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WS Scott Spring 2013
1. Annotated Bibliography &
Research Strategies
Writing Seminar
Dr. Robert Scott
Professor Traci Welch
Moritz
Public Services Librarian
Heterick Memorial Library
3. Introduction
• 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
4. Librarians and support staff
Professor Baril Ms. Kobiela Professor Donley
Professor
Logsdon Professor Moritz
http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff
5. 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
6. What we expect you to know
WorldCAT
1.4 billion
items
OhioLINK
Ca. 20,000,000
items
POLAR
Ca. 400,000
items
7. + even more!
• 250 Databases
• About 700+ print periodical
subscriptions
• 10s of thousands electronic journal titles
• Juvenile collection
• Audiovisuals – physical and streaming
8. 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
10. Libraries at ONU
•Taggert Law Library • Heterick Memorial
Library
•Library for Law
school, accessible to
all Undergraduate
library, accessible to
all
11. ONU card = Library ID
Remember to
always use all 11
digits!
12. How to do Research
Seven Steps of the Research Process
Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University
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
13. Start at the beginning
IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC
•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 catalogs
Built-in thesauri in many databases
Reference sources
Textbooks, lecture notes, readings
Internet
STEP 1 Librarians, Instructors
20. Background Research -- Books
•Highly structured information environment
Way individual records are arranged
Subject headings
Catalog software optimized for above
Deal with material in many formats
•Implies heavy human involvement
•Emphasis on precision
•Preparation relatively labor-intensive
•Implies a learning curve to use successfully
21. 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
23. 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
25. Find a Book -- POLAR
If a book is
available, go get it.
Otherwise request
via your other two
options; OhioLINK
or SearchOhio.
26. 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
28. Find a Book -- OhioLINK
1. Make sure
copies are
available at other
libraries
2. Click on request button
29. 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
30. 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
31. Find a Book -- Ebooks
• A small but growing
part of the collection
are Ebooks
• Click to link to content
33. 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.
34. My Library Account
Enter first and last name and all
11 digits on university ID
37. What do I do next?
FIND INTERNET RESOURCES
Comprehensive
search engines: Subject portals:
•Alta Vista •Librarians' Index to the
•Ask.com Internet
•Excite •Scholar.Google •WWW Virtual Library
•Hotbot
•Lycos
•Wisenut Multi-engine
searching:
MetaCrawler
STEP 4 Vivisimo
39. CRAAP test
• Timeliness of the
• Currency information.
• Depth and importance of the
• Relevance/Coverage information.
• Source of the information.
• Authority
• Reliability of the information
• Accuracy
• Possible bias present in the
• Purpose/Objectivity information.
41. Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Note: If
working ONU buys
off Full-text
database Google asks
campus to link to
please see content
the OhioLINK
Permits
“google Google to Run Google
scholar” link to full-text Scholar
tab at the Search
Research
ONU user sees
Guide for licensed full-text
Writing articles
Seminar
42. Web Research vs Library Databases
Internet (Search Engines) Databases “Pay to Play”
• Material from numerous • Usually created by a single
sources, individual. publisher
Government, etc.
• Content pre-arranged for
• Search engines must work with
easy use
material prepared without
regard for specific software • Quality/ content control thru
• Quality of material varies editorial staff
• Generally do not access for- • Content usually available
profit information only to subscribers
• Content often anonymous and • Content source usually
undated identified and dated
43. What do I do next?
USE DATABASES TO FIND PERIODICAL
ARTICLES
STEP 5
44. 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 250+
60. 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
63. 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.
70. Annotated Bibliography
EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND
• Allows you to see what is
out there
• Helps you narrow your topic
and discard any irrelevant
materials
• Aids in developing the thesis
STEP 6 • Makes you a better scholar
74. ILL -- Fill in the blanks
Article will
appear in ONU
email as a pdf
attachment
75. How to do Research
CITE WHAT YOU FIND
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)
STEP 7
76. HELP
Reference Librarians
on duty
8a-4:30p Mon-Fri
Traci Welch Moritz, MLS
6p-9p Mon-Thur Public Services Librarian
10a-3:30p Sundays Assistant Professor
Heterick Memorial Library
reference@onu.edu
t-moritz@onu.edu
419-772-2473
419-772-2185
