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INFM 202
Database Searching Assignment
DUE Dec. 5, midnight
20 marks / 20 %
Please provide the answers in bold text.
Each question is worth 1 mark unless otherwise indicated. Questions asking for multiple
answers may be worth 0.5 marks for each subsection.
You may include a screenshot as part of an answer if appropriate.
Ensure you provide what the question requests
!
A. Government Information
(4 marks)
1.
The “Climate Action” club at your university comes into the library. They are preparing a
project about carbon capture for the upcoming research fair, and are looking for
information from the provincial government on the topic.
a.
Using Google, find a PDF report
published by a government of Alberta source
that provides authoritative information on this topic. Provide your search strategy,
the report title and PDF link.
b.
Using the Alberta Legislature Library’s website:
https://librarysearch.assembly.ab.ca/client/en_CA/public/
, find a PDF document
(that is viewable) published in 2023 by a government of Alberta source that
provides authoritative information on this topic. Provide your search strategy, the
report title and PDF link.
2.
Do they ever mention the library in the legislature? Hansard is the official report of the
debates in a legislature or parliament. Search the Alberta Legislature Hansard:
https://www.assembly.ab.ca/assembly-business/transcripts/transcripts-by-type
Search the Alberta Legislature Hansard: In 2005, one of the Members of the Legislative
Assembly (MLA) made a motion to eliminate library card fees, in honour of Lois Hole.
a.
Which MLA spoke about it, and what riding was this MLA from at the time?
b.
When was the MLA elected to the Legislature? What political party did they
represent?
3.
Using the University of Alberta’s Government Information LibGuide:
https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/government-information
, navigate to the appropriate
page to learn about the difference between publications and documents published by
the United Nations. Use the UN Digital Library:
https://digitallibrary.un.org/
to answer the
following question.
The Social Studies teacher from your high school has brought her class into the library
to research water security and sustainability around the world. Find a resource (report
or publication) from the United Nations (published in the last five years) that talks about
the global water situation. What is the title and link? Explain your search strategy..
Remember, this is for high school students, and they wont read a 200 page formal
report - find something for that target audience.
4.
Recently, your library started running a Canadian Citizenship Test study group to serve
your community’s growing population of immigrants and refugees. EPL provides access
to Canadian Citizenship Practice Exams from the Learning Express Library database,
and during your study group you help patrons access this using the library’s computers.
However, you want to find an authoritative government publication to help your study
group prepare for the test at home, and since many of your participants don’t have
internet access or a computer at home, you would like to provide a printout of a PDF for
them to take home. What is a possible title and link to a printable PDF? Find a PDF
publication from the Canadian government (either using Google,
https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/home.html
, or another source), explain your search
strategy and where you searched. Consider your audience!
B. Statistics
(4 marks)
1.
EPL is doing some research on improvements to their popular “Home Service” delivery
program that is part of epl2you. According to the latest Edmonton Census (2019), what
ward has the highest population of seniors age 80+? What area of Edmonton is this (eg.
Northeast, Central, South etc.). Provide your search strategy, both answers, and the link
to where you found the ward information.
In 2021, Edmonton redivided and renamed their wards: what is the new name of the
ward that best approximates the old 2019 ward from the above question? Provide your
search strategy, the answer, and the link to where you found the answer.
EPL wants to provide more scheduled Home Service deliveries for this ward. What EPL
branch serves this ward? Provide your search strategy, the answer, and the link to
where you found the answer.
2.
A student in the Bachelor of Education program at the University of Alberta asks the
library for help with an assignment. They need current statistics on Indigenous
languages (also called mother tongue) spoken by Edmonton K-12 students (ages 0-14).
They’re not concerned with Indigenous identity, Registered or Treaty status, or if
students speak single or multiple Indigenous languages, just Indigenous language
spoken by children in Edmonton generally.
Using Statistics Canada information, what Data table can you use to find the breakdown
of Indigenous mother tongue? Provide the title and number
[HINT
: You need to first find a table that breaks the data up into census metropolitan
area, and then you need to add/remove data for location.]
What is the main/most common Indigenous mother tongue spoken by children ages 0-
14 in Edmonton?
[HINT
: Report either the most common heading, and/or the most common subgroup.]
What did you do to find this statistic? Provide your search strategy, the actual statistic,
as well as the title and number of the table you used.
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3.
Your library is updating its Pride Month resources libguide, and wants to create a box
that includes statistics on the LGBTQ2+ community.
Access the following article: New 2SLGBTQ course in St. Albert Public Schools first of
its kind in Alberta, expert says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/pride-week-
st-albert-schools-1.6858296
Near the bottom of the article, you will find the following statistic: “Statistics Canada
says four per cent of Canada's total population, 15 years and older, identify as a
member of the 2SLGBTQ community.” This statistic is uncited.
Find the source of that statistics, as reported in the CBC news article. What did you do
to find this statistic? What particular survey from what year does the number “4%” come
from? Provide your search strategy, as well as the title and link to the source, and the
title and date of the particular survey. [Note: the source may be another article about the
survey, and does not have to be the survey specifically.]
