Success @ HML = Success @ ONU

Traci Welch MoritzPublic Services Librarian/Assistant Professor

Heterick Memorial Library

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

Librarians

http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff

OhioLINK

POLAR

WorldCAT

Ca. 400,000items

Ca. 20,000,000items

1.4 billionitems

What we expect you to know

+ even more!

215 Databases821 print periodical

subscriptionsCa. 10,000 online journalsJuvenile collectionAudiovisuals – physical and

streaming

How am I suppose to remember all this stuff?

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Research Strategy

• Start big doing background reading

• Narrow your topic for a more focused product

• Research narrowed topic using subject specific databases

• Keep track of bibliographic citations to avoid trouble down the road.

Universal Intellectual Standards

Clarity -- Could you elaborate?Accuracy -- Is it really true?Precision -- Could you give more detail?Relevance -- How is that connected?Depth -- Is that dealing with most significant

factors?Breadth -- Do we need to consider another point

of view?Logic -- Does this really make sense?Fairness -- Do I have a vested interest?

Research Tools

Catalogs – for locating books, maps, musical scores, govt. documents, etc.

Databases – usually for locating periodical and newspaper articles, but may cover other materials as well

P:drive, Library Instruction folder, FYE folder, Handouts folder, “Critically analyzing information sources”

What about the Internet?

Google and Wikipedia

Aren’t evilCan prove valuableCan’t be used as a source

Turn to the databases for source materials

From the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites

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?

Google Scholar

ONU buysFull-textdatabase

OhioLINKPermits

Google tolink to full-text

Google asksto link tocontent

ONU user sees licensed full-textarticles

Run Google ScholarSearch

Note: If working offcampus user seesonly citation to articles not full text

What about the Internet?

Libraries at ONU• Heterick

Memorial Library

• Undergraduate Library, accessible to all

• Taggert Law Library

• Library for Law school, accessible to all

ONU ID is Library card

EVAEva Maglott00021559801

Eva Maglott

Please use all digits in your student ID number.

CATALOGS• 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

• ILL -- option of last resort

POLARwww.onu.edu/library

Find a Book -- POLAR

Click on Search POLAR link at the home page of the library

1. 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

Click on Basic (keyword) Tab

Find a Book -- POLAR

Find a Book -- POLAR

E-books

Find a Book -- POLAR

Public terminal on third floor

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

Find a Book -- OhioLINK

Find a Book -- OhioLINK

Find a Book -- OhioLINK

Bibliographic Citation Software

Exercise #2

Find an Article

• 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

BIG THREE• Academic Searc

h Complete• Lexis-Nexis• Opposing Viewp

oints30

SUBJECT SPECIFIC

Find an Article

• Periodical means the same as Magazine

Usually magazines are more “popular”

• JournalsScholarly or

ProfessionalPeer reviewed

Find an Article

Click on “Periodical Articles”

Find an Article

Find an Article

Academic Search Complete

Find an Article

Some articles available full-text html or pdf

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

• It may have to be requested

ILL

Find an Article

It may be available Full text from OhioLINK or another database

Find an Article

And could be available in print

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 buildingArrived means it’s on the open shelvesExpected means it’s not here yet

Find an Article

Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints

Lexis-Nexis

Lexis-NexisUse the “Power Search” option

Help/Instruction

QUESTIONS?

Ask at the Reference DeskPhone the Reference Desk –

2185Contact us by E-mailReference@onu.eduUse Chat Help feature or the

IM on the Help page