Course+HIR+3C+Family+Group++Project

**Independent Living, sociology etc.**
 * HIR **
 * Group Family Project**


 * Careers and jobs**
 * **Consider transportation**
 * **Longevity and job security**
 * **Personal interest**
 * **Wages**
 * **Training**
 * **Potential for upgrading, moving up**
 * Basic Living**
 * **Rent- Homes for rent in Ottawa Kijiji, university bulletin boards, grapevine**
 * **Utilities – Heat/ Hydro/Phone/ Cable/ Cell phone – research companies**
 * **Additional expenses / Condo Fees?, parking, etc. List all potential expenses**
 * **insurance**
 * Transportation**


 * ** Car – second hand purchases (Online – Craig’s list, Kijiji, Lemon Aid, Want Ads, Auto trader) **
 * **Monthly bus pass (OC transpo)**
 * **Insurance - companies**
 * **Gas maintenance (garages, Canadian Tire**
 * Issues / Group Research**


 * **Use a practical perspective**
 * **Research your topic in the context of the family and how the family is affected.**
 * **Also research how to access resources which will help you deal with the challenges of your topic.**
 * TOPICS**
 * Addictions / Drugs and Alcohol**
 * Divorce and effect on children / parenting/ blended families**
 * Healthy Lifestyles**
 * Stress Management**


 * I.** __ SWL Library Resources __

**B. Social sciences - 300’s, Canadian Family 305, 306, General - 613**
 * A. General Encyclopedia – can be a good starting point, but not acceptable for**
 * scholarly research. **
 * II.** __ On-line Research __
 * Excellent COMMUNITY Resources **

[|**http://ottawa.cioc.ca/start.asp?UseCICVw=13**]

[|**http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/efa/community_resources_en.html**]

[|**http://www.communityresourcecentre.ca/programs_children_families-e.html**]

[|**http://www.ottawacitizen.com/**] [|**http://www.careercruising.com/**]
 * Career Cruising**

user name: elearningocdsb password: ontario (case-sensitive)..

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 * Personal interviews with qualified and experienced people in the community. **

[|**http://bihi.swil.ocdsb.ca/~library/**]
 * A. Lancer Library – Google Lancer Library or go directly to**
 * 1. Go to Lancer Library Catalogue to search for items in our library.**
 * 2. Go to on-line resources. Under On-Line Electronic Databases there are a number of database searches. The best one is** Infotrac Databases **. See the attached sheet on how to use this database.**

__ **Steps for using Infotrac** __ **a.** **Enter** trillium **in the ID box** **b.** **Click the** // continue // **box on the Gale Database page** **c.** **Click** // Advanced Search // **on the yellow tabs at the top of the page** **d.** **In the** // limit results // **section, click the** // to documents with full text // **box (this limits your research to sources where you can print the full article)** **e.** **Enter your topic in the search boxes. Use** // entire document // **in the drop down menu to the right.** **f.** **You can choose from** // Magazines, Academic Journals, Books, News, Multimedia // **using the tabs at the top of the results page.**
 * This links to //Infotrac// databases search engine where you can retrieve full text articles from magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. This will be your most useful research tool.**


 * 3. Go to on-line resources and scroll down to poetry links to access other websites.**


 * B. Ottawa Public Library Online - **[|**http://www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/index_e.html**]

This is a valuable source for free online databases. Use your library card and access hundreds of magazine and journal articles. Go to the Ottawa Public Library website (you will need your OPL library card barcode as your password and the last four digits of your phone number as the pin number), click on “ **Articles and Research”**
 * Browse all databases (menu on left). **


 * Choose **
 * ** Academic OneFile **
 * ** Expanded Academic ASAP **
 * ** E-library Canada . **
 * **Alternative Health Watch**
 * **Auto Repair Reference Centre**
 * **Career Cruising**
 * **Career Aim**
 * **Consumer Report.org**
 * **Health and Wellness Resource Centre**
 * III.** __ Style Guide __


 * On the Lancer Library site at **[|**http://bihi.swil.ocdsb.ca/~library/**] **, scroll down to the bottom and you will find //The Sir Wil Style Guide// as well as other information on annotated bibliographies.**


 * (This document may be found on SWL BiHi>Virtual School> Curriculum>Library>Library Res) **

__ Gale’s //Infotrac// Databases __
 * Gale’s //Infotrac// databases are linked to the library’s on-line resources page ( **[|**http://bihi.swil.ocdsb.ca/~library/**] **>** On-line Resources **).** **Enter “** trillium **” as your password. These instructions refer specifically to //Infotrac// Power Search but similar principles apply to many other databases. This example illustrates a search on Olympics.**

**1) Search the “** Entire document **” rather than subject or keyword if you want to maximize the quantity of your results.**

**2) Limit your results “** to documents with full text **” so you can actually access the article.**

**3) Limit the** publication date **to ensure that the results meet the criteria for your assignment.**

**4) Use advanced search options to narrow your search and eliminate irrelevant results using “** not **”.** **Remember to** search the entire document **to maximize the number of results.**


 * 5) Make a conscious choice of the search type. Search “** Entire Document **” to catch all references to your search terms.** **Choose “** Keyword **” or “** Subject **” to narrow your search to articles with more direct relevance. Try a variety of combinations of keywords.**


 * 6) Check the tabs above your result list. Note that there are very few results for “Books” in this list but a huge number of results if the “News” tab was clicked. By narrowing your search to “Peer Reviewed” you will only search academic journals. **


 * 7) Scan the results list for articles with title that sound appropriate. If you find many irrelevant results consider re-doing the search and excluding (using “not”) a term that is common to many of the irrelevant results. Note that the citation indicates the source of the article and its length. Save time; an article can be skipped if it is too short or too long or comes from a publication from outside your field of interest.**


 * 8) Consider creating a “** Search Alert **” to notify you when new results for a good search become available.**