Being Human
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
What about Google?
Image by Kimberly Butler
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 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?
Research Question
• Has reading the Harry Potter series made today’s youth more accepting of diversity?
• A Discovery Layer sits on top of all the library resources and allows users to access a majority of the information available on one topic with one search.
• Think of it as the roof on a house.
What is it?
Current search methods
Reference resources
Databases Others…• Newspapers• eBooks• Websites• Government
publications
Catalog
Caveats
• Does not bring up results from all resources we have
available
• Learning curve
• Truly not the best for all research questions
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
Results: Full Text, Polar
Results: OhioLink
Results: Find It @ ONU
Results: ILL
Facets: Limit Your Results
Things to Remember
• Facets are your Friend: After you search, limit your results to what you really want
• A tool not a solution: This is not the solution to everything
• Ask the librarians for help• There will still be some small
changes coming
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.
Definitions
Reference Sources
Oxford Reference Books
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
Findings Books - POLAR
Keyword search for
parodyblasphemy
Findings Books - POLAR
Findings 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
Finding books -- OhioLINK
Finding books -- OhioLINK
Finding books -- OhioLINK
Public terminal on third floor
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
• 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
Couple general
• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
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Subject Specific
General Database
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
Academic Search Complete/
Research Strategy
Finding Articles
Finding Articles
Some articles available full-text html or pdf
Finding Articles
• What if it’s not available PDF or HTML?
• Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens next.
Finding Articles
• It may be available Full text from OhioLINK or another database
Finding Articles
• And could be available in print
Finding Articles
• 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
Finding Articles
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.
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
JSTOR
General Database
Subject Specific Database
Subject Specific Database
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
Communication and Mass Media
Subject Specific Database
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
ATLA
Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
Religion and Philosophy
Subject Specific Database
Help/Instruction
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