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TRACI WELCH MORITZ

PUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN/ASSISTANT PROFESSORHETERICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY

SUCCESS @ HML = SUCCESS @ ONU

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 AND SUPPORT STAFF

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 Databases• 821 print periodical subscriptions

• Ca. 10,000 online journals• Juvenile collection• Audiovisuals – physical and streaming

HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO REMEMBER ALL THIS STUFF?

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LIBRARIES AT ONU• Heterick Memorial Library

• Undergraduate Library, accessible to all

•Taggert Law Library

•Library for Law school, accessible to all

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.

Refworks

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 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?

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 time• May keep up to 84 days

FIND A BOOK -- OHIOLINK

FIND A BOOK -- OHIOLINK

FIND A BOOK -- OHIOLINK

BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION SOFTWARE

Exercise #1

• 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

FIND AN ARTICLE

BIG THREE• Academic Search Complete

• Lexis-Nexis• Opposing Viewpoints

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SUBJECT SPECIFIC

FIND AN ARTICLE

FIND AN ARTICLE

• Periodical means the same as Magazine

Usually magazines are more “popular”

• JournalsScholarly or

ProfessionalPeer reviewed

Click on “Periodical Articles”

FIND AN ARTICLE

FIND AN ARTICLE

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

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 building• Arrived means it’s on the open shelves• Expected means it’s not here yet

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

LEXIS-NEXIS

LEXIS-NEXIS

Use the “Power Search” option

HELP/INSTRUCTION

QUESTIONS?

•Ask at the Reference Desk•Phone the Reference Desk – 2185

•Contact us by E-mail•Reference@onu.edu•Use Chat Help feature or the IM on the Help page