INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH AT HETERICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Kelly Kobiela
Systems Librarian
Slides prepared by Jenny Donley, Catalog Librarian
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INTRODUCTION
o Welcome!o Kelly Kobiela, [email protected] o Feel free to stop by or send an emailo Librarians on duty:
o 8am-4:30pm and 6pm-9pm Monday-Thursday
o 8am-4:30pm Fridayo 10am-3:30pm Sunday
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LIBRARIANS
http://www.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/quick_links/contact_us
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ONU ID = LIBRARY CARD
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MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT
o Allows you to see the items that you have checked out as well as the status of ones you have requested through OhioLINK.
o You can also renew (when possible) items online and view any accrued fines.
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MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT
Enter your first and last name and all 11 digits on your ONU ID.
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ELEMENTS OF THE LIBRARY
oBuildingoResources (print or online)oServicesoStaffoPATRONS
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THE BUILDINGS:TWO LIBRARIES AT
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Heterick Memorial Library
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The library is completely wireless and there are outlets on all three floors of the library for laptops to plug into.
WELCOME TO HETERICK LIBRARY!
Heterick Library is divided into three floors.
First floor – Public services, circulation and reference desks, reference collection, computer labs, current periodicals, microforms, newspapers & new books.
In general, this is a high-traffic area and not conducive to concentrated study.
FIRST FLOOR
First place to go for help:o Check out and return itemso Pick up OhioLINK itemso Pick up Interlibrary loanso Request Course Reserveso Request Audiovisual materials
Remember, Your ONU ID is your library card!
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TECHNOLOGY ON THE FIRST FLOOR
Scanner Attached to the public terminals on the first floor.
Copiers One on each of the three floors. Copies are 10 cents per page
Public terminals to use exclusively with library resources are available on all 3 floors.
Computers Network computers requiring an ONU log-in and password in Large Lab (102A) and Small Lab (102B) and four in front of the Reference Desk.
Microforms/Copier Room Stapler Hole punch Paper cutter
Large Lab: 24 computers, a multi-media projector, and two B&W printers.
FIRST FLOOR LARGE COMPUTER LAB
Small Lab: 8 computers, a color printer and a B&W printer
FIRST FLOOR SMALL COMPUTER LAB
ADDITIONAL LIBRARY INFORMATION:
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HETERICK2GO
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LIBRARY MOBILE APP
SECOND FLOOR
Second floor –Communication Skills Center, classrooms, bound periodicals, open study tables, group study carrels, 1-2 person study carrels. In addition, the juvenile, young adult and graphic novel collections are on the second floor.
The second floor is intended for studying and use of bound periodicals.
SECOND FLOOR
Communications Skills CenterThe CSC professional assistants and peer tutors provide assistance with written and oral skills.
Appointments are necessary.
There are four 4-6 person study
carrels and they are first come/first served.
SECOND FLOORClassrooms and
seminar rooms must be reserved online.
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SECOND FLOOR AND THIRD FLOOR
1-2 person study carrels along east and west walls are first come/first served.
THIRD FLOOR
Third floor – General book collection and oversized book collection,1-2 person study carrels, seating in book stacks, lounge areas.
This is the quietest floor of the library.
There are 1-2 public terminals each on the second and third floors. All of the books in the circulating collection are shelved on the third floor, except for the juvenile,
young adult and graphic novel collections.
Red phone on the second and third floors calls
directly to the Reference Desk!
THIRD FLOOR
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COURSE RESERVES Professors will occasionally place items on course
reserve for students in a particular class to access. An item on course reserve could be an electronic
document, a book, a textbook, a PDF of a book chapter or a DVD from the print/physical collection.
Print/physical reserves require you to visit the library. You can then read the reserve in the library, copy the reserve or scan the information provided.
These items are usually limited to a 1-4 hour check-out period.
Electronic reserves sometimes require logging in with your first and last name and all 11 digits on your university ID.
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COURSE RESERVES
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RESEARCH STRATEGIES
o Start with background reading.o Narrow and focus your topic.o Find the right search terms. o Use patterns you see in the results list
to find additional search terms.o Many resources will have a built-in
thesaurus that will suggest phrases and subjects to search by…use them!
Think of your research as
a tree…broad at the top, but narrow at the bottom!
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LIBRARY RESOURCESo Library Catalog POLARoPOLAR shows holdings for Heterick and Taggert
oResearch DatabasesoThere are general as well
as discipline and subject specific databases
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CATALOG – POLAR
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Books can help you
narrow your research topic by
giving you background information.
Basic keyword searches are a good way to get started.
