2. Welcom to the Library!
Cheng, Visiting Reference & Instruction Librarian
Librarians are at the reference desk Monday –
Thursday 8 AM – 4:30 PM and 6 – 9 PM; Friday 8 –
4:30
Please feel free to visit or email reference@onu.edu
3. What we can provide:
Library Catalog: POLAR
• Include 400,000 items
Databases
• Over 250 databases, provide access to 20,000 journals
OhioLink
• Access to 10 million items
4. A Question:
Why shall we use the library (especially in this Internet age)?
True or False: All information for studies and research can be found online.
Answer: YES………
…….and NO.
5. A Question:
YES: Most scholarly resources (Journals, Books, Manuals…..etc.) have digitized copies online.
NO: Most of them are not open to public.
Peer-reviewed(Scholarly) = Expensive.
• Annual subscription fee could be 5-digit
6. What kinds of resources?
“In order to support your position and answer objections, you will use 3-5 sources in your
paper. At least two of these sources must be scholarly one that are currently in print form………”
Why they have to be “scholarly” or “peer-reviewed”?
Answer: Reliability.
7. Scholarly Resources
Who are authors?
• Professionals, experts, scholars
How are they published?
• Lengthy review process
How are they writien?
• Standardized format for conciseness and preciseness.
8. Primary Resources
What is primary resources?
• An original record, or document or artifacts;
Why primary resources?
• RAW materials without any BIASES or RE-PRODUCTION problems;
How to evaluate primary resources?
• ALA Primary Resources Guide
9. Access to scholarly resources
Google Scholar
• Multi-disciplinary search engine
Databases
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Over 250 databases, provide access to 20,000 journals
Most common tools to locate scholarly articles
Most of them are subject-specified
Begin with a Multi-disciplinary database: Academic Search Complete
10. Access to scholarly resources
Library Catalog: POLAR
• Include 400,000 items
Journal Finder for Ohio Northern University
• An A-Z List of e-Journal
• Allow you to search and browse electronic journals by title and subject
11. Access to scholarly resources
OhioLink
• “A consortium of 89 Ohio college and university libraries, plus the State Library of Ohio, that work
together to provide Ohio students, faculty and researchers with the information they need for teaching
and research.”
OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC)
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (EBC)
12. Bibliographic Citation
Most scholarly databases today have some kinds of citation aids
RefWorks
• Professional Citation & Bibliographic Management Software;
• Free for all ONU students
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
