1. RELS 1002 SEARCH STRATEGIES Religion and the Environment

2.  RESEARCH QUESTION  PRIMARY SOURCE(S)  SECONDARY SOURCES  BACKGROUND / OVERVIEW  HISTORICAL, IN-DEPTH BACKGROUND WHAT DO YOU NEED?

3. INITIAL RESEARCH QUESTION Sample search topic: responses to Laudato Si

4.  Pope Francis  Laudato Si document  Identify major responses, responders Preliminary research question

5. RESEARCH QUESTION Example: Make a MIND MAP to define your question

6. MIND MAP YOUR TOPIC

7. Pope Francis Laudato si Environment Start a mind map

8. Pope Francis Laudato si Catholics Catholic Church Catholic Clergy Expand the mind map Environment

9. science Pope Francis Laudato si Animals Environment Nature Ecology Catholics Catholic Church Catholic Clergy Other religions Expand the mind map

10. science Pope Francis Laudato si Animals Environment Nature Ecology Catholics Catholic Church Catholic Clergy history sociology psychology Politics / Gov’t Non- Catholics Expand the mind map

11. science Pope Francis Laudato si Animals Environment Nature Ecology Catholics Catholic Church Catholic Clergy history sociology psychology Politics / Gov’t Other religious leaders Choose manageable options Catholic leaders Non- Catholics Public Media

12. Pope Francis Laudato si Focus options for research question Non- Catholics Media Public

13. ARTICULATE RESEARCH QUESTION

14. Articulate your research question  Original question: What are the responses to the encyclical Laudato Si by Pope Francis  Refined question: How do the responses of the non-Catholic public (as reported in the media) to Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si compare to those of American Catholic leaders?

15.  RESEARCH QUESTION  PRIMARY SOURCE  SECONDARY SOURCES: SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES  SECONDARY SOURCES: CURRENT RESPONSES: NEWS, MAGS, WEB  BACKGROUND / OVERVIEW: SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS  HISTORICAL IN-DEPTH: BOOKS WHAT DO YOU NEED?

16. PRIMARY SOURCES Primary sources vary depending on the focus of your research.

17. Locate Primary source document http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/docum ents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html

18. Citation: Francis.2015. Laudato Si': on care for our common home.  Document is on the Vatican website http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa- francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html

19. Find other primary sources for this topic :  Reliable websites  Major disciplinary sites that scan media for relevant content  Yale Forum on Media and the Environment  Immanent Frame, etc.  Major news platforms  Newspapers, Magazines  Broadcast and cable media networks and websites  Public opinion sources

20. FIND SECONDARY SOURCES

21.  RESEARCH QUESTION  PRIMARY SOURCE(S)  SECONDARY SOURCES: SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES  SECONDARY SOURCES: CURRENT RESPONSES: NEWS, MAGS, WEB  BACKGROUND / OVERVIEW: SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS  HISTORICAL IN-DEPTH: BOOKS WHAT DO YOU NEED?

22. FINDING SOURCES - see handout TO FIND:USE:LINKED AT: SECONDARYREFERENCEU of M or Trusted Sources Scholarly Journal articlesArticle Indexes Library Course Pages Library Subject Pages Magazine articles Newspaper articles Magazine Indexes News Indexes Library Subject Page for Current Issues Library How to Find News Sources pages Opinion articles or blog postsReliable Disciplinary Sites Reputable Popular Sites Polls, Public Opinion Research Department/Program Web page -- Religious Studies Resources page Current Issues Subject Page Background overviewSubject encyclopediasLibrary Subject Pages Background breadth+depthBooksMNCAT / Libraries Catalog

23. SCHOLARLY ARTICLES

24. How to find the best article indexes ATLA is recommended for this course. How do you find that out?

25. Subject Page shows general resources for a discipline  Library Subject Page for Religious Studies  https://www.lib.umn.edu/subjects/rqs/182

26. Course Page shows resources specific to your class  Library Course Page for RELS 1002  https://www.lib.umn.edu/course/RELS/1002

27. SHORTCUT! Library Course Page lists highlights from Library Subject Page

28. ATLA search Library Course page> choose index What is ATLA? See https://www.atla.com/products/catalog/Pages/rdb-db.aspx

