YRDSB Regional 2009-2010 Secondary School Calendars
WCI 2009-2010 Course Selection Guide / Course Calendar
Dept. Head : Mr. T. Nixon

"Arts Westmount" (download application)

(note:
- broaden topic to:eg./
music* and instruments*
composers
if original search found nothing
- add another term if necessary to narrow search
- check subject headings of items found for other search terms as needed

Browse:

• United Streaming Videos - Music
•  780s - Music
  eg./
       New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (20 vol)
       The Great Composers (11 vol)
       The Great Composers II (5 vol)
       American Music (4 vol)
       Illustrated History of Popular Music (21 vol - several missing)

Encyclopedias Page

• use KEYWORD search
• use WCI search as example
• use "SEARCH FILTERS" to delimit location
• sort results if necessary

Use WCI sample for possible keywords, search technique and area to browse

• most search engines will extrapolate variations of a word if the "main" word is used (eg./ the singular vs. plural form of a word)
• use quote marks " ..." to enclose phrases as necessary

eg/  rock musicians
you may search Google now:

MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER & JOURNAL DATABASES

• Select preferred package of databases:
  from YRDSB's Trillium Databases (Home access requires password)

  • including Ebscohost's Canadian Points of View

  or directly from
    - InfoTrac by Thomson / Gale - includes all our Gale ebooks (Home access requires password)
   - 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 may be emailed directly to user

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!

Literacy How To's ... (includes how to write bibliographies, embedded references, annotated bibliographies, reviews, abstracts, editorials, news articles, research essays, speeches, creative and journal writing, etc.)

EasyBib.com

• Google Advanced Image Search
       eg/ risks OR hazards of "anabolic steroids"
• YouTube
• Download 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 ...

HON Medical Images and Videos

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