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Finding Materials in the Library
Heterick Memorial LibraryOhio Northern University
www.onu.edu\library
Heterick Memorial Library
Books
•Periodical Articles
Heterick Memorial Library
Undergraduate Library, accessible to all
•Taggert Law Library
•Library for Law school, accessible to all
Libraries at ONU
Research ToolsCatalogs – for locating books,
maps, musical scores, govt. documents, etc.
Databases – usually for locating periodical and newspaper articles, but may cover other materials as well
Section 1: Find a Book
POLAROhioLINKWorldCat.org
Click on Library Catalog box at the home page of the library
Find a Book -- POLAR
Find a Book -- POLAR
2. 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
Click on Keyword Tab
Find a Book -- POLAR
1. Subject Search•Looks in one place – subject•Usually requires an exact match between your term and a pre-set list of terms•Precise•Can be used after keyword search has identified specific subjects
Find a Book -- POLAR
Click on Subject Tab•Communication
•Pharmacy
•Education
•Microbiology
•Psychology
•Graphic design
•Graphic arts
•International Affairs
•World politics
• International politics
Find a Book -- POLAR
Find a Book -- POLAR
Find a Book -- POLAR
Materials owned by all Ohio colleges, universities, several public libraries
Ca. 7.5 million items Link from POLAR permits you to submit
requests Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days No charge Limited to 100 items at a time May keep up to 84 days
Find a Book -- OhioLINK
98.5 million+ item catalog Covers libraries worldwide (public,
academic, corporate, museums, etc.) Roughly one item added every 10 secs. Includes materials in MANY formats
including web sites Web sites evaluated by human beings Available from www.worldcat.org
Find a Book -- WorldCat
Section 2: Find an Article
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 Academic Search Premier Subject/Discipline specific Opposing Viewpoints
Databases
Find an Article
Find an Article Periodical means the
same as MagazineUsually magazines are
more “popular”
JournalsScholarly or
ProfessionalPeer reviewed
Find an ArticleOver 20,000 journals indexed,
most are full textDivided by subject area
offered at ONUBegin with a general database,
Academic Search Premier
Find an ArticleClick on “Periodical Articles”
Find an Article
Find an Article
Find an Article
Find an Article
Find an Article
Keyword
Subject
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 Could be available in EJC, the OhioLINK
electronic database.
Find an ArticleAnd 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
Help-Instruction
HELP
Traci Welch Moritz, MLSPublic Services LibrarianAssistant Professor
Heterick Memorial Library
Reference Librarians on duty8-4:30 Mon-Fri6-9 Mon-Thur10-3:30 Sundays