Liaison Librarian
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- McGill users only
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Please visit the MyResearch page for more information about this series.
Finding materials
Books
- Search WorldCat, the Classic catalogue, or the eBooks sub-catalogue
- Explore the eBooks and Media page which includes SpringerLink
Articles
Subject guides are a great place to find subject-specific databases but here are good places to start:
- Scopus (multidisciplinary)
- Web of Science (multidisciplinary)
- Compendex (engineering)
- Google Scholar
- OpenDoar (collection of open access repositories, including eScholarship)
Specialized materials
- Theses and dissertations
- Patents
- Standards
- Technical reports
- Government information
- Statistics and data
- Maps and geospatial data
Material not available at McGill
- CREPUQ cards allow you to borrow directly from other libraries
- You may order material using COLOMBO (interlibrary loan), or suggest a purchase. We may be able to buy a copy for the Library.
Getting Organized
- RSS feeds with Google Reader
- Concept mapping with CmapTools
- Download the software here for free
- Visit NASA's Mars exploration concept maps for examples
- McGill Library Research Log
Citing Materials
- EndNote citation management software (guide for Windows (.pdf) or Mac (.pdf))
- How to cite using different types of citation styles
- McGill Library's page on Academic integrity
- Keeping it honest, McGill's website on academic integrity, with a quiz where you can test your knowledge
Getting Your Research Out
Funding opportunities
Finding upcoming conferences
Finding past conference papers
Choosing a journal
- Web of Science: analyze search results
- Journal Citation Reports (Impact Factor)
- Scopus Analytics
- Eigenfactor
Knowing your rights as an author
- SHERPA / RoMEO for publisher copyright policies
- SPARC Canadian author addendum
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- Creative Commons Canada
Keeping track of your work
- Find your h-index and citation counts in Web of Science or Scopus
- Publish or Perish to analyze Google Scholar citations
Social Networking
Feedback
If you have attended a MyResearch session, please fill out the feedback form.
Class materials
- Module 1 EndNote Handout (Windows) (.pdf)
- Module 1 EndNote Handout (Mac) (.pdf)
- Module 2 Handout (.pdf)
- Module 3 Handout - Cmap Tools (.pdf)
- Module 3 Handout - RSS feeds (.pdf)
- Module 4 Handout (.pdf)