STIs / STDs
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

Browse:

• United Streaming (all current collection) - pls. see Library for login info
• United Streaming Videos - Health (include alcohol and other drugs, anatomy, mental health, safety and violence)
• United Streaming Videos - Human Growth and Development (includes parenting, nutrition, drugs, and relationships)
• 150s - Psychology
• 610s - Health
  eg./
       Encyclopedia of Family Health (17 vol)
       Health and Illness (6 vol)
       Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia of Health (14 vol)

VAUGHAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Books / Videos

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

Use the same search techniques and Browse the same areas a in the WCI search examples.

• most search engines will extrapolate variations of a word if the "main" word is used (eg./ the singular vs. plural form of a word is usually enough)
• use quote marks " ..." to enclose phrases as necessary
• - (minus sign) to say not this term

eg/
"sexually transmitted"
"genital warts" diagnosis

you may search Google now:

Alternately use the Advanced Search option
eg/
diagnosis of sti's, std's or "sexually transmitted"
inappropriate role teen behavior sex OR risky "media influence"

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 and SEARCH ALERTS may be emailed directly to user

eg.

SUGGESTED LINKS
sti sexual  (Google search) also Google's relate searches at the bottom of the first page
std sexual (Google search) also Google's relate searches at the bottom of the first page
Birth Control Page
Health and Medicine Page
Sexually Transmitted Disease (Google search)
AIDS / HIV (Google search)
Chlamydia (Google search)
Crabs / Scabies (Google search)
Genital Warts (Google search)
Gonorrhea (Google search)
Herpes (Google search)
Syphilis (Google search)
Vaginitis (Google search)
N.G.U. (Google search)

Healthopedia.com - AIDS

Sexuality and U : Your link to Sexual Well-Being

MedlinePlus Sexually Transmitted Diseases
CDC - STD Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Index - UrologyChannel
I Wanna Know - STD Prevention
Afraid To Ask - Sexually Transmitted Disease Guide

EasyBib.com - Free Bibliographic Formatting & Alphabetizing

Technology How To's ...

• 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 ...

HON Medical Images and Videos

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)