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- 3. • Knowledgeable degreedlibrarians 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
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- 5. EVA Eva Maglott 00021559801 Eva Maglott Please use all digits in your student ID number.
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- 7. • 260+ databases • 400+ print periodicals • Tens of thousands of online journals • Juvenile, young adult, and graphic novel collections • Audiovisuals – physical and streaming
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- 9. • 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
- 10. • Finding theright search term • Start big and then use patterns you see in the results list to narrow your topic • Most resources will have built into their system a “thesaurus” or “subject” or suggested topics links, use them • Ask a librarian or your professor for suggestions
- 11. • 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. • Aren’t evil • Can prove valuable • Can’t be used as a source • Turn to the databases for source materials
- 14. • Currency: Thetimeliness 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.
- 15. Google Scholar ONUbuys Full-text database OhioLINK Permits Google to link to full-text Google asks to link to content ONU user sees licensed full-text articles Run Google Scholar Search Note: If working off campus use, see the Google Scholar tab at the Research Guide
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- 17. • POLAR: Accessingitems located at HML (physical and electronic) as well as Taggart Law Library • OhioLINK: Next step if you can’t find what you want in the HML collection • ILL: Can’t find the book you need? ILL is the option of last resort.
- 18. Heterick Memorial Library • The undergraduate library is accessible to all ONU students Taggert Law Library •The Law Library is accessible to all
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- 20. Keyword Search •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
- 23. • Materials ownedby 90+ Ohio colleges, universities, and several public libraries • Link from POLAR permits you to submit requests • Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days • No charge for requesting • 25 requests permitted at a time • May check out items for up to 84 days
- 27. • Licensed state-wide,access free to Ohio students for the rest of your life! • See: http://0- www.refworks.com.polar.onu.edu/ • Write n’ Cite interfaces with MS Word • Excellent tutorials • Help available at Heterick • Research Guide tab with additional info and help
- 29. Head to theDatabases
- 30. • Useful toolsfor locating journal and newspaper articles • Most are subject-specific but some are multi-disciplinary • Many give access to full text of articles • Heterick has 260+ databases • Accessible from the Heterick homepage
- 31. • Magazines areperiodicals that contain more popular content • Shorter articles written by a staff of journalists • Written in non-technical language that the general public can understand • Journals are typically scholarly and professionally peer-reviewed periodicals • Articles are written by scholars and researchers (experts in their field) • Articles are longer and have extensive bibliographies at the ends of the articles
- 32. Couple of General Databases • Academic Search Complete • JSTOR 32 Subject Specific
- 34. Scholarly journals, peerreviewed articles
- 36. Some articles areavailable full-text as PDF or HTML
- 37. • What ifit’s not available as PDF or HTML? • Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens next.
- 38. It may beavailable Full text from OhioLINK or another database
- 39. It may haveto be requested through ILL:
- 40. • Use whenyou 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 in database or on the HML homepage
- 41. Scholarly journals, peerreviewed articles
- 43. Scholarly journals, peerreviewed articles
- 44. Scholarly journals, peerreviewed articles
- 45. Scholarly journals, peerreviewed articles
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- 47. • A discoverylayer sits on top of all the library resources and allows users to access a majority of the information available on one topic with one search. • Think of it as the roof on a house.
- 48. Reference resources DatabasesOthers… • Newspapers • eBooks • Websites • Government publications Catalog
- 49. • POLAR Catalog • OhioLINK Central Catalog • Article-level searching for all EBSCO databases • Article-level searching for a variety of other databases: JSTOR, Hoover’s, AccessPharmacy, etc. • Title-level searching for most other databases: IEEE, CIAO, Proquest Nursing & Allied Health
- 50. • Brings upa LOT of results • Does not bring up results from all of the resources we have available • There is a learning curve to using the discovery layer • Truly not the best for all research questions
- 56. • Facets areyour friend: After you search, limit your results to help find the best resources • The discovery layer is a tool, not a solution • Ask the librarians for help when you get stuck
- 58. • Ask atthe Reference Desk or call for help: x2185 • Contact us by email: reference@onu.edu • Librarians on duty: – Monday – Thursday • 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Friday • 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM