Getting started with academic research

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Read assignment guidelines

“use a minimum of three academic sources”

“use a minimum of three academic sources”

“use a minimum of three academic sources”

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Hint

The rubric also says sources should be:

“current, relevant, authoritative”

"Current"

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"Relevant"

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"Authoritative"

& Deciding how to approach your research

Start broad

Narrow     down

List of active learning strategies

• The Cornell Note-taking System
• The Parallel Note-taking System
• The SQ3R Reading Method

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Search strategies

• Use " " to keep words together; * for all possible endings
• Make 1 change to your search at a time to see what happens
• Think about why your search has turned up certain results
• Try being more specific, and less specific
• Use quotation marks to keep words together
• Use a new line for each concept or idea
• Try searching with filters, and without filters
• Look through all results, not just 1st 5!
• Keep track of your sources as you find them

Cite your sources in APA

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Help with research

• Research guide
  • Tutorials, links, and to book an appt
     
• You can always
  • Ask at the library's front desk
  • Use the 'Ask Us' chat on the library website

Next class!

• While you are searching this week, write down 1 or 2 problems that arise. Next week we'll problem solve in class.
  • Be specific (eg write down your search terms)
  • Try to avoid questions that are too 'tech-y' like error messages