English 153College Composition 3

Traci Welch MoritzPublic Services Librarian

Assistant ProfessorHeterick Memorial Library

Introduction

• Welcome • Traci Welch Moritz, t-moritz@onu.edu• Feel free to visit or email• Librarians on duty 8-4, 6-9 Mon –

Thurs, 8-4 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays

• IM and Chat Reference available certain times

What we’ll do the next two sessions

• What is field research?• How to do research• How to use library

resources to do research• What resources to use

when doing research

HOW TO DO RESEARCH

STEP 3

Research Tools∞Databases

• Often tools for locating journal and newspaper articles

• Most are subject-specific – some multi-disciplinary

• Many give access to full text of articles

• Heterick has 212

Research Tools∞Databases

• BIG THREE• Academic Search Premier• Lexis-Nexis• Opposing Viewpoints

• Search by Subject/Discipline

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

Find an Article• Periodical means the

same as Magazine

Usually magazines are more “popular”

• JournalsScholarly or Professional

Peer reviewed

Find an Article• Click on “Periodical Articles”

Find an Article

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Find an Article

Find an Article

Find an Article

Keyword

Subject

Find an Article• What if it’s not available PDF or

HTML?• Always hit the “find it” icon and see

what happens next.

Find an Article• Could be available in EJC, the

OhioLINK electronic database.

Find an Article• And could be available

in print

Find an Article

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

Find an ArticleOpposing Viewpoints

Find an Article

Find an Article

Find an Article

Bibliographic Citation Software

» REFWORKS

P:drive, Library Instruction folder, RefWORKS folder for brochure and ppt

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)

Cite what you find using standard formats

HOW TO DO RESEARCH

STEP 7

WWW

• http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

• http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/evaluate.html

• http://www.acts.twu.ca/lbr/research_essays.htm

Research Strategy• See handout• Pdrive: Library instructionInternational Students

Cornell Library

UC Berkley Library

OWLs

• http://www.acts.twu.ca/lbr/research_essays.htm

HELPTraci Welch Moritz, MLSPublic Services LibrarianAssistant Professor

Heterick Memorial Library

t-moritz@onu.edu419-772-2473419-772-2185

Reference Librarians on duty8a-4:30p Mon-Fri6p-9p Mon-Thur10a-3:30p Sundays