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- 1. Research skills Library Workshop for HIST 3860 September 2011 Chris Chan
- 3. Learning Outcomes Select and develop a workable topic for your assignment
- 4. Learning Outcomes Select and develop a workable topic for your assignment Incorporate information into your own work appropriately
- 5. Learning Outcomes Select and develop a workable topic for your assignment Incorporate information into your own work appropriately Construct accurate citations in Chicago Style
- 6. Thinking Through/Around a Topic
- 7. Thinking Through/Around a Topic Identify different aspects of your topic - searches are more effective if you focus on these rather than the entire broad topic
- 8. Thinking Through/Around a Topic Identify different aspects of your topic - searches are more effective if you focus on these rather than the entire broad topic Use your subject knowledge and/or reference sources to help you think through and around a topic
- 9. Thinking Through/Around a Topic Identify different aspects of your topic - searches are more effective if you focus on these rather than the entire broad topic Use your subject knowledge and/or reference sources to help you think through and around a topic Let’s illustrate this idea with an example...
- 12. The Roman Empire Western Imperialism
- 13. The Roman Empire The Scramble for Africa Western Imperialism
- 14. The Roman Empire The Scramble for Africa Western Imperialism Cultural and Racial Aspects
- 15. The Roman Empire The Scramble for Africa Western Imperialism Cultural and Racial Relationship with Aspects Colonialism
- 16. Exercise 1 Try it yourself! Using your own knowledge or the Library’s reference tools, come up with some ideas for focusing the following topic: The Spanish American Empire
- 17. How to read your sources
- 18. How to read your sources It is unnecessary (and impossible!) to read all of the useful books that you will find cover-to-cover
- 19. How to read your sources It is unnecessary (and impossible!) to read all of the useful books that you will find cover-to-cover Instead, scan each book for passages relevant to your topic
- 20. How to read your sources It is unnecessary (and impossible!) to read all of the useful books that you will find cover-to-cover Instead, scan each book for passages relevant to your topic Use chapter headings and the index to help locate these passages. In e-books, you can use the search function.
- 21. Paraphrasing - What is it?
- 22. Paraphrasing - What is it? A paraphrase is essentially writing information obtained from another source or the ideas of another person in your own words
- 23. Paraphrasing - What is it? A paraphrase is essentially writing information obtained from another source or the ideas of another person in your own words Using paraphrasing, you can legitimately incorporate a source into your own work - but a citation to the original work is still absolutely necessary
- 24. Paraphrasing - What is it? A paraphrase is essentially writing information obtained from another source or the ideas of another person in your own words Using paraphrasing, you can legitimately incorporate a source into your own work - but a citation to the original work is still absolutely necessary It is more than simply changing a few words in the original!
- 25. Paraphrasing - What is it? A paraphrase is essentially writing information obtained from another source or the ideas of another person in your own words Using paraphrasing, you can legitimately incorporate a source into your own work - but a citation to the original work is still absolutely necessary It is more than simply changing a few words in the original! A paraphrase is also distinct from a summary
- 26. Why Paraphrase?
