Annotated Bibliography Research Strategies

Professor Traci Welch Moritz

Public Services LibrarianHeterick Memorial Library

What today is all about

• Aid in constructing research strategy for finding resources for annotated bibliography

• Find resources in library catalog and databases available

To get you

started

How am I going to remember all this stuff she is talking about?

Research Guide

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.

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

What do I do first?Take a look at your topic and identify

key search terms, Ask a question.Most databases now use an implied

Boolean logic search scheme so a keyword search will get you started.

Boolean logic is the use of AND, NOT, OR to narrow or expand your search

See Research Guide for Writing Seminar

WHO CARES?

• 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 conduct research

Research Strategy

What effects did the 18th amendment have on Ohio

What about the web?

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

Critically analyzing web sources

• Currency

• Relevance/Coverage

• Authority

• Accuracy

• Purpose/Objectivity

• Timeliness of the information.

• Depth and importance of the information.

• Source of the information.

• Reliability of the information

• Possible bias present in the information.

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 Writing Seminar Research Guide.

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?

Consider using critically evaluated websites

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

My Library Account• For more information visit the Library

Information page

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?

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

Find an Article

Click on “Databases”

Find an Article

48

Find an Article

BIG THREE• Academic Search

Complete• Lexis-Nexis• Opposing Viewpoi

nts

SUBJECT SPECIFIC

Find an Article

• Periodical means the same as Magazine

Usually magazines are more “popular”

• JournalsScholarly or Professional

Peer reviewed

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

Find an Article• What if it’s not available PDF or HTML?• Always hit the “find it” icon and see what

happens next.

• It may have to be requested

ILL

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

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