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VITAMINS & MINERALS
BOOKS / VIDEOS IN WCI LIBRARY
- type topic under General Keyword:
eg./ vitamin*

OR use a broader term to find more: eg./ nutrition

Browse:

WCI eBOOKS COLLECTION

Infotrac / Gale eBooks password required
or
select from below given titles and then go to WITHIN THIS PUBLICATION

SparkNotes from Barnes & Noble : Health
Encyclopedias
 
 

(click on Teen Health to got to site OR use search box to search that site now
- see Library for Login info)

 

VAUGHAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES (Books / Videos)

  • use KEYWORD search
  • use "SEARCH FILTERS" to delimit location
  • sort results if necessary
 RELATED WCI PAGES
Nutrition
Wellness
Search the General Internet
  • 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/ vitamin
you may search Google now:

 

alternately use the Advanced Search option
eg/ vitamins minerals

GENERAL
Guide to Vitamins and Minerals (Google search)
 Healing with Nutrition

About.com: Minerals

Food & Nutrition Information Center - Dietary Supplements

Food Labeling and Nutrition

CNN Food Central Vitamins & Minerals Guide

Vegetarian Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER & JOURNAL DATABASES

Infotrac ARTICLES and SEARCH ALERTS may be emailed directly to user

    
When entering keywords:
  • 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

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!
    		• CITING REFERENCES
    Literacy How To's Page
    Easybib.com

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    alternately use GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH    

    last updated 02/25/10

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