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Writing SeminarENGL 1221
Dr. O’Connell
Traci Welch MoritzPublic Services Librarian
Assistant ProfessorHeterick Memorial Library
Welcome Professor Moritz, [email protected] 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
Introduction
How am I suppose to remember all this stuff?
Heterick Memorial Library
Undergraduate Library, accessible to all
Libraries at ONU• Taggert Law Library
• Library for Law school, accessible to all
ONU card = Library ID
Remember to always use all 11 digits!
How to do research How to use library resources to do research
What resources to use when doing research
What we’ll do today
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
Seven Steps of the Research ProcessAmended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University
How to do Research
STEP 1
• 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 catalogsBuilt-in thesauri in many databases
Reference sources Textbooks, lecture notes, readings Internet Librarians, Instructors
Start at the beginningIDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC
FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Researching
STEP 2
Researching -- Catalogs
• Highly structured information environmentWay individual records are arrangedSubject headingsCatalog software optimized for aboveDeal with material in many formats
• Implies heavy human involvement• Emphasis on precision• Preparation relatively labor-intensive• Implies a learning curve to use successfully
Find a Book -- POLAR
Oh no!! There
are so many,
and they are
so big!!!
Books - Shortcuts
Hold on, I’ve got an idea!
Books - Shortcuts
More to come in a minute
Click on the POLAR tab or Seach POLAR link
Background Research -- Books
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
Find a Book -- POLAR
Find a Book -- POLAR
Find a Book -- POLAR
If a book is available, go get it. Otherwise request via your other two options; OhioLINK or SearchOhio.
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
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 3-5 working days No charge Limited to 100 items at a time May keep up to 84 days
Find a Book -- OhioLINK
SearchOhio Access to several Ohio public libraries Access via OhioLINK An option when item wanted is not available at
ONU or through OhioLINK
A small but growing part of the collection are
Ebooks Click to link to content
Find a Book -- POLAR
Does the information located
satisfy the research need? Is the information factual and
unbiased? See handout “Critically Analyzing
Information Sources” the Writing Seminar Research Guide
What about Google?
STEP 3
Google and Wikipedia aren’t intrinsically evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.
What about Google?
Google Scholar
ONU buysFull-textdatabase
OhioLINKPermits
Google tolink to full-text
Google asksto link tocontent
ONU user sees licensed full-textarticles
Run Google ScholarSearch
Note: If working offcampus please see the “google scholar” tab at the Research Guide for Writing Seminar
Google Scholar
CRAAP test
Currency
Relevance/Coverage
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose/Objectivity
Timeliness of the information.
Depth and importance of the information.
Source of the information.
Reliability of the information
Possible bias present in the information.
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 250+
Finding Journal Articles
STEP 4
Databases
Academic Search Complete Lexis-Nexis JSTOR : the Scholarly Journal
Archive Search by Subject/Discipline
for subject specific databases
Finding Journal Articles
Over 20,000 journals indexed, most are full text
Divided by subject area offered at ONU
Begin with a general database, Academic Search Premier
Finding Journal Articles
Periodical means the same as Magazine
Usually magazines are more “popular”
JournalsScholarly or
ProfessionalPeer reviewed
Finding Journal Articles
Finding Journal Articles
Finding Journal Articles
Academic Search Complete
Finding Journal Articles
Finding Journal Articles
Finding Journal Articles
Keyword
Subject
Finding Journal Articles
What if it’s not available PDF or HTML?
Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens next.
Finding Journal Articles
Could be available in EJC, the OhioLINK electronic database.
Finding Journal Articles
And could be available in
Finding Journal Articles
Finding Journal Articles
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
Finding Journal Articles
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
Evaluating resources
Annotated Bibliography
STEP 5
Managing the resources found:
Printing Saving Exporting
Pulling it all together
Pulling it all together
STEP 6
STEP 6
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)
Cite what you find using standard formats
STEP 7
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Research Ethics
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.
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
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 it by accident, but it is still against the law. If you ever have a question about whether something is plagiarized, please ask!
Research Ethics
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1. How not to plagiarize your report -- Shannon Hosier Mersand
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!
Research Ethics
2 How not to plagiarize your report -- Shannon Hosier Mersand
How may I avoid plagiarizing?2
HELP
Traci Welch Moritz, MLSPublic Services LibrarianAssistant Professor
Heterick Memorial [email protected] [email protected]
Reference Librarians on duty8a-4:30p Mon-Fri6p-9p Mon-Thur10a-3:30p Sundays