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Ottawa Public Library Access : Using the online databases

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**Please take advantage of this. You have access to all of these electronic databases (see list in your package). All staff and students have remote access.** Ottawa Public Library Instructions January 2013

The barcode on this card is your user name and your password is the last four digits of the phone number you provided on your application. Scholarly Articles and Journal Articles are available on these Databases and THEY ARE FREE. You can access them remotely at home or any computer and they are much more reliable than the general internet.

1. Go to the Ottawa Public Library site [] 2. Sign in on the right side. You will be asked for your library card number (barcode on your card) and your password (your last four digits in your phone number) 3. Click on “COLLECTIONS” 4. Menu will appear and click on Magazines and Online Resources You will have the choice of directly typing in your topic or you can “browse all featured online databases” to explore the different and interesting areas offered. Great databases for students and parents!
 * 1) Consumer Reports.org 7. Chilton Auto Repair
 * 2) Academic Onefile 8. Canadian Newsstand
 * 3) Teen Health and Wellness 9. Consumer Health Complete
 * 4) Info Trac Student 10. General Reference Centre Gold
 * 5) Science in Context 11. Repere (French information)
 * 6) Teen Health and Wellness


 * __ Academic Integrity __**


 * PLAGIARISM: BEWARE OF THE IMPLICATIONS!! **

Plagiarism is the theft of another author's words or ideas. If you have failed to document all sources of your direct quotation, paraphrases, or ideas used in your work which are taken from the work of other authors and are not general knowledge, you are taking a huge risk with submitted work and your reputation.