FAMOUS CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURS

see also: ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Browse:
330s - Economics
     eg./ - Business and Industry (11 vol)
340s - Law
650s - Management

Discovery Education Mutlimedia Resources (Pls. contact Learning Resources to create new login(s)) -  - (click here to see available printed list to 2006)

Learn360 Multimedia Resources (click here to create new account(s))

• use KEYWORD search
• use WCI search as examples
• use "SEARCH FILTERS" to delimit location
• Browse same areas as for WCI Library

general Internet (keywords: ranking top corporations OR companies canada OR canadian)

PROFITguide.com Top 100 Women Business Owners

The Canadian Encyclopedia Online
DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ONLINE

see also: Canadian Inventors Page

• type the term (eg. boreal cordillera)
• if necessary type another term
• use quote marks " ..." to enclose phrases as necessary
• attach + sign to each string if needed to narrow
  eg/
  canadian entrepreneurs "success stories"
  top canadian business OR businesses
  top canadian inventor OR invention OR inventors

click here to Search Google Now
alternately use GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH OR GOOGLE SCHOLAR

MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER & JOURNAL DATABASES

Select preferred package of databases:

from YRDSB's Trillium (Knowledge Ontario) Databases (Home access requires password)
including: Ebscohost's Canadian Points of View - great for writing editorials (enter from above YRDSB link)

or directly from
  - InfoTrac by Thomson / Gale (Home access requires password)
      includes all our Gale ebooks, the major Canadian title below and much more:

• Canadian Periodicals Index Quarterly (includes Globe & Mail)

- or -
            from Vaughan Public Libraries - Online Databases (VPL membership required)

• Select appropriate database(s) within preferred package

• Choose "Advanced Search" tab

• Ensure Fulltext selected

• type keyword(s):

  • combine keywords needed with AND operator

  • search most important keywords in Subject field (or broaden search to default fields if necessary)

  • use truncation as required

  • cluster similar concepts if necessary to optimize on line limitations

  • check assigned subject headings of highly relevant articles for alternate keywords

  • no one perfect strategy -- play around for the one that works best for given search

Infotrac ARTICLES and SEARCH ALERTS may be emailed directly to user

- type person or topic under Subject field

GROUP WORK SUGGESTION
Use a wiki such as Microsoft Office Live for group work from various remote locations

Create and share your work online

Edit anytime, from anywhere

Pick who can access your documents

Share changes in real time

Files are stored securely online

It's MS Office so files can be resaved to open locally
      on MS Office (without going through the Web)

It's FREE!

Microsoft Office Live Tutorial

Easybib.com (Citation format = free MLA)
BibMe.org (Citation format = register for free APA or a variety of others)

Technology How To's ...  (includes useful tech-based presentation tools, tutorials on the same, etc.)

• Google Advanced Image Search

• YouTube

• Download / Convert Streaming Videos (Save streamed videos from YouTube, etc. for  presenting without access to Internet)

• Screen Capture (capturing an image that cannot otherwise be save to file)

• for more complete Tech Help pls see: Technology How To's ...