This document provides an overview of research strategies and resources available at the Heterick Memorial Library at Ohio Northern University. It outlines the seven steps of the research process, including developing a topic, finding background information from books and reference sources, using library catalogs and OhioLINK to find books, using databases to find periodical articles, evaluating sources, citing sources, and getting research assistance from librarians. It provides instructions on using specific library resources like databases, catalogs, OhioLINK, interlibrary loan, and citation management tools. The document is intended to help students learn to effectively conduct academic research using the library's collections and services.
3. • 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
4. Librarians and support staff
http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff
Professor Baril Professor DonleyMs. Kobiela
Professor
Logsdon Professor Moritz
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
7. + even more!
• 230+ Databases
• About 400+ 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
• Introduction to annotated bibliography
• Learn how to construct a research strategy
• Identify and locate print resources
• Learn how to navigate databases
• “Last resort” option
• Evaluate web resources
10. • Heterick Memorial
Library
Libraries at ONU
•Taggert Law 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. 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 Process
Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University
How to do Research
13. 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 catalogs
Built-in thesauri in many databases
Reference sources
Textbooks, lecture notes, readings
Internet
Librarians, Instructors
Start at the beginning
IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC
15. 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.
17. 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
please see
the
“google
scholar”
tab at the
Research
Guide for
Writing
Seminar
Google Scholar
21. • A Discovery Layer sits on
top of all the library
resources and allows users
to access a majority of the
information available on
one topic with one search.
• Think of it as the roof on a
house.
What is it?
22. • Natural language searching
• Encourage better or more
sophisticated searching
• Search across all local
content
• Quicker results
Why did we get it?
23. What it isn’t
• A replacement for the current catalog
• A ready made index to all databases
content
• The cure for getting people to use the
catalog or the way to get people to use
the rest of your library website
• Googlization of library resources,
although it may seem like this to some
27. What is included?
• POLAR
• Article-level searching for all EBSCO
databases
• Article-level searching for a variety of other
databases:
JSTOR, Hoover’s, AccessPharmacy, etc.
• Title-level searching for most other
databases: IEEE, CIAO, Proquest Nursing &
Allied Health
• OhioLink central catalog
33. 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
38. •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
Background Research -- Books
39. 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
41. •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
43. Find a Book -- POLAR
If a book is
available, go get it.
Otherwise request
via your other two
options; OhioLINK
or SearchOhio.
44. • 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
46. Find a Book -- OhioLINK
1. Make sure
copies are
available at other
libraries
2. Click on request button
47. 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
48. 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
49. • A small but growing
part of the collection
are Ebooks
• Click to link to content
Find a Book -- Ebooks
51. 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.
55. 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
56. What do I do next?
USE DATABASES TO FIND PERIODICAL
ARTICLES
STEP 5
57. • 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+
Databases
73. 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
76. 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.
83. 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
87. ILL -- Fill in the blanks
Article will
appear in ONU
email as a pdf
attachment
88. 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
89. 1-2-1 Personal Research Consultations
Need a little extra help with your research?
Finding plenty of resources, but not exactly what you are
looking for?
Has it been suggested by instructor to meet with a
librarian?
An in-depth research consultation with the librarian of
your choice is available by appointment.
Sessions may run for 30-60 minutes and are designed to
assist students with finding and evaluating resources
Schedule an appointment by visiting
http://libguides.onu.edu/aecontent.php?pid=199190&sid=2118629
90. 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-4:30p Mon-Fri
6p-9p Mon-Thur
10a-3:30p Sundays
reference@onu.edu
Editor's Notes
So, technically the discovery layer is really just the user interface for searching (almost) all of our stuff at once: books, articles, and whatever else we decide to put in there. The ‘central index’ refers to that stuff.
Single search for local, open access and subscription collections.Should provide quick natural language searching, no more trying to figure out how librarians and each database describes somethingPeople get frustrated with controlled vocabulary so we’re trying to accommodate how we know people searchPete Coco says it best when he calls it “frictionless searching”
“googley familiarity” Pete Coco
We may decide not to include some thingsSome vendors don’t play nice with othersSome students may still struggle with relevancy
Come preparedWe do not act as intermediaries between you and faculty, however, when you come to see us, let us know the assignment and the professor because we often are aware of assignments and can point you in the right direction.Let us know where you’ve been and what you’ve found