This presentation demonstrates how to begin the advising research process through exploration.

1. Advising Research Workshop Series
Exploratory Research Process:
What do you want to explore?
Summer 2018

2. ENTRY SURVEY
tinyurl.com/aceresearchentry1

3. LEARNING OUTCOMES
➤ Generate research questions
➤ Create a structured research
notebook
➤ Find relevant research guides
➤ Construct article search
➤ Construct book search
➤ Match sources with needs
➤ Leverage search to generate new
keywords
➤ Reflect on process and set goals

4. Doug Worsham
Biomedical Library | UCLA Library
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5. 2017ACEResearchSymposium

6. USE YOUR QUESTIONS TO MAKE MORE QUESTIONS

7. RESEARCH IS SOCIAL
➤ Talk to someone new.
➤ Find out what they are
interested in.
➤ Share your ideas for questions
on their topic.
➤ Ask for their input on your
topic.

8. Getting organized.
Creating a research notebook to keep track of your
process and thinking.
• list of collaborators and sources of expertise
• questions for focus groups
• citations and links to readings
• models, techniques, pillars within the field
• Debates and core questions

9. Getting organized.
Creating a research notebook to keep track of your
process and thinking.
bit.ly/ace-notebook

10. Turning your questions into an
initial research goal.

11. Turning your questions into an
initial research goal.
Ask:
What do you have so far for your initial
research goal?
Share:
Ideas and Advice for exploring the topic.

12. Finding research guides
Research guides help you identify the most relevant resources
for your topic.
Find this part of your research notebook. Then, work together to Find 1-2
additional Research Guides at guides.library.ucla.edu

13. Crafting Savvy Article Searches
How many different ways are there to say
“college”?
•college
•university
•….

14. Crafting Savvy Article Searches
How many different ways are there to say
“academic advising”?
•….

15. Crafting Savvy Article Searches
Each “Core Concept” in my topic can be phrased
in different ways. If I just drop these terms into
a database, I might miss some important ideas
and perspectives!

16. Crafting Savvy Article Searches
Find this section of your research notebook

17. Crafting Savvy Article Searches
Concept 1
"higher education" OR colleg* OR universit* OR "post secondary" OR
postsecondary OR "post-secondary"
Concept 2
"academic advising" OR "academic counseling" OR "student advising" OR
"student counseling" OR advisement OR "educational counseling" OR
"counseling in higher education" OR "student counseling" OR "student
affairs"
Concept 3 librar*
Concept 4 partner* OR collaborat*

18. Crafting Savvy Article Searches
Concept 1
"higher education" OR colleg* OR universit* OR "post secondary" OR
postsecondary OR "post-secondary"
Concept 2
"academic advising" OR "academic counseling" OR "student advising" OR
"student counseling" OR advisement OR "educational counseling" OR
"counseling in higher education" OR "student counseling" OR "student
affairs"
Concept 3 librar*
Concept 4 partner* OR collaborat*
“phrases in quotes”
* for multiple endings

19. Crafting Savvy Article Searches
1. Go to http://guides.library.ucla.edu/
education/articles
2. Click on Education Source (EBSCO)
3. Create a savvy search using the search terms
you created

20. Searching for Books across UC
➤ Start by checking out the "Books" tab on a
research guide.
➤ Then try out a "Melvyl" book search from the
library homepage: http://library.ucla.edu

21. Articles & Books
chat:
•
What articles & books have you found so
far?
•
What search tips worked for you?
•
What did you hope to find next?

22. Reflections and planning
Reflect on your search so far, writing for 2-3 minutes. A few
questions to explore:
➤ What are you most curious about?
➤ What has been most _____ (interesting, surprising,
frustrating, valuable)?
➤ What new questions have come up for you in your research so
far?

23. Next time:
How do you engage with scholarship? Joining the scholarly
conversation.
• Explore scholarly conversations in higher education. What
questions are researchers asking? How do they ask and answer
their questions?
• Formulate your research questions in the context of ongoing
scholarly conversations.
• Identify gaps in the conversation and areas for your contributions!
• What else?

24. EXIT SURVEY
tinyurl.com/aceresearchexit1

25. :-)
Thank you!! What’s next?
http://library.ucla.edu
Doug Worsham
Lead for Teaching & Learning | UCLA Library
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