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DevelopingaSearchStrategy

Developingasearchstrategywillhelpyoubetterresearchyourtopicandproducemore
appropriateresultsforyourresearchreport.

Exercise#1:
Writedownyourresearchtopicintheformofaquestion.Now,writedowntwomore
very
specific
questionsregardingthistopic.Thesequestionsarewhatyouwillanswerwithyour
report.Ifyoudonotknowenoughaboutyourtopictowritedownspecificquestions,checkan
encyclopediaforabetterdefinitionormoreinformation.
Underline
themostimportantwords,
phrases,andtermswithinthosequestions.

Questions:

Exercise#2:
TakethetermsyouunderlinedinExercise#1andfillinthetablebeloworcreateyourown
tableonaseparatepieceofpaperifyouprefer.

Concept1:

Concept2:

Concept3:

Synonyms&RelatedTerms Synonyms&RelatedTerms Synonyms&RelatedTerms

Ifyouarestrugglingtolocatesynonymsorrelatedtermsforyourunderlinedwords,consider
usingathesaurusforsuggestions.ThesaurusesarefoundintheARCandonline.


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Usingyoursearchterms

Whatisadatabase?A
database
isacollectionofinformation(data)thatisstoredand
retrievedelectronically.Somedatabasescontaingeneralinformationontopics(alltypesof
topics)whileotherdatabasesarespecifictoonetypeofinformation(suchasPsychology).

HowtoaccessdatabasesatMarist

ToaccessdatabasesatMarist,gototheMaristARC/Libraryhomepageat
http://www.marist.net/academics/arclibrary/
.Clickonthefirst
red
boxtitledDATABASES.
**Note**IfyouarenotatMarist,youmustenterapasswordtoaccessthedatabases.The
passwordis
marist
.

TherearesixdatabasesaccessiblebystudentsthroughtheARC/LibraryDatabasespage.
Wewillfocusonthefollowingthreedatabases:
GaleGlobalIssuesinContext
U.S.HistoryinContext
GaleOPPOSINGVIEWPOINTSinContext

Eachgrouphasitsowninformationforwhichtosearch.UsetheSEARCHTERMS,
SYNONYMS,andRELATEDTERMSyoufoundonthepreviouspagetosearchfor
information.

Informationreleasedwithinthefirst24hoursofanevent

Searchdatabasesfirsttofindnewspaperarticles,newsreports(mediatvandradio),
videos,editorpieces(oped),andmagazinearticles
LookformaterialthatcameoutONJuly17,2014andJuly18,2014
UseTwitterSearch
https://twitter.com/searchhome
tosearchforinformationtryterms
youfoundinyoursearchstrategyandadda#
Use
http://findgram.com/
tosearchInstagram
Use
https://tagboard.com/
tosearchforspecifichashtagsinmultiplesources
Useasearchenginetosearchforhisname,ICantBreathe,etc.

Informationreleased6monthsagotopresent

Searchdatabasesfirsttofindnewspaperarticles,newsreports(mediatvandradio),
videos,editorpieces(oped),andmagazinearticles,timelines,courtandhearing
documents,lawproposals,lawchanges
LookformaterialthatcameoutAugustandlaterfocusmoreonCURRENT
informationthanoninformationwithinthefirstmonthortwo
UseTwitterSearch
https://twitter.com/searchhome
tosearchforinformationtryterms
youfoundinyoursearchstrategyandadda#
Use
http://findgram.com/
tosearchInstagram
Use
https://tagboard.com/
tosearchforspecifichashtagsinmultiplesources
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Useasearchenginetosearchforhisname,ICantBreathe,etc.

InformationaboutImplications,andSubsequentEvents

Searchdatabasesfirsttofindnewspaperarticles,newsreports(mediatvandradio),
videos,editorpieces(oped),andmagazinearticles,timelines,courtandhearing
documents,lawproposals,lawchanges
LookforrecentmaterialfocusingonCURRENTinformation
UseTwitterSearch
https://twitter.com/searchhome
tosearchforinformationtryterms
youfoundinyoursearchstrategyandadda#
Use
http://findgram.com/
tosearchInstagram
Use
https://tagboard.com/
tosearchforspecifichashtagsinmultiplesources
Useasearchenginetosearchforhowthingsaredifferentnow(policeprocedures,
attitudes,beliefs,behaviors,laws,opinions,etc.)

SearchResultsandCitations

Ifyouthinkaresourcefromadatabasemightbeappropriateforyourresearchpaper,follow
thesesteps:

1. OpenanewdocumentinWordandtitleitAnnotatedBibliographyorsomethingyou
willremember.Youwillusethisdocumenttokeeptrackofyourcitationsasyoufind
possiblearticlesandreferencematerials.
2. EmailthearticletoyourMaristaccount.MostresultspageswillhavealistofToolson
therighthandsideofthepage.ClickonEmailtosendacopyofthisarticletoyourself
forlaterreference.
DONOTCOPYTHEURL/LINKtothisarticle.YouwillNOTbe
abletoreturntothisarticlethroughtheURL/Link.
3. Citethissource.AlsounderToolsistheabilitytociteyoursourceineitherMLAor
APAstyle.ClickonCitationToolsandthenchoosetheappropriatestyleforyour
citations(MLAorAPA).
4. CopytheENTIREcitationandPasteitintotheAnnotatedBibliographydocumentyou
created.APAcitationswillcontainaURLwithinthecitation.ForMLA,donotinclude
theURL.
5. Ifyoucannotsimplyopencitationtoolsandcopythecitation,youcancreateyourown
citationsusingtheSonofCitationMachineat
http://www.citationmachine.net/
.Forall
resourceslocatedonanyplatformotherthanadatabase,youmustcreateyourown
citation.

FindingAdditionalResources

Whenyoufindareliableresource(suchasanarticleonadatabase),scrolltotheendofthe
resourceandlookforfurtherreadingsorresources.Thesesuggestionswilloftenbefoundon
databasesusedatMaristandcanbecomeadditionalresourcesforyourreport.


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Citinga
Twitter
Resource

Ifyouknowtheauthorsrealname,usethat.Ifonlytheusernameisknown,givetheuser
namealone.YouwillprovidetheENTIRETEXTofthetweetinquotationmarkswithout
changingthecapitalization.Thefinalportionwillbehowitwaspublished(Tweet).Example:

Athar,Sohaib(ReallyVirtual).HelicopterhoveringaboveAbbottabadat1AM(isarare
event).1May2011,3:58p.m.Tweet.
Thedateandtimeofamessageon
Twitter
reflectthereaderstimezone.
Inthemaintextofthepaper,atweetiscitedinitsentirety.Example:
SohaibAtharnotedthatthepresenceofahelicopteratthathourwasarareevent.

CitingOtherSocialMediaSourcesinMLA

BlogPost
Lastname,Firstname.TitleoftheBlogPostEntry.
BlogTitle
.Publisher.Dateposted.Web.
DateAccessed.

YouTubeVideo
TitleofVideo,DateofPublicationofVideo.YouTube.Web.DateAccessed.

FacebookPost
Lastname,Firstname.EnterFacebookposthereinquotationmarks.Facebook.Date
posted.[Dateaccessed.<webaddress>]

Email
Lastname,Firstname.Subjectoftheemailmessage.MessagetoRecipientsName.Dateof
Message.Email.

Troubleshooting

AdditionalSupport

Doyoustillhavequestions?StopbytheARCandspeakwithMrs.Rademacherorvisityour
localpubliclibrary.LikeMaristsARC,publiclibrarieshavelibrarianswhoarefamiliarwith
researchprojectsandofferdatabaseswithadditionalresearchoptions.