Food for Thought
Prof Traci Welch MoritzInstruction & Access Services
LibrarianAssistant Professor
What we’ll do today
• Learn how to use library resources
• Figure out what search strategies to employ to satisfy assignment requirements
• Learn how to identify best resources to use
How to remember all this stuff
The assignments I’ll be talking about
1. Choose a controversial food-related topic
2. Find an article in a popular media source
3. Put together an annotated bibliography (APA format)
4. Position papera. Introduction of topicb. Current standingc. Explain both sides
What I need to know to begin this project
• How the libraries at ONU work• Boolean Logic• Primary vs. Secondary
resources• Scholarly v. Popular• Identifying search terms
ONU ID is Library card
EVAEva Maglott00021559801
Eva Maglott
Please use all digits in your student ID number.
Research Strategy
• Finding the right search term• Start big and then use patterns
you see in the results list to narrow your topic
• Most resources will have built into their system a “thesaurus” or “subject” or suggested topics
links, use them• Ask a librarian or your professor
for suggestions
What do I do first?
Google and Wikipedia
• Are not evil• Can prove valuable• Should never be used
as a scholarly source• Turn to the databases
for source materialsFrom the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites
ONU buysFull-textdatabase
OhioLINKPermits
Google tolink to full-text
Google asksto link tocontent
ONU user sees licensed full-textarticles
Run GoogleSearch
Google Scholar
See “Google Scholar” tab at Research guide for information about off-campus access
Google Scholar
• Currency * The timeliness of the information.
• Relevance/Coverage *The depth and importance of the information.
• Authority *The source of the information.
• Accuracy *The reliability of the information.
• Purpose/Objectivity *The possible bias present in the information.
*The CRAAP acronym and descriptions are from Meriam Library at California State University Chico. Used with permission.
What about the internet?
What do I do next?
Oh no!! There
are so many, and
they are so big!!!
Books - Shortcuts
Hold on, I’ve got an idea!
Books - Shortcuts
SEARCH
What is included?• POLAR• Article-level searching for all
EBSCO databases• Article-level searching for a
variety of other databases: JSTOR, Hoover’s, AccessPharmacy, etc.
• Title-level searching for most other databases: IEEE, CIAO, Proquest Nursing & Allied Health
• OhioLink central catalog
Results: Full Text, Polar
Results: OhioLink
Results: Find It @ ONU
Results: ILL
Facets: Limit Your Results
Things to Remember
• Facets are your Friend: After you search, limit your results to what you really want
• A tool not a solution: This is not the solution to everything
• Ask the librarians for help• There will still be some
small changes coming
Finding books
• POLAR• OhioLINK
Finding books -- POLAR
Keyword search for
Spelt
Finding books -- POLAR
Finding books -- OhioLINK
spelt
Finding books -- OhioLINK
Maybe
No
No
What do I do next?
Databases
• 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 200+• Available from
Heterick home page
• Periodical means the same as Magazine
Usually magazines are more “popular”
Scholarly v Popular
•JournalsScholarly or ProfessionalPeer reviewed
Journal Articles
• Can start with the general Academic Search Complete
• Look at list and see if others sound like possibilities (head to subject specific databases)
Finding Databases
Academic Search Complete
EbscoHost Databases
Agriculture
Agricola
Greenfile
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index
Proquest Nursing
Health Source Complete
MedLine
Plagiarism: don’t do it
What’s next? Citing your resources
APAThe 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. MLAModern Language Association documentation guidelines are often used in the humanities fields, including English, comparative literature, literary criticism, and foreign-languages.
Turabian/ChicagoChicago style is a documentation style used in history and other humanities fields and uses footnotes or endnotes.
Bibliographic Citation Software
• Ask at the Front Desk• Phone the Reference Desk –
2185 (see library page for available hours)
• Contact by E-mail [email protected]
QUESTIONS?