1. Annotated Bibliography & Research Strategies Writing 2 Traci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library
2. What today is all about To get you started Develop a search strategy Find resources in library catalog and databases available Everything shown today is available at Research Guides for ENGL 111.
4. Annotated Bibliography Allows you to see what is out there Helps you narrow your topic and discard any irrelevant materials Aids in developing the thesis Makes you a better scholar
5. Managing Information - RefWorks Licensed state-wide, access free to Ohio students for the rest of your life! See: http://0-www.refworks.com.polar.onu.edu/ Write n’ Cite interfaces with MS Word Excellent Tutorials Help available at Heterick Research Guide for HONR 231 for instructions on how to get your free-for-a-life-time account
24. Internet Tools Google Scholar Note: If working off campus please see the “Google scholar” tab at the Research Guide for ENGL 111 ONU buys Full-text database Google asks to link to content OhioLINK Permits Google to link to full-text Run Google Scholar Search ONU user sees licensed full-text articles
25. 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
26. What do I do next? Use library resources to continue your background research.
36. Can be used after keyword search has identified specific subjectsSUBJECT
37. 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
38. Figure out your search strategy Have your search phrases ready Head to the journals to find articles Decide if you want to use a database or head directly to a pertinent journal. What do I do next?
39. What do I do next? Use databases to find articles based on your search strategy
40. Find an Article Periodical means the same as Magazine Usually magazines are more “popular” Journals Scholarly or Professional Peer reviewed See Research Guide for HONR 231 for this and other Handouts
41. 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 over 250
42. Research Tools∞Databases Over 20,000 journals indexed, most are full text Divided by subject area offered at ONU Begin with a general database, Academic Search Complete
43. Research Tools∞Databases Academic Search Complete Film and TV Literature Index MLA International Bibliography NYT Historical Lexis-Nexis Academic American Drama or English Prose Drama
44. General Database Academic Search Complete/MasterFile Premier Scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles
54. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Use when you need a book or article that is not available online, not owned by ONU or available via OhioLINK No charge/ limit on requests Most requests take 5-7 days to fill Use ILL form on library web pages.
55. QUESTIONS? Ask at the Reference Desk Phone the Reference Desk – 2185 Contact us by E-mail reference@onu.edu Use Chat Help feature or the IM IM feature
