Tag it ! Use it !

Did you know that any time you find a good library resource you can tag it ? If you have a book that you want to look at again or a DVD you want to recommend to someone else the easiest way to keep track of things is with a tag in the library collection on PRIMO.

We have created some tags for Ridgetown courses. Search Tags with the term "RC" at the Guelph Library Primo Search page. http://primo.tug-libraries.on.ca

How do you tag ?
Search Primo from the Guelph Library Homepage www.lib.uoguelph.ca

• Sign in to Primo for full access. Tags are created by Guelph users not the public.
  
• Search for the item you want to tag, then click on it to get to the detailed view.
• Click the link Assign/remove tags in the Tagging section of the page.
• Add your tag. If you want to add more than one tag, separate each tag with a comma.
• You can remove your tags at anytime by clicking Assign/remove tags, but you can't remove other users' tags.

Happy hunting - make a few tags to share with others while you are at it !

Search Strategies

Keep it simple - that is the best strategy for searching online. Try not to get bogged down with hit lists that have 1,867,436,344 web sites to check on your assignment topic.
If you value your time and want a quick result that is focused on your course assignments start with our Course Guides online.

These hand-outs have good books and online resources recommended by your instructor and the library. We have listed some reference sources - online encyclopedias - and some professional associations. Use the guides to find articles, legal resources, government documents without searching yourself, just click on the resource title to go to the recommended site.

Don't forget that online articles are sometimes restricted to Guelph students and you may have to sign in with your Guelph ID to get access. There are instructions for accessing articles online when you are off- campus. See the Guelph Library home page for more details.

Don't get that H1N1 thing

On top of everything else you may be wondering how to stay healthy. Here are some tips I recently got from Dr. Vinay Goyal (MBBS, DRM,DNB - and if you think I know any of those terms you should think again) thanks to the Children's Aid Society of London:

The only way the virus can get you is through your nose and mouth. You are going to contact someone with H1N1 so what can you do to avoid getting sick ?

1. Wash your hands ! Have you heard that enough yet ? Are you doing it ??

2. Get your hands off your face - unless you are eating, washing or clapping yourself awake!

3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water - use Listerine if you prefer. This is a simple inexpensive and effective way to stop H1N1 from growing for 2-3 days in your throat before you get symptoms.

4. Clean your nose with warm salt water and a q-tip and one good blow each day.

5. Eat healthy - Vitamin C is important so don't forget fruits and veggies.

6. Drink tea and coffee to wash away any viruses into your stomach where they can't survive.