The CDC’s Website Reinvents Itself

You will find renewed resources to explore and a new user-friendly search tool on your college education special library’s website.

We improved our web interface in order to continue to better assist you with the services you need:

Connect!

A user account at the CDC provides access to specialized databases in Education (ProQuest, LearnTechLib (EdITLib)), ebooks (EBSCO eBook, Ebrary), lets you create alerts to be notified when new documents are available in ÉDUQ and even deposit your publication in ÉDUQ!

Be In the Loop!

Subscribe to the CDC’s newsletter. We will keep you informed of new publications in the college community as well as new editions of our College Documentation Bulletin and share tips on topics like information retrieval, etc.

Go ahead, explore our site!

Welcome to EDUQ

The CDC presents EDUQ.info, a digital repository dedicated to the gathering, dissemination and preservation of the intellectual production of the entire Quebec college community.

We invite you to discover this new online tool that:

The purpose of EDUQ.info is to maximize accessibility and sustainability of the documentation produced by the college network and to promote the exchange of ideas and expertise on college education.

Logging in to your CDC account will let you create alerts to be notified when new documents are available in specific collections and even deposit your own publication in EDUQ.info!

We invite you share your comments concerning EDUQ and encourage you to submit your documents. Contact us at info@cdc.qc.ca or write directly to one of the CDC’s librarians.

Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms

Users of the Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) website agree to the terms of use set forth below. The Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) reserves the right to modify these terms at any time without prior notice.

Protection of Personal Information

The Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) does not collect any personal information about a user without his or her permission. The CDC website does not automatically collect any personal information. The CDC does not transmit any personally identifiable user information to third parties.

Voluntary Transmission of Personal Information

Information voluntarily communicated by email or electronic form will never be used to compile a user profile and will never be shared with third parties.

Automatic Transmission of Non-Personally Identifiable Information

Non-personally identifiable information will automatically be exchanged between your computer and the CDC server when you access the website. No information that may be used to identify you is transmitted during this exchange. Information transmitted includes:

Non-Personally Identifiable Data used for Statistical and Technological Purposes

The CDC collects the non-personally identifiable data listed above for statistical and technological purposes only, to track user numbers, to identify the most popular website pages, to compile an overall picture of the technology used by Internet users in order to adapt the website, and to identify the user’s country of origin.

No Warranty

The Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) team wishes to offer its website users quality, reliable, and up-to-date information. However, the CDC does not guarantee the good working order of this website or the reliability, accuracy, or completeness of its content.

Exclusion of Liability

The Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) website content was created, assembled, and distributed for the convenience of users for information purposes only.

The CDC team and its partners are not responsible for any direct or indirect harm caused by using this website or due to its unavailability.

Access to the EDUQ.info the Open Archive

The Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) website includes several points of access to EDUQ.info, the Quebec college network’s open archive. You agree to comply with the EDUQ.info Terms of Use when you access this service.

Links to Other Websites

The Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) website includes links to websites and databases owned and controlled by third parties. The CDC is not responsible for these sites and cannot guarantee that the information contained therein is available in French and/or in English. The terms of use for these sites may vary from those of the CDC website.

College Research Reports

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Artificial intelligence (IA)

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Pédagogie collégiale articles

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How to conduct a document search

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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 (Champlain College St-Lambert).
  • Diapason is a learning resource database on how to retrieve information [in French].
  • Library Research Skills Tutorial is an interactive tutorial to provide the basics of finding and using information (Concordia University).

How to borrow paper format documents

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How to borrow paper format documents

Loan, renewal, reservation

EDUQ has an extensive collection of digital resources but also offers documents in hard copy. To find a document, consult EDUQ.info 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 search

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How to conduct a search

Searching resources in the CDC Collection

The CDC’s documentary collection is available online via EDUQ.info.
A simple keyword search can be performed directly from the search box on the homepage. For more specific queries, EDUQ.info also offers advanced search features and filters.

Consult the comprehensive guide on using EDUQ.info or explore one of its individual sections:

Thematic Guides

The thematic guides developed by the CDC team feature curated selections of essential resources and information sources related to teaching and learning at the college level.

Discipline-Specific Thematic Guide*

Subject-Specific Thematic Guide*

* Guides in french, with some resources in english.


Contact Us

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Contact Us

Contact Information

Centre de documentation collégiale
1111 Lapierre Street
LaSalle, Quebec
Canada
H8N 2J4

 

Information, Loans, and Help with Documentation Research
Email : info@cdc.qc.ca
Telephone : 514-364-3327 Ext. 3 (or Ext. 4, to Leave a message)

Isabelle Laplante, Librarian
isabelle.laplante@cdc.qc.ca
514-364-3327 Ext. 1

 

Karine Bohm, Librarian
karine.bohm@cdc.qc.ca
514-364-3327 Ext. 2

 

Nassima Boudi, Documentation technician
nassima.boudi@cdc.qc.ca
514-364-3327 Ext. 3

Access

Business Hours

Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Please make an appointment before you visit the CDC.

How to get there

The CDC is located at the Carrefour de l’information et des médias (the library) of Cégep André-Laurendeau (Room 3.465). Enter the building at door number 4 (Théâtre Desjardins), take the escalator to the third floor. The library entrance is to your right. At the circulation desk, ask for the CDC.

Parking

You must pay for parking at the pay station and place the voucher on the dashboard of your car at all times.