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Chapter 19 Starting Your Research (Chapter 20 Finding Sources (Searching…
Chapter 19 Starting Your Research
Analyze your rhetorical situation
audience
purpose
genre
argue a position
narrate
analyze
report
stance
context
medium
design
Narrow your topic
general topic
narrower topic
still narrower
even narrower
Do some background research
reference works
articulate a question your research will answer
rhetorical situation
a question that lead to a
report
analysis
argument
Plot out a working thesis
establish a schedule
Chapter 20 Finding Sources
Considering what kinds of sources you'll need
purpose
audience
rhetorical situation
primary and secondary sources
Scholarly and popular sources
older and more current sources
Using keywords and advanced search function
keyword searches
quotation marks
wildcard searcher
truncation
boolean
parentheses
plus and minus sign
Author Title Subject searches
Searching on the internet
Use a reliable
identify which search sites will be most relevant and useful
move from general concept to more specific ones
open-access
archives and databases
directories and indexes
government sources
new sources
forums
blogs and wikis
Searching in the library
library websites
Library tours
Librarians as resources
Reference Works
general reference sources
specialized encyclopedias
bibliographies
library catalogs
library-based indexes and databases
indexes
databases
general databases
subject-specific databases
interviews
surveys and questionnaires
consider your purpose
choose your sample
choose your distribution
write the questions
manage your results
evaluate your survey
Chapter 22 Evaluating Sources
Is the source worth your attention
Reading sources with a critical eye
Consider your own
what are the author's qualifications to write on this subject
what is the author's
who is the publisher or sponsor
who is the audience for this work
when was it published
what was it publish or last updated
what is the author's main point
dose the author acknowledge an respond
how might you use this source