ENG 2450E: Modern Drama (Research Workshop II: Annotated Bibliographies)
1. ENG 2450E: Modern Drama
RESEARCH WORKSHOP II:
THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Melanie Mills,
Research & Instructional Services Librarian
The D.B. Weldon Library
11 November 2010
2. Research Workshop Series
Agenda
Introductory Workshop
October 21st, 2010 – 1 hour
Annotated Bibliography Workshop
November 11th, 2010 – 2 hours
Methods & Materials I (Research Paper, DRAFT 1)
February 10th, 2011 – 1 hour
Methods & Materials II (Research Paper, DRAFT 2)
March 10th, 2011 – 2 hours
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama (2010-11) Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
3. Research Workshop Series
Course Objectives:
[…] understand and communicate […] the relationships
among theory, history, text and performance […];
craft strong research questions that invite investigation
and debate […];
distinguish among poor, fair, good, and excellent research
materials;
prepare annotated bibliographies, including evaluative
information about the strength and weakness of each
source; and
research and prepare papers […] engaging at some depth
with secondary source materials.
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama (2010-11) Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
4. Research Workshop II
Today’s Agenda
Research Strategies (50 minutes)
Methods & Materials, In Brief
Annotated Bibliographies (50 minutes)
What is an Annotated Bibliography?
Annotations vs. Abstracts
The Process Research, Read, Synthesize, Write, Cite
Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Due: 7 December 2010 *IN CLASS*
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama (2010-11) Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
5. Research Strategies
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Strategies to help you get the very most
out of the rich research resources available
to you through Western Libraries!
Methods (search tips & tricks)
Materials (helpful hints)
6. Search Strategies
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Helpful Tips & Tricks…
Search Syntax
Search Vocabulary
7. Search Syntax
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Boolean Logic
AND, OR, NEAR
Modernism
activism
drama
20th Century
criticism
gender
politicsproduction
8. Search Syntax
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Boolean Logic AND (narrows your search)
e.g. “drama and modernism”
drama Modernism
9. Search Syntax
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Boolean Logic OR (broadens your search)
e.g. (theatre or drama)
theatre drama
and modernism
Modernism
10. Search Syntax
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Truncation
asterisk* (used to find multiple endings)
e.g. drama*= drama, dramas, dramatic,
dramatically, dramatist, dramatize,
dramaturge, dramaturgical, etc.
e.g (theat* or drama*) and modernis*
11. Search Vocabulary
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Keyword Searching
results will include any / all resources,
relevance not taken into consideration
e.g. Samuel Beckett
12. Search Vocabulary
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Controlled Vocabulary
limits results to only the most relevant,
subject-focused works
e.g. Beckett, Samuel, 1906 – 1989
13. Search Syntax and Vocabulary
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(theat* or drama*) and modernis*Beckett near (activis* or politic*)
15. Resist the urge to just ‘dive in’…
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16. Instead, focus your research…
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama (2010-11) Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
17. Browse by Program (BxP)
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18. English (BxP page)
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19. English (BxP page)
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20. Modern Drama – Research Guide
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21. Selecting Sources
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Critically evaluate what you find. Consider
the following criteria:
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
22. Selecting Sources
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‘Think, Pair, Share’ activity (hands-on
practice evaluating sources for your
annotated bibliography)
Think On your own… 5 mins.
Pair In partners / small groups… 5 mins.
Share As a class… 15 mins.
23. The Research Process
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Define
Research
Topic
Conduct
Preliminary
Research
Revise
Research
Topic
Refine
Research
(Re)Define
24. Research Strategies
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Strategies to help you get the very most
out of the rich research resources available
to you through Western Libraries!
Methods (search tips & tricks)
Materials (helpful hints)
25. Annotated Bibliographies (ABs)
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
“A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, websites,
periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic.
Bibliographies are sometimes called "references" or "works
cited" depending on the style format you are using[…].”
“An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation [of a
resource].”
“Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary
and/or evaluation of each of the sources [listed in the
bibliography].”
Bisignani, Dana and Allen Brizee. “Annotated Bibliographies” Purdue Online Writing Lab
(OWL). Purdue Univeristy,, April 2010. Web. 10 November 2011.
26. Purpose of ABs?
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to identify and acknowledge the research or
scholarship that has already been conducted
to credit previous researchers whose foundational
work serves as a source for new ideas, theories and
perspectives
to make more efficient academic research by
compiling comprehensive, analytical listings of
research already conducted by other scholars in
the field of study
27. Elements included in ABs
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Citation
bibliographic information (author, title, source, date of
publication, pages, etc). For example:
Worthen, W. B. "Playing "Play"." Theatre Journal 37.4
(1985): pp. 405-414. Print.
MLA style (use the MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers, 7th ed., 2009)
DBW Ref Quick NO LOAN LB2369.M57 2009
28. Elements included in ABs
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Summary
Beyond a mere description or synopsis of the content,
but rather concise synthesis of the subject(s) covered,
arguments presented, and conclusions drawn.
Assessment
An evaluation of the overall quality of the resource and
the information it presents. Is the resource useful? Is
the information accurate? Who is the author?
Reflection
How does this source fit into your own research? Does
it support or contradict your thesis?
Bisignani, Dana and Allen Brizee. “Annotated Bibliographies” Purdue Online Writing Lab
(OWL). Purdue Univeristy,, April 2010. Web. 10 November 2011.
29. Critical Analysis: Reading as
Practice for Writing Annotations
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Summary *STUDENTS IN ROW 1*
identify any language which summarizes content
(e.g. subject(s) covered, arguments presented, and conclusions
drawn)
Assessment *STUDENTS IN ROW 2*
identify any language which evaluates the quality of the resource
and/or the information it presents (e.g. depth or originality of
research, quality of writing, etc.)
Reflection *STUDENTS IN ROW 3*
identify any language which describes how the resource fits into
the broader field of study (e.g. discussion of the nature of the
research – is it original, new, groundbreaking, etc.)
30. The D.B. Weldon Library
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Research Help
E-mail, Chat, In-Person (www.lib.uwo.ca/weldon/)
31. One-on-One Help
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Melanie Mills,
Research & Instructional Services Librarian
English, Philosophy
The D.B. Weldon Library
melanie.mills@uwo.ca
Office Hours:
Wednesdays, 2 – 4 PM
University College, Room 171
32. Thank you!
ENG 2450E: Modern Drama Melanie Mills, The D.B. Weldon Library
Next time…
Methods & Materials I
February 10th, 2010 – 1 hour