The Seven Steps of the Research Process

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The Seven Steps of the Research Process Presented by Carnegie Mellon University Engineering Librarian, Donna Beck for Summer Engineering Experience for Girls (SEE) 2016. #1 Identify and Develop Your Topic

Energy from the wind? Hahner, David P. Leo, the Paper-Eating Lion. Kennywood. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Arcadia, 2004. 22. Print. Wow...amusement parks generate a lot of trash every day...where does it go?

Amusement parks & my topic…Energy related? By Hanyou23 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons from Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALeo_the_Paper-Eating_Lion%2C_Lincoln_Children's_Zoo%2C_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska%2C_USA.jpg Leo, the Paper-Eating Lion Amusement parks & my topic…Energy related?

Visiting an amusement park …my Kennywood experiences Is it energy and cost effective? Are fumes emitted into the atmosphere? How much energy is used to power Leo? How can human power be measured? Think of your topic in the form of questions

State your topic as a question Are vacuums the most energy efficient method to collect trash? State your topic as a question

The Seven Steps of the Research Process #2 Find Background Information

Solar Powered Starting point: Background Info Compare to other trash cans Solar Powered View of “Solar Compactor” outside of Wean Hall, Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA. 2016. Personal photograph by author. JPEG file. Google Images

garbage collection search Encyclopedias

The Seven Steps of the Research Process #3 Use catalogs to find Books and Media (like DVDs)

Use Catalogs like Carnegie Library to find Books and Media

The Seven Steps of the Research Process #4 Use Indexes to Find Articles

Academic OneFile GreenFILE Use Indexes to find articles What does this mean? Magazine & journal & newspaper articles find them in RESEARCH DATABASES Academic OneFile GreenFILE

trash bins refuse garbage cans recycling container “smartcan” electrically compacted green amusement parks recycling container trash bins built-in vacuum “smartcan” waste disposal paper-eating machines refuse suction design waste management system vacuum-equipped receptacle

The Seven Steps of the Research Process #5 Find Internet Resources

Internet Resources – “gateways” Try different search engines in addition to Google, like: http://journalstar.com/news/local/devoted-to-leo-the-paper-eating-lion-and-his-ilk/article_86f03428-5b5e-5c15-9059-88449f55cafb.html Scientific American blogs

The Seven Steps of the Research Process Would you use this photo? you use that website? How can I trust this information to be true? # 6 Evaluate What You Find

The Seven Steps of the Research Process MLA format # 7 Cite what you find using a standard format

Works Cited Hahner, David P. Leo, the Paper-Eating Lion. Kennywood. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Arcadia, 2004. 22. Print. Research & Learning Services, Olin Library, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY, “The Seven Steps of the Research Process.” Web. 11 July 2016. “Solar Compactor outside of Wean Hall,” Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 2016. Personal photograph by author. JPEG file.