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Your inquiry is: “What was going on economically, historically, politically, and in business during 1973-1981?”
This is a very broad inquiry and it is not possible for us to deliver a complete answer that will satisfy all of your possible needs via this service. We suggest is using a chronology if you want a broad overview of world events during this time period.
To search for a chronology, go to our homepage > select: Books & Audiovisuals (under the: Search for: header) > select: Basic Keyword (under the Search by: header). Enter the word chronology in the search box, and click the Search button. You will get 90+ hits with this search. You can narrow your search by linking chronology with words such as: business, economy, history, politics, science, Canada, etc. You will link terms by using AND (e.g., chronology AND Canada [Note: capitalization is not required] > this search will locate all titles with the words chronology and Canada in their records – which are presently 14).
Some generic titles that we can recommend include: Timelines of World History (Call #: D 11 T43 2006; Reference Collection), Chronology of World History (Call #: D 11 M44 1999 v. 4; Reference Collection), This Day in Business History: Great Corporate Tales, Commercial Milestones, Colorful Titans, Captivating Quotes, and Calamitous Blunders for Every Day of the Year (Call #: HC 51 F72 2006; Circulating Collection), and The Fitzhenry & Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates (Call #: FC 24 M94 2005; Reference Collection; greater Canadian content).
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AAQ #: 39655
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
AAQ: Square Footage of Medicine Hat Meat Shops
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Your inquiry is: “How do I find out how many square feet are in all of the meat shops in Medicine Hat?”
There are two methods to collecting this data.
METHOD 1:
The first method is to call each meat shop (which you listed in your initial inquiry) and ask them directly.
METHOD 2:
If you know the building addresses, the second method is to contact the City of Medicine Hat’s Planning, Building and Development Services department. You will need to get permission from that office to browse any available public plans/records for the particular building that the business is located in, so call ahead before you go to their offices.
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AAQ #: 39606
Your inquiry is: “How do I find out how many square feet are in all of the meat shops in Medicine Hat?”
There are two methods to collecting this data.
METHOD 1:
The first method is to call each meat shop (which you listed in your initial inquiry) and ask them directly.
METHOD 2:
If you know the building addresses, the second method is to contact the City of Medicine Hat’s Planning, Building and Development Services department. You will need to get permission from that office to browse any available public plans/records for the particular building that the business is located in, so call ahead before you go to their offices.
Thank you again for using the Ask A Question service. If you need more help, please use the service again or see the Information Desk in the Vera Bracken Library (Phone #: (403) 529-3867; Toll Free Phone #: 1 (866) 282-8394 (Ext. 3867)).
AAQ #: 39606
Friday, November 23, 2007
Update & AAQ
It has been an extremely hectic few weeks, hence the rarity of my posts. For now, you will have to be content with knowing that I am simply posting my latest AAQ and will be writing my report for the Campus Card Frontier conference that I recently attended. More about everything later.
Hello and thank you for using the Ask A Question service.
You are inquiring about how to make sure that students, in their learning groups and in the classroom environment, can reach an academic goal.
We cannot give you an absolute solution for this inquiry, since there are many different paths to success, but we can direct you to resources that might assist you in discovering a method that suits your needs.
The first step would be to build a list of keywords that could be used to perform searches. Since we are looking to maximize performance in the student, then we could employ terms such as: student (pupil, learner), education (academics, teaching, instructing, etc.), classroom, goal (performance, achievement, success, maximization, achievement, motivation, etc.), manage (direct, lead, supervise, organize, etc.) and group (team, “group dynamics”, etc.). Please note that our primary terms are listed and followed by alternate terms in parenthesis. We will mix and match these different terms to maximize the possibility of locating the best possible set of resources.
A good place to start would be the library catalogue. You can select Books and Audiovisuals from our homepage, or go to: http://eureka.uleth.ca/search~S2. The best search option to begin with is the Basic Keyword search. If we were to enter the: “classroom and success”, “classroom and achievement”, or “classroom and management” [each in a different search], you are sure to find a number of titles that might assist you in answering your inquiry. To discover more about maximizing success in groups, you might also want to search for titles that are related to managing group dynamics. Though they might be related to business or management fields, the theories/methods could also be applied to the academic setting.
If you need additional resources, you can also employ our large collection of online databases/periodical indexes. These tools will search journal, magazine, and newspaper articles for the latest articles related to your search parameters.
From our homepage, select Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper articles. The best place to start would be the databases under the Education heading – ERIC is the most comprehensive of that list to start. You will need to select the On Campus or At Home link to access the resource – if you are at home, be sure that your library privileges are up-to-date, otherwise access will be denied. Please be aware that ERIC is not the only database you can use, try some of the other education related databases or any of the General/Multidisciplinary databases to maximize your results.
