researching a listicle

GAD 250: ListiclesBen Richards, Business & Communication Librarian

216-687-2291 b.c.richards@csuohio.edu RT110BWalking hours in Business building BU 420: Wednesday 10am-11:30am,

Thursday 4pm-5:30pm

Research guideAll resources discussed are in the research guide:http://researchguides.csuohio.edu/c.php?g=561747Make an appointment!

Library PIN: You need PIN to access resources from off-campushttps://scholar.csuohio.edu/patroninfo~S0

Listicles• Listicles give a concise, structured explanation of your research• Should be interesting, relevant, and unique! Try and dig deeper:

Instead of “5 Ways Technology Has Changed Our Lives”, think: “5 Ways Smartphones Have Changed The Way People Shop” • Be research/evidence/data based: Approach a general topic and then

write your listicle based on what you learn.https://www.bustle.com/articles/134854-8-tips-for-writing-a-listicle-that-will-get-published

Statista = Data• Statista collects data from other sources and packages them into nice

statistical charts.

Statista Search using keywords

Browse headings Download the spreadsheet data if you want

Always identify the source of the data…Statista is rarely the actual source.

Other research reports – some free sources

Pew Research Reports and Gallup Reports are based on public polling.

Nielsen is market research on a wide variety of topics, media channels, and demographics. You must sign up to download Nielsen reports.

Google searching• Use .pdf in your search to find reports (verify who the source is)

VS

Business Source Complete• Find scholarly and professional publications in Business-orientated

database

Business Source Complete

Combine terms with AND to narrow results

Use OR to search for either one or the other term in a box together

Business Source CompleteAdd to folder and Sign in to ebsco to save articles between sessions (useful for managing references)

Link to Permalink URL from listicle.

Source information (date published, publication, etc.)

PDF, HTML Full text, or Full Text Finder to access article

Business Source CompleteYou can specify you only want scholarly publications

Make sure your articles are up to date.

You can specify you want trade publications (industry publications) or other source types as well

ImagesIt’s important to think about copyright when using any images for class assignments.

Copyright• Whenever someone creates something like a picture, film, or text, it is

protected by copyright. • Using portions of someone else’s work for academic and

transformative purposes is generally seen as “Fair Use”, a component of copyright law in the United States. • So when I use a short clip of a TV show looped as commentary on

how I’m feeling about my school work, I’m at very low risk for any consequences (but I should still cite the source)

(reactiongifs.com)

Creative Commons• You can use Creative Commons licensed media.• Creative Commons licenses are assigned by the creator of content.

They tell you what they will allow and not allow people to do with their work. • They tell 4 things: • Are you able to use for commercial purposes• Are you able to adapt, edit, or remix the original work• Do you have to share the new work with the same license?• Must you give attribution

Creative CommonsSpecify what you want to look for Search here

Specify what parts of the license apply

Creative Commons

Look out for these symbols! They indicate the license of the media content. If there is no creative commons license, you have to make a decision based on if you think your use is fair. Always hyperlink and give attribution for images, data, and any other sources in your listicle.