Research & Research & Citing Sources Citing Sources

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• What is Academic Research?• The Research Process – Simplified• I’ve Got All My Research Done,

Now What?• Developing Your Research

Paper/Project• Citing Sources

What is Academic Research?

Adapted from:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/2/

Academic research is a process of searching for information, critically analyzing information, evaluating sources of information, organizing information and composing a paper, project or product based on the information and your critical thinking.

Research Process - SimplifiedResearch Process - Simplified

Organize YourselfOrganize Yourself

Develop a Topic & Research ItDevelop a Topic & Research It

Evaluate Your Sources Evaluate Your Sources

Organize Your SourcesOrganize Your Sources

Compose/Revise CycleCompose/Revise Cycle

Citing SourcesCiting Sources

WHAT DO I RESEARCH? • Locate background information using summaries and overviews in "reference" materials.

• Find books on your topic.

• Use online database services to search for periodical articles using online indexes and abstracts.

• Research your topic on the Internet using search engines and subject directories.

• Evaluate, document and organize your resources.

• Is topic specified?– Consider the …

• question(s) you are asked to address/create• discipline through which you are approaching the topic• specific thing(s) you already know/want to know about the topic

• What are the basic requirements?– Length of paper required?– Audience for your research– Time you have available to research– What citation format is required?

• MLA – Modern Language Association– Used in the Humanities

• APA - American Psychological Association– Used in the Social Sciences

• Ask your instructor any questions at beginning of process!

Organize YourselfOrganize Yourself

http://bit.ly/ProjectCalculator

http://bit.ly/AssignmentPlanning

Research Process - SimplifiedResearch Process - Simplified

Organize YourselfOrganize Yourself

Develop a Topic & Research ItDevelop a Topic & Research It

Evaluate Your Sources Evaluate Your Sources

Organize Your SourcesOrganize Your Sources

Compose/Revise CycleCompose/Revise Cycle

Citing SourcesCiting Sources

• Thoroughly understand your topic– Know what you are being asked/what you must address– What interests you the most about the topic?– Make a listing of questions you would like to have answered about the

topic– What would capture the interest of the reader?

• Pick issue that can be researched– Make sure topic is not too broad nor narrow in scope

• Resources:– http://bit.ly/AcademicResearchESC– www.esc.edu/library - Go to Resources by Subject then Other Guides tab– www.esc.edu/writer - Go to the “Research Room”– Other resources – http://bitly.com/bundles/necacademicsupport/6

Develop a Topic & Research ItDevelop a Topic & Research It

Identify KeywordsIdentify KeywordsKeywords: Any informative words in the text of a document,

chosen as indicating the main content of the document.

CAUTION• Keywords and subjects are not the same.• Keywords are significant words from a document used as an index to

content.• Subjects are the main focus of a work. Subject headings are assigned

from standards created by catalogers.• Unless you know the word you are looking for is a subject heading, your

search maybe unsuccessful.• Therefore, it is a good practice to start with a keyword search!!

Understand Basic Search TechniquesUnderstand Basic Search Techniques

“Quotation Marks” & (Parenthesis) : allows for the search of groups of words occurring together

EXAMPLES“workplace literacy”“sleep deprivation”

Combine Words and Phrases

Boolean PhrasesAnd = a grouping of two specific ideas

(ex. Hurricane and Katrina)

Or = one idea or anther idea (ex. United states or America)

Not = Only one idea but not any other (ex. exercise not therapy)

Combine Words and PhrasesUsing Boolean Searching

AND

NOTOR

Click here for a link to more information about this

search technique

Source of Pictures: ESC Library website

Begin Research ProcessBegin Research Process

• WHAT TO USE -- ESC Online Library• http://www.esc.edu/- Click on My ESC, then Library and Learning

Resources – go to Find Info Quick Start Tutorial• All Databases & Subject Guides

• Provides links to all databases based on subject area• College recommended academic focus websites

• WHAT TO AVOID• General Google searches• Avoid certain “sources” i.e., Wikipedia, unsubstantiated sources such as

blogs, statements from non-experts.

www.esc.edu/library http://commons.esc.edu/informationskills/

http://commons.esc.edu/informationskills/resources/table-of-contents/

Links to a comprehensive annotated listing of all the databases the library subscribes to – a one-stop-shopping site for your research. The 3 best databases are EBSCO, JSTOR & PROQUEST.

EBSCOHost

Here is where you start to find your research.

Best Search Sites to Go To

• Jstor – Most Academic

• Ebsco – Combo Academic & Popular

• Proquest – More popular & academic

EBSCOHost

For more help with the online library go to a workshops conducted through

the library

Research Process - SimplifiedResearch Process - Simplified

Organize YourselfOrganize Yourself

Develop a Topic & Research ItDevelop a Topic & Research It

Evaluate Your Sources Evaluate Your Sources

Organize Your SourcesOrganize Your Sources

Compose/Revise CycleCompose/Revise Cycle

Citing SourcesCiting Sources

• Step 1 – Annotate & Find “THE” Quote

• Step 2 – Categorize• Step 3 – Outline/Mindmap• Step 4 – Plug-in the Resources

ComposeCompose

Gather InformationOrganizeDraft Revise ProofGet FeedbackRe-proofHand in https://bitly.com/UsingResearchPurdue

Summarizing, Paraphrasing & Quoting

Summarizing - involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s)Paraphrasing - involves putting a passage from source material into your own wordsQuoting - must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the sourceTry to use more than one method in all your papers!

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Intellectual property Intellectual property (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property)

Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized under the corresponding fields of law.[1] Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property rights include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions.MLA Format : "Intellectual property - Wikipedia, the

free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., 15 Mar. 2012. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property>.

APA Format: Intellectual property - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2012, March 15). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property

Why Do We Cite?

• To acknowledge the use of someone else’s ideas/research/information to support your own ideas/research/thesis

• To show your reader where to find more information on the topic

• If it’s not common knowledge, your opinion or based on your own first hand research – you must give credit!

For more specific information on MLA, APA or Chicago styles of citation Click the tabs.

If you are not sure how to cite your papers this is a good reference to see how. Here is some resources to avoid plagiarism and to make sure credit is given when it is due.

Start to Read your book. Add to your book shelf and pick up where you left off later

If you need Help you can always ask a Librarian with the instant Chat or send them an e-mail or all by clicking on the Ask Librarian link.

Other Useful information

http://subjectguides.esc.edu/citing

http://subjectguides.esc.edu/citing

http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism

http://commons.esc.edu/informationskills/cite/

http://commons.esc.edu/libraryblog/2012/03/16/how-to-cite-facebook-twitter-apps/

http://www.bibme.org/

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/citationbuilder/

http://www.zotero.org/ http://www.zotero.org/

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. It lives right where you do your work—in the web browser itself.

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