eng 2450e: modern drama (research workshop ii: annotated bibliographies)

ENG 2450E: Modern Drama

RESEARCH WORKSHOP II:THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Melanie Mills, Research & Instructional Services Librarian The D.B. Weldon Library

11 November 2010

Research Workshop SeriesAgenda

Introductory Workshop October 21st, 2010 – 1 hour

Annotated Bibliography Workshop November 11th, 2010 – 2 hours

Methods & Materials I (Research Paper, DRAFT 1) February 10th, 2011 – 1 hour

Methods & Materials II (Research Paper, DRAFT 2) March 10th, 2011 – 2 hours

ENG 2450E: Modern Drama (2010-11) Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library

Research Workshop SeriesCourse Objectives:

[…] understand and communicate […] the relationships among theory, history, text and performance […];

craft strong research questions that invite investigation and debate […];

distinguish among poor, fair, good, and excellent research materials;

prepare annotated bibliographies, including evaluative information about the strength and weakness of each source; and

research and prepare papers […] engaging at some depth with secondary source materials.


Research Workshop II

Today’s Agenda Research Strategies (50 minutes)

Methods & Materials, In Brief

Annotated Bibliographies (50 minutes) What is an Annotated Bibliography? Annotations vs. Abstracts The Process Research, Read, Synthesize, Write, Cite

Annotated Bibliography AssignmentDue: 7 December 2010 *IN CLASS*


Research Strategies

ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library

Strategies to help you get the very most out of the rich research resources available to you through Western Libraries!

Methods (search tips & tricks) Materials (helpful hints)

Search Strategies


Helpful Tips & Tricks…

Search Syntax Search Vocabulary

Search Syntax


Boolean Logic AND, OR, NEAR

Modernism

activismdrama

20th Century

criticismgender

politicsproduction

Search Syntax


Boolean Logic AND (narrows your search) e.g. “drama and modernism”

drama Modernism

Search Syntax


Boolean Logic OR (broadens your search) e.g. (theatre or drama)

theatre drama

and modernism

Modernism

Search Syntax


Truncation asterisk* (used to find multiple endings) e.g. drama* = drama, dramas, dramatic,

dramatically, dramatist, dramatize, dramaturge, dramaturgical, etc.

e.g (theat* or drama*) and modernis*

Search Vocabulary


Keyword Searching results will include any / all resources,

relevance not taken into consideratione.g. Samuel Beckett

Search Vocabulary


Controlled Vocabulary limits results to only the most relevant,

subject-focused workse.g. Beckett, Samuel, 1906 – 1989

Search Syntax and Vocabulary


(theat* or drama*) and modernis*Beckett near (activis* or politic*)

www.lib.uwo.ca


http://www.lib.uwo.ca/

Resist the urge to just ‘dive in’…

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Instead, focus your research…


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Browse by Program (BxP)


English (BxP page)

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English (BxP page)


Modern Drama – Research Guide


https://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/english/eng2450emoderndrama.html

Selecting Sources


Critically evaluate what you find. Consider the following criteria:

Currency Relevance Authority Accuracy Purpose

Selecting Sources


‘Think, Pair, Share’ activity (hands-on practice evaluating sources for your annotated bibliography)

Think On your own… 5 mins. Pair In partners / small groups… 5 mins. Share As a class… 15 mins.

The Research Process


Define Research

Topic

ConductPreliminary

Research

Revise Research

Topic

Refine Research

(Re)Define

Research Strategies


Strategies to help you get the very most out of the rich research resources available to you through Western Libraries!

Methods (search tips & tricks) Materials (helpful hints)

Annotated Bibliographies (ABs)


“A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called "references" or "works cited" depending on the style format you are using[…].”

“An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation [of a resource].”

“Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources [listed in the bibliography].” Bisignani, Dana and Allen Brizee. “Annotated Bibliographies” Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). Purdue Univeristy,, April 2010. Web. 10 November 2011.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

Purpose of ABs?


to identify and acknowledge the research or scholarship that has already been conducted

to credit previous researchers whose foundational work serves as a source for new ideas, theories and perspectives

to make more efficient academic research by compiling comprehensive, analytical listings of research already conducted by other scholars in the field of study

Elements included in ABs


Citation

bibliographic information (author, title, source, date of publication, pages, etc). For example:

Worthen, W. B. "Playing "Play"." Theatre Journal 37.4 (1985): pp. 405-414. Print.

MLA style (use the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed., 2009) DBW Ref Quick NO LOAN LB2369.M57 2009

http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/search~S20?/tMLA+Handbook+for+Writers+of+Research+Papers/tmla+handbook+for+writers+of+research+papers/1,2,14,B/public&FF=tmla+handbook+for+writers+of+research+papers&9,,9

Elements included in ABs


Summary Beyond a mere description or synopsis of the content,

but rather concise synthesis of the subject(s) covered, arguments presented, and conclusions drawn.

Assessment An evaluation of the overall quality of the resource and

the information it presents. Is the resource useful? Is the information accurate? Who is the author?

Reflection How does this source fit into your own research? Does

it support or contradict your thesis? Bisignani, Dana and Allen Brizee. “Annotated Bibliographies” Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). Purdue Univeristy,, April 2010. Web. 10 November 2011.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

Critical Analysis: Reading as Practice for Writing Annotations


Summary *STUDENTS IN ROW 1* identify any language which summarizes content

(e.g. subject(s) covered, arguments presented, and conclusions drawn)

Assessment *STUDENTS IN ROW 2* identify any language which evaluates the quality of the resource

and/or the information it presents (e.g. depth or originality of research, quality of writing, etc.)

Reflection *STUDENTS IN ROW 3* identify any language which describes how the resource fits into

the broader field of study (e.g. discussion of the nature of the research – is it original, new, groundbreaking, etc.)

The D.B. Weldon Library


Research Help E-mail, Chat, In-Person (www.lib.uwo.ca/weldon/)

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/weldon/

One-on-One Help


Melanie Mills, Research & Instructional Services LibrarianEnglish, PhilosophyThe D.B. Weldon [email protected]

Office Hours:Wednesdays, 2 – 4 PMUniversity College, Room 171

mailto:[email protected]

Thank you!


Next time…

Methods & Materials I February 10th, 2010 – 1 hour

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