doing
research
andrea baruzzi
s3p / 7.13.17
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE ?
// what is research
// tools you can use
// why this is relevant
// (and where to find us!)
WHAT IS RESEARCH ?
WHAT IS RESEARCH ?
- Print journals
- Print books
- Online journals
- eBooks
- Databases
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Reference librarians
- Oh my!
KINDS OF RESOURCES
HOW DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF?
HOW DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF?
>> Scholarly Databases
>> ILL / EZ Borrow / TriCo
>> Tripod : Research Guides
>> Tripod : Articles
>> Tripod : Books & More
>> Google Scholar
HOW DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF?
GO FORTH & SEARCH !
1) Pair Up
2) Grab a Citation
3) Use Tripod (tripod.brynmawr.edu) to Find Your Book
4) Locate & Bring Back, plus 1-2 Others from the Same Shelf
HOW DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF?
GO FORTH & SEARCH !
Where is it?
Swarthmore Cornell // call # → floor → book
A-Z and "+" = Upper Level
Reserves, Reference, and New Books = Main Level
Print Journals, Reference = Lower Level
Call number = QC355.3 W35 2015 QC355.3
W35
2015
HOW DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF?
What did you find?
HOW DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF?
What about articles?
- Select a journal article from the references in one of your books
- Locate that article in Tripod, Web of Science or Google Scholar
- Can you access the full text? Are there any citing articles?
HOW DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF?
What about articles?
Article
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pp-pp. doi:xx.xxxx/xxxxxx
Book
Author, A. (Year). Title of work. Location: Publisher.
Book Chapter
Author, A. (Year). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher.
HOW DO YOU TELL IF IT'S GOOD?
HOW DO YOU TELL IF IT'S GOOD?
currency
// date, relevance
reliability
// references, data, citations
authority
// author, sponsor
purpose
// intended audience
What is the research question/scope?
When is a resource relevant?
When is it within scope?
Why are you interested in it, anyway?
+ keeping sight of what drew you to the topic
+ engaging in a new research method
+ a chance to encounter texts or topics
HOW DO YOU TELL IF IT'S GOOD?
HOW DO YOU USE IT ?
BACKGROUND
EXHIBIT / EVIDENCE
ARGUMENT
METHOD
RELEVANCE and PURPOSE
THANKS!
abaruzz1 / Cornell 109
( and of course, come see us... )
questions?
summer-scholars-program 2017.07.13
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