Dom Taylor
Philosophy, Religion, Catholic Studies, and Peace & Conflict Studies Librarian at the University of Manitoba
Dom Taylor, MA, MLIS
Peace & Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Catholic Studies, and Religion Librarian dominique.taylor@umanitoba.ca
Library services for BSW program
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WHO AM I?
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SOME HANDY LIBRARY SERVICES AND TOOLS
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HOW I CAN HELP YOU
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OFFICE HOURS AND CONTACT INFO
GOALS OF LIBRARIANS
goals
USEFUL:
It helps with your research and university experience.
My hope is for you to experience the library as something that is:
USEABLE:
It is not difficult to figure out.
DESIRABLE:
You enjoy your experience in the library or using library systems.
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things we can help with
YOUR RESEARCH:
Identifying/narrowing a topic, finding references, suggesting keywords, outlining some search strategies, etc...
HELP USING SYSTEMS
Using databases, citation management software, etc...
CITATION
If you have questions about a citation format, I can point you to some resources or give you some guidance.
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HONING YOUR IDEAS
I can help clarify your ideas and refine your arguments, by helping you identify/locate counter-arguments and alternative perspective.
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useful library services
DOCUMENT DELIVERY
If the libraries are lacking an article or a book, you can order items using this service. Delivery time: +/- 2 to 3 days for an article and 1 to 2 weeks for a book.
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STUDY SPACES
You can book private/group study rooms here for multiple library locations.
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SUBJECT GUIDES
Subject guides can provide you with a good starting point for research (e.g., relevant databases, handbooks, and encyclopedias). PACS guide is here.
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useful library tools
Library Access (browser extension)
This tool is a shortcut for accessing articles without going through the library catalogue (e.g., if you are using GoogleScholar or a regular search engine)
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Citation Managers
This software allows you to keep track of, organize, and annotate articles you find. It is also possible to use it to "automatically" generate reference lists. There are a number of applications available (click here for more info). I recommend Zotero, which is open source/free and relatively easy to use. You can test out the auto citation generator here.
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your library
Contact info
Dom Taylor
Camille Callison
YOUR LIBRARIAN
Questions?
Thanks
BSW Orientation, September 2018
By Dom Taylor
