This document discusses choosing research topics and finding sources. Katie Beth Ryan, a reference and instruction librarian, helps students with research and finding sources. She talks about establishing a good research question that is interesting to the student, specific but not too broad or narrow, answerable, and has available sources. The document provides examples of good and improved research questions on the topic of opioid abuse in New Hampshire. It also discusses finding relevant articles using the Academic Search Premier database and research guides.

1. Choosing a Topic,
Finding Your Sources
Katie Beth Ryan
2 August 2019

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Who am I?
Katie Beth Ryan
Reference and Instruction Librarian
What do I do?
Help you with research and
finding sources

3. ▹ Talk about what we’re
interested in researching
Today, we’ll ...
▹ Establish what makes a
good research question
▹ Find articles related to our
research question in a library
database

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5. “Is This
a Good Topic?”

6. ““Is it something
that interests
you?”
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You’re going to
spend a lot of time
with this topic!

7. “I Don’t Know
What To Write
About!”

8. “What Matters
to You?”
▹ Local, national,
international
▹ Or, write about
something that
doesn’t affect you!

9. Forming Your
Research
Question

10. A Good
Research
Question ...
▹ Is not too broad or
too specific
▹ Cannot be answered
“yes” or “no”

11. A Good
Research
Question ...
▹ Often phrased as one
of the 5 W’s and 1 H
▹ Something for which
sources are available

12. A Good
Research
Question ...
▹ Something you’re
interested in!

13. Let’s Pause Here
What questions do
you have?
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14. Opioid abuse in New Hampshire
● Is this a good topic?

15. Opioid abuse in New Hampshire
● How can it be improved?

16. Finding Articles
Academic Search Premier
Libguides.franklinpierce.edu/
dipietro

19. Let’s Stay in
Touch!
What questions do
you have?
katie.beth.ryan@
gmail.com
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