Annotated Bibliography &

Research StrategiesPLSC 391

Special Topic

Human Rights

Prof. Traci Welch MoritzPublic Services Librarian/

Assistant Professor

Heterick Memorial Library

• 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 HONR 231

http://libguides.onu.edu/historiography

DO:

• Exploring the topic

• Research the topic

• Explain the topic

• Critically evaluate

• Use primary and secondary resources

DO NOT:

• Take a stance

• Be persuasive

• Worry about your definitive research question too soon

Ask a question

Take a look at your topic and identify key

search terms, Ask a question.

Most databases now use an implied boolean

logic search scheme so a keyword search

will get you started.

Boolean logic is the use of AND, NOT, OR to

narrow or expand your search

See Research Guide for PLSC 336.

WHO

CARES?

•Start big doing

background reading

•Narrow your topic for a

more focused product

•Research narrowed topic

using subject specific

databases

•Keep track of

bibliographic citations to

avoid trouble down the

road.

Ask a question

• 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

• 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 PLSC 391 for instructions on how to get your free-for-a-life-time account

REFWORKS

Google and Wikipedia aren’t intrinsically

evil, just use them for the correct purpose

in your research.

FIND INTERNET RESOURCES

Comprehensive

search engines:•Alta Vista

•Ask.com

•Excite

Subject portals:•Librarians' Index to the

Internet

•WWW Virtual Library

Multi-engine

searching:MetaCrawler

Vivisimo

•Scholar.Google

•Hotbot

•Lycos

•Wisenut

Google Scholar

ONU buys

Full-text

database

OhioLINK

Permits

Google to

link to full-text

Google asks

to link to

content

ONU user sees

licensed full-text

articles

Run Google

Scholar

Search

Note: If

working off

campus please

see the

“google

scholar” tab at

the Research

Guide

• 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

Used with permission by the library staff

at Wisconsin

Use library resources to continue your background

research.

• ONU is library card

• Uses Library of Congress

classification system

• Open to all ONU

undergrads

• Best to ask for help!

•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

•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

Click on the “Find Similar Items” link

found on each item record

• 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

Use databases to find articles based on your

search strategy

• 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

• 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

• Periodical means the

same as Magazine

Usually magazines are

more “popular”

• Journals

Scholarly or Professional

Peer reviewed See Research Guide

for PLSC 391 for this

and other Handouts

• In the humanities, a

primary source could

be defined as

something that was

created either during

the time period being

studied or afterward

by individuals

reflecting on their

involvement in the

events of that time.

• Secondary Sources analyze or interpret an historical event or artistic work. Secondary sources often base their theories and arguments on the direct evidence found in primary sources. A secondary work for a subject is one that discusses the subject but is written after the time contemporary with it.

Primary Sources: Definitions. Lafayette College Libraries & Academic Information Resources.

<http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~library/guides/primarysources/definitions.html> Accessed August 8, 2007.

Secondary Sources defined. Ellen George. University of British Columbia Library

http://toby.library.ubc.ca/webpage/webpage.cfm?id=579#footnotes1>.Access August 8, 2007

A. Academic Search Complete

B. JSTOR

C. PAIS

D. Social Sciences Citation Index

E. Lexis-Nexis Academic

F. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

G. International Political Science Abstracts

Scholarly journals,

peer reviewed articles

Scholarly journals,

peer reviewed articles

• Ada Herald

• Akron Beacon Journal

• The Blade -- Toledo

• Chicago Tribune

• Chronicle of Higher Education

• Cincinnati Enquirer

• Columbus Dispatch

• Courier -- Findlay

• Courier Journal -- Louisville

• Dayton Daily News

• Kenton Times

• Lima News

• Los Angeles Times

• New York Times

• Plain Dealer -- Cleveland

• Wall Street Journal

• Washington Post

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• Until microform arrives

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Wall Street Journal Historical New York Times

Newspaper databases at HML

• 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.

• 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