4.
A community health nurse from a local clinic comes into your library looking for online
sources she could use for a community program on stroke prevention. She specifically
wants to know what demographic she should target (Hint: what age group & gender has
the highest rate of stroke). She needs authoritative websites for her program also.
Answer her demographic question using any authoritative Canadian statistics you can
find. Describe your search process and a link to where you found this information. Also
provide one authoritative
source on the topic she could use as part of her program
(consider your audience).
C. Legal Information
(5 marks)
Use Canlii or Lawsource, or Edmonton Bylaws for the following questions. For
legislation citations, including the section, subsection, clause, etc. of exactly where in
the legislation you located the answer - basically just copy the neutral citation from the
database. There are some differences in how to cite a bylaw – in that case, only list the
bylaw number and section with the link (no “proper” citation required).
A neutral case citation for cases should look like this example:
Rozenhart v. Skier’s Sport Shop (Edmonton) Ltd.,
2002 ABQB 509
1.
An EPL patron complains to you that their neighbour lets their dog run off leash around
the local playground, and it scares their children. Your patron wants to know if this is
legal. Provide your search strategy, the answer and bylaw title/section/page to where
you found the answer.
2.
Your patron is an educational assistant at a local elementary school in Beaumont,
Alberta. She suspects one of the children she works with at the school is being abused.
According to legislation, should your patron report her suspicions? Provide your search
strategy, the citation to the legislation and the actual section(s) that answer her
question.
3.
After Baby Lap Time, two parents are discussing whether or not it is legal to spank your
child in Canada. They ask you to find the legal answer. You discover: (describe your
search strategy, your answer, a link to appropriate legislation, and any related citations
that will help to support your answer).
4.
You are a library technician in a public legal resource center. A client is suing a local
grocery store because she suffered a concussion when she slipped on some ice while
entering the store.
You want to find a similar case from Alberta that happened within the past 10 years. You
know this has something to do with the Occupier’s Liability Act. Provide your search
strategy, a neutral citation for and valid link to the similar case, plus citation of the Act
and copy a relevant section within the Occupier’s Liability Act.
5.
Use the Canadian Encyclopedia Digest (CED) for a & b, and the Canadian Abridgement
(CA) for c & d, both available from LawSource.
a.
Using the CED, provide a citation to the volumen/chapter/section that includes
the heading Public Library Boards. (for example: CED Labour IV.2.(b).(i)
(Western))
b.
Using the CED, what province does not follow the other western provinces and
Ontario regarding the control and corporate status of public library boards?
c.
Using the CA, find a case from 2022 where the National Day for Truth and
Reconciliation caused a grievance between the public library board and the local
labour union. What is the Canadian Abridgement ‘breadcrumb’ trail to find the
case?
(for example: Education Law -> Regulation of Education -> Constitutional
issues -> General Principles EDU I.1.a)
d.
What was the outcome of this case? What library in what province was involved?
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D. Medical Information
(4 marks)
Cite (if requested) using APA (7th ed.). Full marks for searches that use controlled
vocabulary (where appropriate - please indicate if you used subject headings
),
subdivisions, and limiters).
1.
Use CINAHL: A nursing student is looking for an evidence based care sheet to use with
a family that is worried their children are at risk for juvenile onset diabetes. According to
the scope notes, what is the preferred term to use for juvenile onset diabetes?
Provide
the answer and citation for one relevant care sheet that may help the family.
2.
Use CINAHL: Use PICO to determine your search terms, and perform the search.
Provide your PICO terms (in a list or table), your final successful search strategy, and
citation for one relevant article. Provide a screenshot of your search, or clearly identify
subject headings, limiters etc.
Question: Can fatigue caused by long Covid be effectively managed using vitamins or
supplements?
3.
Use CINAHL: Use PICO to determine your search terms, and perform the search.
Provide your PICO terms (in a list or table), your final successful search strategy, and
citation for one relevant article. Provide a screenshot of your search, or clearly identify
subject headings, limiters etc.
Question: Can exercise be used effectively by seniors to prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?
4.
Choose a health topic of interest (include the topic within your answer) and search for
information using CINAHL, Medline, Wikipedia, and Google. What kind of information do
you find at each of these sites? How does the information compare in terms of intended
audience, scope, and reliability? Are there times when you would recommend Wikipedia
or use a Google search for a patron with a health-related question? Explain in detail. (2
mark question)
E. Reflection
(2 marks)
Write a short reflection about what you learned as you worked on this set of questions. What
searching strategies worked well, and what didn’t work well? What was frustrating, and how
did you overcome this frustration? Of the sources you consulted, which was your favorite and
why? How did the free and subscription-based sources compare in terms of content, usability,
etc.? What are some important search strategies for these types of sources? What other
strategies or skills would you like to work on to improve your specialized searching abilities?
Ensure your answer is thorough for full marks.