Food for Thought

Prof Traci Welch MoritzInstruction & Access Services

LibrarianAssistant Professor

What we’ll do today

• Learn how to use library resources

• Figure out what search strategies to employ to satisfy assignment requirements

• Learn how to identify best resources to use

How to remember all this stuff

The assignments I’ll be talking about

1. Choose a controversial food-related topic

2. Find an article in a popular media source

3. Put together an annotated bibliography (APA format)

4. Position papera. Introduction of topicb. Current standingc. Explain both sides

What I need to know to begin this project

• How the libraries at ONU work• Boolean Logic• Primary vs. Secondary

resources• Scholarly v. Popular• Identifying search terms

ONU ID is Library card

EVAEva Maglott00021559801

Eva Maglott

Please use all digits in your student ID number.

Research Strategy

• Finding the right search term• Start big and then use patterns

you see in the results list to narrow your topic

• Most resources will have built into their system a “thesaurus” or “subject” or suggested topics

links, use them• Ask a librarian or your professor

for suggestions

What do I do first?

Google and Wikipedia

• Are not evil• Can prove valuable• Should never be used

as a scholarly source• Turn to the databases

for source materialsFrom the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites

ONU buysFull-textdatabase

OhioLINKPermits

Google tolink to full-text

Google asksto link tocontent

ONU user sees licensed full-textarticles

Run GoogleSearch

Google Scholar

See “Google Scholar” tab at Research guide for information about off-campus access

Google Scholar

• Currency * The timeliness of the information.

• Relevance/Coverage *The depth and importance of the information.

• Authority *The source of the information.

• Accuracy *The reliability of the information.

• Purpose/Objectivity *The possible bias present in the information.

*The CRAAP acronym and descriptions are from Meriam Library at California State University Chico. Used with permission.

What about the internet?

What do I do next?

Oh no!! There

are so many, and

they are so big!!!

Books - Shortcuts

Hold on, I’ve got an idea!

Books - Shortcuts

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

Finding books

• POLAR• OhioLINK

Finding books -- POLAR

Keyword search for

Spelt

Finding books -- POLAR

Finding books -- OhioLINK

spelt

Finding books -- OhioLINK

Maybe

No

No

What do I do next?

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

• Periodical means the same as Magazine

Usually magazines are more “popular”

Scholarly v Popular

•JournalsScholarly or ProfessionalPeer reviewed

Journal Articles

• Can start with the general Academic Search Complete

• Look at list and see if others sound like possibilities (head to subject specific databases)

Finding Databases

Academic Search Complete

EbscoHost Databases

Agriculture

Agricola

Greenfile

 Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index

Proquest Nursing

Health Source Complete

MedLine

Plagiarism: don’t do it

What’s next? Citing your resources

APAThe Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association describes the rules used to write papers following APA style. This style is used in psychology, sociology, business, economics, nursing, social work, and criminology. MLAModern Language Association documentation guidelines are often used in the humanities fields, including English, comparative literature, literary criticism, and foreign-languages.

Turabian/ChicagoChicago style is a documentation style used in history and other humanities fields and uses footnotes or endnotes.

Bibliographic Citation Software

• Ask at the Front Desk• Phone the Reference Desk –

2185 (see library page for available hours)

• Contact by E-mail reference@onu.edu

• t-moritz@onu.edu

QUESTIONS?