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Chapter 7. Gathering Materials. Using Your Own Knowledge and Experience. Focus on topics you know something about or are deeply interested in. Touch of personal salience can go a long way. Library Research. Librarians Catalogues Reference Works Encyclopedias Yearbooks Quotation Books
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Chapter 7 Gathering Materials
Using Your Own Knowledge and Experience • Focus on topics you know something about or are deeply interested in. • Touch of personal salience can go a long way
Library Research • Librarians • Catalogues • Reference Works • Encyclopedias • Yearbooks • Quotation Books • Biographical Aids
Library Research • Newspapers and Periodicals • Academic Databases
Searching the Internet • Search Engines • Specialized Research Resources • Virtual Libraries • Government Resources • Wikipedia
Searching the Internet • Evaluating Internet Documents • Authorship • Sponsorship • “Recency”
Interviewing • Before the Interview • During the Interview • After the Interview
Research Tips • Start Early • Preliminary Bibliography • Efficient Note taking • Think about materials as you research