WELCOME

Centennial Libraries - ARIES

Joanna Blair, SETAS Liaison Librarian
Presented May. 3rd, 2023

Presentation available at: tinyurl.com/3jsc6aae

Today we will cover
• Services
• Finding standards
• Searching the library resources
• Critical Reviews
• Citation help
Library Services
One thing to remember about
the library ...

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AskON for any questions

• Chat service with a library staff

• Ask for help with research,
citation, services, and more
• Winter hours:
M-F 9am - 9pm; S-S 11am - 5pm
• Summer hours:
M-F 9am - 5pm
Research support appt
• Book 30 min appointment
with a librarian

• Book up to one week in

advance

• Work together on
in-depth research

library.centennialcollege.ca/book-a-study-room
Your research quick start guide

1 2 3 4
Access Search Refine Cite

CENTENNIAL
Libraries Access the slides: bit.ly/ARIESmunoz
COLLEGE
1. Access
Library guide: libraryguides.centennialcollege.ca/ARIESaerospace
 Mechanical engineering

Materials

Aerospace and automotive

Electrical and construction

Library guide: libraryguides.centennialcollege.ca/ARIESaerospace

Check it out: library.centennialcollege.ca/emergingtech
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2. Searching and Refining
 Library search returns
books, eBooks, newspaper
articles, journal articles,
streaming video & more

Library website library.centennialcollege.ca

Search and Refine

Choose 2 or 3
keywords to
search
Search and Refine

Review resource
descriptions and
click Available
Online to read
Don’t Scroll - Refine

Limit to online

Choose a resource type

Find the most recent search

resources
Use synonyms to
capture more
results
Keep track of your work

Sign in to save your

search

Save the link or email

your results

search
Exercise
Create a search on your
topic with appropriate
limits (e.g.
peer-reviewed journals)

Log in to Page1+ and

create a search alert.
 Reminder
Centennial Libraries
resources are only licensed
for use to Centennial students
and staff

✅Write literature review with

references list

🆇 Send pdfs of articles found in

Centennial subscription
databases
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Critical Reviews
Critical Review
Purpose:
● To introduce the source, its main ideas, key details, and its place within the field
● To present your assessment of the quality of the source

Introduction should include:

• The background or research context of this source. Use the following questions to guide
you:
○ Who conducted the research? What were/are their interests?
○ Why did they do this research?
○ Was this research pertinent only within the author’s field, or did it have broader
(even global) relevance?
○ On what prior research was this source-based?

Source: University of Guelph. (2022). Write a critical review. https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/c.php?g=176762&p=4488465#s-lg-box-13992755

Exercise

Read the article

abstract and
decide what topic
you would need
to research to
critically review
this article.

What 2 or 3 terms
would you
search?
Keywords to search for more
information
“fused filament fabrication technique”

“finite element analysis”

“three-point bending test”

I’m having a hard time
with APA citations.
Can you help?

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APA Guide: libraryguides.centennialcollege.ca/apastyleguide
APA 7th ed. - 4 parts to a
reference
Author: Who is responsible for the work?
Title: What is the work called?
Date: When was the work published?
Source: Where the reader can retrieve it?

Use these elements to create a citation even if you can’t find a

perfect example in the APA style guide.
Two parts to citation

IN-TEXT
REFERENCES
CITATION

Screenshot via Seneca Libraries (2011). Guide to Research & Citation, APA Style (3rd ed.). Toronto, ON: Seneca College Libraries APA Guide
References
List

Author Date Title

Jones, M. (2009). Alternative medicine: New

Title Source

developments. Naturopathy Today, 40(2), 93- 97.

Screenshot via Seneca Libraries (2011). Guide to Research & Citation, APA Style (3rd ed.). Toronto, ON: Seneca College Libraries APA Guide
 4. Cite

Check it out:
libraryguides.centennialcollege.ca/ARIESaerospace

Use Citation Managers to

keep track of your
research
 4. Cite

Download Zotero for free

Review

• Research and citation help is available - take advantage

• Library guides to access resources for your program
• Use the filters in Page1+ to create specific searches
Online
• AskON chat service
• Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm
• Research appt (30 min)
Phone
• 416-289-5000, Ext. 5400
Email
• library@centennialcollege.ca
• jblair@centennialcollege.ca
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