A brief overview on research resources for new English majors.

1. Research Workshop
Seth Porter: Instructional Librarian & Government
Documents Coordinator/ Lecturer

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 Learning Outcomes
 Search tips
 Research Process
 The Information
 Research Activity
 Contact information
Workshop Outline

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 Students will demonstrate search techniques for research
project
 Students will be able to critique resources and information
retrieved from relevant sources
 Students will apply and synthesize information retrieved from
resources available into their knowledge base, interests, and
research needs
 Students will leave the workshop with at least one relevant
resource or more to apply towards their research essay
Learning Goals

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 Search what you know.
 Use what you have.
 Ask questions and then ask more questions.
 Use these questions to refine your search terms.
 Search with the main ideas (Keywords).
Searching

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 Have you ever found an article that was perfect?
 Wish you had more just like it? With a little research you will.
 Footnote chasing is the act of finding citations and references in
your current article and using these articles for your research.
Searching Tip

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Chase those Footnotes

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 Research the authors.
 This will help you understand their characters.
 Take notes on who they are and where they came
from.
 Incorporate this into your research.
Know the Authors

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 http://www.uah.edu/library
 Great place to begin research but not finish it!
 ILL:http://libguides.uah.edu/ill
One Search & ILL

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 Library Catalog: http://www.uah.edu/library
 Journals: Find Journals by titles or Subject
Books & Journals

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 MLA International Bibliography
 Project Muse
 JStor
 Dictionary of Literary Biography & Criticism
 EEBO
 Proquest Literature & Language
Specific Databases

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 Wikipedia: http:/www.wikipedia.org/
 (Chase footnotes!!!)
 CompPile:
 http://comppile.org/search/comppile_main_search
.php
Open web resources

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 UAH Style Guides:http://libguides.uah.edu/cite
 OWL Purdue:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747
/01/
Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/
 http://libguides.uah.edu/zotero
Organization

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 Seth Porter: Instructional Librarian & Government Documents Coordinator/Lecturer
 256.824.6130
 smp0024@uah.edu
Contact Information