“ Take 5!” Research Mr. B’s Research Seminar Thinking of research as a process make the job easier

Research is a Process Understand What you need How to find How to evaluate How to document Process oriented

Understand

What you need

How to find

How to evaluate

How to document

Process oriented

Series of Tasks Many good systems Big6 Others Provide checklist Things to do Not steps!!!!

Many good systems

Big6

Others

Provide checklist

Things to do

Not steps!!!!

We Will Focus On: Information need Gathering information Evaluating Documenting

Information need

Gathering information

Evaluating

Documenting

Process Oriented Research tasks We won’t focus on product Research can serve different purposes Use research for your needs

Research tasks

We won’t focus on product

Research can serve different purposes

Use research for your needs

Take 5 Research Define Need or Topic Preliminary Research Locate Sources Evaluate Information Document Sources Tasks

Define Need or Topic

Preliminary Research

Locate Sources

Evaluate Information

Document Sources

Define Need or Topic What to accomplish Find topics you can enjoy Talk to others Use online ideas generators

What to accomplish

Find topics you can enjoy

Talk to others

Use online ideas generators

Preliminary Research Different topics, different “angles” Research basics Use as guide Library reference books Online encyclopedias

Different topics, different “angles”

Research basics

Use as guide

Library reference books

Online encyclopedias

Locate Sources Preliminary research guides rest of research Use different formats Ask for help Basic and advanced search strategies

Preliminary research guides rest of research

Use different formats

Ask for help

Basic and advanced search strategies

Evaluate Sources Accuracy Authority Content Currency Documentation

Accuracy

Authority

Content

Currency

Documentation

Document Sources Document when finding sources Not when completing paper or project

Document when finding sources

Not when completing paper or project

Complete 5 Tasks Clarify Need Start with basic research Find more sources Carefully look at each Keep track of sources Tasks

Clarify Need

Start with basic research

Find more sources

Carefully look at each

Keep track of sources