CATALOG – POLARo Books are arranged on the shelves using Dewey Decimal
Classification Numbers. Think of the these numbers as the shelf address for a book.
o Books found in POLAR will be part of the reference collection (1st floor), juvenile collection (2nd floor), the circulating collection (3rd floor) or e-books available online.
e-book
reference
circulating
e-book
CATALOG – POLAR
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o Some books are available electronically as e-books.
o Click on the link to access the book.
CATALOG – POLAR
HMLo The LOCATION will tell you where the book is shelved. o Make sure it says it is AVAILABLE before you go looking
for it!
CATALOG – POLAR
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o Popular Books and New Books are found on the first floor.
o If there is a date listed, if means the item is checked out. You will need to place a hold (“✔Request”) on the item or request a different copy through OhioLINK.
o Most of the university and college libraries in Ohio share their materials through a consortium catalog called OhioLINK.
CATALOG – OHIOLINK
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CATALOG – OHIOLINK
2. Click on the icon.
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3. Select Ohio Northern U.
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.
CATALOG – OHIOLINK
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DATABASES
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o Databases are often the best tools for locating periodical and newspaper articles.
o Most databases are subject specific, but some are multi-disciplinary and those are a great place to begin your research.
o Many databases give access to full text articles.
DATABASES – FINDING AN ARTICLE:
o Magazines are usually a more “popular” type of periodical.
o Journals are scholarly or professionally peer reviewed periodicals.
o Periodical means the same thing as magazine or journal. However…
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SO KEEP IN MIND…Types of periodical articles:o Magazines
oThese usually consist of more “popular” material
o JournalsoScholarly or ProfessionaloPeer reviewed
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CAN’T I JUST GOOGLE ARTICLES?
Google and Wikipedia:
o Aren’t evilo Can prove valuableo Can’t be used as a
sourceo Turn to the databases
for source material
From the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites
What about Google Scholar?
o Good: gives you an idea of how much is out there, and what search terms to use
o Bad: you can’t narrow your search by peer reviewed journal articles
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BUT I FOUND THIS GREAT WEBSITE…
Critically analyzing web sources
o What? is the page/site abouto Who? created and maintains this siteo Where? is the information coming fromo Why? is the information presented on the
webo When? was the page created or last updatedo How? accurate or credible is the page
From the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites
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TWO WAYS TO LOCATE SPECIFIC DATABASES:
2. Databases are arranged alphabetically by title.1. Databases
are arranged based on the subject area they cover.
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FOUR GREAT DATABASES TO REMEMBER:
o Academic Search Completeo Business Source Completeo MEDLINE with Full Text o Opposing Viewpointso Note: The first three are all
Ebsco databases, which means that they look very similar and are easy to use.
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ALWAYS REMEMBER:o When available, DO select this box:
o Some databases won’t have this box (MEDLINE) because all of their articles are
peer reviewed.o But DON’T select this box:
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FINDING AN ARTICLE:
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FINDING AN ARTICLE:
Hover your mouse over the magnifying glass/folder icon to read an abstract about the article.
FINDING AN ARTICLE:
o Some articles are available in full-text html or as a pdf.
o You can print, email, save, or send these articles to RefWorks.
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FINDING AN ARTICLE:o What if the perfect article isn’t available in html
or as a pdf?
o Always click the button and see what happens!
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FINDING AN ARTICLE:
FOUND IT! LINK TO FULL TEXT:
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FINDING AN ARTICLE:o What if the button DOESN’T find it?
o Don’t click on the link to try find it on the publisher’s website (it won’t be free there).
o Use the article information on this screen to request the article through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
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INTERLIBRARY LOAN (ILL)
All of the information that you need to fill out the ILL form is found on the button’s page that told you the item was not available in our library or the library’s databases.
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS DATABASE
o Opposing Viewpoints is a good non-Ebsco database to use when you are looking for articles to support an argument paper.
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OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS DATABASE
o Make sure to check the “Peer Reviewed Journals” box before you perform your search.
o Click on Advanced Search before you search for anything.
WARNING! ALWAYS REMEMBER TO CITE.
o The Oxford English Dictionary defines plagiarism as:"...the wrongful appropriation or purloining, and publication as one's own, the ideas or the expression of the ideas (literary, artistic, musical, mechanical, etc.) of an other."
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REFWORKS…YOUR CITATION HEADQUARTERS
o Save your articles to review later and create citations with your RefWorks account.
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HAVE QUESTIONS? NEED HELP?
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HAPPY RESEARCHING!o Remember, the
librarians are here to help you with your research. Come back and see us!