library research 101: fall 2014 meme edition 58
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An introduction to doing research in the library. Topics include when to use Google/Wikipedia vs. library resources, refining a research question, brainstorming for search terms, and key term searching. My lecture/activity notes (and additional, hidden slides with lesson plan material) are available in the downloaded file, but aren't visible in the Slideshare viewer.
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library research 101: fall 2014 meme edition 58
- 2. • make this guy happy • avoid that awkward moment when you can’t find anything relevant • find ALL THE THINGS
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- 5. WHAT EFFECT DID THE UNDERGROUND PUNK SCENE IN RICHMOND IN THE 1980s HAVE ON LOCAL POLITICS?
- 8. DOES PRIVACY STILL EXIST WHEN WE’RE SURROUNDED BY TECHNOLOGY?
- 9. DOES PRIVACY STILL EXIST WHEN WE’RE SURROUNDED BY TECHNOLOGY?
- 11. Just remember… • identify keywords from your research ? • brainstorm related terms • evaluate what you find: what type of source? is it reliable? • ask a librarian for help!
Notas del editor
- Introduction Anticipatory set: Why are you here today? Internet search pros Who starts their research with Google? Not a bad word—hold those hands high! Need reliable info to back up your claims. Reliable info = collapsed claims This can be Snopes if you’re talking about the 5-second rule When you’re writing a paper, you want sources that are guaranteed to be reliable, because your research topics aren’t going to show up on Snopes.com I’m not going to lie, scholarly articles can be found on the Internet—but there’s a lot more, and they’re easier to find, at the library
- Today’s game plan
- Video – Picking Your Topic IS Research!: 3 minutes Your research question will evolve as you do your research Keep this advice in mind as you work through the research process today and in the coming weeks Answer question 1 on ‘Think Tool: Choosing a Topic and Search Terms’ worksheet Ask for student input: what do you think makes a research question “researchable” or not?
- Discuss: are these researchable questions? Why or why not?
- Discuss: are these researchable questions? Why or why not?
- Discuss: are these researchable questions? Why or why not?
- Creating a search strategy Now that we’ve decided on a topic… where to search for information on it? Open Web vs. library sources Wikipedia and Google are great places to start In college, you’re usually writing papers on stuff you don’t know about. Scholarly articles are hard to read—not great for familiarizing yourself with a brand-new topic. Narrow down research topic. Figure out which terms scholars are using on your topic and use those to search with. BUT: don’t cite Wikipedia
- Not all the sources you need for this assignment—most college assignments—in life—will need to be peer-reviewed, but they WILL need to be reliable Scholarly spectrum: it’s not black and white Activity: 5 minutes Pair students up Pass out examples of scholarly and substantive sources A few minutes to examine articles and write down thoughts on ‘Identifying Source Types’ worksheet Discuss findings
- Creating a search strategy Research question key concepts Library search/databases = smart caveman; have to speak in short, meaningful words rather than in complete sentences What are the key concepts in this question?
- Research question key concepts Library search/databases = smart caveman; have to speak in short, meaningful words rather than in complete sentences
- Facilitated search time Take advantage of having your professor and librarian here to ask questions if you have them!
- Closing Contact information Didn’t have much luck finding sources? Call me!