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BEAMing Technology
Nicole BranchSanta Clara University Library
January 18, 2017
Lesson adapted from Woodward & Ganski, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Engaging Ideas by John C. Bean, and Joseph Bizup, Boston University. Image courtesy of Flickr user Maxwell GS.
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Objectives
• Plan & execute a search strategy
• Evaluate sources for relevance & purpose
• Discuss potential value of sources
• Select sources for purposes of your assignment
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Ways of Categorizing Sources
• Scholarly -------------------------- Popular
• Primary --------------------------- Secondary
• Good -------------------------------- Bad
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Authority is Constructed &
ContextualImage by Banksy, courtesy of Flickr user Thomas Hawk.
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Bizup’s “BEAM”
• Background
• Exhibit/Evidence
• Argument
• Method
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Background
“Any source, assumed to be noncontroversial, used to provide context… facts and information”
Examples: • Encyclopedia articles• Historical background/facts• Statistics• News anecdotes
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Exhibit/Evidence
Sources you analyze or use as evidence.
Examples: • Data you collect (experiments, surveys)• Data collected by others• Cultural artifacts you analyze
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Argument
“The conversation of critical views and relevant scholarship” related to the topic.
Examples: • Scholarly articles about your topic• Scholarly articles about impact of your topic
(benefits/drawbacks)
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Method
“References to the theories or methods the writer is employing”
Examples: • Articles or technical information about
particular methodologies• Articles about the argumentative approach
you are taking (sociological, economic, etc.)
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What can you do with these sources for your writing?
•Get started finding other information about your topic•Used to explore your argument•Provide context for your audienceBackground
• Used for the basis of your analysis of your topic and to demonstrate your argumentExhibit
• Understand how your topic has been treated by others, including contrasting views
• Identify gaps in current understanding of your topic• Justify the argument you are making
Argument• Provides information to to help you frame your argument• Can help narrower your argument to a specific areaMethod
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BEAM Your Research Topic
• Use the mind map to brainstorm topics and sources for each BEAM element
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Exam
ple
“Predict what sorts of articles and sources may be most useful”
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Where will you find these sources?
•Look for encyclopedia entries and background information in: •Reference sources (CREDO, Gale Virtual Reference, Wikipedia)•Newspaper & Magazine Databases (New York Times; Ethnic NewsWatch)
Background• Look for data, examples and cultural artifacts in:
• Your own research• Statistics Sources (Statista, raw data)• Google
Exhibit• Look for scholarly articles related to your topic in:
• OmniFile• Subject specific databasesArgument
• Look for scholarly articles about methods and theories in:• Subject specific databasesMethod
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Find Sources
• Go to the research guide for this class• Using the suggested databases, find sources
for your topic• Try to find at least one source for each BEAM
element• Complete the form• Send a copy to yourself