EXDS 2001Christianity, Economics and the Good LifeDr. Forrest Clingerman

Prof. Traci Welch Moritz

Public Services Librarian

Heterick Memorial Library

• Aid in constructing research strategy for finding resources

• Find resources in library catalog and databases available

• Everything shown today is available at Research Guide for this class.

What today is all about

To get you

started

Research Guide

Take a look at your topic and identify key search terms, Ask a question.

Most databases now use an implied Boolean logic search scheme so a keyword search will get you started.

Boolean logic is the use of AND, NOT, OR to narrow or expand your search

See Research Guide

What do I do first?

WHO CARES?

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.

Ask a question

• Licensed state-wide, access free to Ohio students for the rest of your life!

• See: http://0-www.refworks.com.polar.onu.edu/• Write n’ Cite interfaces with MS Word• Excellent Tutorials• Help available at Heterick • Research Guide for instructions on how

to get your free-for-a-life-time account

Managing Information - RefWorks

REFWORKS

Bibliographic Citation Software

What do I do next?Use library resources to continue your background research.

Researching -- Catalogs

• Highly structured information environmentWay individual records are arrangedSubject headingsCatalog software optimized for aboveDeal with material in many formats

• Implies heavy human involvement• Emphasis on precision• Preparation relatively labor-intensive• Implies a learning curve to use successfully

Find a Book -- POLAR

Oh no!! There

are so many,

and they are so

big!!!

Books - Shortcuts

Hold on, I’ve got an idea!

Books - Shortcuts

• More to come in a minute

FIND A BOOK∞POLAR

• 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

• Look for the same or similar words which keep appearing

FIND A BOOK∞POLAR

• 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

FIND A BOOK∞POLAR

• See Research Guide for suggestions• Click on the “Find Similar Items” link

found on each item record

Find a Book∞OhioLink

• Materials owned by all Ohio colleges, universities, several public libraries

• Ca. 10 million items• Link from POLAR permits you to submit

requests. Available from Heterick home page• Most requests arrive in 3-5 working days• No charge • Limited to 100 items at a time• MAY RENEW UP TO 6 TIMES

Find a Book∞OhioLink

SearchOhio• Access to several Ohio public libraries• Access via OhioLINK• An option when item wanted is not available at ONU or

through OhioLINK

Google and Wikipedia aren’t intrinsically evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.

Internet Tools

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 please see the “google scholar” tab at the Research Guide for information on how to set your “scholar preferences”

Internet Tools

• What? is the page/site about• Who? created and maintains this site• Where? Is the information coming from • Why? Is the information presented on the web • When? Was the page created or last updated• How? Accurate or credible is the page

Critically analyzing web sources

Used with permission by the library staff at Wisconsin

What do I do next?Use databases to find articles based on your

search strategy

Current search methods

Reference resources

Databases Others…• Newspapers• eBooks• Websites• Government

publications

Catalog

• Natural language searching

• Encourage better or more sophisticated searching

• Search across all local content

• Quicker results

Why did we get it?

Caveats

• Does not bring up results from all resources we have

available

• Learning curve

• Truly not the best for all research questions

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

Find an Article

• Periodical means the same as Magazine

Usually magazines are more “popular”

• JournalsScholarly or Professional

Peer reviewed

• 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 over 250

Research Tools∞Databases

• Over 20,000 journals indexed, most are full text

• Divided by subject area offered at ONU

• Begin with a general database, • Academic Search Complete• JSTOR

Research Tools∞Databases

A.Academic Search Complete/Masterfile Premier

B.Business Source CompleteC.JSTORD.Lexis-Nexis AcademicE.ATLA

Research Tools∞Databases

General Database

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles

Academic Search Complete

General Database

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles

JSTOR

• Until microform arrives• 30 days• 30 days• 30 days• Until microform arrives• 30 days• 30 days• 30 days• 30 days• 30 days• 30 days• 30 days• 30 days• Until microform arrives• 30 days• Until microform arrives• 30 days

• Ada Herald• Akron Beacon Journal• The Blade -- Toledo• Chicago Tribune• Chronicle of Higher Education• Cincinnati Enquirer• Columbus Dispatch• Courier -- Findlay• Courier Journal -- Louisville• Dayton Daily News• Kenton Times• Lima News• Los Angeles Times• New York Times• Plain Dealer -- Cleveland• Wall Street Journal• Washington Post

Newspapers at Heterick

Lexis Nexis Academic Wall Street Journal Historical New York Times Newspaper databases at HML

Lexis Nexis Academic

Subject Specific Database

• Select from database list those resources best suited to your topic.

• Use when you need a book or article that is not available online, not owned by ONU or available via OhioLINK

• No charge/ limit on requests• Most requests take 5-7 days to fill• Use ILL form on library web pages.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

• Ask at the Reference Desk• Phone the Reference Desk – 2185• Contact us by E-mail

reference@onu.edu • t-moritz@onu.edu for personal

reference appointments

QUESTIONS?