ENG 101: Craft of Language Research Workshop “Books in a stack” by austinevan. Librarian: Lisa Molinelli

What will we learn today? How to get started with your research. How to navigate the online resources available to St. Joseph's students. Search strategies and tips for finding background on your topic, books, and scholarly articles. How to get help when you need it!

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Search Plan: Research Question How has interest in local foods changed/grown in the last 20 years?

Understanding the Topic: CQ Researcher Search for Local Food in CQ researcher.

Search Plan: Related Topics and Revision Local Food – Slow Food Movement Carlo Petrini Alice Waters – Organic Foods Looking at related topics may open up a whole new research path for you and help you revise and hone your research topic.

Find What You Need: The Library Catalog Search for Alice Waters and Slow Food In the library catalog

Scholarly articles AKA: “Peer-reviewed” and “Academic” articles Can be found in scholarly journals You are asked to use them because they are quality, reputable sources. But what’s a scholarly journal? What makes it so good?

Scholarly Journals: Characteristics Written and edited by scholars or experts in the field—people with MANY years of experience, like your professor! Written FOR other scholars in the field. Uses the vocabulary and methods of study typical for the field. Articles are narrow in scope: about a very particular topic or particular group of people. Articles will have LONG bibliographies and reference lists. Serious in appearance. NO advertisements. New Yorker v. Comparative Literature

Expanding and Narrowing: Journal Databases Select the scholarly stuff. Need it now? Full text. Remember: this may limit your results. Use database Subject Terms to your advantage. Search more than one database. The tricks used here can be used in almost any database!

Discover!

Use it for: Broad research—when you’re not sure exactly what you need or where to start. Finding varied materials: books, journal articles, newspaper articles, images. Searching across multiple databases, all at once! DON’T use it for: Specific, in-depth research— subject databases are better for that. Business or statistical research—search business or statistical resources instead.

We are here to help! Friendly librarians at the reference desk Chat from the library homepage Call: Text: Schedule a research appointment

Thank You! “Thank you note for every language” by woodleywonderworks