This document discusses research methodology and data collection. It defines research as a systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict and control observed phenomena using inductive and deductive methods. The document outlines identifying a research topic through self-interest, subject demand, scientific approach, and addressing genuine problems. It describes various sources of data collection including written, oral, printed, non-printed, personal, and public materials like books, newspapers, interviews, and internet sources. The document emphasizes that research is an ongoing process that continually improves and leads to new discoveries.

1. Research Methodology
IDENTIFIYING RESEARCH TOPIC
AND
DATA COLLECTION
Dr. Vidhi Nagar
Associate Professor (Kathak)
Department of Dance
Faculty of Performing Arts
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi
Email:vidhinagar@redifmail.com

2. What is RESEARCH ??
• According to the American sociologist Earl Robert Babbie, “Research is a
systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict, and control the observed
phenomenon. Research involves inductive and deductive methods.”
• “Research is an organized method of trying to find out what you are going to
do after you cannot don what you are doing now .It may also be said to be the
method of keeping a customer reasonably dissatisfied with what he has .That
means constant improvement and change so that the customer will be
stim…….
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• Research is what I am doing When I don't know WHAT I AM DOING…..
Dr. Vidhi Nagar, Banaras Hindu University

3. Identifying the Research Topic
• Self Interest
• Subject’s demand
• Approach
• Scientific approach
• Genuine Problem
• Relevancy
Dr. Vidhi Nagar, Banaras Hindu University

4. Data Collection
• SOURCES
• Written Sources Lapidary/ Engraved Oral Sources
• Printed Material Museums Interviews
• Non Printed Material Description
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5. Document
• Personal Public
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• Brochures Printed
• Diary Not Printed
• Letters Other Materials
• Public Interest
• Cultural Pleasure
• Tensions free
• Autobiography
• Memories
• During Travelling
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6. Printed Material
• Manuscripts
• Books
• News Papers
• Magazines
• Pamphlets
• Bulletin
• Charts
• Maps
• Press clippings
• Patents and Standards
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7. Non Printed Materials
• Microfilm
• Films
• Slides
• Audio/Video clips
• Gramophone records
• Internet
• Devices
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8. Other Materials
• References Books
• Dictionaries
• Encyclopedia
• Directories
• Year Books
• General Index
• Dissertation
• Abstracts
• Governments Gazettes
• Government Publications
• Monographs
Dr Vidhi Nagar,Banaras Hindu University

9. • “No Research is ever quite complete. It is
the glory of a good bit of work that it
opens the way for something still better,
and this repeatedly leads to its own
eclipse.”
Dr. Vidhi Nagar, Banaras Hindu University

10. • References:
• Shodh Pravidhi by Dr. Manorama Sharma
• Definitions from Internet
• THANK YOU