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The Key to Finding the Best Evidence. Intro to Research. Understanding the Topic. Background Information Wikipedia: not to be cited Google: best tool, but make sure to look past the first page When using google, look for articles that are PDF(s) or link to scholarly sources .
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The Key to Finding the Best Evidence Intro to Research
Understanding the Topic • Background Information • Wikipedia: not to be cited • Google: best tool, but make sure to look past the first page • When using google, look for articles that are PDF(s) or link to scholarly sources
Describe primary argument in one sentence Include: Author(s). Qualifications. (Date). Source Title. Source Publication. (URL- cut & paste it here if there is one. Evidence is cut and pasted. No “sound bites” – no selectivity Or bias. No use of … ellipses – this can mean disqualification. Full disclosure. Have full article also. HOW TO FORMAT EVIDENCE
Think-tanks and Databases: • hoover institute (Stanford) • economic policy institute • urban institutecato institute (liberal) • heritage foundation (conservative) • brookings institute • American enterprise institute (conservative) • The center for strategic and international studies • Center for American progress (liberal) • Center on budget and policy priorities • National center for policy analysis • Progressive policy institute (liberal) • Democratic leadership council (liberal) • Public agendaAmerican center for democracy • Human rights watch Starting Evidence Accumulation
Limited access databases: • CIAO (Columbia international affairs online) • Global insight • Ingenta connect • JSTOR • Policyfile • Project muse • Proquest • Questia • Sage • Science direct • Springer link • Wiley interscience • Worldwide political abstracts Accumulation (cont.)
Govt accountability office (GOA) • Congressional budget office (CBO) • Any other branch directly related to the topic • National institute of health (NIH) • Environmental protection agency (epa) • Center for disease control and prevention (CDC) • federal reserve board (the fed) • Social Sciences Research Network • National Bureau of Economic Research Free Databases and Government Sources
Often opinionated • Create online free access account: • The economist • Foreign affairs • Foreign policy • Harvard international review • Brown journal of world affairs • Policy review • Harvard business review • Mitsloan management review • Time • Newsweek • Business week • The new York times • The wall street journal • The LA Times Online Periodicals
Search the college with your key words in a search engine • More quality sources: • Harvard • Stanford • Mit • Upenn: knowledge@wharton • Yale • Princeton • Dartmouth • Columbia • Berkeley • Duke • Univ Chicago • Brown • Georgetown University Resources
Books can be a great source of “big picture” information • Amazon.com: “key word” searches • Google books • WorldCat • Ebrary In-depth Analysis: Books
Make sure to always have every article highlighted and in round with you (organize by alphabet: author/study name) • For complex studies, make sure to summarize them in 5-6 sentences • Fact sheets: used to quickly organize all available evidence on a specific argument Organizing your Evidence