introduction to english major research
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EH 305
Research Workshop
Seth Porter: Instructional Librarian & Government Documents Coordinator/ Lecturer
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Learning Outcomes
Search tips
Research Process
The Information
Research Activity
Contact information
Workshop Outline
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Students will demonstrate search techniques for research
project
Students will be able to critique resources and information retrieved from relevant sources
Students will apply and synthesize information retrieved from resources available into their knowledge base, interests, and research needs
Students will leave the workshop with at least one relevant resource or more to apply towards their research essay
Learning Goals
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Search what you know.
Use what you have.
Ask questions and then ask more questions.
Use these questions to refine your search terms.
Search with the main ideas (Keywords).
Searching
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Have you ever found an article that was perfect? Wish you had more just like it? With a little research you
will.
Footnote chasing is the act of finding citations and references in your current article and using these articles for your research.
Searching Tip
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Chase those Footnotes
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Research the authors.
This will help you understand their characters.
Take notes on who they are and where they came from.
Incorporate this into your research.
Know the Authors
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http://www.uah.edu/library
Great place to begin research but not finish it!
ILL:http://libguides.uah.edu/ill
One Search & ILL
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Library Catalog: http://www.uah.edu/library
Journals: Find Journals by titles or Subject
Books & Journals
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MLA International Bibliography
Project Muse
JStor
Dictionary of Literary Biography & Criticism
EEBO
Proquest Literature & Language
Specific Databases
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Wikipedia: http:/www.wikipedia.org/ (Chase footnotes!!!)
CompPile: http://comppile.org/search/
comppile_main_search.php
Open web resources
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UAH Style Guides:http://libguides.uah.edu/cite
OWL Purdue: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/ http://libguides.uah.edu/zotero
Organization
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