ART 2651: Non-Western ArtDR. LUKE SHEET

Welcom to the Library!Cheng, Visiting Reference & Instruction Librarian

Librarians are at the reference desk Monday – Thursday 8 AM – 4:30 PM and 6 – 9 PM; Friday 8 – 4:30

Please feel free to visit or email reference@onu.edu

What we can provide:Library Catalog: POLAR

• Include 400,000 items

Databases• Over 250 databases, provide access to 20,000 journals

OhioLink• Access to 10 million items

A Question:

Why shall we use the library (especially in this Internet age)?

True or False: All information for studies and research can be found online.

Answer: YES………

…….and NO.

A Question:YES: Most scholarly resources (Journals, Books, Manuals…..etc.) have digitized copies online.

NO: Most of them are not open to public.

Peer-reviewed(Scholarly) = Expensive.• Annual subscription fee could be 5-digit

What kinds of resources?“In order to support your position and answer objections, you will use 3-5 sources in your paper. At least two of these sources must be scholarly one that are currently in print form………”• Quoted from a real syllabus of a course at ONU

Why they have to be “scholarly” or “peer-reviewed”?

Answer: Reliability.

Scholarly ResourcesWho are authors?

• Professionals, experts, scholars

How are they published?• Lengthy review process

How are they writien?• Standardized format for conciseness and preciseness.

Information CycleThe Day of Event

• Internet, TV, Radio

Day and Days after Event• Newspaper

Week and Weeks after Event• Popular magazine, news magazine and trade magazine

Half to a year after Event• Scholarly Journals

A year to years after Event• Books, Government reports and reference materials

Access to scholarly resourcesGoogle Scholar

• Multi-disciplinary search engine

Databases• Over 250 databases, provide access to 20,000 journals• Most common tools to locate scholarly articles• Most of them are subject-specified• Begin with a Multi-disciplinary database: Academic Search Complete

Access to scholarly resourcesLibrary Catalog: POLAR

• Include 400,000 items

Journal Finder for Ohio Northern University • An A-Z List of e-Journal• Allow you to search and browse electronic journals by title and subject

Access to scholarly resourcesOhioLink

• “A consortium of 89 Ohio college and university libraries, plus the State Library of Ohio, that work together to provide Ohio students, faculty and researchers with the information they need for teaching and research.”

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC)

OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (EBC)

Bibliographic CitationMost scholarly databases today have some kinds of citation aids

RefWorks• Professional Citation & Bibliographic Management Software;• Free for all ONU students

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)