1. The Annotated Bibliography &
Research Strategies
Honors English
Traci Welch Moritz
Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor
Heterick Memorial Library

2. What today is all about
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 1231

3. Annotated Bibliography
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

4. What do I do first?
 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 HONR 1231
WHO

5. Research Strategy
•Start big doing
background reading
•Narrow your topic for a
more focused product
•Research narrowed topic
using subject specific
databases
•Keep track of Ask a question
bibliographic citations to
avoid trouble down the
road.

6. Internet Tools
Google and Wikipedia aren’t intrinsically evil,
just use them for the correct purpose in your
research.

7. Internet Tools
FIND INTERNET RESOURCES
Comprehensive Subject portals:
search engines: •Librarians' Index to the
•Alta Vista Internet
•Ask.com •Scholar.Google •WWW Virtual Library
•Excite •Hotbot
•Lycos
•Wisenut Multi-engine
searching:
MetaCrawler
Vivisimo

8. Internet Tools
Google Scholar
Note: If
working ONU buys
off Full-text
database Google asks
campus to link to
please see content
the OhioLINK
Permits
“google Google to Run Google
scholar” link to full-text Scholar
tab at the Search
Research
Guide for ONU user sees
licensed full-text
HONR 231 articles

9. Critically analyzing web sources
 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
From the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet
for evaluating web sites

10. What do I do next?
Use library resources to continue your background
research.

11. ONU ID is Library card
EVA
Eva Maglott
00021559801
Eva Maglott
Please use all
digits in your
student ID
number.

12. FIND A BOOK∞POLAR

13. 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
•Look for the same or similar words
which keep appearing

14. FIND A BOOK∞POLAR
Click on the “Find Similar Items” link
found on each item record
•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

15. 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 2-3 working days
 No charge
 Limited to 100 items at a time
 MAY RENEW UP TO 4 TIMES

16. What do I do next?
Use databases to find articles based on your
search strategy

17. Research Tools∞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 over 250

18. Research Tools∞Databases
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

19. Find an Article
 Periodical means the
same as Magazine
Usually magazines are
more “popular”
 Journals
Scholarly or Professional
See Research Guide
Peer reviewed for HONR 231 for this
and other Handouts

20. Research Tools∞Databases
A. Academic Search
Complete/Masterfile Premier
B. Communication and Mass Media
Complete
C. JSTOR
D. Lexis-Nexis
E. Opposing Viewpoints

21. General Database
Scholarly journals,
peer reviewed articles

22. General Database
Scholarly journals,
peer reviewed articles

23. General Database

24. Subject Specific Database

25. Subject Specific Database

26. Subject Specific Database

27. Bibliographic Citation Software
REFWORKS

28. Managing Information -
RefWorks
 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 HONR 231 for instructions
on how to get your free-for-a-life-time account

29. Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
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.

30. QUESTIONS?
 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