Writing Seminar Persuasive Paper

1. PERSUASIVE SYNTHESIS PAPER
WRITING SEMINAR
Kelly Kobiela, Systems Librarian
Heterick Memorial Library

2. INTRODUCTION
 Welcome!
 Kelly Kobiela
 Systems Librarian
 k-kobiela@onu.edu
 Librarians on duty:
 Monday – Friday
 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
 Monday – Wednesday
 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 Reference email: reference@onu.edu
 Feel free to stop by or send us an email

3. WHAT TODAY IS ABOUT
 General introduction to the library
 How to cite sources
 Finding online resources
 How to analyze online resources

4. HOW WILL I REMEMBER EVERYTHING?

5. HOW WILL I REMEMBER EVERYTHING?

6. HETERICK
LIBRARIANS
Kathleen
Baril
Jenny
Donley
Kelly Kobiela

7. LIBRARIES AT ONU
 Heterick Memorial Library
 Undergraduate library and
accessible to all students
 Taggart Law Library
 Library for law school and
accessible to all students

8. WHAT THE LIBRARY OFFERS:
 ~400,000 items in POLAR, the ONU library catalog
 ~20,000,000 items in OhioLink
 260 Databases
 400+ print periodicals
 Tens of thousands of electronic journal titles
 Juvenile, Young Adult, and Graphic Novel
collections
 DVDs, CDs, streaming audiovisuals, and streaming
music

9. ONU ID CARD = LIBRARY ID CARD
 Use the entire 11 digit number

10. POLAR – MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT

11. MANAGE INFORMATION - REFWORKS

12. EXPORT TO REFWORKS
 Most databases
will have
“export”
 If there isn’t an
export, check for
“download”

13. REFWORKS – ADD NEW RESOURCE

14. INTERNET RESOURCES
 Google
 Google Scholar
 Wikipedia
 Helpful for identifying additional keywords and
subjects for your concept map
 Does the information located satisfy the research
need?
 Is the information factual and unbiased?
 Refer to Critically Analyzing Web Sources/CRAAP
Test

15. INTERNET RESOURCES:
TYPES OF RESOURCES
 Current information: city data, stock quotes,
weather, news
 Non-profit organizations: colleges, museums,
government agencies (including official city
information)
 Other online information: job postings, shopping,
auctions, travel services, businesses
Adapted from Rochester Institute of Technology Libraries http://library.rit.edu/liv/

16. BUT I FOUND THIS GREAT WEBSITE…
Critically analyzing web sources
 What? is the page/site about
 Who? created and maintains this site
 Where? is the information coming from
 Why? is the information presented on the web
 When? was the page created or last updated
 How? accurate or credible is the page
From the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web
sites

17. WEB RESEARCH VS. LIBRARY DATABASES
Internet
 Material from numerous
sources, individuals,
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
Databases
 Usually created by a single
publisher
 Content pre-arranged for
easy searching
 Quality-controlled by editorial
staff
 Most are available only to
subscribers
 Sources are usually identified
and dated
 Databases often focus on a
specific subject or discipline,
but some cover several areas

18. FIND ARTICLES – DATABASES

19. FIND ARTICLES – DATABASES
 General Databases
 Academic Search
Complete
 Business Source
Complete
 JSTOR
 Lexis-Nexis
 MasterFILE Premier
 MEDLINE with Full
Text
 Databases by Subject

20. FINDING ARTICLES: • Type in keywords
based on your topic
• Select “Scholarly
(Peer Reviewed” if
desired
• Hit the “Search”
button to search for
articles!

21. AND FINALLY: GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR
RESEARCH!
 Remember, the librarians
are here to help you with
your research. Come
back and see us!