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Material Available
At Home/ School
• Catalogs• Core EBSCO
At ONU
• Catalogs• Core EBSCO• Unique databases• Books
Available EBSCO Databases
Available EBSCO Databases
March 2010
Resource Providers
• InfOhio – serving Ohio’s schools http://www.infohio.org/ER/ER9-12.asp• OPLIN – serving Ohio’s public libraries
http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/• OhioLINK – serving Ohio’s college and
university libraries http://www.ohiolink.edu
Printing, Downloading, Saving
• All three catalogs allow you to mark entries and later to save or E-mail them.
• Most databases offer the same options• If you have created an EBSCO account,
you can save articles to it.• If you have a flash memory device, you
can save articles to it.• Today, you SHOULD be able to print
without charge in the labs.
EBSCO Account
Click here to logon or create
an account
RESEARCH TOOLS
• Catalogs – includes printed and E-books, maps, government
documents, etc.
• Research Databases – covers periodical articles, statistics, etc.
• Web Resources
CATALOGS - SIZE
The amount of material covered by each catalog varies. The larger the
catalog the more likely you are to locate items of use.
POLAR – 400,000 items
OhioLINK – 10 million+ items
WorldCAT – 110 million+ items
CATALOGS
The amount of material covered by each catalog varies. The larger the
catalog the more likely you are to locate items of use.
POLAR – ONU material only
OhioLINK – Ohio Academic libraries
WorldCAT – Everything in the world
Catalog Content
Materials commonly listed in catalogs:• Books• Maps• Music Scores• Audiovisual materials• Government documents• Increasingly links to resources on the Internet
Not newspaper and magazine articles
Search Screen Conventions - POLAR
Multiple search term boxes
Set type of search. Default is Any Field
Search Screens - POLAR
Set logical relationship between terms:• And• Or• Not
Search Screens - POLAR
Focus search by limiting
Material type
Language
Year
Search Screens - OhioLINK
Search Screens – WorldCAT.Org
Database Search Strategies
• Specific searches – author, title• Concept searches - subject, keyword• Limiting features – date, language, etc.• Search history – records searches and
allows you to mix and match terms• When in doubt, start with a Keyword
Search
Major Types of Searching by Concept- Keyword
• 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
Major Types of Searches by Concept- Subject
• 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
Databases
• Used mostly for locating newspaper and magazine articles
• Access through http://www.onu.edu/library
• Offer broad and subject-specific
coverage• Some are available to general public
via InfOhio and OPLIN
Multi-disciplinary Databases
• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)– Good for general searches– Great place to start for most topics
• Opposing Viewpoints– Good for any topic that has multiple sides– Browse Issues or Search
Search Screens - EBSCO
Databases – Where to find
http://www.onu.edu/library
Databases tab
A – Academic Search
O – Opposing Viewpoints
Other Sources
Bluffton Public Library • Can fill loan requests• Need to have a library card (parental permission required)• See: http://blufftonlibrary.oplin.org/Interlibraryloan.htm
Bluffton University• Does not fill loan requests, but materials can be used in the library
Findlay/ Hancock Co. Public Library
Macomb Public Library
Contact Us
You can contact any of the librarians:
Kelly Kobiela – [email protected]
Jenny Donley – [email protected]
Kathleen Baril – [email protected]
Traci Moritz – [email protected]
Cheng Cheng – [email protected]
You can also email [email protected]
