Being Human

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

ONU ID = Library Card

EVAEva Maglott00021559801

Eva Maglott

Please use all digits in your student ID number.

OhioLINK

POLAR

WorldCAT

Ca. 400,000items

Ca. 20,000,000items

1.6 billionitems

What we expect you to know:

Plus even more!

• 260+ databases• 400+ print periodicals• Tens of thousands of online journals• Juvenile, young adult, and graphic

novel collections• Audiovisuals – physical and

streaming

How will I rememberall of this?

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Annotated Bibliography

• Allows you to see what is out there

• Helps you narrow your topic and discard any irrelevant materials

• Aids in developing the thesis • Makes you a better scholar

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

• 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

Research Tools

What about Google?

Image by Kimberly Butler

Google and Wikipedia

• Aren’t evil• Can prove valuable• Can’t be used as a source• Turn to the databases for

source materials

• 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.

What about the internet?

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

Google ScholarONU 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 use, see the Google Scholar tab at the Research Guide

What about the Internet?

What do I do next?

Oh no!!

There are

so many,

and they

are so big!!!

BOOKS

Catalogs

• POLAR: Accessing items located at HML (physical and electronic) as well as Taggart Law Library

• OhioLINK: Next step if you can’t find what you want in the HML collection

• ILL: Can’t find the book you need? ILL is the option of last resort.

Libraries at ONUHeterick Memorial

Library

• The undergraduate library is accessible to all ONU students

Taggert Law Library

• The Law Library is accessible to all

POLAR OhioLINK

Finding books

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

Findings Books - POLAR

Findings Books - POLAR

Findings Books: POLAR

• Materials owned by 90+ Ohio colleges, universities, and several public libraries

• Link from POLAR permits you to submit requests

• Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days

• No charge for requesting• 25 requests permitted at a time• May check out items for up to 84

days

Finding books: OhioLINK

Finding books -- OhioLINK

Finding books: OhioLINK

Public terminal on third floor

Managing Information: RefWorks

• 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 tab with additional

info and help

Bibliographic Citation Software

What do I do next?Head to the Databases

• Useful tools for locating journal and newspaper articles

• Most are subject-specific but some are multi-disciplinary

• Many give access to full text of articles

• Heterick has 260+ databases• Accessible from the Heterick

homepage

Research Databases

• Magazines are periodicals that contain more popular content

• Shorter articles written by a staff of journalists

• Written in non-technical language that the general public can understand

Scholarly v Popular Periodicals

• Journals are typically scholarly and professionally peer-reviewed periodicals

• Articles are written by scholars and researchers (experts in their field)

• Articles are longer and have extensive bibliographies at the ends of the articles

Databases you might consider for this

assignmentCouple of General

Databases

• Academic Search Complete

• JSTOR

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Subject Specific

Finding Specific Databases

General Database

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed

articles

Academic Search Complete

Finding Articles

Some articles are available full-text as PDF or HTML

Finding Articles

• What if it’s not available as PDF or HTML?

• Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens next.

Finding Articles

It may be available Full text from OhioLINK or another database

Finding Articles

It may have to be requested through ILL:

Finding Articles

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

• 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 in database or on

the HML homepage

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed

articles

JSTOR

Another General Database

Subject Specific Database

Subject Specific Database

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed

articles

Communication and Mass Media

Subject Specific Database

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed

articles

ATLA

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed

articles

Religion and Philosophy

Subject Specific Database

SEARCH

Search: The Discovery Layer

• A discovery layer sits on top of all the library resources and allows users to access a majority of the information available on one topic with one search.

• Think of it as the roof on a house.

What is a discovery layer?

Reference

resources

Databases

Others…• Newspaper

s• eBooks• Websites• Governmen

t publications

Catalog

Types of Discovery Layer Resources

What is included?• POLAR Catalog• OhioLINK Central Catalog• 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

Caveats

• Brings up a LOT of results• Does not bring up results from all

of the resources we have available• There is a learning curve to using

the discovery layer• Truly not the best for all research

questions

Results: Full Text or 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 help find the best resources

• The discovery layer is a tool, not a solution

• Ask the librarians for help when you get stuck

Help and Reference

QUESTIONS?

• Ask at the Reference Desk or call for help: x2185

• Contact us by email: reference@onu.edu

• Librarians on duty:– Monday – Thursday

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM• 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

– Friday• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM