Library Tutorials

Finding Scholarly Articles, first you have to search your topic. In the video we are shown how to refine the search from thousands of choices to a handful by selecting "Scholarly Articles" off to the left side of the web page. To search Scholarly Articles you can use; the title, the author, abstracts, conclusions and the sources. Some articles are stored as "pdf's" and others can be found by using "link source". Using our library's search engine is the "easiest and quickest way to find sources and scholarly articles." I found this tutorial very informative and helpful, and will most likely use it in the future.

Another tutorial is how to find the full text or original source, when all you have is the source information. This can be a big help when doing research papers, and forgetting where you found a book. By following the simple steps in the video you can continue you're research quickly. To use "Alice" the search engine offered here at Ohio University, you need at least three pieces of information. The author's name, the title of the work, and the date when published. To begin your search, type the name of the article into Alice and select the type of source it is. Once you have results make sure to double check their source information with your own to ensure you have correctly found the work, and to continue working where you left off.

The third and final tutorial I will summarize is something I have already done this year! Requesting books! Books in a college library are not like books at your local library. Sometimes you may need a book that is only available from another location. Luckily Ohio University is linked in with other colleges in the state of Ohio, through "Ohio Link". To use this system all you do is search the book or work you need in Alice, check the status, click the Ohio Link link which will pinpoint where the book(s) are located around Ohio. Now if the book you need is at the University of Akron all you do, is press the request button, select your home school, sign in with your Ohio I.d and select a pick up location, I recommend Alden Library. Then press Submit, and in roughly three days you will receive an email that your book is in and ready to be picked up.