29. ATLA - search Search terms: ecotheology AND catholic church

30. ADVANCED SEARCH – ATLA example

31. Be creative; use varied related terms as needed  ATLA search for environment : 3,527 results (on 10/26/15)  ATLA search for ecology : 4,970 results (on 10/26/15)  ATLA search for nature: 17,188 results (on 10/26/15)

32.  RESEARCH QUESTION  PRIMARY SOURCE(S)  SECONDARY SOURCES: SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES  SECONDARY SOURCES: CURRENT RESPONSES: NEWS, MAGS, WEB  BACKGROUND / OVERVIEW: SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS  HISTORICAL IN-DEPTH: BOOKS WHAT DO YOU NEED?

33. CURRENT RESPONSES

34. Mass Media for scholarly research needed to recent very recent topic  Laudato Si released in June – 4-5 months ago  scholarly works take time (write, submit> review, accept, publish)  What else can you use?  Media response (not subject to prolonged scholarly review or printing processes)  Historical background in scholarly books and articles on related topics published prior to Laudato Si can explain the background leading to the current situation

35. Find reliable web sites  Go to reliable sources of links – dept, lib, etc.  Library Databases for articles on current events:  Current Events subject page from Univ. of MN Libraries https://www.lib.umn.edu/subjects/rqs/43  Use critical thinking:  who is publishing the news or blog sites?  What is their authority? Experts? In what field?

36. Content from public media

37. Preview of Ecospirituality Resources website

38. Ecospirituality resources

39. Website: Ecospirituality Resources http://ecospiritualityresources.com/

40. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

41. Current Events subject page lists indexes

42. Lexis Nexis search page

43. Lexis Nexis search for Laudato si

44. Lexis Nexis search results

45. MAGAZINES

46. Masterfile search (news, popular, or current events)

47. Masterfile – a few search results search = Laudato si

48. Master File sidebar: use to review and limit results

50. Huffington Post (not indexed in MasterFile) searchable on site

52.  RESEARCH QUESTION  PRIMARY SOURCE(S)  SECONDARY SOURCES: SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES  SECONDARY SOURCES: CURRENT RESPONSES: NEWS, MAGS, WEB  BACKGROUND / OVERVIEW :  SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS  HISTORICAL IN-DEPTH: BOOKS WHAT DO YOU NEED?

53. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

54. Subject encyclopedias  Why use them?  Quick, accessible, concise  Designed to provide background  More in-depth than Wikipedia  Written by scholars  Where can you find them?  Library Course Page  Library Subject Pages

55.  RESEARCH QUESTION  PRIMARY SOURCE(S)  SECONDARY SOURCES: SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES  SECONDARY SOURCES: CURRENT RESPONSES: NEWS, MAGS, WEB  BACKGROUND / OVERVIEW: SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS  HISTORICAL IN-DEPTH: BOOKS WHAT DO YOU NEED?

56. Books  Why use them?  Books can reveal historical background  Books can combine breadth and depth  Tip: Chapters can be helpful  Where can you find them?  Library catalogs  Bookstores, online or local

57. Keyword search results Keywords are not so reliable !

58. Libraries catalog: how to find subject terms 1. SIDEBAR shows subject lists from results

59. Advanced search in Libraries catalog  Laudato si 0  Pope and environment 0  Catholic church and environment 3  Catholics and ecology 8  Encyclicals 16

61. Libraries catalog search results keywords pope and ecology Environmental justice and climate change : assessing Pope Benedict XVI's ecological vision for the Catholic Church in the United States Jame Schaefer /Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books 2013 Available at TC Wilson Library General collection (BX1795.H82 E58 2013 ) “Ecology and Christian ethics” Michael S. Northcott, chapter 16 (pp. 219ff) in The Cambridge companion to Christian ethics Cambridge companions to religion. Robin Gill /Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2001 / Wilson Library General Collection (BJ1251.C246 2001 )

62. Libraries catalog: how to find subject terms 2. DETAILS TAB in an individual record

63. Library research review  Review what you have:  Do you need more resources?  Do you have too much content?  Is it related directly to your research question?  Do you need to narrow your topic?  Are you ready to analyze the content?

64. Contact me if you want research help Susan Gangl s-gang@umn.edu