1. Research Strategies Writing 2 Traci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library

2. What today is all about To get you started Aid in constructing research strategy for finding resources for annotated bibliography Find resources in library catalog and databases available Everything shown today is available at Research Guides for ENGL 111.

4. Talk to your professor or a librarian for advice about search terms.

5. Learn about Boolean logic; the use of AND, NOT, OR to narrow or expand your search

6. See Research Guide for ENGL 111WHO CARES?

8. Keep track of bibliographic citations to avoid trouble down the road.

10. 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 for HONR 231 for instructions on how to get your free-for-a-life-time account

11. Bibliographic Citation Software REFWORKS

14. Ask.com

15. Excite

16. Scholar.Google

17. Hotbot

18. Lycos

19. WisenutMulti-engine searching: MetaCrawler Vivisimo WIKIPEDIA

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

21. FIND A BOOK∞POLAR

23. Does not require an exact match

24. Generates comparatively large number of hits (not precise)

25. Good if you are not familiar with terminology

26. Look for the same or similar words which keep appearing KEYWORD

28. Usually requires an exact match between your term and a pre-set list of terms

29. Precise

30. Can be used after keyword search has identified specific subjectsSUBJECT

31. 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 2-3 working days No charge Limited to 100 items at a time MAY RENEW UP TO 4 TIMES

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

33. Internet Tools Google Scholar Note: If working off campus please see the “google scholar” tab at the Research Guide for ENGL 111 ONU buys Full-text database Google asks to link to content OhioLINK Permits Google to link to full-text Run Google Scholar Search ONU user sees licensed full-text articles

34. 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

35. What do I do next? Use databases to find articles based on your search strategy

36. Research Tools∞Databases 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

37. 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

38. Find an Article Periodical means the same as Magazine Usually magazines are more “popular” Journals Scholarly or Professional Peer reviewed See Research Guide for HONR 231 for this and other Handouts

39. Research Tools∞Databases Academic Search Complete, Masterfile Premier JSTOR Opposing Viewpoints

40. General Database Academic Search Complete/ Masterfile Premier Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles

41. General Database JSTOR Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles

42. General Database Opposing viewpoints

43. Subject Specific Database

44. 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 on library web pages.

45. QUESTIONS? Contact me t-moritz@onu.edu Make an appointment Ask at the Reference Desk, 8-4:30 M-F 6-9p M-Th and 10:00-3:30 Sundays Phone the Reference Desk – 2185 Contact us by E-mail reference@onu.edu Use Chat Help feature or the IM