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ENGL 1221 McManus
This document provides an overview of resources and services available at Olivet Nazarene University's Heterick Memorial Library for an English writing seminar. It outlines a typical two-day research process, describes databases and catalog systems such as POLAR and OhioLINK that students can use to find background information and articles, and explains how to evaluate sources found through library databases or web searches. The document also lists potential topics students could explore for their persuasive argument assignment.
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- 1. ENGL 1221 Writing Seminar McManus Professor Traci Welch Moritz Public Services Librarian Heterick Memorial Library
- 2. What to expect •Day 1 • Day 2 • Construct research • Review strategy • Narrow focus • Conduct background • Select appropriate research databases • Evaluate materials • Create annotated • Manage information bibliography found
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- 4. Libraries at ONU •TaggertLaw Library • Heterick Memorial Library •Library for Law • Undergraduate school, accessible to Library, all accessible to all
- 5. ONU card =Library ID
- 6. The assignment • Persuasiveargument -- Persuade the audience to choose your point of view. –Define main point –Identify reader –Identify strongest points for persuasion –Identify strongest opposing view
- 7. Possible Topics • Issuesof social justice • Human rights • Equality in the US • Occupy Wall Street • US student loan controversy • Rising division in US wealth and poverty levels • Globalizing job opportunities in the US • Public protests in the Arab Spring to bring about change • Public protests in Syria and the conflict created • Detroit’s revitalization
- 8. Background Research • Stateyour topic as a question • Identify main concepts or keywords • 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
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- 10. •Highly structured information environment Way individual records are arranged Subject headings Catalog software optimized for above Deal with material in many formats •Implies heavy human involvement •Preparation relatively labor-intensive Emphasis on precision •Implies a learning curve to use successfully
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- 12. POLAR •Looks in severallocations (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
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- 14. • Materials ownedby 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
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- 17. Web Research Googleand Wikipedia aren’t evil, just use them for the correct purpose at the correct point in your research strategy.
- 18. Web Research Why Evaluate Web Sources? • Anyone with a little time, some knowledge and small amount of money can publish on the Internet. • No person, persons or organization reviews the content of the Internet. • Pages are retrieved by search engines based on the page's content, not the relevancy or quality of the page.
- 19. Web Research Google Scholar ONU buys Full-text Google asks database to link to content OhioLINK Permits Google to Run Google link to full-text Scholar Search ONU user sees licensed full-text articles Note: See “Google Scholar” tab at Research Guide to set off-campus access
- 20. Web Research • Currency • Timeliness of the information. • Relevance/Coverage • Depth and importance of the information. • Authority • Source of the information. • Accuracy • Reliability of the information • Possible bias present in the • Purpose/Objectivity information.
- 21. Web Research Databases “Payto Play” Internet (Search Engines) • Usually created by a single • Material from numerous sources, publisher individual. Government, etc. • Content pre-arranged for easy use • Search engines must work with material • Quality/ content control thru prepared without regard for specific editorial staff software • Content usually available only to • Quality of material varies subscribers • Generally do not access for-profit • Content source usually identified information and dated • Content often anonymous and undated
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- 25. Databases Often tools forlocating journal and newspaper articles Most are subject-specific – some multi- disciplinary Many give access to full text of articles Heterick has 250+
- 26. ď‚—General Databases tobegin ď‚—Academic Search Complete ď‚—Lexis-Nexis ď‚—Opposing Viewpoints ď‚—Search by Subject/Discipline
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- 28. Find an Article Periodical means the same as Magazine Usually magazines are more “popular”  Journals Scholarly or Professional Peer reviewed
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- 30. Find an Article Somearticles available full-text html or pdf
- 31. Find an Article What if it’s not available PDF or HTML?  Always click the “find it” icon and see what happens next.
- 32. Find an Article Couldbe available through another database
- 33. Find an Article Not available full text so you’ll need to request through ILL
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- 35. HELP Traci Welch Moritz, MLS Public Services Librarian Assistant Professor Heterick Memorial Library Reference Librarians on duty [email protected] [email protected] 8a-4:30p Mon-Fri 6p-9p Mon-Thur 419-772-2473 10a-3:30p 419-772-2185 Sundays