- 27. Why Paraphrase? Helps prevent you from overusing quotation
- 28. Why Paraphrase? Helps prevent you from overusing quotation Much better than quoting from an undistinguished passage
- 29. Why Paraphrase? Helps prevent you from overusing quotation Much better than quoting from an undistinguished passage Allows you to really come to grips with the material and understand the full meaning
- 30. Paraphrasing Example - Original “By the middle of the eighteenth century, enthusiasm for overseas settlement, and the political, judicial, and moral debates that it had aroused, were already on the wane. With the outbreak of the American War of Independence in 1776, it had become clear to a great many that colonization was potentially as much a threat to the colonizers as it had always so evidently been for the colonized.”1 1. Jack P. Greene, Anthony Pagden "Colonialism" Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. Ed. Alan Charles Kors. Oxford University Press 2003. Hong Kong Baptist University. 30 August 2011 <http://0- www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t173.e139- s002>
- 31. Paraphrasing Example - Legitimate Paraphrase As early as 1750, the appetite for overseas expansion was decreasing. The subsequent revolt of Britain’s American colonies in 1776 underlined the potential risks of such ventures to the countries undertaking them, as well as the people who were subjugated. Contemporary discussion of the political, moral, and legal consequences of colonization also declined.1 1. Jack P. Greene, Anthony Pagden "Colonialism" Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. Ed. Alan Charles Kors. Oxford University Press 2003. Hong Kong Baptist University. 30 August 2011 <http://0- www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t173.e139- s002>
- 32. Paraphrasing Example - Plagiarized Version By the middle of the 1800s, enthusiasm for colonization, and the political, judicial, and moral arguments that it had aroused, were already waning. With the start of the American Revolution in 1776, it had become obvious to a lot of people that colonization was potentially as dangerous to the colonizers as it was to the colonized.1 1. Jack P. Greene, Anthony Pagden "Colonialism" Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. Ed. Alan Charles Kors. Oxford University Press 2003. Hong Kong Baptist University. 30 August 2011 <http://0- www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t173.e139- s002>
- 33. Exercise 2 Try it yourself! Paraphrase the short passage about the Sepoy Rebellion on your handout
- 34. Why We Cite
- 35. Why We Cite Shows that you have done your research and read widely
- 36. Why We Cite Shows that you have done your research and read widely Enables your reader to locate the source themselves
- 37. Why We Cite Shows that you have done your research and read widely Enables your reader to locate the source themselves Ensures you avoid “accidental” plagiarism
- 38. Why We Cite Shows that you have done your research and read widely Enables your reader to locate the source themselves Ensures you avoid “accidental” plagiarism An accurate and correctly formatted citation list makes a good impression on the reader
- 39. Refresher: Chicago Style Bibliography
- 40. Refresher: Chicago Style Bibliography For books: Russell-Wood, Anthony. The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808: A World on the Move. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
- 41. Refresher: Chicago Style Bibliography For books: Russell-Wood, Anthony. The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808: A World on the Move. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. For articles: Datta, Karubaki. "The Empire and its Merchants: Relations Between the Portuguese Government and the Goan Business Community in the 18th Century." Indica 37, no. 2 (September 2000): 81-100. Historical Abstracts, EBSCOhost (accessed September 8, 2010).
- 42. Refresher: Chicago Style In-Text
- 43. Refresher: Chicago Style In-Text The Portuguese voyages of exploration and discovery began in 1419, and continued for about 150 years after that date.1
- 44. Refresher: Chicago Style In-Text The Portuguese voyages of exploration and discovery began in 1419, and continued for about 150 years after that date.1 1. Anthony Russell-Wood, The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808: A World on the Move (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998), 8-9
- 45. Summary
- 46. Summary When selecting a topic, choose a manageable focus and consult reference materials as necessary
- 47. Summary When selecting a topic, choose a manageable focus and consult reference materials as necessary Do not rely on quotations! Appropriate paraphrasing is the preferred way to incorporate the ideas of others into your own writing
- 48. Summary When selecting a topic, choose a manageable focus and consult reference materials as necessary Do not rely on quotations! Appropriate paraphrasing is the preferred way to incorporate the ideas of others into your own writing Remember to always include accurate citations for every source that you use
Notas do Editor
- Prepare e-books example: Epidemics and history\n\nPrepare their course site\n
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- Note that we may have covered this in the HP briefing, but worth going over - especially with a concrete example\n\nShow reference sources on their course site\n
