KATHLEEN BARIL , LIBRARIAN

Heterick Memorial Library

Trex: Critical Media Literacy

What We Cover

Brief introduction to the librariesBasic research processHow to find periodical articlesHow to citeEnd - - hands on worksheet

WELCOME to the LIBRARY

• Kathleen Baril, k-baril@onu.edu• Heather Crozier, h-crozier@onu.edu• Jenny Donley, j-donley.1@onu.edu• Kelly Kobiela, k-kobiela@onu.edu• Reference Email, reference@onu.edu

Librarians on duty:

Monday – Friday8:00 AM - 12PM, 1PM – 4:30 PM

Monday – Thursday6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Heterick Memorial Library Resources

Print books and ebooks.Databases – for finding magazine, journal

and newspaper articles, covering a wide variety of subjects and disciplines.

Electronic and print journalsJuvenile collectionAudiovisuals – physical and streaming

Heterick Memorial Library

Undergraduate Library, accessible to

all students

Taggart Law Library

Library for Law School, accessible to

all students

ONU Libraries

How to do research: the Research Process

Identify and

develop your topic

Look for backgroun

d information to learn

more

Identify appropriate tools and resources for finding

more informatio

n

Evaluate your

findingsCite

Remember, the research process is circular. Try multiple searches using different combinations of your keywords.

How to start your research

Identify main concepts or keywordsLook for keywords, synonyms, and related

terms for the information sought Google it! Subject headings in catalogs Built-in thesauri in many databases Reference sources Textbooks, lecture notes, readings Librarians, instructors

Find Background Information – Library Catalog

POLAR Catalog Search for physical and electronic items (ebooks and ejournals)

that are available at Heterick Memorial Library and Taggart Law Library

Determine What Type of Information you need

Type of Information Purpose Source

Background or Historical

Information

Provides a broad overview of a subject.

Books, encyclopedias, government documents.

Current Information

Describes recent events.

Newspaper and magazine articles, government documents, websites.

Scholarly Information

Provides research studies and in-depth analysis of issues.

Scholarly journal articles and books.

Adapted from University Libraries, University of Maryland, http://www.lib.umd.edu/tl/guides/identifying-resources.

Tools to find those Resources

Sources Tools Books, e-books and encyclopedias

POLAR library catalog, OhioLINK Central catalog, Search

Scholarly journal articles Databases and Search

Magazine articles Databases and Search

Newspaper articles Databases and Search

Websites Internet

Adapted from University Libraries, University of Maryland, http://www.lib.umd.edu/tl/guides/identifying-resources

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 the library homepage

Databases

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.

Databases

Choose Databases by Title or by Subject from the library’s homepage.

Scholarly Journals/Periodicals are:• Peer-reviewed• Contain in general, longer articles• Have in-text citations and a

bibliography or works cited page(s)• Written by scholars and experts in the

field of study• Targeted to scholars and students in a

particular field of study

Identifying Scholarly Journals

Popular Periodicals

Magazines or Popular Periodicals• Have glossy pages and lots of

pictures• Are edited by magazine editors• Contain articles usually written

by staff journalists• Usually contain short articles• Are targeted to general

audiences

Searching in Databases: Boolean Operators

Use Boolean operators in library databases and catalogs when searching to find more relevant results.

AND – Use for narrowing a search. Example: television and violence

OR – Use to expand a search. Example: violence or gun violence

NOT – Use to exclude a search term. Example: television NOT streaming services

Database: Academic Search Complete

A great general database to start your research. Use limiters to narrow your search.

Academic Search Complete - Results

Click on Find IT @ONU to access the full text of your article outside of the database.

Click on Request this item through Interlibrary Loan to request an article be sent from another library. This process takes at most 3 days, articles are emailed to you directly.

Academic Search Complete - Results

• Click on the magnifying glass to view the abstract for the article.

• Full text if available will be in PDF or HTML format. Choose PDF whenever possible as this format is easier to cite and contains all photos and data tables.

Databases

Many other databases covering a variety of subjects use the same interface as Academic Search Complete.

Search

Search is the first search box that appears on the library’s homepage. Searches catalogs and most databases simultaneously.

Search

What is included? POLAR catalog OhioLINK catalog 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

Ask at the Reference DeskPhone the Reference Desk : 419-

772-2185Contact us by e-mail,

reference@onu.eduContact me directly,

k-baril@onu.edu or 419-772-2188

QUESTIONS?