Research Basics: Managing Your Mountain Patrick Fulton & Sara Nodine Warren D. Allen Music Library

Choose Your Mountain Fulfill requirements – Length – Topic Start with a question – What are you interested in? – Is there something you don’t understand? Appropriate challenge – Scope (narrow vs. broad) – Know your personal limits

Gather Your Gear Physical resources – What sources do you own? – What does the library own? Electronic resources – What do you have open access to? – What subscriptions services can you access? Human resources – Who do you know? – What might they be able to help with?

Start the Journey The Initial Climb – Where do you start? Base Camp 1: – Major music resources First Aid Station: Information Overload – Step back and evaluate Base Camp 2: – Advanced music and non-music resources U-turn!: – Where am I going? Base Camp 3: – Are we writing yet?

The Initial Climb Where do you start?

Base Camp 1 Major music resources

First Aid Station Information Filter Reconsider scope Evaluate thesis Step away Organize keywords Categorize resources and BREATHE !!

Base Camp 2 Advanced music resources

Base Camp 2: Outside the Box Advanced non-music resources

U-Turn! Where am I going?? Talk it out! Map it out! Embrace change – Thesis – Scope More research required?

Base Camp 3 At some point you just have to start writing! Let your ideas percolate Consider writing out of sequence Dedicated time each day Use your resources if you get stuck Librarians Professors Colleagues Writer’s block Environment Step away

Cresting the Summit Editing Formatting Reading Editing some more Submitting

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