SYLVIA ROBERTS LIAISON LIBRARIAN, COMMUNICATION CMNS 260 research guide research guide

Assignment CMNS 260 "general research topic---attitudes and practices related to the ethics and to etiquette in media use in communication....narrow the topic and develop specific research questions, conduct bibliographic research about scholarship related to your specific topic, design ways of collecting information and present an analysis of information you collect."

Assignment CMNS Spring 2013 "general research topic---attitudes and practices related to the ethics and to etiquette in media use in communication....narrow the topic and develop specific research questions, conduct bibliographic research about scholarship related to your specific topic, design ways of collecting information and present an analysis of information you collect."

Cell phone interruptions CMNS Spring 2013

Sample research question CMNS Spring 2013 What factors impact whether people interrupt conversations with another person to answer their cell phones? Is the age or status of the parties a factor? Or the context?context

Assignment CMNS Spring 2013 "general research topic---attitudes and practices related to the ethics and to etiquette in media use in communication... narrow the topic and develop specific research questions, conduct bibliographic research about scholarship related to your specific topic, design ways of collecting information and present an analysis of information you collect."

Finding research articles: CMNS Spring Identify search terms to describe the focus of your research 2. Select appropriate search tools 3. Use search syntax effectively 4. Assess your search results to select scholarly research publications 5. Capitalize on your findings and/or modify your search strategy for better results

Terminology CMNS Spring 2013 Cell phones Cellular telephones Mobile phones Mobile communication Public space? Observation? Library / libraries Social Interaction Interpersonal Behavior / behaviour Etiquette? Privacy?

Search for research articles CMNS Spring 2013 CMNS article indexes  Communication & Mass Media Complete  Communication Abstracts  Geobase  Sociological Abstracts

Characteristics of scholarly literature CMNS Spring 2013 Use to communication research results and ideas to other scholars around the world Written by experts, uses language and theoretical approaches familiar to those in the discipline PEER REVIEWED Typically, research articles include:  Research affiliations of authors  Literature review and sources consulted  Research methodology

E.G. peer-reviewed articles CMNS Spring 2013 Humphreys, L. (2005). Cellphones in public: social interactions in a wireless era. New Media & Society, 7(6), doi: / doi: / Campbell, S. (2008). Perceptions of Mobile Phone Use in Public: The Roles of Individualism, Collectivism, and Focus of the Setting. Communication Reports, 21(2), doi: / doi: /

Can’t find anything on topic? CMNS Spring 2013 Cutting edge topic? Too narrow a focus? Maybe it’s not an area worthy of research or not trendy Think of related literature that you can use Consult reference librarians (use Ask Us for options) or contact me

CMNS Spring 2013

SYLVIA ROBERTS Good luck with your research!