ERIC and other related databases are quite sophisticated and offer many search options. You will want to employ search terms from your previous book search, and apply those same terms to your journal search. We cannot give you a full list of all options that you could employ here, so we recommend that you visit us at the Vera Bracken Library’s Information Desk (or your closest library) for assistance with these resources. Each database will also provide “Help”
pages and some, such as ERIC, will have video tutorials in the help section.
If the article is not available on line, consider using the Interlibrary Loan Service or the Find It services to acquire the article.
Thank you again for using the Ask A Question service. If you need more help, please use the service again or see the Information Desk in the Medicine Hat College Library (Phone #: (403) 529-3867; Toll Free Phone #: 1 (866) 282-8394 (Ext. 3867)).
AAQ #: 39418
Hello and thank you for using the Ask A Question service.
You are inquiring about how to make sure that students, in their learning groups and in the classroom environment, can reach an academic goal.
We cannot give you an absolute solution for this inquiry, since there are many different paths to success, but we can direct you to resources that might assist you in discovering a method that suits your needs.
The first step would be to build a list of keywords that could be used to perform searches. Since we are looking to maximize performance in the student, then we could employ terms such as: student (pupil, learner), education (academics, teaching, instructing, etc.), classroom, goal (performance, achievement, success, maximization, achievement, motivation, etc.), manage (direct, lead, supervise, organize, etc.) and group (team, “group dynamics”, etc.). Please note that our primary terms are listed and followed by alternate terms in parenthesis. We will mix and match these different terms to maximize the possibility of locating the best possible set of resources.
A good place to start would be the library catalogue. You can select Books and Audiovisuals from our homepage, or go to: http://eureka.uleth.ca/search~S2. The best search option to begin with is the Basic Keyword search. If we were to enter the: “classroom and success”, “classroom and achievement”, or “classroom and management” [each in a different search], you are sure to find a number of titles that might assist you in answering your inquiry. To discover more about maximizing success in groups, you might also want to search for titles that are related to managing group dynamics. Though they might be related to business or management fields, the theories/methods could also be applied to the academic setting.
If you need additional resources, you can also employ our large collection of online databases/periodical indexes. These tools will search journal, magazine, and newspaper articles for the latest articles related to your search parameters.
From our homepage, select Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper articles. The best place to start would be the databases under the Education heading – ERIC is the most comprehensive of that list to start. You will need to select the On Campus or At Home link to access the resource – if you are at home, be sure that your library privileges are up-to-date, otherwise access will be denied. Please be aware that ERIC is not the only database you can use, try some of the other education related databases or any of the General/Multidisciplinary databases to maximize your results.
ERIC and other related databases are quite sophisticated and offer many search options. You will want to employ search terms from your previous book search, and apply those same terms to your journal search. We cannot give you a full list of all options that you could employ here, so we recommend that you visit us at the Vera Bracken Library’s Information Desk (or your closest library) for assistance with these resources. Each database will also provide “Help”
pages and some, such as ERIC, will have video tutorials in the help section.
If the article is not available on line, consider using the Interlibrary Loan Service or the Find It services to acquire the article.
Thank you again for using the Ask A Question service. If you need more help, please use the service again or see the Information Desk in the Medicine Hat College Library (Phone #: (403) 529-3867; Toll Free Phone #: 1 (866) 282-8394 (Ext. 3867)).
AAQ #: 39418
Friday, November 2, 2007
MHC Library Quotes #4
A discussion about the state of modern stamps...
"Did you see that the U of L is on a stamp?" - male staffer #1
"No, really?" - male staffer #2
"Yes, they have a picture of the main building."
"Oh, the old U-Hall?"
"Yeah, that's the one."
"I heard that you can get custom stamps made in the States now. You can send in a photo and you will get a book of stamps that you can use. There might be something like that in Canada even."
"Really? Ooo, you can pretend your the Queen."
"Umm..., or not."
[Laughter]"Oh, that's right sorry."
By the way, you can can get custom made stamps made to order in Canada. Navigate to: http://www.picturepostage.ca, and begin creating your custom stamps.
"Did you see that the U of L is on a stamp?" - male staffer #1
"No, really?" - male staffer #2
"Yes, they have a picture of the main building."
"Oh, the old U-Hall?"
"Yeah, that's the one."
"I heard that you can get custom stamps made in the States now. You can send in a photo and you will get a book of stamps that you can use. There might be something like that in Canada even."
"Really? Ooo, you can pretend your the Queen."
"Umm..., or not."
[Laughter]"Oh, that's right sorry."
By the way, you can can get custom made stamps made to order in Canada. Navigate to: http://www.picturepostage.ca, and begin creating your custom stamps.
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