The document provides an overview of library resources and services available to students at Ohio Northern University. It describes that knowledgeable librarians are available over 60 hours a week to assist students in accessing over 1.4 billion items through WorldCat and approximately 20 million items through OhioLINK. The document outlines how to search the library catalog POLAR to find books both physically and electronically, use databases to find journal articles, and utilize interlibrary loan if items are not available on campus. Tips are provided on developing search strategies and keeping track of citations to avoid plagiarism.

1. Success @ HML = Success @ ONUTraci Welch MoritzPublic Services Librarian/Assistant ProfessorHeterick Memorial Library

2. Welcome to the Library

3. What you can expect from HMLKnowledgeable degreed librarians on duty over 60 hours per week

4. Friendly faces ready to help 101.5 hours per week

5. Access to the resources you need both on and off campus

6. Resources available in a timely mannerLibrarians and support staffhttp://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff

7. What we expect you to knowWorldCAT1.4 billionitemsOhioLINKCa. 20,000,000itemsPOLARCa. 400,000items

8. + even more!215 Databases821 print periodical subscriptionsCa. 10,000 online journalsJuvenile collectionAudiovisuals – physical and streaming

9. How am I suppose to remember all this stuff?7

10. Libraries at ONUHeterick Memorial Library

11. Undergraduate Library, accessible to all

12. Taggert Law Library

13. Library for Law school, accessible to allONU ID is Library cardEVAEva Maglott00021559801Eva MaglottPlease use all digits in your student ID number.

14. Research StrategyStart big doing background reading

15. Narrow your topic for a more focused product

16. Research narrowed topic using subject specific databases

17. Keep track of bibliographic citations to avoid trouble down the road. Research ToolsCatalogs – for locating books, maps, musical scores, govt. documents, etc.Databases – usually for locating periodical and newspaper articles, but may cover other materials as well

18. What about the Internet?

19. What about the Internet?Google ScholarONU buysFull-textdatabaseGoogle asksto link tocontentNote: If working offcampus user seesonly citation to articles not full textOhioLINKPermitsGoogle tolink to full-textRun Google ScholarSearchONU user sees licensed full-textarticles

20. CATALOGSPOLAR -- Accessing items located at HML (physical and electronic) as well as Law Library

21. OhioLINK -- Next Step if you can’t find what you want in the HML collection

22. ILL -- option of last resortPOLAR

23. Find a Book -- POLARClick on Search POLAR link at the home page of the library

24. Find a Book -- POLAR1. Keyword SearchLooks in several locations (usually subject, article title, abstracts or contents)

25. Does not require an exact match

26. Generates comparatively large number of hits (not precise)

27. Good if you are not familiar with terminologyFind a Book -- POLARClick on Basic (keyword) Tab

28. Find a Book -- POLAR

29. Find a Book -- POLARE-books

30. Public terminal on third floor

31. Find a Book -- OhioLINKMaterials owned by all Ohio colleges, universities, several public librariesLink from POLAR permits you to submit requestsMost requests arrive in 2-3 working daysNo charge Only 25 requests at a timeMay keep up to 84 days

32. Find a Book -- OhioLINK

33. Find a Book -- OhioLINK

34. Bibliographic Citation Software

35. Find an ArticleDatabasesOften tools for locating journal and newspaper articles

36. Most are subject-specific, some multi-disciplinary

37. Many give access to full text of articles

38. Heterick has 200+

39. Available from Heterick home page27Find an ArticleSUBJECT SPECIFICBIG THREEAcademic Search Complete

40. Lexis-Nexis

41. Opposing ViewpointsFind an ArticlePeriodical means the same as MagazineUsually magazines are more “popular” JournalsScholarly or ProfessionalPeer reviewed

42. Find an ArticleClick on “Periodical Articles”

43. Find an Article

44. Find an Article