2. What today is all about
• Aid in constructing research
strategy for finding resources
for annotated bibliography
• Find resources in library
catalog and databases
available
3. How am I going to remember all this
stuff she is talking about?
5. Libraries at ONU
• Heterick Memorial
Library
• Undergraduate
Library, accessible
to all
•Taggert Law
Library
•Library for Law
school,
accessible to all
6. ONU ID is Library card
EVA
Eva Maglott
00021559801
Eva Maglott
Please use all
digits in your
student ID
number.
7. 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 scholar
8. What do I do first?
Take a look at your topic and identify
key search terms, Ask a question.
Most databases now use an implied
Boolean logic search scheme so a
keyword search will get you started.
Boolean logic is the use of
AND, NOT, OR to narrow or expand
your search
See Research Guide for Writing
Seminar
WHO
9. •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
Librarians, Instructors
How to conduct research
12. Research Tools -- Internet
Google and Wikipedia aren’t evil, just use
them for the correct purpose in your
research.
13. Google Scholar
ONU buys
Full-text
database
OhioLINK
Permits
Google to
link to full-text
Google asks
to link to
content
ONU user sees
licensed full-text
articles
Run Google
Scholar
Search
Note: If
working off
campus user
sees
only citation
to
articles not
full text. See
the
Research
Guide for
help in
setting up
Google
Scholar for
off-campus
access.
RESEARCH TOOLS∞INTERNET
14. Critically analyzing web sources
• 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.
15. RESEARCH TOOLS∞INTERNET
• Does the information located satisfy
the research need?
• Is the information factual and
unbiased?
• See handout “Critically Analyzing
Information Sources” at the “Web”
tab on the Writing Seminar
Research Guide.
17. What is included?
• POLAR
• Article-level searching for all EBSCO
databases
• Article-level searching for a variety of
other databases:
JSTOR, Hoover’s, AccessPharmacy, e
tc.
• Title-level searching for most other
databases: IEEE, CIAO, Proquest
Nursing & Allied Health
• OhioLink central catalog
23. Things to Remember
• Facets are your Friend: After you
search, limit your results to what
you really want
• A tool not a solution: This is not
the solution to everything
• Ask the librarians for help
• There will still be some small
changes coming
24. What do I do next?
Consider using critically evaluated websites
25. What do I do next?
Use library resources to continue your background
research.
26. 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
29. Keyword Search
•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
30. Find a Book -- POLAR
Checked out
at HML, try at
OhioLINK
Checked out at HML but
available at law library
so head over there
Available as e-
book, click the link and
follow the directions
34. • Materials owned by all Ohio
colleges, universities, several public
libraries
• Link from POLAR permits you to submit
requests
• Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days
• No charge
• Only 25 requests at a time
• May keep up to 84 days
Find a Book -- OhioLINK
36. Find a Book -- OhioLINK
1. Make sure
copies are
available at other
libraries
2. Click on request
button
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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.
44. What do I do next?
Use databases to find articles based on your
search strategy
45. • 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 212
64. 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)
Cite what you find using standard formats
HOW TO DO RESEARCH
65. Off campus access
Web Management
Be sure to click on the “Off
campus access tab” to begin
66. HELP
Traci Welch Moritz, MLS
Public Services Librarian
Assistant Professor
Heterick Memorial
Library
t-moritz@onu.edu
419-772-2473
419-772-2185
Reference
Librarians on duty
8a-4p Mon-Fri
6p-9p Mon-Thur
10a-3:30p
Sundays
