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ENGL 1421Intensive Composition 2
Professor Traci Welch MoritzPublic Services Librarian
Heterick Memorial Library
Introduction• Welcome • Traci Welch Moritz, t-moritz@onu.edu• Feel free to visit or email• Librarians on duty 8-4, 6-9 Mon –
Thurs, 8-4 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays
• IM and Chat Reference available certain times
How am I suppose to remember all this stuff?
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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 we’ll do today
• What is field research?• How to do research• How to use library
resources to do research• What resources to use
when doing research
Field Research• Field research can be considered either as a
broad approach to qualitative research or a method of gathering qualitative data. The essential idea is that the researcher goes “into the field” to observe the phenomenon in it’s natural state or in situ. As such, it is probably most related to the method of participant observation. The field researcher typically takes extensive field notes which are subsequently coded and analyzed in a variety of ways (Trochimn, B 1999)
Field Research• What is qualitative research?• Qualitative research is a method of inquiry employed
in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts.[1] Qualitative researchers aim to gather an in-depth understanding of human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior. The qualitative method investigates the why and how of decision making, not just what, where, when. Hence, smaller but focused samples are more often needed, rather than large samples.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research
Field Research • Observation
– Participant– Direct
• Interview• Survey
– Print– Person
– Mail/Email– Phone
Field Research
• More info on qualitative research• http://
www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/qual.php • http://
www.qsrinternational.com/what-is-qualitative-research.aspx
• http://wilderdom.com/research/QualitativeVersusQuantitativeResearch.html
• http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~mryder/itc/pract_res.html
Field Research
• Finding information about how to do field research
• Catalogs• Databases• Other types of reliable resources
Writing an analytical research paper
DO:• Exploring the topic• Research the topic• Explain the topic• Critically evaluate• Use primary and
secondary resources
DO NOT:• Take a stance• Be persuasive• Worry about your
definitive research question too soon
Ask a question
• 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 catalogsBuilt-in thesauri in many databases
Reference sources Textbooks, lecture notes, readings Internet Librarians, Instructors
How to do research
What do I do next?Use library resources to continue your background research.
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
POLAR
Find a book -- POLAR
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
Find a Book -- POLAR
Find a Book -- POLAR
Checked out at HML, try at OhioLINK
Checked out at HML but available at law library so head over there
Available as e-book, click the link and follow the directions
Find a Book -- POLAR
E-books
Find a Book -- POLAR
Public terminal on third floor
• 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
Find a Book -- OhioLINK
Find a Book -- OhioLINK
Find a Book -- OhioLINK
1. Make sure copies are available at other libraries
2. Click on request button
Find a book -- OhioLINK
3. Select Ohio Northern
4. Enter your first and last name and all 11 digits exactly as they appear on your ID
5. Be sure to select Heterick as your pick up location and then click submit.
6. An email will be sent when the item is ready for pickup
Find a book -- SearchOhio• Access to several Ohio public libraries• Access via OhioLINK• An option when item wanted is not
available at ONU or through OhioLINK
My Library Account
Allows you to see what you have checked out and requested. Allows you to renew online (if possible). Allows you to see charges on your account.
My Library Account
Enter first and last name and all 11 digits on university ID
• For more information visit the Library Information page
My Library Account
Library App• http://journals.onu.edu/home_page/libinfo/mobile
.cfm
Bibliographic Citation Software
Use “RefWorks” tab in the ENGL Research guide for more information
What do I do next?
Consider using critically evaluated websites
FIND INTERNET RESOURCES Comprehensive search engines: • Alta Vista • Ask.com • Excite
Subject portals:
• Librarians' Index to the Internet
• WWW Virtual Library
Multi-engine searching: MetaCrawler VivisimoWIKIPEDIA
• Scholar.Google
• Hotbot • Lycos • Wisenut
RESEARCH TOOLS∞INTERNET
RESEARCH TOOLS∞INTERNET
Google and Wikipedia aren’t evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.
Google Scholar
ONU 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 user seesonly citation to articles not full text. See the Research Guide for help in setting up Google Scholar for off-campus access.
RESEARCH TOOLS∞INTERNET
• Does the information located satisfy the research need?
• Is the information factual and unbiased?
• See handout “Critically Analyzing Information Sources” at the “Web” tab on the ENGL 1421 Research Guide.
RESEARCH TOOLS∞INTERNET
What do I do next?
Use databases to find articles based on your search strategy
Research Tools∞Databases
• 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 212
Click on “Databases”
Find an Article
Find an Article
BIG THREE• Academic Search
Complete• Lexis-Nexis• Opposing Viewpoi
nts
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SUBJECT SPECIFIC
Find an Article
• Periodical means the same as Magazine
Usually magazines are more “popular”
• JournalsScholarly or Professional
Peer reviewed
Find an Article
General Database
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
Academic Search Complete/ Masterfile Premier
General Database
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
JSTOR
Find an Article
Some articles available full-text html or pdf
Find an Article
• What if it’s not available PDF or HTML?• Always hit the “find it” icon and see what
happens next.
Find an Article
Find an Article
• It may be available Full text from OhioLINK or another database
Find an Article• And could be available in print
Lexis-Nexis
Lexis-Nexis
Lexis-Nexis
Consider using the “Advanced search” option
Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints
Subject Specific Database
There are 3 citation styles that are in frequent used at ONU. They are:
• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• APA (American Psychological Association)
• CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)
Cite what you find using standard formats
HOW TO DO RESEARCH
STEP 7
Off campus access
Web Management
Be sure to click on the “Off campus access tab” to begin
HELP
Traci Welch Moritz, MLSPublic Services LibrarianAssistant Professor
Heterick Memorial Library
t-moritz@onu.edu419-772-2473419-772-2185
Reference Librarians on duty8a-4p Mon-Fri6p-9p Mon-Thur10a-3:30p Sundays
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