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This document provides an agenda for a workshop on using RefWorks citation management software. The workshop will cover key terms in online research, organizing RefWorks accounts, exporting citations from different databases and interfaces, and creating bibliographies in APA, MLA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles. Attendees will learn about citation management software, databases, citations, references, and formatting documents. A survey link is also provided for post-workshop feedback.
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This document provides guidance on using Bizup's BEAM framework to plan and structure a research search strategy. It explains that BEAM stands for Background, Exhibit/Evidence, Argument, and Method. Background sources provide context, Exhibit sources can be analyzed as evidence, Argument sources discuss critical views and scholarship around the topic, and Method sources reference relevant theories or methods. The document then discusses where to find each type of source, such as encyclopedias for Background, newspapers for Exhibits, subject databases for Arguments, and more. It encourages grouping to brainstorm research topics and potential sources using a Jamboard form.
Topic Development- Music 12A
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The document discusses finding and narrowing a topic for research and identifying sources to find a lens article. It recommends exploring themes, narrowing the topic by brainstorming keywords, and searching popular newspapers, magazines and databases for in-depth investigative articles and think pieces from diverse perspectives to use as a lens text. Specific topics mentioned include juvenile incarceration, race, and US juvenile incarceration rates compared to other countries. Tools suggested for finding relevant articles are Google, searching by site/domain, and databases like Newsbank, Ethnic Newswatch and Newspaper Source.
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This document provides guidance on developing a research topic by focusing on topic, question, and motivation. It recommends starting with broad interests and narrowing to a specific topic expressed as a question. Keywords should then be identified to help explore the topic in more depth. Sample keywords are provided for a topic about testing requirements for college admissions and their impact on diversity, including broader, narrower, and synonym terms. The document encourages revisiting the topic and keywords and offers follow up support from the librarian author.
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This document provides guidance on finding academic sources for a research topic. It outlines steps for students to refine their topics, identify keywords, determine relevant databases, and conduct hands-on searches. These steps include brainstorming topics, defining searchable keywords, identifying appropriate subject areas and databases, and using advanced search techniques and operators. The goal is to help students effectively search databases and find academic sources for their assigned food exhibit project.
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Topic Development- Music, Writing & Research
This document provides guidance on developing a research topic and question. It recommends starting with a topic of interest, then narrowing it with additional context like geography, history, or particular demographic. Next, the topic should be transformed into a question using words like how, why, or in what ways. Finally, the researcher should identify the significance by explaining what they want to explore or find out. The document reviews this process and provides examples to help focus a topic on turf dancing in Oakland on how it relates to community resilience. It also discusses identifying keywords and finding appropriate databases and resources to research the topic.
Sociology of Education- Finding School & Community Data
This document provides guidance on finding data and statistics for schools and communities. It discusses why data is important, potential sources of data like government agencies and academic institutions, and considerations around data like limitations and political context. Specific sources of school data, like report cards, and community data, through the US Census and American Community Survey, are outlined. Readers are prompted to find data for their own school or a sample school, and census tract data for the area they grew up in.
Finding Sources for Science, Technology, & Self
This document provides guidance on conducting academic research on topics related to technology and self. It outlines steps for students to define searchable keywords for their research topics, identify relevant databases, and learn advanced search techniques. Students are encouraged to brainstorm topics at the intersection of technology and areas like social justice, gender, or communication. The document demonstrates how to refine keywords, select an appropriate database, and search effectively using subject terms, filters, and search tips. Overall, it aims to equip students with skills for finding scholarly sources through database searches.
From Topics to Sources
The document discusses refining research topics and finding sources. It will revisit evaluating sources, help identify topic areas for research, define searchable keywords, and find sources using library databases. Students will refine their topics by adding context like specific aspects, geography, time frames, and demographics. They will also develop keywords, both broader and narrower terms as well as synonyms. The document demonstrates how to identify an appropriate database, use search features like AND/OR/NOT, document types, truncation, and advanced search options to find relevant sources.
Trust Indicators Analysis
This document discusses how to analyze and evaluate media sources. It defines key terms like media bias, editorial perspective, and fake news. It also introduces trust indicators, which are criteria for determining a source's validity and biases. These include best practices, author expertise, citations, methods, and diverse voices. The document encourages analyzing sources' journalistic standards, funding, and treatment of different viewpoints. The overall message is the importance of carefully evaluating sources rather than passively consuming media.
Analyzing News Sources
This document provides guidance on evaluating media sources and identifying bias. It defines key terms like "fake news", media bias, and editorial perspective. It discusses elements to analyze like best practices, author expertise, citations, and diversity of voices. Trust indicators are introduced as a framework for source analysis that includes these elements. Readers are given an exercise to apply these concepts by finding an article and analyzing it using the trust indicators.
Longform, Good Sources
This document provides an overview of a library workshop on finding good sources for longform journalism. It discusses exploring library databases and curating sources on a topic. The workshop covers investigating sources by reading articles and discussing them in groups. It emphasizes searching strategically and reflects on potential biases. Tips are provided on search terms, scholarly sources, and tracking sources found. The goal is to help students identify and select high-quality sources for their research.
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- 3. Citation Styles: ‣ APA: American Psychological Association (APA, 2010) ‣ MLA: Modern Languages Association (MLA 213) ‣ 1 Chicago/Turabian Footnotes 1
- 4. Key Terms: ‣ Citation Management Software ‣ RefWorks, Zotero, EasyBib, EndNote ‣ Bibliography (aka References, Works Cited, etc.) ‣ Databases ‣ Interfaces
- 5. Key Terms: ‣ Citation: Set of information that describes the source ‣ Abstract ‣ Full-text PDF <or> HTML ‣ Reference: formal listing of citation information for research assignments
- 6. Databases: ‣ HNU WorldCat: combined book, eBook, article, and citation search. ‣ EBSCO: Academic Search Premier, CINAHL+, Education Full Text, PsycARTICLES, etc. ‣ ProQuest: Research Library, Nursing and Allied Health Source, Psychology Journals, etc. ‣ Google Scholar: Citation index provided by Google.
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