The document provides an overview of the resources available at Heterick Memorial Library. It details that the library has knowledgeable librarians available over 60 hours per week, as well as friendly staff available 101.5 hours per week. The library has access to over 87 million items through WorldCat, over 10 million items through OhioLINK, and over 400,000 items in its own catalog. It provides access to over 215 databases and over 10,000 online journals. The document outlines how to search the library catalog and request items through OhioLINK. It also provides tips on evaluating internet sources and using library databases to find journal and newspaper articles.

1. Using Heterick Memorial
Library Resources
TRACI WELCH MORITZ
PUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN/
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

2. WELCOME to the LIBRARY

3. What you can expect from HML
 Knowledgeable degreed librarians on duty over
60 hours per week
 Friendly faces ready to help 101.5 hours per week
 Access to the resources you need both on and off
campus
 Resources available in a timely manner

4. What we expect you to know
WorldCAT
87,000,000+
items
OhioLINK
Ca. 10,000,000
items
POLAR
Ca. 400,000
items

5. + even more!
 215 Databases
 821 print periodical
subscriptions
 Ca. 10,000 online journals
 Juvenile collection
 Audiovisuals – physical and
streaming

6. How to remember all the stuff we talk about

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

8. Internet Tools
 Does the information located satisfy
the research need?
 Is the information factual and
unbiased?
 See handout “Critically Analyzing
Information Sources” at the TREX
Research Guide.

9. Catalogs
 POLAR -- Accessing items
located at HML (physical and
electronic) as well as Law
Library
 OhioLINK -- Next Step if you
can’t find what you want in the
HML collection
 WorldCat.org

10. ONU Libraries
 Heterick Memorial
•Taggert Law Library
Library
•Library for Law  Undergraduate
Library, accessible
school, accessible to all
to all

11. ONU ID is Library Card
Off-campus access to all
resources and requesting
OhioLINKs will require
typing in First and Last
Name and all 11 digits of
ONU ID.

12. POLAR
www.onu.edu/library

13. POLAR
 Click on “Search Polar” at the home
page of the library

14. OhioLINK
 Materials owned by all Ohio
colleges, universities, several public
libraries
 Link from POLAR permits you to submit
requests
 Most requests arrive in 2-3 working days
 No charge
 Only 25 requests at a time
 May keep up to 84 days

15. OhioLINK

16. 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 200+
 Available from Heterick home page

17. Databases
 Periodical means the
same as Magazine
Usually magazines are
more “popular”
 Journals
Scholarly or Professional See TREX 1001
Research Guide for
Peer reviewed handout.

18. Databases
Click on “Databases”

19. Databases

20. Databases
 Art and Architecture Digital Media
 ARTSTOR
 Oxford Reference, Art and Architecture
 Iter
 JSTOR : the Scholarly Journal Archive
 Academic Search Complete

21. Databases

22. Databases
Some articles available full-text html or pdf

23. Databases
 What if it’s not available PDF or HTML?
 Always hit the “find it” icon and see what happens
next.

24. Databases
• It may have to be requested
ILL

25. Databases
• It may be available Full text from
OhioLINK or another database

26. Databases
 And could be available in print

27. Databases
 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

28. Databases

29. Databases

30. Databases

31. Databases

32. Databases

33. Help/Instruction

34. Public terminal on
third floor

35. QUESTIONS?
 Ask at the Reference Desk
 Phone the Reference Desk – 2185
 Contact us by E-mail (Contact Us on
library web pages)
 Use Chat Help feature or the IM
 IM feature