M&M Chapter 14, pgs. 427-432, Intro to Finding Sources

When writing instructors refer to sources, they most often mean...

• words called Boolean operators.

• written, reported, recorded, or performed--everything from a blog to a formal academic study.

• nonfiction published works such as books and periodicals (journals, magazines, and newspapers), government documents, and reference texts, as well as audio recordings, video recordings, and digital texts like blogs and emails.

• support claims made in argument, to help explain an idea, or even to help explain the history or significance of some topic.

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In short, a source is anything that has been...

• words called Boolean operators.

• written, reported, recorded, or performed--everything from a blog to a formal academic study.

• nonfiction published works such as books and periodicals (journals, magazines, and newspapers), government documents, and reference texts, as well as audio recordings, video recordings, and digital texts like blogs and emails.

• support claims made in argument, to help explain an idea, or even to help explain the history or significance of some topic.

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In many ways, the process of finding, reading, and analyzing sources is a process of _________.

• catalogs

• databases

• invention

• adjacent

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Finding sources involves not simply gathering information but also engaging...

• words called Boolean operators.

• written, reported, recorded, or performed--everything from a blog to a formal academic study.

• nonfiction published works such as books and periodicals (journals, magazines, and newspapers), government documents, and reference texts, as well as audio recordings, video recordings, and digital texts like blogs and emails.

• support claims made in argument, to help explain an idea, or even to help explain the history or significance of some topic.

• the theories, assumptions, perspectives, and outright arguments of others.

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For the aforementioned reason, researchers should not see themselves as finding and consuming information but rather _______________ with the help of (many) others.

• building ideas

• interviewing

• experiments, observations, and surveys

• relating

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Almost universally, libraries use online ________ for their book and government document collections.

• catalogs

• databases

• invention

• adjacent

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A few simple moves can help simplify the research process:

• support claims made in argument, to help explain an idea, or even to help explain the history or significance of some topic.

• 1) Always request an interview well in advance of your own deadlines.

  2) When making a request, introduce yourself and the reason for the interview: Explain the nature of your research and how the interview will be integrated.

  3) Beforehand, negotiate a reasonable amount of time for the interview (such as thirty minutes)—and stick to it so as not to impinge on the interviewee's time.

  4) Plan out the method of recording responses—writing, audiotaping, or videotaping. Ask the interviewee if his or her answers can be recorded, and if his or her name can be used in the research.

  5) At the end of the interview, thank the interviewee for his or her time, and leave promptly.

• Adding words narrows a search, while using fewer words broadens the scope. For instance, "economics" by itself tells the catalog to find any and all works with "economics" in the title or description. (At Northwestern Michigan College, this search yielded 1,387 works.) "Economics and consumers" narrows the search (and yielded nine works—a much more reasonable number to browse).

• early stages of research—before writers have begun narrowing their insights.

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(Select all that apply.) Most catalogs give search options:

• an author search

• a title search

• a subject search

• a key-word search

Author and title searches are appropriate only if...

• early stages of research—before writers have begun narrowing their insights.

• support claims made in argument, to help explain an idea, or even to help explain the history or significance of some topic.

• you are seeking out a particular source or author by name.

• you have generated a list of possible words and phrases related to your topic.

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Subject searches, which are organized by common headings such as agriculture, government, or gender, may be valuable for...

• early stages of research—before writers have begun narrowing their insights.

• support claims made in argument, to help explain an idea, or even to help explain the history or significance of some topic.

• you are seeking out a particular source or author by name.

• you have generated a list of possible words and phrases related to your topic.

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