Writing Seminar O'Connell
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This document provides an introduction and overview of library resources and research strategies for students presented by Traci Welch Moritz, the Public Services Librarian and Assistant Professor. It outlines the seven steps of the research process, describes how to search the library catalog and databases to find books and articles, and emphasizes the importance of evaluating sources and properly citing research.
Writing Seminar O'Connell
- 1. ENGL 1221 Dr. O’Connell Traci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library
- 2. Introduction  Welcome Professor Moritz, t-moritz@onu.edu Feel free to visit or email Librarians on duty 8-4:30, 6-9 Mon – Thurs, 8-4:30 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays IM and Chat Reference available certain times
- 3. How am I suppose to remember all this stuff? ď‚–
- 4. Libraries at ONU  •Taggert Law Heterick Library Memorial Library •Library for Law school, Undergraduate accessible to all Library, accessi ble to all
- 5. ONU card = Library ID ď‚– Remember to always use all 11 digits!
- 6. What we’ll do today  How to do research How to use library resources to do research What resources to use when doing research
- 7. How to do Research Seven Steps of the Research Process Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University ď‚– STEP 1: IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC STEP 2: FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION STEP 3: FIND INTERNET RESOURCES (if appropriate for the assignment) STEP 4: USE DATABASES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES STEP 5: EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND STEP 6: PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER STEP 7: CITE WHAT YOU FIND
- 8. Start at the beginning IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC  •State your topic as a question •Identify main concepts or keywords •Test the topic -- Look for keywords and synonyms and related terms for the information sought Subject headings in catalogs Built-in thesauri in many databases Reference sources Textbooks, lecture notes, readings STEP Internet Librarians, Instructors 1
- 9. Researching FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION ď‚– STEP 2
- 10.  •Highly structured information environment Way individual records are arranged Subject headings Catalog software optimized for above Deal with material in many formats •Implies heavy human involvement •Emphasis on precision •Preparation relatively labor-intensive •Implies a learning curve to use successfully
- 11. Find a Book -- POLAR ď‚–
- 12. Books - Shortcuts Hold on, I’ve  got an idea!
- 13. Books - Shortcuts ď‚– ď‚™ More to come in a minute
- 14. Background Research -- Books ď‚™Click on the POLAR tab or Seach POLAR link
- 15. Find a Book -- POLAR ď‚–
- 16. 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
- 17. Find a Book -- POLAR ď‚–
- 18. Find a Book -- POLAR ď‚– If a book is available, go get it. Otherwise request via your other two options; OhioLINK or SearchOhio.
- 19. Find a Book -- OhioLINK ď‚– ď‚™Materials owned by all Ohio colleges, universities, several public libraries ď‚™Ca. 10 million items ď‚™Link from POLAR permits you to submit requests. Available from Heterick home page ď‚™Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days ď‚™No charge ď‚™Limited to 100 items at a time ď‚™MAY RENEW UP TO 4 TIMES
- 20. Find a Book -- OhioLINK ď‚– ď‚™Materials owned by all Ohio colleges, universities, several public libraries ď‚™Ca. 10 million items ď‚™Link from POLAR permits you to submit requests. Available from Heterick home page ď‚™Most requests arrive in 3-5 working days ď‚™No charge ď‚™Limited to 100 items at a time ď‚™May keep up to 84 days
- 21. SearchOhio ď‚™ Access to several Ohio public libraries ď‚™ Access via OhioLINK ď‚– ď‚™ An option when item wanted is not available at ONU or through OhioLINK
- 22. Find a Book -- POLAR ď‚– ď‚™ A small but growing part of the collection are Ebooks ď‚™ Click to link to content
- 23. What about Google?  Does the information located satisfy the research need? Is the information factual and unbiased? See handout “Critically Analyzing Information Sources” the Writing STEP Seminar Research Guide 3
- 24. What about Google?  Google and Wikipedia aren’t intrinsically evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.
- 25. Google Scholar 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 Writing articles Seminar
- 26. CRAAP test ď‚– Timeliness of the ď‚™Currency ď‚™ information. ď‚™ Depth and importance of the ď‚™Relevance/Coverage information. ď‚™ Source of the information. ď‚™Authority ď‚™ Reliability of the information ď‚™Accuracy ď‚™ Possible bias present in the ď‚™Purpose/Objectivity information.
- 27. Databases  Often tools for locating journal and newspaper articles Most are subject-specific – some multi-disciplinary Many give access to full text of STEP articles 4 Heterick has 250+
- 28. ď‚– ď‚™Academic Search Complete ď‚™Lexis-Nexis ď‚™JSTOR : the Scholarly Journal Archive ď‚™Search by Subject/Discipline for subject specific databases
- 29. ď‚™Over 20,000 journals indexed, most are full text ď‚™Divided by subject area offered at ONU ď‚™Begin with a general database, Academic Search Premier
- 30. Periodical means the same as Magazine Usually magazines are more “popular” Journals Scholarly or Professional Peer reviewed
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- 36. ď‚– Keyword Subject
- 37.  What if it’s not available PDF or HTML? Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens next.
- 38. ď‚– in EJC, the OhioLINK ď‚™ Could be available electronic database.
- 39. ď‚– ď‚™And could be available in print
- 41.  Reserve means the periodical/journal is held at the front desk. Current means the issue is new and is available on the open shelves beside the computer lab. All others are upstairs and arranged alphabetically by title. Bound means it’s out of the building Arrived means it’s on the open shelves Expected means it’s not here yet
- 42. Evaluating resources Annotated Bibliography ď‚– to see what is ď‚™Allows you out there ď‚™Helps you narrow your topic and discard any irrelevant materials ď‚™Aids in developing the thesis STEP ď‚™Makes you a better scholar 5
- 43. Pulling it all together ď‚– ď‚™ Managing the resources found: ď‚– Printing ď‚– Saving ď‚– Exporting
- 44. Pulling it all together ď‚– STEP STEP 6 6
- 45. Cite what you find using standard formats  There are 3 citation styles that are in frequent used at ONU. They are: •MLA (Modern Language Association) •APA (American Psychological Association) •CMS (Chicago Manual of Style) STEP 7
- 46. Research Ethics ď‚– ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
- 47. Research Ethics ď‚– ď‚™Copyright - intended to promote the arts and the sciences. It does this by providing authors of original literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works the ability to control how their work is used by others.
- 48. Research Ethics  Plagiarism - “...the wrongful appropriation or purloining, and publication as one’s own, the ideas or the expression of the ideas (literary, artistic, musical, mechanical, etc.) of an other.” – see Heterick Help Page and Student Code of Conduct
- 49. Research Ethics  In other words, to plagiarize is to copy someone else’s work without giving him/her credit. Plagiarism is not always intentional. You can do 1 it by accident, but it is still against the law. If you ever have a question about whether something is plagiarized, please ask! 1. How not to plagiarize your report -- Shannon Hosier Mersand
- 50. Research Ethics 2 How may I avoid plagiarizing?   Identify any information that would not be considered common knowledge  Unless in direct quotes, make sure you paraphrase what the original author said  Use a quote if you can’t think of a way to paraphrase the information  always, Always, ALWAYS cite the source of any information in your paper which is not considered common knowledge. If you are unsure if something is common knowledge, cite it! 2 How not to plagiarize your report -- Shannon Hosier Mersand
- 51. HELP ď‚– Traci Welch Moritz, MLS Public Services Librarian Assistant Professor Reference Heterick Memorial Library reference@onu.edu Librarians on t-moritz@onu.edu duty 419-772-2473 8a-4:30p Mon-Fri 419-772-2185 6p-9p Mon-Thur 10a-3:30p Sundays