Cory rawson spring 2015
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Transcript of Cory rawson spring 2015
Welcome to Heterick Memorial Library!
What we will cover
• How to find books at Heterick
Memorial Library
• How to find relevant articles via
databases
Research tools
• Catalogs
• Databases
• Web Resources
Materials Available
At Home/ School
• Catalogs
• Core EBSCO
At ONU
• Catalogs
• Core EBSCO
• Unique databases
• Books
Catalog Content
Materials commonly listed in catalogs:
• Books and E-books
• Maps
• Music Scores
• Audiovisual materials
• Government documents
• Increasingly links to resources on the Internet
Not newspaper and magazine articles
Databases Content
Materials commonly found in databases:
• Journal articles
• Periodical articles
• Newspaper articles
• May also find book reviews, primary
resource documents, streaming media,
etc.
CATALOGS - SIZE
The amount of material covered by each catalog varies. The larger the
catalog the more likely you are to locate items of use.
POLAR – 400,000 items
OhioLINK – 10 million+ items
WorldCAT – 110 million+ items
CATALOGS
The amount of material covered by each catalog varies. The larger the
catalog the more likely you are to locate items of use.
POLAR – ONU material only
OhioLINK – Ohio Academic libraries
WorldCAT – Everything in the world
POLAR – Library’s Catalog
Major Types of Searching by Concept-
Keyword
• 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
Major Types of Searches by Concept-
Subject
• 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
Search Screen - POLAR
Multiple search
term boxes
Set type of search.
Default is Any Field
Search Screens - POLAR
Set logical
relationship
between
terms:
•And
•Or
•Not
Search Screens - POLAR
Focus search by
limiting
Material type
Language
Year
Results - POLAR
• Icon at the left will let you know whether the material
is a book, ebook, periodical, etc.
• Location lets you know where the book is. Some
books may be located in the Law Library.
• Call number is what you need to find the book on the
shelf.
• Status lets you know if the book is checked out or is
available.
Databases
• Used mostly for locating newspaper and magazine articles
• Access through http://www.onu.edu/library
• Some databases are multidisciplinary and some are subject-specific.
• Some are available to general public via InfOhio and OPLIN
Multi-disciplinary Databases
• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
– Good for general searches
– Great place to start for most topics
• Points of View Reference
– Good for any topic that has multiple
sides
– Browse by Category or Search
Database Search Strategies
• Use limiters such as date and language.
• Use and to combine keywords and
narrow search.
• Use or to combine keywords and expand
search.
• Use not to eliminate terms.
Databases – Where to find
http://www.onu.
edu/library
Databases tab
A – Academic
Search
Complete
P – Points of
View
Academic Search Complete
Finding Articles – full text in databases
Printing, Downloading, Saving
• The library’s catalog and most databases
allow you to mark entries and then save
or e-mail them.
• If you have a flash memory device, you
can save articles to it.
• Today, you should be able to print without
charge in the labs.
Search
Searches the library’s catalog, OhioLINK
catalog and most of the databases.
Available EBSCO Databases
Available EBSCO Databases
March 2010
Other Sources
Bluffton Public Library
• Can fill loan requests
• Need to have a library card (parental permission required)
• See: http://blufftonlibrary.oplin.org/Interlibraryloan.htm
Bluffton University
• Does not fill loan requests, but materials can be used in the library
Findlay/ Hancock Co. Public Library
Macomb Public Library
Contact Us
You can contact any of the librarians:
Kelly Kobiela – [email protected]
Jenny Donley – [email protected]
Kathleen Baril – [email protected]
You can also email [email protected]
