1. Spanish 3221
Latin American Arts
Kathleen Baril
Collections and Electronic Resources
Librarian

2. What we will cover
• How to construct your research strategy
• Identifying keywords and finding useful
subject headings.
• Evaluating online resources.
• Using library resources.

3. Research Strategy
Start Big and do background
research. Use books and
research books.
Narrow your topic and
explore general databases
(i.e. Academic Search
Complete).
Narrow further and
move to subject
specific databases.

4. Keywords
Dominican
Republic
King de la
Rosa
Merengue Dance
Latin
America

5. What about the Internet?
Start at Google to find sites that
provide background information.
Find an authoritative site that has
aggregated information on your
topic like Lanic.
Lanic is part of the Lozano Long
Institute of Latin American Studies
and the Benson Latin American
Collection at the University of Texas
at Austin.

6. Critically analyzing web sources
• Who? created and maintains this site
• What? is the page/site about
• 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

7. Find Books: Library Catalog

8. Find Books: Library Catalog
Use subject headings to find further information on your topic.

9. Find Books: OhioLINK
OhioLINK our library
consortium has a large
variety of materials
from academic libraries
throughout the state.
• Deliveries every day.
• Allow 3-5 days for
delivery.
• Can be renewed 3
times.

10. Finding Articles: General Database
Academic Search
Complete

11. Finding Articles: General Database
Boolean Operators
AND – use to narrow your search,
Diego and cubism
OR – use to expand your search,
Latino or Latina
NOT – use to exclude a search term
Mexico NOT New Mexico

12. Finding Articles:
Academic Search Complete
Articles are available in full-text in PDF or HTML
format. Use the FIND IT! Button to find those that
are not.

13. Finding Articles: Interlibrary Loan
Articles unavailable in
the library’s resources,
use Interlibrary Loan.

14. Finding Articles:
Subject Databases
Many subject specific
databases use the Ebscohost
interface:
• Art Full Text
• Fuente Academica
• International Bibliography
of Theatre and Dance
• Music Index Online
• RILM Abstracts of Music
Literature

15. RefWorks
To Get Started:
• Create your
own personal
account.
• If you sign up
on campus,
this account is
yours for life!

16. RefWorks
• Export citations
from databases or
enter citations
individually.
• Create your
bibliography from
these citations using
the citation style of
your choice.

17. Need More Assistance?
• Contact the Reference Desk at 419-772-2185.
• Contact the Reference Desk via email at
reference@onu.edu.
• Contact me directly k-baril@onu.edu or 419-
772-2188 to set up an appointment.
• Reference Desk hours, Monday-Thursday
8AM-12PM, 1PM-4:30PM, 6PM-9PM; Friday
8AM-4:30PM and Sunday 10AM-3:30PM.