Some common research problems
+ how you can solve them
Simon Elichko
Social Sciences & Data Librarian
(they/them)
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"You've run out of free articles for the month..."
You can get articles from thousands of newspapers, magazines, and journals through Swarthmore's Libraries.
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Web Archives
If you come across a broken link, copy the URL + search for it using Wayback Machine.
For example: updates from a Greenpeace anti-coal campaign
in Greece
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Streaming Video Databases from the Libraries
+
McCabe DVD Collection
(DVD drives available to borrow)
Know what you want to watch?
Search Tripod for the
movie or show
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Underwood, Ted. “Theorizing Research Practices We Forgot to Theorize Twenty Years Ago.” Representations 127, no. 1 (August 2014): 64–72. https://doi.org/10.1525/rep.2014.127.1.64.
Try exploring a range of available resources, instead of just trying one usual pathway.
See the ANTH 002D Research Guide for links
How can you become a more skilled and critical researcher? Ask for help.
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RIAs are available at the Research & Info Desk in McCabe.