This document provides an overview and instructions for conducting research and creating an annotated bibliography for an English writing seminar course. It discusses researching topics using library resources such as databases, books, and interlibrary loans. It explains how to construct an annotated bibliography and definition essay. Guidance is provided on evaluating information sources and managing references with bibliographic citation software.

1. ENGL 1231
Writing Seminar
Emotions, An
Annotated
Bibliography and Essay

2. Introduction
• Welcome
• Traci Welch Moritz, t-moritz@onu.edu
• Feel free to visit or email
• Librarians on duty 8-4, 6-9 Mon –
Thurs, 8-4 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays
• IM and Chat Reference available certain
times

3. Libraries at ONU
•Taggert Law • Heterick Memorial
Library
Library
•Library for Law
• Undergraduate
school, accessible Library, accessible
to all to all

4. What we’ll do today
• How to use library
resources to do research
• How to construct an
annotated bibliography

5. 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

6. Definition Essay
• Some say to “write a successful definition
essay you must share all the knowledge
you have obtained on the subject.”
• How do you find all this information?
• Research!
• Barker, Cheryll. "A Brief Guide to Writing Definition Essays." The Online Writing Lab (OWL). Roane
State Community College, n.d. Web. 20 Apr 2011.
<http://www.roanestate.edu/owl/Definition.html>.

7. Research Guides

8. Research Guides

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

10. Research Tools
Note: If Google Scholar
working off
ONU buys
campus user Full-text
sees only database Google asks
to link to
citation to content
articles not OhioLINK
full text. See Permits
Google to Run Google
Research
link to full-text Scholar
Guide for info Search
on how to set
up off campus ONU user sees
access. licensed full-text
articles

11. Research Tools
• Does the information located satisfy
the research need?
• Is the information factual and
unbiased?
• See handout “Critically Analyzing
Information Sources” under the
“Handouts” tab at the Research Guide.

12. FIND A BOOK∞POLAR

13. • Materials owned by all Ohio
colleges, universities, several public libraries

14. How to conduct research
USE DATABASES 2 FIND ARTICLES

15. • 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+

16. Find an Article
• Over thousands of journals
indexed, most are full text
• Divided by subject area
offered at ONU
• Begin with a general
database, Academic Search
Complete

17. Find an Article
• Click on “Periodical Articles”

18. Find an Article

19. • Academic Search Complete

20. Find an Article
You can choose
to limit by date
by sliding the
date bar.

21. Find an Article
You can choose to
narrow by an additional
subject, geographic
location or type of
publication.

22. Find an Article
Click on the pdf or
hmtl link to bring
up the full text of
the article.

23. Find an Article
No html or pdf link?
Always click on the
“FIND IT” button to
find out where else
you can find the
article!

24. Find an Article
• Could be available through another database

25. Find an Article
• It could be available in print
• It could not be available through the library which
would necessitate an ILL request

26. 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.

27. InterLibrary Loan
Fill in the
blanks

28. How to keep track of articles

29. Bibliographic Citation Software

30. Saving, Printing, Exporting

31. Managing 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

32. Help