- Note that we may have covered this in the HP briefing, but worth going over - especially with a concrete example\n\nShow reference sources on their course site\n
- Note that we may have covered this in the HP briefing, but worth going over - especially with a concrete example\n\nShow reference sources on their course site\n
- For each individual aspect identified, emphasise the different angles that each example represents:\n\nThe Roman Empire - specific case study, other obvious examples would be the Spanish and the British Empire.\nThe Scramble for Africa - Event involving several imperial powers\nCultural and Racial aspects - Could be applied to many different empires, focusing on this particular aspect of imperialism\nRelationship with colonialism - Again, a more overarching, theoretical topic.\n\nIllustrate the use of reference sources in coming up with these aspects. Important when own background knowledge of the topic is scanty:\n\nEB article for imperialism, this leads to the see also for colonialism.\n
- For each individual aspect identified, emphasise the different angles that each example represents:\n\nThe Roman Empire - specific case study, other obvious examples would be the Spanish and the British Empire.\nThe Scramble for Africa - Event involving several imperial powers\nCultural and Racial aspects - Could be applied to many different empires, focusing on this particular aspect of imperialism\nRelationship with colonialism - Again, a more overarching, theoretical topic.\n\nIllustrate the use of reference sources in coming up with these aspects. Important when own background knowledge of the topic is scanty:\n\nEB article for imperialism, this leads to the see also for colonialism.\n
- For each individual aspect identified, emphasise the different angles that each example represents:\n\nThe Roman Empire - specific case study, other obvious examples would be the Spanish and the British Empire.\nThe Scramble for Africa - Event involving several imperial powers\nCultural and Racial aspects - Could be applied to many different empires, focusing on this particular aspect of imperialism\nRelationship with colonialism - Again, a more overarching, theoretical topic.\n\nIllustrate the use of reference sources in coming up with these aspects. Important when own background knowledge of the topic is scanty:\n\nEB article for imperialism, this leads to the see also for colonialism.\n
- For each individual aspect identified, emphasise the different angles that each example represents:\n\nThe Roman Empire - specific case study, other obvious examples would be the Spanish and the British Empire.\nThe Scramble for Africa - Event involving several imperial powers\nCultural and Racial aspects - Could be applied to many different empires, focusing on this particular aspect of imperialism\nRelationship with colonialism - Again, a more overarching, theoretical topic.\n\nIllustrate the use of reference sources in coming up with these aspects. Important when own background knowledge of the topic is scanty:\n\nEB article for imperialism, this leads to the see also for colonialism.\n
- For each individual aspect identified, emphasise the different angles that each example represents:\n\nThe Roman Empire - specific case study, other obvious examples would be the Spanish and the British Empire.\nThe Scramble for Africa - Event involving several imperial powers\nCultural and Racial aspects - Could be applied to many different empires, focusing on this particular aspect of imperialism\nRelationship with colonialism - Again, a more overarching, theoretical topic.\n\nIllustrate the use of reference sources in coming up with these aspects. Important when own background knowledge of the topic is scanty:\n\nEB article for imperialism, this leads to the see also for colonialism.\n
- Advise that they use the Atlas of World history as the preferred reference tool for this exercise.\n
- Aside about e-books here\n\nSegue&#x2026; How will you incorporate all of the useful material that you find into your own work?\n
- Aside about e-books here\n\nSegue&#x2026; How will you incorporate all of the useful material that you find into your own work?\n
- Aside about e-books here\n\nSegue&#x2026; How will you incorporate all of the useful material that you find into your own work?\n
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- Note complete rephrasing of the points made in the original.\nStill absolutely necessary to provide full in-text citation when you paraphrase from a source\n
- Just a few words changed here and there: not a paraphrase\nEven if the citation is provided as it is here, it is still considered plagiarism\n
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- Note that more complete guides are available on the Library website - For difficult cases refer to the full style guide (or better yet ask at the Reference Desk!)\n
- Note that more complete guides are available on the Library website - For difficult cases refer to the full style guide (or better yet ask at the Reference Desk!)\n
- Note that more complete guides are available on the Library website - For difficult cases refer to the full style guide (or better yet ask at the Reference Desk!)\n
- And of course ask at the library for assistance with any of these areas\n
- And of course ask at the library for assistance with any of these areas\n
- And of course ask at the library for assistance with any of these areas\n