The document provides information about research resources available at home/school and at Ohio Northern University (ONU). It lists catalogs and databases available in both locations and describes additional resources like unique databases and books available at ONU. It also outlines organizations like Infohio and OhioLINK that provide access to research tools for Ohio schools and universities and how to search databases, print, download and save articles. Contact information is provided to get help from research librarians.

2. Material Available
At Home/ School At ONU
• Catalogs • Catalogs
• Core EBSCO • Core EBSCO
• Unique databases
• Books

3. Available EBSCO Databases

4. Available EBSCO Databases
March 2010

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/index.cfm
• 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.

7. EBSCO Account
Click here
to logon
or create
an
account

8. RESEARCH TOOLS
• Catalogs – includes printed and E-
books, 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. Database Search Strategies
• 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

11. Major Types of Searching by Concept-
Keyword
• 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

12. Major Types of Searches by Concept-
Subject
• 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

13. Search Screen Conventions - POLAR
Multiple search
term boxes

14. Search Screens - POLAR
Set type of search.
Default is keyword

15. Search Screens - POLAR
Set logical
relationship
between
terms:
•And
•Or
•Not

16. Search Screens - POLAR
Focus search
by limiting

17. Search Screens - OhioLINK

18. Search Screens – WorldCAT.Org

19. Search Screens - EBSCO

20. 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

21. 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

22. Contact Us
Use the “contact us” link on the Heterick
home page or E-mail or Instant Messaging
• t-moritz@onu.edu
• plogsdon@onu.edu

23. Databases
• Used mostly for locating newspaper and
magazine articles
• Access controlled
• Offer broad and subject-specific
coverage
• Available to general public via InfOhio and
OPLIN (some)

24. Multi-disciplinary Databases
• Academic Search (EBSCO) available state-wide
• Lexis-Nexis – licensed sites (OhioLINK)
• Opposing Viewpoints – licensed sites
(individual libraries)
Available from Heterick home page

25. Additional Materials