Socialstudiesresearch fall09

Research for Social Studies@ MLWGS
an Introduction for FIRC
Ms. DeGroat, Librarian
http://mwlibrary.wordpress.com

Clarify expectations
Sources
Purpose
Product
Brainstorm keywords
Select note-taking method
Make a plan

Places to Look- Reference
Books
MW Library

Places to look - Scholarly
Academic Journals

Online Archives
Newspapers
Photographs
Treaties
Letters
Diaries
Places to look - Primary
MW Library

Password manager
Firefox plug-in
LastPass
Personal accounts
Multiple browser tabs
Favorite search engine
JSTOR
MW Catalog / Google Book
Noodle Tools
Word / notebook / stickies / index cards
Organize your tools

Source lists from scholars/librarians
Research guide
Web guide
Subject guide
Topic guide
Bibliography
Historiography
Webliography
Reference lists of found articles
Bibliographies of found books (including e-books)
Consult existing maps

Read to refine your research question/thesis
Scope
Perspective
Take notes
Ask questions
Compare interpretations
Seek differing perspectives
Notice common themes
Build word bank of potential search terms
Use found sources to find more sources
Reflect regularly on your progress
Implement your plan

Document sources
Noodle Tools
Bibliography & foot notes
Note cards
Chicago Manuscript Style
Avoid plagiarism
Words
Structure
Ideas

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Socialstudiesresearch fall09

by Wendy DeGroat

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