Library Support for Your Coursework, Research & Teaching Miriam Intrator Special Collections Librarian Jessica Hagman Social Media Coordinator & Subject Librarian for Scripps College
Library Support for YourCoursework, Research & TeachingMiriam Intrator Special Collections Librarian
Jessica HagmanSocial Media Coordinator & Subject Librarian for Scripps College
@AldenLibrary
https://www.library.ohiou.edu/services/graduate-students/
Coursework
Subject Librarians
Subject Librarians• Manage the collection for a discipline (including books,
journal, and other e-resources)• Answer questions and support researchers in their
disciplines. • Teach students how to efficiently find and use
information resources for their assignments.
Subject & Course Guides
Books
OhioLINK
Request books from 89 member libraries across the state
3-5 business days for delivery
Ohio University Libraries
Alden Library + Music & Dance Library + Library Annex
Regional Campus Libraries
InterLibrary Loan
Request books from outside the state
Up to 2 weeks – not a great option for textbooks
Research Articles
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Finding Research Articles
•Interdisciplinary databases: Articles Plus/JSTOR/Google Scholar•Discipline-based databases
73%Graduate students who said that they had decided not to use an information source because they couldn’t find it.
Article Not Available Online? •Request via Document Express (same site as InterLibrary Loan) •Also: book chapters, theses, microfilms, videos not available via the OHIO Libraries
Archives & Special Collections
Research & Writing
Graduate Writing & Research Center
Graduate Research Series
Teaching
Use Library Materials for Your Class• Course reserves: • short-term checkout periods for textbooks• Online materials
• Blackboard: • We scan the document, you upload to Blackboard• Link directly to library resources
• Talk to your subject librarian or request via InterLibrary Loan
Research Instruction for Undergrads•Instruction sessions with your subject librarian•Add a Subject Course Guide link or Subject Librarian to your Blackboard course page •Students follow your lead
Questions?