Library Support for YourCoursework, Research & TeachingMiriam Intrator Special Collections Librarian

Jessica HagmanSocial Media Coordinator & Subject Librarian for Scripps College

@AldenLibrary

https://www.library.ohiou.edu/services/graduate-students/

Coursework

Subject Librarians

Subject Librarians• Manage the collection for a discipline (including books,

journal, and other e-resources)• Answer questions and support researchers in their

disciplines. • Teach students how to efficiently find and use

information resources for their assignments.

Subject & Course Guides

Books

OhioLINK

Request books from 89 member libraries across the state

3-5 business days for delivery

Ohio University Libraries

Alden Library + Music & Dance Library + Library Annex

Regional Campus Libraries

InterLibrary Loan

Request books from outside the state

Up to 2 weeks – not a great option for textbooks

Research Articles

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Finding Research Articles

•Interdisciplinary databases: Articles Plus/JSTOR/Google Scholar•Discipline-based databases

73%Graduate students who said that they had decided not to use an information source because they couldn’t find it.

Article Not Available Online? •Request via Document Express (same site as InterLibrary Loan) •Also: book chapters, theses, microfilms, videos not available via the OHIO Libraries

Archives & Special Collections

Research & Writing

Graduate Writing & Research Center

Graduate Research Series

Teaching

Use Library Materials for Your Class• Course reserves: • short-term checkout periods for textbooks• Online materials

• Blackboard: • We scan the document, you upload to Blackboard• Link directly to library resources

• Talk to your subject librarian or request via InterLibrary Loan

Research Instruction for Undergrads•Instruction sessions with your subject librarian•Add a Subject Course Guide link or Subject Librarian to your Blackboard course page •Students follow your lead

Questions?