How to conduct a search

Searching in ÉDUQ

Step by step (simple search)

1. Access the open archive ÉDUQ (the CDC resource catalogue).
2. Enter at least one term in the search box.
3. Refine your search, if necessary.
4. Consult the documents: digital documents are accessible directly (PDF format). Some digital materials require a personal access code. If a document is only available as hard copy–that is, on paper–, there will be instructions on how to borrow it.

If you need advice on how to conduct a detailed search, consult the Help section of ÉDUQ.
For more information on the content of this archive, consult the About section of ÉDUQ.

Searching in ProQuest

To access ProQuest, you need a personal access code provided, free of charge, to anyone in the college network. To get a personal access code, go to the Login page.

Step by step (simple search)

1. Log in to your CDC account
2. Access ProQuest
3. Enter at least one term in the search box
4. Refine your search, if necessary (publication date, language, type, etc.)
5. Consult the documents: full-text articles are often provided

Articles without full text (description only)
It is possible that certain journals will not give access to the full text of their articles in ProQuest and will therefore only provide a description of the article. However, these journals might provide full text in another database (Repère, Érudit, etc.) or on the Internet, free of charge.

Search help guides

• ProQuest, Quick Start Guide and Search Tips [PDF]
• ProQuest Education LibGuides : Platform Search Tips

Consulting eBooks

To consult or borrow eBooks, you need a personal access code provided, free of charge, to anyone in the college network. To get a personal access code, go to the Login page.

Step by step

1. Log in to your CDC account
2. Access the eBook collection in ÉDUQ.info (collection de livres numériques)
3. Refine your search (search in the collection or filter by author, date, etc.)
4. Consult the document online or download it and borrow it for a pre-determined period
5. To store your reading notes, you must create a ProQuest or EBSCO personal account, as need be

Online help

ProQuest Ebook Central

• ProQuest Ebook Central Help Guide – QuickStart Guide – START HERE (in english)
• ProQuest Ebook Central Help Guide – Print or download a chapter or page range – how-to, limits (in english)
• ProQuest Ebook Central General Libguides. Features E-Learning Modules (in english)

EBSCOhost eBook

• EBSCOhost eBook User Guide

See also

• CDC’s Electronic Resources Guide (in french)

How to borrow paper format documents

Loan, renewal, reservation

ÉDUQ has an extensive collection of digital resources but also offers documents in hard copy. To find a document, consult ÉDUQ and if the document is available on paper, you can borrow it by completing a form. You’ll need this form to reserve a document or to renew a loan.

How to conduct a document search

Here are some resources to help you with your document searches.

Steps to conduct a document search:

1. Specify the search topic
2. Select relevant sources of information and proper search tools
3. Perform the search
4. Access documents or locate them in the library
5. Evaluate the information
6. Cite references

Search tutorials and help guides

• Unlocking Research is a guide to help navigate through the research process.
• Diapason is a learning resource database on how to retrieve information (French).
• Info Research 101 is an interactive tutorial to provide the basics of finding and using information.
• The ProfilTIC section of Profweb is a learning resource database on how to conduct a search, process information, and present it.