2. Create a research guide to your topic using the following outline and instructions.
Elements of the guide.
a. Cover (Title, author, illustration/design)
b. Title page (title, author, class info
& instructor, date)
c. Topic discussion (introduction/overview,
perspectives and context, focus)
A discussion of your topic
as it is reflected in the documents you have read and selected.
d. Bibliographic essay - discussion, comparison
and overview of sources in the context of your topic.
Discuss best databases for
your topic; discuss best Web sites for your topic.
Based on your research experience
and selection of sources, imagine that you were
advising a researcher about
sources on your topic, where to begin search, what to expect, etc.
e. Annotated bibliography: 4 items (give
preference to fulltext online), selected for each category listed below:
2 from databases (Dialog,
Firstsearch, Wilson, etc.), 2 from the Web.
For each category include
- 1. full citation, 2. annotation, 3. evaluation, 4. Database/Web tool
used to locate.
f. Appendix: Information Sampling - headlines,
cover stories, research reports, cartoons,
images, chars, graphs.
g. Conclusions - discussion of how the sources
you have selected express the topic and what
they say about
the issues. Present the argument/debate that defines the issues and
discuss
what your sources
bring to it. What do you see in the future for your topic, and what
are the trends.
h. Quotation - literary, poetry, historical
figure.
Use quote for title page
or preceding introduction.
INFORMATION CATEGORIES
Research your topic in order of category list.
1. Popular Press -newspapers and magazines
2. Historical perspectives -
Identify a defining moment at which
to begin; trace history of your topic.
2. Scholarly/Professional literature
3. Research reports/studies
4. Statistical information (government, financial, etc.)
5. Government Information (information published by the US government).
6. Legal Literature
7. Books (scholarly and popular)
8. Multimedia/digital media (films, video, recorded sound, photo collections, art works, digital collections).
9. Institutions concerned with your topic (one each, museum, library, association/society)
10. Primary source material - documents.
11. Quotation - literature, poetry, historical or literary figure.
Web site to assist you with the project.
Scholarly
Journal v. Popular Magazine Articles / UTSA Library
Types
of Periodicals / UTSA Library
CBB
Library and Information Services
CBB Library
and Information Services
Moellering
Library -- Distinguishing Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Periodicals
CITING ONLINE S SOURCES
Internet
Citation Guides Organized by Style, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Memorial
Library
Citing
Internet Sources
The LINGUIST
List: Citing On-line Sources
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism
Q&A
Plagiarism
Indiana University
UC Davis
Avoiding Plagiarism
COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE
Copyright
and Fair Use: The American Geophysical Union vs. Texaco Corporation
LION:
Copyright and Fair Use Issues for School Librarians
LION:
Copyright and Fair Use Issues for School Librarians
Digest
95-03 http://ericir.syr.edu/ithome/digests/copyright.html
Web Search Strategies
Web
Search Tool Resources
Online
Database Searching Tips
Guides to Writing Research Papers
How
to Write an A+ Research Paper http://ericir.syr.edu/ithome/digests/copyright.html
Guide for Writing
Research Papers
The
Research Paper http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/general_handouts/research_guide.html