This document provides an overview of resources for research writing seminars, including Research Guides, RefWorks, JSTOR, print materials, and evaluating internet sources. It discusses how to create and use a RefWorks account, search and manage results in JSTOR while paying attention to full-text availability, use interlibrary loan for articles not available elsewhere, and find print journals in the library catalog and shelves. Tips are provided on using search engines like Google Scholar appropriately for academic research and critically analyzing information from websites. Contact information is included for the librarian to get help with any part of the research process.

1. Writing Seminar -- Research
hints, tips and things you
need to know
Traci Welch Moritz
Public Services Librarian
Assistant Professor
Heterick Memorial Library

2. What we’ll do today
Learn about Research Guides
Create a RefWorks account
Learn how to navigate JSTOR
Identify and locate print resources
“Last resort” option
Evaluate web resources

3. How to remember everything

4. How to manage all you find

5. How to use JSTOR
 JSTOR was founded in 1995 to build trusted digital
archives for scholarship. Today, we enable the scholarly
community to preserve their work and the materials
they rely upon, and to build a common research
platform that promotes the discovery and use of these
resources.
 Began adding current issues for some 170+ titles but
mostly consists of back issues
 HML subscribes to the full-text component BUT also
shows links to articles outside the library. You must pay
attention to what you find.
 There is no “FIND IT” button
 Easiest way to work with JSTOR
is to get a free account and go from there.

6. Head right to “Advanced Search”

7. Advanced Searching
You will want to
uncheck the “only
content I can access
box and leave the other
checked.

8. JSTOR results list
Still happy
because you
can get
articles just
need to “click
through”

9. Managing results list in JSTOR

10. Exporting to RefWorks

11. Log in to your account

12. What if…

13. Article not available from other
source?

14. How to do ILL

15. ILL -- Fill in the blanks
Article will
appear in
ONU email
as a pdf
attachment

16. How to find print journals
Click on the link
to the catalog
for full details

17. Locating print journals
Click on Latest
Received to
see the current
locations for
periodicals

18. Locating print journals
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

19. Internet Tools
Google and Wikipedia aren’t
intrinsically evil, just use them for
the correct purpose in your research.

20. Internet Tools
Google Scholar
Note: If
working ONU buys
off Full-text
database Google asks
campus to link to
please see content
the OhioLINK
Permits
“google Google to Run Google
scholar” link to full-text Scholar
tab at the Search
Research
Guide for ONU user sees
licensed full-text
Writing articles
Seminar

21. Critically analyzing web sources
What? is the page/site about
Who? created and maintains this site
Where? Is the information coming from
Why? Is the information presented on the
web
When? Was the page created or last
updated
How? Accurate or credible is the page
From the University of Wisconsin
Library, worksheet for evaluating web
sites

22. HELP
Reference
Librarians on
duty
Traci Welch Moritz, MLS
8a-4:30p Mon-Fri Public Services Librarian
6p-9p Mon-Thur Assistant Professor
Heterick Memorial
10a-3:30p Library
Sundays
t-moritz@onu.edu
419-772-2473
419-772-2185