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Knowledge Ontario Main Databases

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Knowledge Ontario Main Data Bases

 

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·1The Globe and  
     Mail
·2Maclean's
·3Canadian News 
     Facts
·4Canadian
 Parliamentary Guide
·5Canadian
     Newsmakers
·6Toronto Life
·7Time Canada
·8Canadian Living
·9   Dictionary
·10Subject
·11   Publication
 
·12     From the basic search screen click on more options
·13     Check the limit to full text box
·14     Click on browse publication subject
·15     In the results for box type canad
·16     Click on the Canadian subjects
·17     Click submit on the box on your right
·18     Perform your search using keywords such as ecology or environment
·19     * the news results will be the most useful *
·20     Note the how to cite link, as well as the translation link
·21     You could also limit your search using the advanced option with a word count
 
·1         Encyclopedias of:
1. World Cultures
2. Canadian Provinces
3. Science
4. Multiculturalism
5. Authors
6. World History
7. Biography
·22Full text plays and poems
·23   Multimedia
·24Subject Guides
·25Topic Trees
·26From the basic search screen click on primary sources
·27Perform your search using truncation canad?
·28* students can use the brief encyclopedia articles as a starting point*
·29Note the list of resources on the right
 
 
·30         Encyclopedias of:
1. Pollution
2.   Earth Science
3.   Behaviour
4.   Everyday things
5.   Virtual Technology
·31   Publications sorted by subject
·32Dictionary
·33   Publication
·34     Click on advanced search
·35     Search for the keyword advertising
·36     Limit your results for the years 2006-2007
·37     Click  on the subject area business
·38     Click on search
* Note the first article is from 2007
 
 
 
·40       Ebony
·41       Hockey Digest
·42       Jack and Jill
·43       National Geographic
·44       Popular Science
·45       Sports Ilustrated
 45.1      Time Canada & Time
·47Graphical Interface
·48Dictionary
·49Subject
 
·50     From the basic search screen click on magazines to limit your search
·51     Perform a search for cells
·52     Choose a topic related to cells
·53     Choose an article
·54     Click on the box beside the title of the article you find and put it in your save list
·55     Find some more article and create a save list of 3-4 articles
 
 
·56       350+ Titles from Canada
·57       Adbusters
·58       Nature Canada
·59       Ontario History
·60       Indian Life
·61Dictionary
·62   Publication
·63Subject
·64     Click on advanced search
·65     Search for the keyword women also
·66     Search for the keyword “first nations”
·67     Limit your search to full text only
·68     Click on search
·69     Find the article First Nations women and sustainability on the Canadian prairies
·70     Scroll down to the bottom of the article and find other related terms to similar articles
 
 
·71       Canadian Journal of:
oHome Economics
oCriminology
oEconomics
oPsychology
oHistory
oPhilosophy
oPolitical Science
oCanadian Literature
oSocial Trends
oTheatre Review
oCanadian Studies
oFamily Studies
·72Dictionary
·73   Publication
·74Subject
·75     Click on advanced search
·76     Search for the keyword canad? also
·77     Search for the keyword medical also
·78     Search for the keyword economics also
·79     Limit your search to full text only
·80     Click on search
 
 
 
·1    Christian Science Moniter
·1                          Los Angeles Times
·2                          New York Times
·3                          NYT Book Review
·4                          NYT Magazine
·5                          Wall Street Journal
·6       Washington Post
 
·94Subject
·95   Relevance
·96       If you have access to these newspapers through your school or public library use this index to find articles from today back to 1980
 
 
·97       Canadian Datasystems
·98       Computer Data
·99       Computer Dealer News
·100     Computers in Education
·101     Computing Canada
·102     I.T. Magazine
·103     Infoage
·104     Infoworld Canada
·105     Software Canada
·106   Dictionary
·107   Subject
·108   Publication
 
·109   Click on advanced search
·110   Limit your search to full text only
·111   Search for the keyword “computer literacy”
·112   Browse through the Magazine articles with your students and ask them to consider after reading a few of the articles what suggestions they have for improving computer literacy in Ontario
 
 
·113     Journals and Magazines on all Health topics
·114     700 videos clips
·115     100 Reference titles >2005
·116     330 pamphlets
·117     60 Alternative Health Titles
·118   Encyclopedia
·119   Health Directory
·120     News
·121   Dictionary
·122   Assessment Tools
 
·123     Drug Finder
·124   Multimedia
 
·125     Click on Fitness in the Multimeda search
·126     Type yoga in the search window in the new screen
·127     Watch a video or read an article
 
·128     Limit your search to full text
·129     Search  for “Cardiovascular System”
 
 
·130     Above & Beyond
·131     Anglican Journal
·132     Canadian Jewish News
·133     Catholic Insight
·134     Humanist in Canada
·135     Presbyterian Record
·136     United Church Observer
·137   Dictionary
·138   Subject
·139   Publication
 
·140     Click on more search options
·141     Limit your search to full text
·142     Search for Mennonites
·143     View articles and journals as well as note related subjects on the left
 
 
·144     Canada and the World Backgrounder
·145     Computing Canada
·146     Forensic Scientist
·147   Dictionary
·148   Subject
·149   Publication
 
·150     Click on subject search
·151     Search for “World War II”
·152     Choose a relevant subject term and continue your search
 
 
·153     81 Full text Canadian Law Titles
·154     Canadian Journal of
oFamily Law
oCriminology
oWomen and the Law
·155   Dictionary
·156   Subject
·157   Publication
 
·158     Click on advanced search
·159     Limit your search to full text
·160     Search for children also
·161     Search for canad? Also
·162     Search for rights
 
 
·163   Toronto Star – available the next day
·164   Chatelaine
·165   Maclean’s
·166   Canadian Geographic
·167   OWL
·168   Canadian Living
·169   Teacher Librarian (not specifically Canadian)
 
·170 Dictionary
·171 Thesaurus
·172Visual Search
 
1. Advanced Search:
~ Boolean searching AND/OR/ NOT select fields to search
 
2.Subject Search:
search by general subject
~ narrows the focus
   e,g, Natural resources
 
3.Visual Search
 
4.Images
-search Stephane Dion, Donovan Bailey
·173   Click on EBSCO Research Resources from your school library webpage
·174   Click on Academic Research Center
·175   Basic Search - Keyword Search – default is AND (looks for all the terms and phrases)
 
Search # 1:
·176    Limit your search – select fulltext
·177    Search: Caledonia AND “native people”
·178    Select only Canadian magazines and/or newspapers
·179    Sort
·180    Narrow Results by Subject
·181    Select an article
·182    Place article in folder or email to yourself
 
·183   Search # 2
·184    Click on “new search”
·185    Search: advertis? AND teenag?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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