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About Me
- tlburns
- Mostly, I enjoy reading a well written essay out in the wilderness and then looking at the stars afterward.
Hello, everyone! My name is Jillian Maruskin and I am a librarian here at OWU. As Prof. Burns said, I'll be seeing you next week to discuss library and research-related matters.
ReplyDeleteBefore we meet, I'd like you to take a moment to consider your personal research process. Where do you start when you're asked to do a research paper?
Please be honest (brutally so, if necessary).
Tell me what your thought process is when you first get your assignment. How do you choose your topic? What resources do you use first? If you go online, where do you start?
I look forward to seeing you in person next week!
When I have to do research, I usually think about what would be the most important thing to research, and what are branches off of that. If it is something scientific, I will look at discovery news or check out websites that show real research papers like Web of Science. If it is something related to current events I will look at the New York Times or The Guardian, or sometimes I will search for documents in different languages and then use a translator, since the US does not always have the best information on world events, especially when you want a different perspective. Usually for research papers, my bibliography is due before the paper, so I end up with a lot of resources that I do not actually use because I just wanted to get enough sources down on the page. When picking a topic I usually think about something that is broad enough then do some research into something more general to make sure that I have enough to talk about for however many pages the paper is supposed to be. I use the internet for most of it. Google Books usually pretty helpful because they have a lot of full text books, magazines, or journals right on the internet for free.
ReplyDeleteWhen I am asked to do a research paper, I usually pick a topic I feel I would find the most information on. I usually go online and find articles, or go to the library and try to find books related to my research topic. Sometimes I use magazine articles, if I can find related articles to my research. However, I feel like there are many other sources out there that I do not know about or how to access, that could drastically improve my papers.
ReplyDeleteWhen asked to do a research paper, I first try and think about topics that would interest me or topics that I can find the most information on. I used the JSTOR database to find information when writing a research paper last semester, which was very helpful. I also try and use sources from articles online or books from the library.
ReplyDeleteWhen getting started, I definitely try to find something that I am interested in and then research that. If there isn't a lot of information on it, I will sometimes change my topic, but for me something that I am interested in is my priority, because if I try to write about something that I find dull, my paper tends to reflect it. I like to use google but if I have enough time I also like to read longer books to get a better feel for the topic. Really, the required length and depth of the paper determine if I only use internet sources or if I also use books or autobiographies.
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I usually start with doing research on my topic to see if i can even find enough information on that topic. if i can't find enough information then i try to think of another topic. I usually choose a topic by how much information i will be able to get on it, and by how interesting that topic is to me. I honestly won't want to the research on something that completely bores me to death. The resources i use first are usually the internet and books on that topic. Then I try to get first hand resources like someone who deals with my topic everyday.
ReplyDeleteTopics have always been given to me, so I simply choose the side of the argument on which I stand. As for research, I usually get really basic information from google sites and wikipedia first. I generally use these sites to get basic vocabulary for the topic down if I'm not very well informed. From here I go to academic sites which were provided by the teacher in my high school, and are now on the OWU library web site. Books are generally my last resource, even if the paper specifically calls for X number of non-online sources. I just go to a nearby library to find books on the subject.
ReplyDeleteI begin by selecting the topic if it is not already chosen for me. I do research on topics I am interested in. If I cannot chose the topic I do some initial research and try to find an aspect that I would like to write on. I use wikipedia only to get ideas. I use specific articles and credible sourced pages for most information. Sometimes I use books on the subject. If i cannot find information I change the topic.
ReplyDeleteI tend to pick a topic that interests me, that I may have some previous knowledge on, and that I know has some sources available. I normally start with wikipedia to get some more back ground information and use their siting system to look more into the subject. I also go to the library and search for books on the topic. If I don't find enough information, then I tend to try to stay with the same idea, but maybe redefine the topic to be a little broader so I haven't put too much time to waste.
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