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Writing SeminarDr. Jennifer Moore
WELCOME to the LIBRARY
What you can expect from HML
• Knowledgeable degreed librarians on duty over 60 hours per week
• Friendly faces ready to help 101.5 hours per week
• Access to the resources you need both on and off campus
• Resources available in a timely manner
Librarians and support staff
http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff
OhioLINK
POLAR
WorldCAT
Ca. 400,000items
Ca. 20,000,000
items
1.6 billionitems
What we expect you to know
+ even more!
• 250+Databases• 550+ print periodical
subscriptions• Ca. 10,000 online journals• Juvenile collection• Audiovisuals – physical and
streaming
How am I suppose to remember all this
stuff?
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Annotated Bibliography
• Allows you to see what is out there
• Helps you narrow your topic and discard any irrelevant materials
• Aids in developing the thesis • Makes you a better scholar
Research Strategy• Finding the right search term
• Start big and then use patterns you see in the
results list to narrow your topic
• Most resources will have built into their system a
“thesaurus” or “subject” or suggested topics links, use
them• Ask a librarian or your professor for suggestions
• Catalogs – for locating books, maps, musical scores, govt. documents, etc.
• Databases – usually for locating periodical and newspaper articles, but may cover other materials as well
Research Tools
Research Question
• Should it be acceptable for women/girls to
dress as prostitutes for Halloween?
CATALOGS
• POLAR -- Accessing items located at HML (physical and electronic) as well as Law Library
• OhioLINK -- Next Step if you can’t find what you want in the HML collection
• ILL -- option of last resort
Libraries at ONU• Heterick
Memorial Library
• Undergraduate Library, accessible to all
• Taggert Law Library
• Library for Law school, accessible to all
ONU ID is Library card
EVAEva Maglott00021559801
Eva Maglott
Please use all digits in your student ID number.
What do I do next?
Oh no!! There
are so many, and
they are so big!!!
BOOKS
Books - Shortcuts
Hold on, I’ve got an idea!
Books - Shortcuts
Keyword Search• Looks in several locations (usually subject, article title, abstracts or contents)
• Does not require an exact match• Generates comparatively large number of hits (not precise)
• Good if you are not familiar with terminology
Findings Books - POLAR
Findings Books - POLAR
Public terminal on third floor
Finding books -- OhioLINK
• Materials owned by all Ohio colleges, universities, several public libraries
• Link from POLAR permits you to submit requests
• Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days
• No charge • Only 25 requests at a time• May keep up to 84 days
Finding books -- OhioLINK
Finding books -- OhioLINK
What about the Internet?
See “Critically analyzing web resources” at the Google Scholar tab for the Writing Seminar research guide
Google and Wikipedia
• Aren’t evil• Can prove valuable• Can’t be used as a
source• Turn to the databases
for source materials*The CRAAP acronym and descriptions are from Meriam Library at California State University Chico. Used with permission.
What today is all about
• Review• WWW, okay for research
or just a bunch of crazy?• Using databases to find
scholarly research
• Currency * The timeliness of the information.
• Relevance/Coverage *The depth and importance of the information.
• Authority *The source of the information.
• Accuracy *The reliability of the information.
• Purpose/Objectivity *The possible bias present in the information.
What about the internet?
Google ScholarONU buysFull-textdatabase
OhioLINKPermits
Google tolink to full-
text
Google asksto link tocontent
ONU user sees licensed full-textarticles
Run Google ScholarSearch
Note: If working offcampus use, see the Google Scholar tab at the Research Guide
What about the Internet?
Managing Information - RefWorks
• Licensed state-wide, access free to Ohio students for the rest of your life!
• See: http://0-www.refworks.com.polar.onu.edu/
• Write n’ Cite interfaces with MS Word• Excellent Tutorials• Help available at Heterick • Research Guide for Writing Seminar
for instructions on how to get your free-for-a-life-time account
Bibliographic Citation Software
REFWORKS
What do I do next?
Head to the Databases
ResearchDatabases “Pay
to Play”
• Usually created by a single publisher
• Content pre-arranged for easy use
• Quality/ content control thru editorial staff
• Content usually available only to subscribers
• Content source usually identified
and dated
Internet (Search Engines)
• Material from numerous sources, individual. Government, etc.
• Search engines must work with material prepared without regard for specific software
• Quality of material varies• Generally do not access for-
profit information• Content often anonymous
and undated
• Often tools for locating journal and newspaper articles
• Most are subject-specific, some multi-disciplinary
• Many give access to full text of articles
• Heterick has 250+• Available from Heterick home
page
Research Databases
• Periodical means the same as Magazine
Usually magazines are more “popular”
Scholarly v Popular
• JournalsScholarly or ProfessionalPeer reviewed
Ones you might consider for this
assignment
A.Academic Search CompleteB. Masterfile PremierC.Communication and Mass
MediaD.Lexis-Nexis AcademicE.Opposing Viewpoints
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Subject Specific
General Database
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
Academic Search Complete/
Research Strategy
• Amend strategy as needed• Go big or go home
Research Strategy
• Try, try again
Lexis Nexis Academic
General Database
Subject Specific Database
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
Communication and Mass Media
Subject Specific Database
Opposing viewpoints
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
• Use when you need a book or article that is not available online, not owned by ONU or available via OhioLINK
• No charge/ limit on requests• Most requests take 5-7 days to
fill• Use ILL form on
library web pages.
QUESTIONS?
• Ask at the Reference Desk• Phone the Reference Desk –
2185• Contact us by E-mail• [email protected]• Use Chat Help feature or the
IM on the Help page