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TRACI WELCH MORITZPUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN/
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Using Heterick Memorial Library Resources
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
OhioLINK
POLAR
WorldCAT
Ca. 400,000items
Ca. 10,000,000items
87,000,000+items
What we expect you to know
+ even more!
215 Databases821 print periodical subscriptions
Ca. 10,000 online journalsJuvenile collectionAudiovisuals – physical and streaming
How to remember all the stuff we talk about
Google and Wikipedia aren’t evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.
Internet Tools
Does the information located satisfy the research need?
Is the information factual and unbiased?
See handout “Critically Analyzing Information Sources” at the TREX Research Guide.
Internet Tools
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
WorldCat.org
Catalogs
Heterick Memorial Library
Undergraduate Library, accessible to all
•Taggert Law Library
•Library for Law school, accessible to all
ONU Libraries
ONU ID is Library Card
Off-campus access to all resources and requesting OhioLINKs will require typing in First and Last Name and all 11 digits of ONU ID.
www.onu.edu/library
POLAR
Click on “Search Polar” at the home page of the library
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 timeMay keep up to 84 days
OhioLINK
OhioLINK
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
Databases
Periodical means the same as Magazine
Usually magazines are more “popular”
JournalsScholarly or
ProfessionalPeer reviewed
See TREX 1001 Research Guide for handout.
Databases
Click on “Databases”
Databases
Databases
DatabasesArt and Architecture Digital Media
ARTSTOR
Oxford Reference, Art and Architecture
Iter
JSTOR : the Scholarly Journal Archive
Academic Search Complete
Databases
Some articles available full-text html or pdf
Databases
What if it’s not available PDF or HTML?Always hit the “find it” icon and see what
happens next.
Databases
• It may be available Full text from OhioLINK or another database
Databases
And could be available in print
Databases
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 buildingArrived means it’s on the open shelvesExpected means it’s not here yet
Databases
Databases
Databases
Databases
Databases
Databases
Help/Instruction
Public terminal on third floor
Ask at the Reference DeskPhone the Reference Desk – 2185Contact us by E-mail (Contact Us on
library web pages)Use Chat Help feature or the IMIM feature
QUESTIONS?
