RESEARCH STRATEGIES

WRITING SEMINARKelly Kobiela, Systems Librarian

Kathleen Baril, Director

Heterick Memorial Library

WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY

Kelly Kobiela, k-kobiela@onu.edu Jenny Donley, j-donley.1@onu.edu Kathleen Baril, k-baril@onu.edu Traci Welch Moritz, t-moritz@onu.edu Reference Email, reference@onu.edu Librarians on duty:

Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

WHAT THE LIBRARY OFFERS:

~400,000 items in POLAR, the ONU library catalog

~20,000,000 items in OhioLink 260 Databases 400+ print periodicals Tens of thousands of electronic journal titles Juvenile, Young Adult, and Graphic Novel

collections DVDs, CDs, streaming audiovisuals, and

streaming music

LIBRARIES AT ONU

Heterick Memorial Library Undergraduate library

and accessible to all students

Taggart Law Library Library for law school

and accessible to all students

ONU ID CARD = LIBRARY ID CARD

Use the entire 11 digit number

WHAT THIS DAY IS ALL ABOUT

Constructing/developing a research strategy for finding resources

Finding available resources in the library’s catalog and databases

Tools for managing the resources that you have found

UH…I’M NOT GOING TO REMEMBER ALL OF THIS…

UH…I’M NOT GOING TO REMEMBER ALL OF THIS…

HOW TO DO RESEARCH:SEVEN STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS

Step 1: Identify and develop your topic Step 2: Find background information Step 3: Use catalogs to find books and media Step 4: Find internet resources (if appropriate

for the assignment) Step 5: Use databases to find periodical

articles Step 6: Evaluate what you find Step 7: Cite what you find

Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University

HOW TO START YOUR RESEARCH

State your topic as a question Identify main concepts or keywords Test the topic – look for keywords and

synonyms and related terms for the information sought Subject headings in catalogs Built-in thesauri in many databases Reference sources Textbooks, lecture notes, readings Internet Librarians, instructors

EXAMPLE OF A CONCEPT MAP

CONCEPT MAPPING

INTERNET RESOURCES

Google Google Scholar

Wikipedia Helpful for identifying additional keywords

and subjects for your concept map Does the information located satisfy the

research need? Is the information factual and unbiased? Refer to Critically Analyzing Web

Sources/CRAAP Test

CRITICALLY ANALYZING WEB SOURCESCRAAP TEST

Currency Timeliness of the information

Relevance/Coverage Depth and importance of the information

Authority Source of the information

Accuracy Reliability of the information

Purpose/Objectivity Possible bias present in the information

BACKGROUND RESEARCH Background research = Reference and Encyclopedias Library catalog Look at Databases/Reference tab in the Writing Seminar

research guide for a link to the library’s databases as well as links to electronic encyclopedias and reference materials

CATALOGS – BOOKS AND MEDIA POLAR Catalog – Search for physical and electronic

items (ebooks and ejournals) that are available from Heterick Memorial Library and Taggart Law Library

FIND A BOOK – POLAR: KEYWORD SEARCH

Looks in several locations Subject Article title Abstracts Table of contents

Does not require an exact match Generates comparatively large number of

hits Good if you are not familiar with terminology Good for a beginning search

FIND A BOOK – POLAR: SUBJECT SEARCH

Looks at the subject headings in the records Requires an exact match Provides a results list with related headings

to use for broader and narrower searches Generates comparatively smaller number of

hits Good if you are familiar with terminology Good for a next step after a keyword search

POLAR – RESULTS

ebook

Law Library

Heterick Library

POLAR – MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT

FIND A BOOK – OHIOLINK

Materials owned by 92 other libraries in Ohio: colleges, universities, public libraries

Can submit request for an item to be delivered to Heterick Memorial Library

Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days No charge to request items (unless they

become overdue) Maximum of 25 requests at a time Items can usually be renewed

FIND A BOOK – OHIOLINK

From POLAR results list: Button will recreate the POLAR search in

OhioLINK From an item record:

Button will go directly to the same item Use if the copy in POLAR is checked out

Direct link to the OhioLINK catalog: http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/search

FIND ARTICLES – DATABASES What is the basic definition of a library database?

A library database is an electronic (online) catalog or index Library databases contain information about published items Library databases are searchable The library subscribes to many databases so the ONU

community has access to these resources. When you’re searching a database, you are not searching “the web.”

What types of items are indexed by library databases? Articles in Journals/Magazines/Newspapers Reference Information (i.e. entries from Encyclopedias,

Dictionaries, etc.) Books & other documents

Source: http://web.calstatela.edu/library/whatisadatabase.htm

WEB RESEARCH VS. LIBRARY DATABASES

Internet Material from numerous

sources, individuals, 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

Databases Usually created by a single

publisher Content pre-arranged for

easy searching Quality-controlled by

editorial staff Most are available only to

subscribers Sources are usually

identified and dated Databases often focus on

a specific subject or discipline, but some cover several areas

FIND ARTICLES – DATABASES

FIND ARTICLES – DATABASES Recommended

Databases Academic Search

Complete Business Source

Complete GreenFILE Health Source :

Nursing/Academic Edition

MasterFILE Premier

SPORTDiscus

Databases by Subject

USE DATABASES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES: POPULAR VS. SCHOLARLY PERIODICALS

Popular = Magazine Scholarly = Journal

Magazines are periodicals that contain more popular content. They tend to have glossy pages, lots of pictures, and can be read and understood by the general public. They contain shorter articles written by a staff of journalists.

Journals are periodicals that contain scholarly and peer-reviewed articles, written by scholars and researchers, that are aimed at professionals in the field. The articles are longer and have extensive bibliographies at the ends of the articles.

ARTICLES – FULL TEXT

FIND IT @ ONU

Find It @ ONU takes you from a database where you don’t have full text access to a database where you do have full text access

SEARCH

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

POLAR Article-level searching for all EBSCO

databases Article-level searching for a variety of other

databases: JSTOR, Hoover’s, AccessPharmacy, etc.

Title-level searching for most other databases: IEEE, CIAO, Proquest Nursing & Allied Health

OhioLINK Central Catalog Not all databases are included, ask a

librarian which databases are not included.

RESULTS: FULL TEXT, POLAR

RESULTS: OHIOLINK

RESULTS: FIND IT @ ONU

RESULTS: ILL When in doubt, email: ill@onu.edu

FACETS: LIMIT YOUR RESULTS

MANAGE INFORMATION - REFWORKS

EXPORT TO REFWORKS

Most databases will have “export”

If there isn’t an export, check for “download”

AND FINALLY…DON’T FORGET THAT THE LIBRARIANS ARE HERE TO HELP!

Librarians on reference duty:

Monday – Thursday8:00 AM – 4:30 PM6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday8:00 AM – 4:30 PM