1. HOW TO DO RESEARCH GET READY, SET, GO

2. GET READY Choose a topic List keywords, synonyms and concepts Search the library catalog Read background information

3. Choose a Topic Of interest to you Manageable Specific Brainstorm List keywords, concepts, synonyms Formulate a question or hypothesis

4. Search the Library Catalog

5. Search the Library Catalog Find books and media: new titles, encyclopedias and reference books Read for background information Note sources in bibliographies Check dates for recency Check for availability in catalog

6. Library Catalog Search

7. Get Set: Construct a Search Strategy How can green construction become a standard for home building and save energy consumption? Concepts/Keywords green construction sustainable construction energy efficient Related terms green building green business environmentally friendly alternative energy home building Multiple spellings ecofriendly eco friendly Acronyms LEED IGCC AIA

8. Use Advanced Searching Techniques quotations “ “ to search for multiple terms as a complete phrase “green construction” “sustainable development” truncation * to include all variant endings: environ* (environment, environmentally Parentheses ( ) Sets the order of search. Terms in parentheses are searched first: “alternative energy” AND (solar energy or radiant energy) If more than one set is used the one on the left is searched first

9. Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOT Combine search terms for a narrow result: “green construction” AND “building standards” Combine synonyms or closely related terms for a wider search: “green construction” OR “green building” Excludes terms from the search result: “home building” NOT “commercial building”

10. Use Research Port

11. Select Databases

12. General Databases Academic Search Premier JSTOR Project Muse

13. Subject Related Databases Business Source Complete Guide to Hospitality Management Environmental Science and Pollution Ecology Abstracts Garden, Landscape and Horticulture Index GreenFile

14. Academic Search Premier

15. Academic Search Premier

16. Academic Search Premier

17. Academic Search Premier

18. Environment Sci. & Pollution

19. Environmental Sci. & Pollution

20. Environmental Sci. & Pollution

21. UM find it: Publisher’s Catalog

22. Science Direct

23. Science Direct

24. Go Read sources, take notes Organize ideas Make an outline Write first draft Document sources (footnotes or endnotes) Write a bibliography Revise first draft Proofread final draft

25. APA CITATION FORMAT Citing Sources Using the APA Publication Manual http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/citing_apa.html APA Style Help http://www.apastyle.org/apa-style-help.aspx How to Write an Annotated Bibliographyhttp://www.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/bibliography/bibliography-text.shtml