1. Communication Research Methods Professor Agozzino Jenny Donley Catalog and Serials Librarian Heterick Memorial Library

2. Introduction Welcome Jenny Donley, j-donley.1@onu.edu Feel free to visit or email Librarians on duty: 8-4:30, 6-9 Mon Thurs 8-4 Friday reference@onu.edu

3. Libraries at ONU Taggart Law Library Law School Library; accessible to all Heterick Memorial Library Undergraduate Library; accessible to all

4. ONU card = Library ID Remember to always use all 11 digits.

5. How am I supposed to remember all of this stuff? Research Guides

6. Research Guide: Communication and Media Studies

7. How to do research: Find Background Information

8. Research Tools - Catalogs POLAR: Accessing physical and electronic items located at HML (Heterick Memorial Library) as well as LAW (Taggart Law Library). OhioLINK: Next step if you cant find what you want in the HML or LAW collections. ILL: Option of last resort for books and articles.

9. Find a book: POLAR

10. Find a book: POLAR 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 (2nd floor), the circulating collection (3rd floor) or e-books available online. e-book reference e-book circulating

11. Find a book: OhioLINK Most of the 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 submit requests. Available from the Heterick homepage Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days No charge Limited to 100 items at a time MAY RENEW UP TO 4 TIMES!

12. Find a book: POLAR and OhioLINK 1. Click on the OhioLINK icon to access the consortium catalog.

13. Find a book: OhioLINK 2. Click on the icon.

14. FIND A BOOK: OHIOLINK 3. Select Ohio Northern U. 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. 6. An email will be sent when the item is ready for pickup.

15. Internet Tools 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 Writing Seminar Research Guide

16. Internet Tools: CRAAP Currency TestTimeliness of the information Relevance/Coverage Depth and importance Authority Source of the Accuracy Reliability of the Purpose/Objectivity Possible bias present in of the information information information the information

17. Internet Tools: 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

18. Research Tools: Periodicals and Articles A periodical is something that is published at regular intervals Magazines and journals are both periodicals, however Magazines are typically a more popular type of periodical Journals are scholarly or professional peer reviewed periodicals

19. Research Tools: Periodicals and Articles

20. Research Tools: Electronic Theses & Dissertations From the Databases tab, select O from the A-Z Databases by TITLE list, and then choose OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center from the list of O Databases.

21. Research Tools: Databases Tools for locating journal and newspaper articles Most are subject-specific, but some are multi-disciplinary Many give access to full text articles Heterick has 240+ databases

22. Research Tools: Databases

23. Research Tools: Databases Helpful databases to jump start your research: Academic Search Complete Business Source Complete Communication & Mass Media Complete Education Research Complete LexisNexis Academic Search by subject/discipline to find subject specific databases But we have an even easier tool now to get your research started

24. SEARCH the Discovery Layer

25. Research Tools: Discovery Layer What is included in SEARCH? POLAR catalog OhioLINK catalog Article-level searching for all EBSCO databases Article-level searching for a variety of other databases: JSTOR, Hoovers, AccessPharmacy, etc. Title-level searching for most other databases: IEEE, CIAO, Proquest Nursing & Allied Health

26. SEARCH

27. SEARCH : POLAR

28. SEARCH : OhioLINK

29. SEARCH : eBooks

30. SEARCH : Full Text PDF or HTML

31. SEARCH : Find It @ ONU

32. SEARCH : ILL

33. Facets: Limit your results and focus your topic

34. How to do research: Cite what you find using standard formats There are 3 citation styles that are frequently used at ONU: MLA (Modern Language Association) APA (American Psychological Association) CMS (Chicago Manual of Style) For this class, you are to use the citation style used by your major.

35. Bibliographic Citation Software

36. Bibliographic Citation See RefWorks tab on the Research Guide Software

37. Happy Researching! Remember, the librarians are here to help you with your research. Come and see us!