citations, references, opposing arguments
author: well-known, unbiased, highly cited
recent
scientific
currency
// date, relevance
reliability
// references, data, citations
authority
// author, sponsor
purpose
// intended audience
BACKGROUND
EXHIBIT
ARGUMENT
METHOD
Writers rely on background sources, interpret or analyze exhibits, engage arguments, and follow methods.
Bizzup (2008)
Intellectual interests
↓↓↓
Topics
↓↓
Research question
↓
Argument
Larger process of inquiry
Seeking partial answers
(sources that inform your understanding)
1/ Pair up
2/ Open your assigned database
3/ Look for 3 sources (at least 2 scholarly)
// Finding sources, forming questions //
• First, search for Beyoncé
note! open search results in a new tab
• Second, search for Beyoncé Formation
do each step in a new tab, please!
// Finding sources, forming questions //
Compare your search results
Database 1
Database 2
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Formation
more keywords
↓
fewer results
different databases
+ same keywords =
different results
// Finding sources, forming questions //
Filter your results
• Narrow down your search results list to sources
matching certain criteria
C / R / A / P
currency --> date
reliability, authority, purpose --> peer reviewed
// Finding sources, forming questions //
Sources & Questions
• Which academic disciplines are represented?
Results List
Selected Articles
• Can you imagine how this article might be useful for a research question?
Hint:
think BEAM
// Finding sources, forming questions //
Sources & Questions
• Which academic disciplines are represented?
THANKS !
selichk1 / McCabe 114
nkashya1 / McCabe 110