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Writing Seminar Pitts Spring 2012
This document provides an overview of library resources and research strategies presented by Traci Welch Moritz, the Public Services Librarian at Ohio Northern University. It outlines 7 steps for conducting research, including identifying topics, finding background information, using databases to find articles, evaluating sources, organizing findings, and citing sources. It also discusses library databases, the catalog system, interlibrary loans, copyright and plagiarism policies. Moritz provides contact information for reference librarians available to assist students with their research needs.
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Writing Seminar Pitts Spring 2012
- 1. ENGL 1231 Pitts Traci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library
- 2. Introduction Welcome Professor Moritz, t-moritz@onu.edu Feel free to visit or email Librarians on duty 8-4:30, 6-9 Mon – Thurs, 8-4:30 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays IM and Chat Reference available certain times
- 3. How am Isuppose to remember all this stuff?
- 4. Libraries at ONU •Taggert Law Heterick Library Memorial Library •Library for Law school, Undergraduate accessible to all Library, accessi ble to all
- 5. ONU card =Library ID Remember to always use all 11 digits!
- 6. What we’ll dotoday How to do research How to use library resources to do research What resources to use when doing research
- 7. How to doResearch Seven Steps of the Research Process Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University STEP 1: IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC STEP 2: FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION STEP 3: FIND INTERNET RESOURCES *STEP 4: USE DATABASES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES STEP 5: EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND STEP 6: PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER STEP 7: CITE WHAT YOU FIND
- 8. Start at thebeginning IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC •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 STEP Internet Librarians, Instructors 1
- 9. Researching FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION STEP 2
- 10. •Highly structured informationenvironment Way individual records are arranged Subject headings Catalog software optimized for above Deal with material in many formats •Implies heavy human involvement •Emphasis on precision •Preparation relatively labor-intensive •Implies a learning curve to use successfully
- 11. Background Research --Books Click on Library Catalog box at the home page of the library
- 12. Find a Book-- POLAR
- 13. Find a Book-- POLAR •Looks in 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
- 14. Find a Book-- POLAR
- 15. 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 MAY RENEW UP TO 4 TIMES
- 16. 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 3-5 working days No charge Limited to 100 items at a time May keep up to 84 days
- 17. What about Google? Does the information located satisfy the research need? Is the information factual and unbiased? See handout “Critically Analyzing Information Sources” the Writing STEP Seminar Research Guide 3
- 18. What about Google? Google and Wikipedia aren’t intrinsically evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.
- 19. Google Scholar 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
- 20. CRAAP test Timeliness of the Currency information. Depth and importance of the Relevance/Coverage information. Source of the information. Authority Reliability of the information Accuracy Possible bias present in the Purpose/Objectivity information.
- 21. Databases Often tools for locating journal and newspaper articles Most are subject-specific – some multi-disciplinary Many give access to full text of STEP articles 4 Heterick has 250+
- 22. Academic Search Complete Lexis-Nexis JSTOR: the Scholarly Journal Archive Search by Subject/Discipline for subject specific databases
- 23. Over 20,000 journals indexed, most are full text Divided by subject area offered at ONU Begin with a general database, Academic Search Premier
- 24. Periodical means the same as Magazine Usually magazines are more “popular” Journals Scholarly or Professional Peer reviewed
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- 30. Keyword Subject
- 31. What if it’snot available PDF or HTML? Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens next.
- 32. in EJC,the OhioLINK Could be available electronic database.
- 33. And could beavailable in print
- 35. Reserve means theperiodical/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
- 36. Evaluating resources Annotated Bibliography to see what is Allows you out there Helps you narrow your topic and discard any irrelevant materials Aids in developing the thesis STEP Makes you a better scholar 5
- 37. Pulling it alltogether Managing the resources found: Printing Saving Exporting STEP 6
- 38. Pulling it alltogether STEP 6
- 39. Pulling it alltogether Accuracy. If your page lists the author and institution that published the page and provides a way of contacting him/her and… Authority. If your page lists the author credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, or .net), and, … Objectivity. If your page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting STEP the information, and… 6
- 40. Pulling it alltogether page is current and Currency. If your updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and… Coverage. If you can view the information properly--not limited to fees, browser technology, or software requirement, then… You may have a Web page that could be of value to your STEP research! 6
- 41. Cite what youfind using standard formats There are 3 citation styles that are in frequent used at ONU. They are: •MLA (Modern Language Association) •APA (American Psychological Association) •CMS (Chicago Manual of Style) STEP 7
- 42. Research Ethics ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
- 43. Research Ethics Copyright - intended to promote the arts and the sciences. It does this by providing authors of original literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, a nd certain other intellectual works the ability to control how their work is used by others.
- 44. Research Ethics Plagiarism - “...the wrongful appropriation or purloining, and publication as one’s own, the ideas or the expression of the ideas (literary, artistic, musical, mechanical, etc.) of an other.” – see Heterick Help Page and Student Code of
- 45. Research Ethics In other words, to plagiarize is to copy someone else’s work without giving him/her credit. Plagiarism is not always intentional. You can do 1 it by accident, but it is still against the law. If you ever have a question about whether something is plagiarized, please ask! 1. How not to plagiarize your report -- Shannon Hosier Mersand
- 46. Research Ethics 2 How may I avoid plagiarizing? Identify any information that would not be considered common knowledge Unless in direct quotes, make sure you paraphrase what the original author said Use a quote if you can’t think of a way to paraphrase the information always, Always, ALWAYS cite the source of any information in your paper which is not considered common knowledge. If you are unsure if something is common knowledge, cite it! 2 How not to plagiarize your report -- Shannon Hosier Mersand
- 47. HELP Traci Welch Moritz, MLS Public Services Librarian Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library Reference t-moritz@onu.edu Librarians on 419-772-2473 duty 419-772-2185 8a-4:30p Mon-Fri 6p-9p Mon-Thur 10a-3:30p Sundays