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Resource Centre

Resource Centre. Introduction and Quick Guide. The Challenge. Within six weeks, develop a system simple enough to be used with limited training No money No appropriate software. Voila!. Mission accomplished. Kinds of Resources found. Books Magazines

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Resource Centre

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  1. Resource Centre Introduction and Quick Guide

  2. The Challenge • Within six weeks, develop a system simple enough to be used with limited training • No money • No appropriate software

  3. Voila!

  4. Mission accomplished

  5. Kinds of Resources found • Books • Magazines • Loose sheets: articles, reports, website printouts, theses. • Audio Visual: VHS, DVD, CDROM, MiniDV • Ephemera: pamphlets, brochures, posters, etc

  6. Four main areas of Collection • Monographs (main area of collection) • Magazines • Resource Boxes • Resource Binders

  7. Main Areas of the LC classification system are marked with a single letter Principle subdivisions marked with an added letter Classes are further divided by numbers Books are arranged on each shelf according to classification, and within each class, alphabetically by author. P (language and literature) PR (English literature) PR 9196.7 I53 PR 9199.3 C82(Currie) Library of Congress Cont.

  8. Three Ways to locate Information • Browsing: physical shelves, or electronic catalog by subject categories • Perform a search

  9. Browsing • Browse Physical shelves • Notice headings • Example: Edmonton History • Resource Box: Edmonton • Resource Binder: History

  10. Browsing Cont. • Religion: - B philosophy, Psychology, Religion • BP Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy • BV Practical Theory • BX Christian Denominations

  11. Example: Heaven is Near the Rocky Mountains Author: Hugh A. Dempsey Subject: Missionaries -- Canada, Western -Correspondence. Cree Indians -- Missions. LC:  BV 2813 W66 A6

  12. Perform a Search • Access the PDF version of the Catalog, and perform a search. • Generate synonyms – include broader terms and narrower terms. • Each title has a list of Subject Headings • Will also search title lists of magazine boxes and resource binders

  13. Do all three! • A Truly effective search would include all three strategies. • Browsing alone will cause you to miss titles. - How they are classified depends on the dominant nature of the work.

  14. Keyword and Synonym Challenge • Divide into two teams of equal numbers • You have 7 minutes to come up with the most number of synonyms you can for the topic. Include broader terms and narrower terms. • The team that gets the most number of relevant synonyms wins bragging rights! • Petroleum

  15. Petroleum • Synonyms/related words: oil, texas tea, juice, petrol, crude, crude oil, fossil rock, rock oil, fossil fuel, mineral oil, natural gas, fuel oil, heating fuel • Broader terms: fuels, energy, energy sources power, raw material, liquid fuels, drilling, non-renewable resources, [Mining?] • Narrower terms: gas, gasoline, petrochemicals, propane

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