Transfer students and the library 2015
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The document provides an overview of resources and services available at the Heterick Memorial Library (HML) at Ohio Northern University, including knowledgeable librarians, access to over 400,000 physical and 48 million online items through OhioLINK, as well as research guides and individual research consultations to help students utilize library resources effectively. HML has print and electronic materials, databases, course reserves, and interlibrary loans to support students' research needs. Students are encouraged to get to know the library staff and learn to navigate the library catalog system, databases, citations styles and research strategies for academic success.
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Transfer students and the library 2015
- 1. Heterick Memorial Library: a corner piece of your education
- 2. • Welcome • Professor Moritz, ext. 2473 t-moritz@onu.edu • Feel free to visit or email reference@onu.edu • Librarians on duty 8-4:30, 6-9 Mon – Thurs, 8-4:30 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays Introduction
- 3. WELCOME to the LIBRARY
- 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. OhioLINK POLAR WorldCAT Ca. 400,000 items Ca. 48,000,000 items 1.6+ billion items What we expect you to know
- 6. + even more! • 250+ Databases • 570+ print periodical subscriptions • Thousands of online journals • Juvenile collection • Audiovisuals – physical and streaming
- 7. • “I could see why Archimedes got all excited. There was nothing finer than the feeling that came rushing through you when it clicked and you suddenly understood something that had puzzled you.” ― Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses
- 8. HML -- Your library
- 9. Other ONU library •Taggert Law Library •Library for Law school, •accessible to all
- 10. Make friends with the library staff! Interactions with Librarians Engagement Persistence
- 11. Librarians and support staff http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staf Professor Baril Professor Donley Ms Kobiela Professor Moritz
- 12. College computers are not filtered and other IT stuff • User Documentation • Support services – Helpdesk – Phone: 419-772-1111 – Fax: 419-772-3101 – E-mail: help-desk@onu.edu – Submit Work Order: Work Order Submission – The help desk is staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday (excluding holidays) when classes are in session. • Network drives
- 13. 1-2-1 Personal Research Consultations Need a little extra help with your research? Finding plenty of resources, but not exactly what you are looking for? Has it been suggested by instructor to meet with a librarian? An in-depth research consultation with the librarian of your choice is available by appointment. Sessions may run for 30-60 minutes and are designed to assist students with finding and evaluating resources Schedule an appointment by visiting http://libguides.onu.edu/aecontent.php?pid=199190&sid=2118629
- 14. ONU card = Library ID Remember to always use all 11 digits!
- 15. How the library works • Due dates • Renewals • Fines: accruing, paying • Renewing materials
- 16. We have a great number of resources both in print and electronically available • Catalogs • Databases [pay to play] • Course reserves
- 17. You have resources available beyond these walls • Taggert • OhioLINK • Search Ohio • ILL • Google books and other electronic book providers
- 18. It is essential for you to not just use Google for research • This isn’t about punishment but because – Most faculty will tell you upfront not to use it or Wikipedia or limit the number of times you can – Most students do not know how to use Google effectively/efficiently – Visible v. Invisible web – Most students when using a search engine settle for “good enough” instead of the right stuff ~ SATISFICE
- 19. More important stuff you need to know • Log-in, network computers • Drives • Printing • Copying • Scanning • Office supplies • Wireless accessibility
- 20. You need to know what they expect you to use • Reference works – Oxford Reference + Oxford Scholarship • Books – Print and eBooks • Periodicals – Popular, v Scholarly v Peer-Reviewed or Refereed • Websites
- 21. Academic Library provides access to the resources you are expected (or it is assumed) you are using
- 22. Research Ethics • A citation is how you indicate where your information came from. • There are four citation styles that are in frequent use at the college level. They are: • MLA (Modern Language Association) • APA (American Psychological Association) • CMS (Chicago Manual of Style) • Turabian (Kate Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed., 1996 ) • Each style has a way to do in-text citations, a way to do a bibliography, and a way to do footnotes and endnotes. • Always confirm with each instructor the style required. • You need to learn how to do citations, etc., but there is a citation software management tool available to all ONU students, faculty and staff… What is a citation?
- 23. Research Tools • Catalogs – for locating books, maps, musical scores, govt. documents, etc. • Databases – usually for locating periodical and newspaper articles, but may cover other materials as well
- 24. CATALOGS • POLAR -- Accessing items located at HML (physical and electronic) as well as Law Library • OhioLINK -- Next Step if you can’t find what you want in the HML collection • ILL -- option of last resort
- 25. • Heterick Memorial Library • Undergraduate Library, accessible to all •Taggert Law Library •Library for Law school, accessible to all Libraries at ONU
- 26. ONU card = Library ID Remember to always use all 11 digits!
- 28. • Click on any POLAR link on the home page of the library Polar
- 29. Find a Book -- POLAR
- 30. 1. Keyword Search •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 Find a Book -- POLAR
- 31. Click on Basic (keyword) Tab Find a Book -- POLAR
- 32. Find a Book -- POLAR
- 33. Find a Book -- POLAR E-books
- 34. • Materials owned by all Ohio colleges, universities, several public libraries • Link from POLAR permits you to submit requests • Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days • No charge • Only 25 requests at a time • May keep up to 84 days Find a Book -- OhioLINK
- 35. Find a Book -- OhioLINK
- 36. Find a book -- OhioLINK
- 37. Find a book -- OhioLINK First and Last name exactly as it appears on university ID + barcode is all 11 digits of your ID
- 38. SearchOhio • Access to several Ohio public libraries • Access via OhioLINK • An option when item wanted is not available at ONU or through OhioLINK
- 39. Find a Book -- OhioLINK If you can’t get what you want from Heterick, OhioLINK or SearchOhio, then request via
- 40. You can cut and paste from most any source, so just fill in all the lines you can. ISSN is the unique number every periodical is assigned so it’s great if you can include that in your request. Be sure to only use the print ISSN, not the on-line ISSN. InterLibrary Loan
- 41. You need to learn how to create and employ a research strategy • SEARCH ~ discovery layer
- 42. You need to learn how to effectively access and utilize these databases
- 45. What’s next? Citing your resources ALA The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association describes the rules used to write papers following APA style. This style is used in psychology, sociology, business, economics, nursing, social work, and criminology. MLA Modern Language Association documentation guidelines are often used in the humanities fields, including English, comparative literature, literary criticism, and foreign-languages. Turabian/Chicago Chicago style is a documentation style used in history and other humanities fields and uses footnotes or endnotes.
- 46. Managing resources found • Heterick Memorial Library and Ohio Northern University provide access to RefWorks, a citation management and formatting software package.
- 47. Plagiarism: don’t do it
- 48. Course Reserves • Must know Professor or Class Number or Title
- 49. Research Guides
- 50. How to find stuff • Classification systems – DVDs – CDs – Course reserves • Library tour
- 51. Survival Skills • Get to know the librarians • TIME MANAGEMENT • Research is a process not an event • Go beyond Google • Use the resources the professors expect you to use • Know the difference between sources and how to evaluate them for relevancy and scholarship • Know how to cite and avoid plagiarism • Practice makes perfect
- 52. Success at HML = Success at ONU