The document provides an overview of resources and services available at Heterick Memorial Library (HML) at Ohio Northern University, including knowledgeable librarians available over 60 hours a week, access to over 1.4 billion items through WorldCat and over 20 million items through OhioLINK, as well as over 200 databases and thousands of online journals. It also outlines strategies for effective research, such as starting with background reading before narrowing your topic, as well as tools for locating books, articles, and other materials through the library catalog POLAR and databases.

1. Success @ HML = Success @ ONU Traci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library

2. WELCOME to the LIBRARY

3. What you can expect from HML Knowledgeable degreed librarians on duty over 60 hours per week Friendly faces ready to help 101.5 hours per week Access to the resources you need both on and off campus Resources available in a timely manner

4. Librarians http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff

5. What we expect you to know WorldCAT 1.4 billion items OhioLINK Ca. 20,000,000 items POLAR Ca. 400,000 items

6. + even more! 215 Databases 821 print periodical subscriptions Ca. 10,000 online journals Juvenile collection Audiovisuals – physical and streaming

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

9. Narrow your topic for a more focused product

10. Research narrowed topic using subject specific databases

12. Research Tools Catalogs – for locating books, maps, musical scores, govt. documents, etc. Databases – usually for locating periodical and newspaper articles, but may cover other materials as well

13. What about the Internet? P:drive, Library Instruction folder, FYE folder, Handouts folder, “Critically analyzing information sources”

14. Google and Wikipedia Aren’t evil Can prove valuable Can’t be used as a source Turn to the databases for source materials From the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites

15. What about the internet? Currency * The timeliness of the information. Relevance/Coverage *The depth and importance of the information. Authority *The source of the information. Accuracy *The reliability of the information. Purpose/Objectivity *The possible bias present in the information. *The CRAAP acronym and descriptions are from Meriam Library at California State University Chico. Used with permission.

16. What about the Internet? Google Scholar Note: If working off campus user sees only citation to articles not full text ONU buys Full-text database Google asks to link to content OhioLINK Permits Google to link to full-text Run Google Scholar Search ONU user sees licensed full-text articles

18. Undergraduate Library, accessible to all

19. Taggert Law Library

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

24. Find a Book -- POLAR Click on Search POLAR link at the home page of the library

26. Does not require an exact match

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

29. Find a Book -- POLAR

30. Find a Book -- POLAR E-books

31. Public terminal on third floor

32. Find a Book -- OhioLINK Materials owned by all Ohio colleges, universities, several public libraries Link from POLAR permits you to submit requests Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days No charge Only 25 requests at a time May keep up to 84 days

33. Find a Book -- OhioLINK

34. Find a Book -- OhioLINK

35. Bibliographic Citation Software Exercise #2

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

38. Many give access to full text of articles

39. Heterick has 200+

41. Lexis-Nexis

42. Opposing Viewpoints30 Find an Article SUBJECT SPECIFIC

44. Find an Article Click on “Periodical Articles”

45. Find an Article

46. Academic Search Complete

47. Find an Article

48. Find an Article Some articles available full-text html or pdf

49. Find an Article What if it’s not available PDF or HTML? Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens next.

51. Find an Article It may be available Full text from OhioLINK or another database

52. Find an Article And could be available in print

53. Find an Article Reserve means the periodical/journal is held at the front desk. Current means the issue is new and is available on the open shelves beside the computer lab. All others are upstairs and arranged alphabetically by title. Bound means it’s out of the building Arrived means it’s on the open shelves Expected means it’s not here yet

54. Opposing Viewpoints

55. Opposing Viewpoints

56. Lexis-Nexis

57. Lexis-Nexis Use the “Power Search” option

58. Help/Instruction

59. QUESTIONS? 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 on the Help page