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Gathering Materials

Gathering Materials. Own Knowledge. Drawing on personal experience. Library Resources. Librarians Catalogue Reference works Newspaper & periodical databases Academic databases. Catalogue. List of books, periodicals, other resources owned by library. Reference Work.

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Gathering Materials

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  1. Gathering Materials

  2. Own Knowledge Drawing on personal experience

  3. Library Resources • Librarians • Catalogue • Reference works • Newspaper & periodical databases • Academic databases

  4. Catalogue List of books, periodicals, other resources owned by library

  5. Reference Work Work that synthesizes large amount of related info

  6. Reference Works • Encyclopedias • Yearbooks • Quotation books • Biographical aids

  7. Databases Newspaper & periodical: • Articles from magazines, journals, newspapers • Easy access to wide range of material

  8. Databases Academic: • Articles from scholarly journals • Best place to find scholarly research

  9. Abstract • Summary of magazine, journal article • Don’t cite abstract alone

  10. Internet Searching • Search engines • Specialized resources

  11. Specialized Resources • Virtual libraries • Government resources • Online encyclopedias

  12. Wikipedia • Biggest encyclopedia ever • Reliability comparable to traditional encyclopedias • Good place to start, not to end

  13. Evaluating Docs • Authorship • Sponsorship • Recency

  14. Research Interview Interview to get speech information

  15. Preparing Questions Avoid: • Questions answerable without interview • Leading questions • Hostile, loaded questions

  16. Tips for Research • Start early • Think about materials • Make preliminary bibliography • Take notes efficiently

  17. Efficient Note-Taking • Take plenty of notes • Record in consistent format • Make separate entries • Distinguish direct quotations, paraphrases, own ideas

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