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Engl 1221 bauer spring 2014
This document provides guidance on conducting research for a writing seminar. It discusses developing a research strategy by identifying keywords and related terms. It recommends signing up for a RefWorks account to organize sources. The document reviews searching the library catalog and databases to find books and articles, and using interlibrary loan if needed. Tips are provided on evaluating internet sources and managing references with RefWorks.
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- 1. Research Strategies Library Resources Hints& Tips Writing Seminar ProfessorTraci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian Heterick Memorial Library
- 2. What today isall about Aid in constructing research strategy for finding resources for annotated bibliography Find resources in library catalog and databases available Everything shown today is available at Research Guides for Writing Seminar.
- 3. Librarians and supportstaff http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff
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- 5. What do Ido first? Sign up for RefWorks account Take a look at your topic and identify key search terms, Ask a question. Most databases now use an implied boolean logic search scheme so a keyword search will get you started. Boolean logic is the use of AND, NOT, OR to narrow or expand your search See Research Guide for Writing Seminar WHO
- 6. How to conductresearch •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
- 7. Find an Article Periodical means the same as Magazine Usually magazines are more “popular” Journals Scholarly or Professional Peer reviewed
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- 9. Research Strategy Scout Finch+ feminism + Southern Literature Scout was one of the first feminist characters in Southern Literature
- 10. What about theInternet? • Greater access to primary source materials than ever before • Documents, letters, maps, photographs of ancient artifacts and other primary material are available online in different formats from free websites • With the proliferation of electronic resources from a wide variety of web site producers, evaluation is more important than ever before
- 11. Critically analyzing websources Currency Timeliness of the information. Relevance/Coverage Depth and importance of the information. Authority Source of the information. Accuracy Reliability of the information Purpose/Objectivity Possible bias present in the information.
- 12. Internet Tools Google andWikipedia aren’t intrinsically evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.
- 13. Internet Tools Note: If working off campus pleasesee the “google scholar” tab at the Research Guide for ENGL 111 Google Scholar ONU buys Full-text database OhioLINK Permits Google to link to full-text ONU user sees licensed full-text articles Google asks to link to content Run Google Scholar Search
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- 16. What is included? POLAR Article-levelsearching for all EBSCO databases Article-level searching for a variety of other databases: JSTOR, Hoover’s, AccessPharmacy, et c. Title-level searching for most other databases: IEEE, CIAO, Proquest Nursing & Allied Health OhioLink central catalog
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- 19. Results: Find It@ ONU
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- 21. Facets: Limit YourResults
- 22. Things to Remember Facetsare 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
- 23. Managing Information RefWorks Licensedstate-wide, access free to Ohio students for the rest of your life! See: http://0www.refworks.com.polar.onu.edu/ Write n’ Cite interfaces with MS Word Excellent Tutorials Help available at Heterick Research Guide for Writing Seminar for instructions on how to get your free-for-a-life-time account
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- 25. What do Ido next? Use library resources to continue your background research.
- 26. Annotated Bibliography Allows youto 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
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- 28. FIND A BOOK∞POLAR •Looksin 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 •Look for the same or similar words which keep appearing
- 29. FIND A BOOK∞POLAR Clickon the “Find Similar Items” link found on each item record •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
- 30. Find a Book∞OhioLink 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, with 25 requests MAY RENEW UP TO 4 TIMES
- 31. 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
- 32. My Library Account Allowsyou to see what you have checked out and requested. Allows you to renew online (if possible). Allows you to see charges on your account.
- 33. My Library Account Enterfirst and last name and all 11 digits on university ID
- 34. My Library Account For more information visit the Library Information page
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- 36. What do Ido next? Use databases to find articles based on your search strategy
- 37. Research Tools∞Databases Often toolsfor locating journal and newspaper articles Most are subject-specific – some multi-disciplinary Many give access to full text of articles Heterick has over 250
- 38. Research Tools∞Databases Over 20,000journals indexed, most are full text Divided by subject area offered at ONU Begin with a general database, Academic Search Complete JSTOR
- 39. Research Tools∞Databases A.Academic Search Complete,Masterfile Premier B.JSTOR C.Lexis-Nexis D.Proquest Nursing E.Opposing Viewpoints
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- 46. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Usewhen 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.
- 47. QUESTIONS? Traci Welch Moritztmoritz@onu.edu Ask at the Reference Desk Phone the Reference Desk – 2185 Contact us by E-mail reference@onu.edu Use Chat Help feature or the IM IM feature