TREX 1001 Riess

Traci Welch MoritzPublic Services Librarian/Assistant Professor

Heterick Memorial Library

The Good and the Bada$$ World of the Library

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. 20,000,000items

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?

7

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

What about the Internet?

See “Critically analyzing web resources” at the Google Scholar tab for the TREX 1001 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.

• 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 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 use, see the Google Scholar tab at the Research Guide

What about the Internet?

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

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.

Finding books• POLAR• OhioLINK

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

Finding books -- POLAR

Keyword search for

Clint Eastwood

Finding books -- POLAR

• 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

Finding books -- OhioLINK

Finding books -- OhioLINK

Public terminal on third floor

What do I do next?• Head to the 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 200+• 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 need to know how to use

BIG THREE+

• Academic Search Complete

• Masterfile Premier

• Lexis-Nexis• Opposing Viewp

oints

Subject Specific

31

Find an Article

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

• It may have to be requested

ILL

Find an Article

• It may be available Full text from OhioLINK or another database

Find an Article

• And could be available in print

Find an Article

Find an Article

• Reserve means the periodical/journal is held at the front desk.

• Current means the issue is new and is available on the open shelves beside the computer lab.

• All others are upstairs and arranged alphabetically by title.

• Bound means it’s out of the building• Arrived means it’s on the open shelves• Expected means it’s not here yet

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

Lexis-Nexis

Lexis-NexisUse the “Power Search” option

Help/Instruction

QUESTIONS?

• Ask at the Reference Desk• Phone the Reference Desk – 2185• Contact us by E-mail• Reference@onu.edu• Use Chat Help feature or the IM on

the Help page