Course Number: AF224 Subject: Interdisciplinary Top 3 Tips for Using the LibraryTIP #1 Visit!Waterloo campus interactive mapWaterloo campus Library floor plansYou'll find lots of study space in the Library, including many places that you can reserve.TIP #2 Bookmark the Library Homepagelibrary.wlu.caSearch Omni, the Library search tool, to find books, articles, films, and much more.Get information about Library locations (e.g., hours).Watch short online tutorialsTIP #3 Get help with researchVisit the Subject Librarian page to find your librarian and email for help with research.Use the chat service to ask questions (it's not a bot!).Top 5 Tips for Finding Academic SourcesTIP #1 Know what they are, and why they're importantYour assignments often require you to use academic sources. But why? There are so many different types of sources.Journal Articles Published in scholarly journals, share original research about a topic, are written by experts in a field of study, are peer-reviewed by other experts.Books TIP #2 Where you search mattersDifferent search tools (e.g. Omni - the Library search tool, Google, etc.) are built to do different things.Omnifor articles: use the peer reviewed journals checkbox to limit results.for books: look for university or academic publishersSee this expansive list of Omni tutorials.Academic article databases - choose your subject to see a list of databases.TIP #3: Search tactics improve results What is the tactic?What does the tactic do?ExamplesPhrase searchingUse “quotation marks” to find more than one term in a row."ones who walk away from omelas"TruncationUse an asterisk* at the end of a term to include multiple endings.ethic*ethic, ethics, ethical, ethicallyBoolean ANDUse AND to ensure that all terms appear in every search result.ethics AND science fictionBoolean ORUse OR to ensure that at least one term appears in every search result.ethics OR moralsTIP #4: Choose Sources StrategicallyStart early and read strategicallyRead article abstracts first and use a book's table of contents.Can you access it?If not, ask your librarian.What's the publication date?Try to find recent research.Is it original research?Peer-reviewed journals publish different types of articles.What kind of research is it?Are you prepared to work with the research you see?Who are the authors?Are you representing different perspectives in the sources you choose?TIP #5 Work on your reading strategies