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This document provides an overview of a writing seminar presented by Traci Welch Moritz at Heterick Memorial Library. The seminar covers the seven steps of the research process, including identifying topics, finding background information, evaluating internet sources, using databases to find articles, and citing sources. It also discusses library resources at Ohio Northern University such as Polar and OhioLink that can help students with their research.
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- 1. Writing Seminar Heather Surface Traci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library
- 2. Introduction Welcome TraciWelch Moritz, t- moritz@onu.edu Feel free to visit or email Librarians on duty 8-4:30, 6-9 Mon – Thurs, 8-4 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays reference@onu.edu
- 3. How am Isuppose to remember all this stuff?
- 4. Libraries at ONU •Taggert Law Heterick Library Memorial Library •Library for Law Undergraduate school, Library, accessi accessible to all ble to all
- 5. ONU card =Library ID
- 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. Bibliography Allows you tosee what is out there Helps you narrow your topic and discard any irrelevant materials Aids in developing the thesis Makes you a better scholar
- 8. How to do research 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 Seven Steps of the Research Process Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University
- 9. HOW TO DO RESEARCH 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 1 Librarians, Instructors
- 10. RESEARCH FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION STEP 2
- 11. •Highly structured information environment Way individual records are arranged Subject headings Catalog software optimized for above Deal with material in many formats •Implies heavy human involvement •Preparation relatively labor-intensive Emphasis on precision •Implies a learning curve to use successfully
- 12. Libraries at ONU •TaggertLaw Heterick Memorial Library Library •Library for Law school, Undergraduate accessible to all Library, accessible to all
- 13. ONU ID isLibrary card EVA Eva Maglott 00021559801 Eva Maglott Please use all digits in your student ID number.
- 14. POLAR Think of thecall number as the street address of the book on the library shelves
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- 16. 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 •Look for the same or similar words which keep appearing
- 17. FIND A BOOK∞POLARItems” Click on the “Find Similar link found on each item record •Looks in one place – subject •Usually requires an exact match between your term and a pre-set list of terms •Precise •Can be used after keyword search has identified specific subjects
- 18. 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
- 19. INTERNET TOOLS 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
- 20. Internet Tools Google andWikipedia aren’t intrinsically evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.
- 21. 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
- 22. RESEARCH EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND How to interpret the basics 1. Accuracy of Web Documents 2. Authority of Web Documents 3. Objectivity of Web Documents 4. Currency of Web Documents STEP 5. Coverage of the Web Documents 5 Kapoun, Jim. "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523.
- 23. 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
- 24. Often toolsfor locating journal and newspaper articles Most are subject-specific – some multi-disciplinary Many give access to full text of articles STEP Heterick has 240+ 4
- 25. Academic SearchPremier Lexis-Nexis JSTOR : the Scholarly Journal Archive Search by Subject/Discipline for subject specific databases
- 26. Find an Article Over 20,000 journals indexed, most are full text Divided by subject area offered at ONU Begin with a general database, Academic Search Premier
- 27. Find an Article Periodical means the same as Magazine Usually magazines are more “popular” Journals Scholarly or Professional Peer reviewed
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- 33. Find an Article Keyword Subject
- 34. Find an Article What if it’s not available PDF or HTML? Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens next.
- 35. Find an Article Could be available in EJC, the OhioLINK electronic database.
- 36. Find an Article And could be available in print
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- 38. 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
- 39. HOW TO DO RESEARCH Pulling it all together 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. RESEARCH Pulling it all together cont… Currency. If your page is current and 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. RESEARCH Cite what you find 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 ACADEMI C
- 43. Research Ethics Copyright - intended to promote the arts and the sciences. It does this by providing authors of original literary, dramatic, musical, arti stic, and certain other intellectual works the ability to control how their work is used
- 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, mecha nical, etc.) of an other.” – see Heterick Help Page and
- 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 it by accident, but it is still 1 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