5. Resource Providers
• InfOhio – serving Ohio’s schools
http://www.infohio.org/ER/ER9-12.asp
• OPLIN – serving Ohio’s public libraries
http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/
• OhioLINK – serving Ohio’s college and
university libraries
http://www.ohiolink.edu
6. Printing, Downloading, Saving
• All three catalogs allow you to mark
entries and later to save or E-mail them.
• Most databases offer the same options
• If you have created an EBSCO account,
you can save articles to it.
• If you have a flash memory device, you
can save articles to it.
• Today, you SHOULD be able to print
without charge in the labs.
8. RESEARCH TOOLS
• Catalogs – includes printed and Ebooks, maps, government
documents, etc.
• Research Databases – covers
periodical articles, statistics, etc.
• Web Resources
9. CATALOGS - SIZE
The amount of material covered by each catalog varies. The larger the
catalog the more likely you are to locate items of use.
POLAR – 400,000 items
OhioLINK – 10 million+ items
WorldCAT – 110 million+ items
10. CATALOGS
The amount of material covered by each catalog varies. The larger the
catalog the more likely you are to locate items of use.
POLAR – ONU material only
OhioLINK – Ohio Academic libraries
WorldCAT – Everything in the world
11. Catalog Content
Materials commonly listed in catalogs:
• Books
• Maps
• Music Scores
• Audiovisual materials
• Government documents
• Increasingly links to resources on the Internet
Not newspaper and magazine articles
12. Search Screen Conventions - POLAR
Multiple search
term boxes
Set type of search.
Default is Any Field
13. Search Screens - POLAR
Set logical
relationship
between
terms:
•And
•Or
•Not
14. Search Screens - POLAR
Focus search by
limiting
Material type
Language
Year
17. Database Search Strategies
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Specific searches – author, title
Concept searches - subject, keyword
Limiting features – date, language, etc.
Search history – records searches and
allows you to mix and match terms
• When in doubt, start with a Keyword
Search
18. Major Types of Searching by ConceptKeyword
• 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
19. Major Types of Searches by ConceptSubject
• Looks in one place – subject
• Usually requires an exact match between
your term and a pre-set list of terms
• Precise
• Can be used after keyword search has
identified specific subjects
20. Databases
• Used mostly for locating newspaper
and magazine articles
• Access through
http://www.onu.edu/library
• Offer broad and subject-specific
coverage
• Some are available to general public
via InfOhio and OPLIN
21. Multi-disciplinary Databases
• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
– Good for general searches
– Great place to start for most topics
• Opposing Viewpoints
– Good for any topic that has multiple sides
– Browse Issues or Search
25. Other Sources
Bluffton Public Library
• Can fill loan requests
• Need to have a library card (parental permission required)
• See: http://blufftonlibrary.oplin.org/Interlibraryloan.htm
Bluffton University
• Does not fill loan requests, but materials can be used in the library
Findlay/ Hancock Co. Public Library
Macomb Public Library
26. Contact Us
You can contact any of the librarians:
Kelly Kobiela – k-kobiela@onu.edu
Jenny Donley – j-donley.1@onu.edu
Kathleen Baril – k-baril@onu.edu
Traci Moritz – t-moritz@onu.edu
Cheng Cheng – c-cheng@onu.edu
You can also email reference@onu.edu
