EOS 525 Library Seminar - Fall 2022 - Sept 28

Librarian Presenter:

Daniel Brendle-Moczuk, Geospatial Librarian (Liaison for Environmental Studies & Geography) danielbm@uvic.ca

Part I Seminar Topics [40 minutes] 1:30 - 2:10 PM

Learning Outcomes:

• Connecting to the Libraries Resources & Services securely from off-campus   
• Navigating the resources & services accessible via the Libraries Website
• Exploring the differences between the Libraries Databases & Google Scholar
• Developing keyword searches, and other search strategies, to discover & access the Libraries resources for your research
• Searching & accessing the Libraries eBook Collections & Evidence Based Acquisition [EBA] eBook Collections
• Citing referenced by Author-Date
• Finding a useful Citation Management Tool 
• Accessing workshops & resources in the Digital Scholarship Commons

2) Libraries website demo - list of topics.

• Tour of the Librarie's Home Page
  • AskUs service
  • Interlibrary Loan
• Citation help
• Citation management tools 
• Interdiscplinary databases
  • "Library Search"
  • Web of Science
  • Scopus
  • Google Scholar
• Subject Browse to find databases for Earth & Ocean Sciences research
• Special Purpose Databases:
  • Journal Citation Reports
  • Data Citation Index
  • SciVal
• Libraries eBook Collections & Evidence Based Acquisition [EBA] eBooks
• Libraries Help Guides
  • Earth & Ocean Sciences Help Guide
  • EOS 525 Course Guide
• Research & Teaching Support
• Workshops in the Libraries Digital Scholarship Commons [DSC]
• Info for Grad Students