Research Strategies

Professor Traci Welch Moritz

Public Services Librarian

Heterick Memorial Library

WELCOME to the LIBRARY

• Welcome • Professor Moritz, t-moritz@onu.edu• Feel free to visit or email

reference@onu.edu • Librarians on duty 8-4:30, 6-9 Mon –

Thurs, 8-4:30 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays

Introduction

Librarians and support staff

http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff

Professor Baril Professor DonleyMs. Kobiela

Professor Logsdon Professor Moritz

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

OhioLINK

POLAR

WorldCAT

Ca. 400,000items

Ca. 20,000,000items

1.4 billionitems

What we expect you to know

+ even more!

• 250 Databases• About 700+ print periodical

subscriptions• 10s of thousands electronic journal titles• Juvenile collection• Audiovisuals – physical and streaming

The next two class sessions

• Learn about Research Guides• Create a RefWorks account• Learn how to construct a research strategy• Identify and locate print resources• Learn how to navigate databases• “Last resort” option• Evaluate web resources

How am I suppose to remember all this stuff?

• Heterick Memorial Library

Libraries at ONU•Taggert Law Library

•Library for Law school, accessible to all Undergraduate library,

accessible to all

ONU card = Library ID

Remember to always use all 11 digits!

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

Seven Steps of the Research ProcessAmended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University

How to do Research

STEP 1

•State your topic as a question

•Identify main concepts or keywords

•Test the topic -- Look for keywords and synonyms and related terms for the information sought

Subject headings in catalogsBuilt-in thesauri in many databases

Reference sources Textbooks, lecture notes, readings Internet Librarians, Instructors

Start at the beginningIDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC

Background Research

STEP 2

FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Background Research

Oxford Reference or any of the subject specific Oxford reference books available electronically

Background Research -- Books

STEP 3

USE CATALOGS TO FIND BOOKS AND MEDIA

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

•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

Background Research -- Books

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

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

Find a Book -- POLAR

Find a Book -- POLAR

Find a Book -- POLAR

If a book is available, go get it. Otherwise request via your other two options; OhioLINK or SearchOhio.

• 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 2-3 working days• No charge • Limited to 100 items at a time• MAY RENEW UP TO 4 TIMES

Find a Book -- OhioLINK

Find a Book -- OhioLINK

Find a Book -- OhioLINK

1. Make sure copies are available at other libraries

2. Click on request button

Find a book -- OhioLINK

3. Select Ohio Northern

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

Find a book -- SearchOhio• Access to several Ohio public libraries• Access via OhioLINK• An option when item wanted is not available

at ONU or through OhioLINK

• A small but growing part of the collection are Ebooks

• Click to link to content

Find a Book -- Ebooks

Public terminal on third floor

My Library Account

Allows you to see what you have checked out and requested. Allows you to renew online (if possible). Allows you to see charges on your account.

My Library Account

Enter first and last name and all 11 digits on university ID

My Library Account• For more information visit the Library

Information page

Library App• http://journals.onu.edu/home_page/libinfo/mobile.c

fm

Comprehensive search engines: •Alta Vista •Ask.com •Excite

Subject portals:

•Librarians' Index to the Internet

•WWW Virtual Library

Multi-engine searching: MetaCrawler VivisimoWIKIPEDIA

•Scholar.Google •Hotbot •Lycos •Wisenut

What do I do next?

STEP 4

FIND INTERNET RESOURCES

What about Google?

Image by Kimberly Butler

CRAAP test

• 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.

Google Scholar

STEP 4

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 Writing Seminar

Google Scholar

Web Research vs Library Databases

Databases “Pay to Play”

• Usually created by a single publisher

• Content pre-arranged for easy use

• Quality/ content control thru editorial staff

• Content usually available only to subscribers

• Content source usually identified and dated

Internet (Search Engines)

• Material from numerous sources, individual. 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

What do I do next?USE DATABASES TO FIND PERIODICAL

ARTICLES

STEP 5

• 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 250+

Find an ArticleDatabases

Find an Article

Click on “Databases”

Find an Article

General Databases• Academic Search Co

mplete• Lexis-Nexis• JSTOR• Opposing Viewpoint

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Find an Article

• Periodical means the same as Magazine

Usually magazines are more “popular”

• JournalsScholarly or ProfessionalPeer reviewed

Find an Article

General Database

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles

Academic Search Complete/ Masterfile Premier

Find an Article

Some articles available full-text html or pdf

Find an Article

Find an Article

• What if it’s not available PDF or HTML?• Always hit the “find it” icon and see what

happens next.

• It may have to be requested

ILL

Find an Article

Find an Article

• It may be available Full text from OhioLINK or another database

Find an Article

• And could be available in print

InterLibrary Loan

Fill in the blanks

How to keep track of articles

Save, Print, Export

Bibliographic Citation Software

Manage Information - RefWorks

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

• See “RefWorks” tab at Research Guide• Excellent Tutorials• Help available at Heterick

RefWorks

General Database

Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles

JSTOR

How to use JSTOR

• JSTOR was founded in 1995 to build trusted digital archives for scholarship. Today, we enable the scholarly community to preserve their work and the materials they rely upon, and to build a common research platform that promotes the discovery and use of these resources.

• Began adding current issues for some 170+ titles but mostly consists of back issues

• HML subscribes to the full-text component BUT also shows links to articles outside the library. You must pay attention to what you find.

• There is no “FIND IT” button• Easiest way to work with JSTOR is to get a free account and go from there.

Head right to “Advanced Search”

Advanced Searching

You will want to uncheck the “only content I can access box and leave the other checked.

JSTOR results list

Still happy because you can get articles just need to “click through”

Managing results list in JSTOR

Exporting to RefWorks

Subject Specific Database

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 scholarSTEP 6

EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND

How to manage all you find

STEP 6

Log in to your account

Access ILL forms

ILL -- Fill in the blanks

Article will appear in ONU email as a pdf attachment

There are 3 citation styles that are in frequent used at ONU. They are:

• MLA (Modern Language Association)

• APA (American Psychological Association)

• CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)

How to do Research

STEP 7

CITE WHAT YOU FIND

HELP

Traci Welch Moritz, MLSPublic Services Librarian

Assistant Professor

Heterick Memorial Library

t-moritz@onu.edu419-772-2473419-772-2185

Reference Librarians on duty8a-4:30p Mon-Fri6p-9p Mon-Thur10a-3:30p Sundaysreference@onu.edu