5. Annotated Bibliography
4 Literature Review
• 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
7. What should I do first?
• 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
8. Most
important CHOOSING YOUR TOPIC
part of
research
is
the
beginning
9. • Catalogs
• POLAR
• OhioLINK
• Databases
• General
• Subject Specific
• Search Engines
10.
11. *The CRAAP
acronym and
descriptions are
from Meriam
Library at • Currency * The timeliness of the
California State information.
University
Chico. • Relevance/Coverage *The depth
Used with
permission.
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.
12. Note: If
working off So what about Google Scholar!?
campus
user sees ONU buys
only Full-text Google asks
citation to database to link to
articles not content
full text.
See
Research OhioLINK
Guide for Permits
how to on Google to Run Google
accessing link to full-text Search
Google
Scholar off
campus
ONU user sees
licensed full-text
articles
13. DEFINING YOUR TOPIC
If needed, you
will want to get
an overview of BACKGROUND
your topic. RESEARCH
Reference works
can help as well
as general
books.
14. ONU ID is Library card
EVA
Eva Maglott
00021559801
Eva Maglott
Please use all
digits in your
student ID
number.
23. DEFINING YOUR TOPIC
BACKGROUND
RESEARCH
With a basic
understanding of DETAILED
your topic, it is RESEARCH
time to get
more detail
24. • Often tools for locating journal
and newspaper articles
• Most are subject-specific, some
multi-disciplinary
• Many give access to full text of
articles
• Specific titles may be searched
via
• Heterick has 250+
25. • Research Databases
(for off campus access, click on the “off-campus access” flag
and log in )
• MEDLINE with Full Text
• PubMed
• SPORTDiscus with Full Text
• Proquest Nursing and Allied Health
Journals
• Health Source : Nursing/Academic
Edition
31. Searching by specific journal title
1. At front page
click on journal
finder tab and type
in title of journal
2. Click on database
to access journal
3. Click on “Connect to
Full Text”
32. 4. Click on “Search
within this
publication”
5. Type in
search terms
33. 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.
