FNST 301 Library Tutorial

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FNST 301 Library Tutorial

• Carla Graebner
• Moninder Bubber
• Sylvia Roberts

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Outline

• I Introduction
• II How to find information
• Concept generation
• Library catalogue
• Journal articles
• Human Relations Area Files
• Government Information
• III Evaluation of sources
• IV Where to get help

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II Search Techniques

• General to specific
• Use your assigned readings or texts to find more
  information
• Additional terminology, bibliographical
  references, etc.
• Use encyclopaedias or other general reference
  tools like Oxford Reference Online or the
  Handbook of North American Indians to define your
  topics
• Break your research topic down into keywords

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Oxford Reference Online

• Only 5 can use it at any single time
• Good point of departure if youre just starting
  out
• Contains
• Oxford Companion to Archaeology
• Dynasties of the World
• A Dictionary of World History

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Example
What is the current state of health among First
Nations peoples in northern Canada
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Example
What is the current state of health among First
Nations peoples in northern Canada
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Example
Health
health care/services, medicine, well-being,
diabetes
First Nations
native, aboriginal, metis, indigenous, inuit,
dene, dogrib, chippewyan
Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Northern
British Columbia, Alaska(?)
NorthernCanada
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What next?

• Combine search terms using And, Or, Not
• Example

health or medicine or diabetes
and native or aboriginal or first nations
and Nunavut or Northwest Territories or Yukon
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Is there more?

• Truncation
• Way to search for more by typing less
• Usually an symbol but sometimes a ?
  (Anthropological Literature and JSTOR)
• Example
• canad canada, canadian, canadians
• labo labour or labor

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Information, Information, Information

• Ethnographies
• Research articles
• Books
• Theses
• Governmental Reports
• Non-governmental reports

• News articles
• Documentaries
• Oral histories
• Non-traditional narratives
• Correspondence
• Legislation
• ???

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Information, Information, Information

• Ethnographies
• Research articles
• Books
• Theses
• Governmental Reports
• Non-governmental reports

• News articles
• Documentaries
• Oral histories
• Non-traditional narratives
• Correspondence
• Legislation
• ???

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Searching for Books

• Why books?
• Review of the literature
• Broader coverage than journal articles
• Contain references to further research
• Keyword searching using phrases and And, Or,
  Not
• Subject Headings

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From Keyword to Subject Heading

• Keywords words or terms YOU identify that are
  relevant to your search (cars)
• Subject Headings controlled vocabulary created
  by experts to group items that are similar
  together under one heading REGARDLESS of the
  language used by the author (automobiles)

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Subject Headings

• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Native, First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous,
  etc.
• Indians of North America Geographic region
  (Canada) smaller subset like Alberta or culture
  or industries, etc.

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Searching for Journal Articles

• Why Journal articles?
• Current
• Specific to topic
• Shorter but contain many references
• Should always be available and never taken out
• Searchable through article or citation databases

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Searching for Journal Articles

• Databases or indexes are available online through
  the Librarys Web page
• Arranged alphabetically and by subject
• Accessible from home
• Can search using keywords, descriptors/subject
  headings
• Scholarly content written by experts in their
  field

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AnthroSource

• American Anthropological Association's journals
  and bulletins
• Choose Advanced Search
• Search by All
• Use truncation
• TRY canad AND north AND native or first
  nations or indian or aboriginal

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Bibliography of Native North Americans

• Broad coverage of Native North American culture,
  history, and life
• Bibliography citation, not full text
• NOT comprehensive
• Use keyword searching for best results
• Where Can I Get This link to find full text of
  articles

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Try it

• GEOBASE
• Academic Search Fulltext Elite

canad AND indian OR aboriginal OR first nations
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HRAF Human Relations Area FilesArchaeology and
Ethnography

• Online and on microfiche
• Not your standard database
• Contains
• Field notes
• Books
• Articles
• Browse or Search by cultural tradition and by
  subject

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Finding Government Information

• Both primary secondary sources are important in
  understanding government policy
• Ask yourself
• Whats the subject of the policy?
• What jurisdiction is responsible federal,
  provincial, municipal / local?
• Is the policy based on legislation or some other
  authority?
• Whats the time frame for this policy?
• What documents express this policy?

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Finding Government information

• Recommended strategy
• SECONDARY ??? PRIMARY
• Finding secondary sources
• Catalogue
• Article indexes
• Interest group web sites

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Finding Government information

• Finding primary sources
• CIHM / ECO collections
• Collections Canada
• First Peoples collection
• Indian Affairs annual reports
• Government web sites
• Indian Affairs and Northern Affairs
• Statistics Canada
• Canadian Research Index

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III Evaluating Content
Popular vs Scholarly

• Entertain and inform
• Sell advertising
• Not usually referenced
• Not peer-reviewed
• Opinion or anecdotal in nature
• Colorful covers or interfaces

• Scholarly communication
• References or bibliographies
• Subject specialists
• Peer-reviewed
• Plain unadorned covers
• Often start with Journal of

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Evaluating Content

• Popular

• Scholarly

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Cite Right

• Librarys plagiarism tutorial
• When in doubt, attribute
• Citation guide available from the Librarys Web
  site
• RefWorks bibliographical management software

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IV Getting Help!

• Subject Guides First Nations, Archaeology,
  Anthropology, History, Sociology
• Me
• Other Librarians
• Information Commons Desk 3rd floor Bennett
  Library
• Call us 604-291-5735
• Ask Us Live! Live chat Reference help, just log
  on from the Librarys home page
• Ask Us Here! Live Librarians in the AQ Complex
  every Tuesday 100-300

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Questions?

• Carla Graebner
• cgraebne_at_sfu.ca