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Preliminary bibliography Creating a Preliminary Bibliography Doing research on an unfamiliar topic requires scanning the available information re ?ning your topic using what you have found and selecting the most promising sources to work with Take these s

Creating a Preliminary Bibliography Doing research on an unfamiliar topic requires scanning the available information re ?ning your topic using what you have found and selecting the most promising sources to work with Take these steps to create your initial list of sources which should be formatted using your choice of style Note You must have a librarian sign o ? on it before handing it in Due in class on date One plan your search What is your general topic What do you already know about it Write a short paragraph summarizing your thoughts What key concepts are involved What alternative words could you use in your search e g Native Americans or Indians gaming or gambling or casinos Two make an initial scan of resources What books are available Use the library catalog to conduct a search be sure to browse the shelves too Be prepared to broaden your search terms if necessary It may be that the library doesn ? t have a book that is entirely devoted to your topic Instead ask yourself ??what sort of book might include information on my topic ? What articles are available Use Academic Search Premier on the library ? s Website under the Articles tab to conduct a search Be prepared to narrow your search terms if necessary Articles tend to be far more speci ?cally focused than books You might ?nd it useful to limit your search to scholarly peer reviewed journals by clicking that option under the search boxes if relevant Are there valuable Web resources on your topic Which government agencies or non-pro ?t organizations might be likely to publish information of interest As you search consider which Web sources your readers would consider credible A Web page that seems to have relevant information may nevertheless not be considered a persuasive or convincing source Whenever you ?nd a book or article that looks promising check the subject headings for alternative search terms ?? and be prepared to reformulate your search accordingly Also pay attention to di ?erent perspectives on your topic You may ?nd interesting ways to narrow your search by focusing on one aspect or another Three make an initial assessment Gather together the books and articles you have identi ?ed and examine them critically Which seem most relevant and useful Are any of them out of date Once you have skimmed the most promising sources revisit steps one and two Has your understanding of the topic changed Are there di ?erent terms you would use for a search CFour trace cited works Take a close look at the most useful of the sources you have found so far Does it have a bibliography Would any of those books or articles be relevant for your research If so take the following steps look up promising book titles in the library catalog using the ??title ? search option for journal articles look up the title of the journal after choosing the Journals List tab on the