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The research process guide 2011 2012

The Research Process Guide - Introduction Use of This Guide De ?ning Information How Information is Produced Information Production Timeline Step One ??Exploratory or Preliminary Research De ?nitions of Terms Choose a Topic De ?ne Re ?ne a Topic Develop a Topic Primary Sources Secondary Sources Step Two ?? Preparing for Focused Research Understanding a Citation and Searching Electronic Databases Understanding a Citation Understanding a Citation Book Understanding a Citation Chapters or Essays from a Book Understanding a Citation Journal Articles Understanding a Citation Newspaper Articles Understanding a Citation Government Documents Searching Electronic Databases What Is a Database Records and Fields Vocabulary Vocabulary Keywords Vocabulary Subject Searching Vocabulary Analyzing the Topic Search Statements Logical Operators Boolean ??OR Logical Operators Boolean ?? AND Logical Operators Boolean ??NOT Parentheses Nesting Search Limits Truncation Wildcards Step Three ?? Focused Research Finding Books and Other Cataloged C Materials Journal and Newspaper Articles Web Sites and Government Information Books and Other Cataloged Materials the Library ? s Catalog Call Numbers Location Within the Library Journal and Newspaper Articles Appropriate Discipline-Speci ?c Databases Does Stetson Own the Journal or Newspaper Web Sites Search Engines Subject Directories Search Engines Web Databases Government Information Step Four ??Evaluating Sources Books Journal and Magazine Periodicals Popular Periodicals Practical Professional Periodicals Scholarly Periodicals Peer Reviewed or Refereed Journals Web sites Step Five ??Citing Sources Plagiarism Style Manuals Copyright Fair Use Step Six ??Where to Get Help All links last checked July C Introduction Use of This Guide This Research Process Guide is meant to supplement and expand upon the discussion of research steps that is included in almost every college-level writing handbook and in additional research process books that might be assigned in a college-level composition or research class The Library hopes that by going into a bit more detail about choosing using and evaluating sources and by using speci ?c resources available in the duPont-Ball Library as examples Stetson students will feel even more con ?dent and prepared to begin any academic research project As all books will tell you the steps outlined here are merely guides No research project progresses in a completely linear manner moving from Step A neatly to Step B then Step C etc Like writing research is a recursive process that is it doubles back on itself Sometimes you get to Step C only to discover that you need to go back to Step A to get more information on something Don ? t be discouraged by this It happens to everyone it ? s one of the interesting parts of doing research If you get stuck at any point in the research process in addition to conferring with your instructor you can always contact a librarian for help Come into the library ? s Information Desk and ask to talk to a research librarian call a research librarian at - - or email a question to the research librarians at http stetson edu library contact askalibrarian php Before taking the ?rst steps to research