Prof. Jenny DonleyCatalog and Knowledge Architect Librarian

Heterick Memorial Library

Science Fiction and PhilosophyDr. Katayama

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Introduction●Welcome!

●Jenny Donley, j-donley.1@onu.edu

●Feel free to visit or email

●Librarians on duty:

●8-4:30, 6-9 Mon – Weds

●8-4 Friday

● reference@onu.edu

Undergraduate Library: accessible to all

Law School Library: accessible to all

Libraries at ONUTaggart Law Library Heterick Memorial Library

ONU card = Library ID

Remember to always use all 11 digits!

How am I supposed to remember all of this stuff?

Research Guides

How to do research: Seven Steps of the Research Process

● STEP 1: IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC

● STEP 2: FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

● STEP 3: USE CATALOGS TO FIND BOOKS AND MEDIA

● STEP 4: FIND INTERNET RESOURCES (if appropriate for the assignment)

● STEP 5: USE DATABASES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES

● STEP 6: EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND

● STEP 7: CITE WHAT YOU FIND

Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University

●State your topic as a question

● Identify main concepts or keywords

●Test the topic: Look for keywords, synonyms, and related terms for the information sought●Subject headings in catalogs●Built-in thesauri in many databases●Reference sources, textbooks, lecture notes, readings●Librarians, Instructors● Internet

Identify and develop your topic: How to start your research

Find Background Information:Background Research

• Background research = Reference books and encyclopedias

• Library catalog• Look at Electronic Reference Sources

box on the tab for this class on the TREX research guide for a link to the library’s databases as well as links to electronic encyclopedias and reference materials.

Use catalogs to find books and media: POLAR, OhioLINK, and ILL

• POLAR: Access physical and electronic items located at HML (Heterick Memorial Library) as well as LAW (Taggart Law Library).

• OhioLINK: Next step if you can’t find what you want in the HML or LAW collections.

• ILL: Option of last resort for books and articles.

Use catalogs to find books and media: POLAR and OhioLINK

Use catalogs to find books and media:

POLAR catalog

Use catalogs to find books and media: POLAR catalog

● Books are arranged on the shelves using Dewey Decimal Classification Numbers. Think of the these numbers as the shelf address for a book.

● Books found in POLAR will be part of the reference collection (1st floor), juvenile collection (primarily 2nd floor), the general circulating collection (3rd floor) or e-books available online.

e-book

reference

circulating

e-book

Use catalogs to find books and media: OhioLINK catalog

●Over 90 university and college libraries in Ohio share their materials through a consortium catalog called OhioLINK

●There are around 10 million items available●A link from POLAR permits you to search OhioLINK and

submit requests. It is also available through the Heterick homepage

●Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days●There is no charge to request materials through OhioLINK●Limited to 100 items checked out at a time●MAY RENEW UP TO 4 TIMES!

Use catalogs to find books and media: OhioLINK catalog

1. From the POLAR catalog, click on the OhioLINK icon to access the consortium catalog.

Use catalogs to find books and media: OhioLINK catalog

2. Click on the icon.

4. Enter your first and last name and all 11 digits exactly as they appear on your ID.

5. Be sure to select Heterick as your pick up location and then click submit.

3. Select Ohio Northern U.

6. An email will be sent when the item is ready for pickup.

Use catalogs to find books and media: OhioLINK catalog

• Does the information located satisfy the research need?

• Is the information factual and unbiased?

• See additional tips for evaluating web sources and web pages in the Research Guide.

Find internet resources (if appropriate for the assignment)

• Currency

• Relevance/Coverage

• Authority

• Accuracy

• Purpose/Objectivity

• Timeliness of the information

• Depth and importance of the information

• Source of the information

• Reliability of the information

• Possible bias present in the information

Find internet resources: Critically analyzing web sources using

the CRAAP Test

Find internet resources: Critically analyzing web sources

• 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

From the University of Wisconsin Library worksheet for evaluating web sites

Web research vs. Library databasesInternet• Material from numerous

sources, individuals, government, etc.

• Search engines must work with material prepared without regard for specific software

• Quality of material varies• Generally do not access for-

profit information• Content often anonymous and

undated

Databases• Usually created by a single publisher• Content pre-arranged for easy

searching• Quality-controlled by editorial staff• Most are available only to

subscribers• Sources are usually identified and

dated• Databases often focus on a specific

subject or discipline, but some cover several areas

• What is the basic definition of a library database?• A library database is an electronic (online) catalog or index

• Library databases contain information about published items

• Library databases are searchable

• The library subscribes to many databases so the ONU community has access to these resources. When you’re searching a database, you are not searching “the web.”

• What types of items are indexed by library databases?• Articles in Journals/Magazines/Newspapers

• Reference Information (i.e. entries from Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.)

• Books & other documentsSource: http://web.calstatela.edu/library/whatisadatabase.htm

Using databases to find periodical articles:Overview of databases

Use databases to find periodical articles:Popular vs. scholarly periodicals

● A periodical is something that is published at regular intervals. Magazines and journals are both periodicals, however…

● Magazines are periodicals that contain more popular content. They tend to have glossy pages, lots of pictures, and can be read and understood by the general public. They contain shorter articles written by a staff of journalists.

● Journals are periodicals that contain scholarly and peer-reviewed articles, written by scholars and researchers, that are aimed at professionals in the field. The articles are longer and have extensive bibliographies at the ends of the articles.

Using databases to find periodical articles: Journal Finder shortcut to periodicals

• Helpful databases to jump start your research:• Academic Search

Complete• JSTOR• MasterFILE Premier• Points of View• Psychology and

Behavioral Sciences Collection

• Religion and Philosophy Collection

• SocINDEX with full text

• Search by subject/discipline to find subject specific databases

Using databases to find periodical articles:Choosing a database

SEARCH…the Discovery Layer

Use databases to find periodical articles: SEARCH Discovery Layer

• What it includes:• POLAR 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• OhioLINK Central Catalog

Use databases to find periodical articles: SEARCH Discovery Layer

Use databases to find periodical articles: SEARCH results for POLAR

Use databases to find periodical articles: SEARCH results for OhioLINK

Use databases to find periodical articles: SEARCH results for eBooks

Use databases to find periodical articles: SEARCH results Full Text

Use databases to find periodical articles: SEARCH results for Find It @ ONU

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Use databases to find periodical articles: SEARCH results for ILL

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Alternate option:

Use databases to find periodical articles: Facets to limit your results

Evaluate and cite what you find: RefWorks Bibliographic Citation Software

See “RefWorks” tab on the Research Guide

Evaluate and cite what you find: RefWorks Bibliographic Citation Software

These are the three citation styles that are most frequently used at ONU:

● MLA (Modern Language Association)● APA (American Psychological Association)● CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)

Always ask your professors which citation style

you should use for their particular class.

Cite what you find: Standard citation formats

Happy Researching!

Remember, the librarians are here to help you with your research. Come and

see us!

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