researching a topic in environmental Researching a topic in environmental studies…studies…

How do I find journal articles?How do I find journal articles?

Steps to finding journal articlesSteps to finding journal articles

Start by building a list of key words.Start by building a list of key words.Define your topic. Think of key words, Define your topic. Think of key words,

phrases and subject headings and how to phrases and subject headings and how to combine them…combine them…

Be careful! Don’t choose a topic that is Be careful! Don’t choose a topic that is too broad or too focused.too broad or too focused.

Choosing your topicChoosing your topic

For example let’s use the current debates For example let’s use the current debates regarding public vs. private conservation regarding public vs. private conservation of woodlands.of woodlands.

How could we find more information about How could we find more information about our topic?our topic?

Let’s look at Finding Web Resources in Let’s look at Finding Web Resources in the Brock catalogue…the Brock catalogue…

What about finding e-journals about What about finding e-journals about our topic?our topic?

Go to our list of databases and decide Go to our list of databases and decide which database would be the best to use which database would be the best to use for our search.for our search.

What would be the key words we should What would be the key words we should search to find articles on our topic?search to find articles on our topic?

Topic KeywordsTopic Keywords

WoodlandsWoodlandsPrivate and/ or publicPrivate and/ or publicconservationconservation

Can we refine our search to get Can we refine our search to get better results?better results?

Of course! Of course! Let’s try public andLet’s try public andPrivate and Private and Conservation andConservation and (woodland* or woodlot* or forest* or (woodland* or woodlot* or forest* or

ecosystem*)ecosystem*)

And now over to Marcie!And now over to Marcie!

Thanks for your attention!Thanks for your attention!