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Research Techniques II

Research Techniques II. Step One: Select the Topic Step Two: Preliminary Research in Authoritative Summaries Step Three: Narrowing the Topic, and Now: Step Four: Building a Working Bibliography. Step Four: Building the Annotated Bibliography.

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Research Techniques II

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  1. Research Techniques II • Step One: Select the Topic • Step Two: Preliminary Research in Authoritative Summaries • Step Three: Narrowing the Topic, and Now: • Step Four: Building a Working Bibliography

  2. Step Four: Building the Annotated Bibliography • Provides an overview of sources available in a given library • Creates a targeted list and location of books, periodicals & reference works to explore for Research Paper • Summarizes & Evaluates sources as to relevance to Thesis Statement • Allows for the final bibliography to be constructed from the annotated bibliography

  3. For Books: Use Online Card Catalog Research Help Off Campus Access

  4. For Journals or Periodicals Use: • Theological Databases from Database List on Library Homepage - ATLA Religion Database w/ATLASerials, Christian Periodical Index, Theological Journals Search, New Testament & Old Testament Abstracts, Encyclopaedia Judaica • Journals List (Subject area: Philosophy and Religion) from Journals List on Library Homepage

  5. For Reference Works Use: • Library Handout, “ORU Theological Reference Books” • Search online catalog: Use subject keyword search: church*, theolog*, Christian*, religi*, Bible, or missions with either encyclopedias or dictionaries Browse the shelves in the Reference Room. See: ORU Theological Reference Books — Lists of reference books by category.

  6. Seminar in Theological Research Assignment 1, Annotated Bibliography: Books, Journal Articles & Reference Works Due September 15, 2009, at the beginning of class Name:________________________________________________________________ Proposed Thesis Statement: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Select three books or ebooks closely related to your chosen topic. To locate books in the ORU Library, search the online catalog. Modify the search strategy you have used in the past by making it less specific, since books are generally broader in scope than journal articles. Select three articles related to your chosen topic from three differentJournals or Periodicals. To locate journal articles, search the online Journals Database doing a subject keyword search using the main words in your Thesis Statement. Select three articles related to your chosen topic from three differenttheological and biblical encyclopedias or dictionaries. Do NOT use a general encyclopedia such as Encyclopedia Britannica. To locate encyclopedias, search the online catalog doing a subject keyword search using one of the following: church*, theolog*, Christian*, religi*, Bible, or missions with either encyclopedias or dictionaries. See also handout, “Bibliography of Theological Reference Works.” In creating the annotated bibliography, cite each book, journal article or reference work according to Turabian format (see examples in Turabian, chapter 9 and Vyhmeister, chapters 5 and 9). After the citation, double-space, and then write the annotation. The annotation should include at least two paragraphs, one which summarizes the resource and one which discusses how the resource is of particular interest/relevance to your topic. If, in reading the resource, questions or issues arise which you are interested in pursuing as a focal point of your research paper, include them as well. If you use quotations from the resource, be sure to include the page number(s) involved in parentheses after the quote. Conclude with an evaluative statement, explaining how the resource will help you in writing your research paper. Do not include items in the bibliography that you feel are of little or no relevance to your research topic. Use 12-point Courier New or 12-point Times New Roman font. Each citation and its corresponding annotation should be on a separate sheet of paper. (Place the bibliography in a single Word document, but place a page break between the different citations.) Single-space the citation, indenting the second and following lines five spaces (hanging paragraph). Double-space the annotation, indenting each paragraph. Add pagination, and observe margins specified in the Research and Writing Manual. Be sure to staple this sheet to the front of the assignment.

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