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APS112: Engineering Strategies & Practice 2021

Videos on how to search

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Video: Exploring the Engineering and Computer Science Library website
This video will take you on a virtual tour of the library website and introduce you to the major resources you will need to help you find information for your assignment.

Exploring Engineering & Computer Science Library website script PDF

Video: Searching for journal articles and conference papers in Compendex
This video will show you how to search for journal articles and conference proceedings using the database Compendex.

Searching for journal articles and conference proceedings in Compendex script PDF

Video: Searching for engineering books in the library catalogue
This video will show you how to use the library catalogue to search for eBooks.

Searching for engineering books in the library catalogue script PDF

Modules

CRAAP Test module
Learn how to use the CRAAP test to evaluate a resource in this module.
CRAAP Test checklist
Engineering resources module
Learn about the major resources used in engineering and why engineers use them.
Learning to make a search string module
In this module you will learn tips on how to select words to use when doing your search and how to combine them using Boolean operators.