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ResearchResearch

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7 Steps of Library Research7 Steps of Library Research

1.1. Identify your research questionIdentify your research question

2.2. Define your information needsDefine your information needs

3.3. Brainstorm terminologyBrainstorm terminology

4.4. Select search tools Select search tools

5.5. Apply power searching techniquesApply power searching techniques

6.6. Evaluate search resultsEvaluate search results

7.7. Track your citationsTrack your citationsThen… write / re-start / write… Then… write / re-start / write…

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Hurricanes and HaitiHurricanes and Haiti

““Waterlines up to three metres high on the Waterlines up to three metres high on the town's buildings marked the worst of a storm town's buildings marked the worst of a storm that sent water gushing down denuded hills, that sent water gushing down denuded hills, destroying homes and crops in the Artibonite destroying homes and crops in the Artibonite region that is Haiti's breadbasket. Floodwaters region that is Haiti's breadbasket. Floodwaters receded, but half the community was still receded, but half the community was still swamped with contaminated water four days swamped with contaminated water four days after Jeanne passed. Not a house escaped after Jeanne passed. Not a house escaped damage.” damage.”

Verma, Sonia. (Sept. 22, 2004). Haiti awash in death, hunger. Verma, Sonia. (Sept. 22, 2004). Haiti awash in death, hunger. Toronto StarToronto Star. Retrieved February 23, 2006, from . Retrieved February 23, 2006, from

http://www.2004hurricanes.com/jeanne-over-haiti.html

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Hurricane Jeanne

““Haiti’s vicious circle” ” BCC News 24 on Tuesday, 21 September, 2004. BCC News 24 on Tuesday, 21 September, 2004.

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Identify Your Research QuestionIdentify Your Research Question

Environmental problems caused by Environmental problems caused by human institutions, attitudes, human institutions, attitudes, behaviorsbehaviors

Analyze issue from a social Analyze issue from a social sciences / social theory perspectivesciences / social theory perspective

SOCIAL THEORY EXERCISE SOCIAL THEORY EXERCISE

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Define Your Information NeedsDefine Your Information Needs

Analyze the parameters of your topic:Analyze the parameters of your topic: WHAT (main topic, what about that topic)WHAT (main topic, what about that topic) WHY (significance)WHY (significance) WHEN (currency)WHEN (currency) WHERE (geographic)WHERE (geographic) HOW (perspectives, type of information)HOW (perspectives, type of information) WHO (significant people, organizations)WHO (significant people, organizations)

Develop an outline – refine as you Develop an outline – refine as you researchresearch

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Brainstorm TerminologyBrainstorm Terminology

KeywordsKeywords Synonyms / broader / narrower / Synonyms / broader / narrower /

relatedrelated Names of people, organizations as Names of people, organizations as

search termssearch terms

TERMINOLOGY EXERCISETERMINOLOGY EXERCISE

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Power Searching Power Searching TechniquesTechniques

““Phrase searching”Phrase searching” Truncat*Truncat* Logical operators: Logical operators:

AND, OR, NOTAND, OR, NOT Keywords => subject headingsKeywords => subject headingsTRY IT!

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Scholarly Journal ArticlesScholarly Journal Articles

How do you recognize a How do you recognize a scholarly or research journal scholarly or research journal article?article?

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Potential sources? You judge!Potential sources? You judge!

Hosier, Richard H. and Bernstein, Mark A. (1992). Hosier, Richard H. and Bernstein, Mark A. (1992). Woodfuel use and sustainable development in Haiti. . Energy Energy JournalJournal. 13 (2), 129-56.. 13 (2), 129-56.

Inundated. (2004, September 25). Economist, Retrieved February 6, . (2004, September 25). Economist, Retrieved February 6, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

Aide, T., & Grau, H. (2004, September 24). Globalization, Migration, Aide, T., & Grau, H. (2004, September 24). Globalization, Migration, and Latin American Ecosystems. Science, 305(5692), 1915-1916. and Latin American Ecosystems. Science, 305(5692), 1915-1916. Retrieved February 6, 2009, from Academic Search Premier Retrieved February 6, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.database.

Ostapiak, Mark. Haiti’s storm damage compounded by poverty and Ostapiak, Mark. Haiti’s storm damage compounded by poverty and neo-colonialism. neo-colonialism. Socialist ActionSocialist Action. Retrieved February 24, 2006 from . Retrieved February 24, 2006 from http://www.geocities.com/mnsocialist/haiti6.htmlhttp://www.geocities.com/mnsocialist/haiti6.html

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Last StepsLast Steps

Organize your information and Organize your information and write your paperwrite your paper Help? Student Learning CommonsHelp? Student Learning Commons

Cite your sources, e.g. APACite your sources, e.g. APA Additional questions? AskUsAdditional questions? AskUs

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Final stepsFinal steps

How do you know when you’ve done How do you know when you’ve done enough research?enough research?

Good luck with your research!Good luck with your research!

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