1. Writing Seminar Heather Surface Traci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library
2. Introduction Welcome Traci Welch Moritz, t-moritz@onu.edu Feel free to visit or email Librarians on duty 8-4:30, 6-9 Mon – Thurs, 8-4 Friday and 10-3:30 on Sundays IM and Chat Reference available certain times
6. What we’ll do today How to do research How to use library resources to do research What resources to use when doing research
7. How to do research STEP 1: IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC STEP 2: FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION STEP 3: FIND INTERNET RESOURCES *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 Process Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University
10. Test the topic -- Look for keywords and synonyms and related terms for the information sought Subject headings in catalogs Built-in thesauri in many databases Reference sources Textbooks, lecture notes, readings Internet Librarians, Instructors STEP 1
11. HOW TO DO RESEARCH FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION STEP 2
20. Research Tools∞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
21. 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 Research Tools∞OhioLink
22. INTERNET TOOLS 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 STEP 3
23. Internet Tools Google and Wikipedia aren’t intrinsically evil, just use them for the correct purpose in your research.
24. Internet Tools Google Scholar Note: If working off campus please see the “google scholar” tab at the Research Guide for Writing Seminar ONU buys Full-text database Google asks to link to content OhioLINK Permits Google to link to full-text Run Google Scholar Search ONU user sees licensed full-text articles
25. HOW TO DO RESEARCH EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND How to interpret the basics 1. Accuracy of Web Documents 2. Authority of Web Documents 3. Objectivity of Web Documents 4. Currency of Web Documents 5. Coverage of the Web Documents STEP 5 Kapoun, Jim. "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523.
26. 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
27. 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 240+ STEP 4
28. Research Tools∞Databases Academic Search Premier Lexis-Nexis JSTOR : the Scholarly Journal Archive Search by Subject/Discipline for subject specific databases
29. Find an Article Over 20,000 journals indexed, most are full text Divided by subject area offered at ONU Begin with a general database, Academic Search Premier
30. Find an Article Periodical means the same as Magazine Usually magazines are more “popular” Journals Scholarly or Professional Peer reviewed
41. Find an Article 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
42. HOW TO DO RESEARCH Pulling it all together Accuracy.If your page lists the author and institution that published the page and provides a way of contacting him/her and… Authority.If your page lists the author credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, or .net), and, … Objectivity.If your page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting the information, and… STEP 6
43. HOW TO DO RESEARCH Pulling it all together cont… Currency.If your page is current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and… Coverage.If you can view the information properly--not limited to fees, browser technology, or software requirement, then… You may have a Web page that could be of value to your research! STEP 6
48. 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.
49. 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
50. 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! 1 1. How not to plagiarize your report -- Shannon Hosier Mersand
51. Research Ethics 2 How may I avoid plagiarizing? 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! 2 How not to plagiarize your report -- Shannon Hosier Mersand
52. HELP Traci Welch Moritz, MLS Public Services Librarian Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library t-moritz@onu.edu 419-772-2473 419-772-2185 Reference Librarians on duty 8a-4:30p Mon-Fri 6p-9p Mon-Thur 10a-3:30p Sundays
