1. Annotated Bibliography &
Research Strategies
Writing Seminar
Dr. Robert Scott
Traci Welch Moritz
Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor
Heterick Memorial Library
2. What today is all about
Aid in constructing research
strategy for finding resources
for annotated bibliography
Find resources in library catalog
and databases available
Everything shown today is available at
Research Guides for Writing Seminar
4. What you can expect from HML
Knowledgeable degreed librarians on duty
over 60 hours per week
Friendly faces ready to help 101.5 hours per
week
Access to the resources you need both on
and off campus
Resources available in a timely manner
5. Librarians and support staff
http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff
6. What we expect you to know
WorldCAT
1.4 billion
items
OhioLINK
Ca. 20,000,000
items
POLAR
Ca. 400,000
items
7. + even more!
250 Databases
About 700+ print periodical
subscriptions
10s of thousands electronic journal
titles
Juvenile collection
Audiovisuals – physical and streaming
9. ONU ID is Library
card
EVA
Eva Maglott
00021559801
Eva Maglott
Please use all
digits in your
student ID
number.
10. Libraries at ONU
Heterick Memorial
•Taggert Law Library
Library
•Library for Law
Undergraduate
school, accessibl Library, accessible to
e to all all
12. 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
13. What should I do first?
• Finding the right search term
• Start big and then use patterns you see
in the results list to narrow your topic
• Most resources will have built into their
system a “thesaurus” or “subject” or
suggested topics links, use them
• Ask a librarian or your professor for
suggestions
14. Research Strategy
•Start big doing
background reading
•Narrow your topic for a
more focused product
•Research narrowed topic
using subject specific
databases
•Keep track of Ask a question
bibliographic citations to
avoid trouble down the
road.
15. Internet Tools
Google and Wikipedia aren’t intrinsically
evil, just use them for the correct purpose in
your research.
16. 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
HONR 231 articles
17. 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
18. What do I do next?
Use library resources to continue your background
research.
19. POLAR
Think of the call number as
the street address of the
book on the library shelves
21. 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
22. FIND A BOOK∞POLAR
Click on the “Find Similar Items” 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
23. 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
24. What do I do next?
Use databases to find articles based on your
search strategy
26. 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
27. 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
JSTOR
28. Find an Article
Periodical means the
same as Magazine
Usually magazines are
more “popular”
Journals
Scholarly or Professional
See Research Guide
Peer reviewed for HONR 231 for this
and other Handouts
36. 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 Writing Seminar for
instructions on how to get your free-for-a-life-
time account
37. 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.
38. 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
