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Research
Gathering and Using Information
GOAL!
Start organizing information into meaningful main points
Think outside of Google
Thank you!
Internet
Always take care and be critical, don't accept everything at face value (Wikipedia is NOT a source)
*Author (who wrote this? are they credible?)
*Publishing Body (official website? notable news source?)
*Currency (when was it written/published? is it relevant?)
*Purpose (bias? underlying motivation?)
Library
-Research assistants/librarians
-Electronic searches on or off campus
-Use WKU website: https://www.wku.edu/library/
-Take time to play around website (Google Scholar)
-Books, magazines, newspapers, journals
Where to start?
Suggestions for Better Journey
Personal knowledge/experience
-what else can we find and where?
Interviews
Start research early, don't procrastinate!
Clear purpose before beginning
Keep track of sources and list of bibliography
Take notes/highlight passages
*do not use yourself as an official source unless you have been published
-talk to experts or those with first hand experience
-face-to-face, email, Facetime, Skype, video chat
-keep track of questions and record conversation/take notes/text copy