1. Teaching Research
Using Statewide Databases
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public
Records
http://www.lib.az.us/azlibrary/res.php
2. Steps in the Research Process
• Big6 problem solving process
– Task definition
– Information seeking strategies
– Location and access
– Use of information
– Synthesis
– Evaluation
– Graphic organizer for the research process
4. Organizing the Research Paper
• University of Minnesota project calculator
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• University of Minnesota project calculator
new beta form
5. Searching On-line Database Collections vs. Searching the Internet
This table illustrates the differences between using the Internet and purchased databases to locate information.
Comparison Area On-line Internet
TYPE OF MATERIAL Articles from published
newspapers, magazines,
journals and reference
books. Most of these
cannot be retrieved on the
Internet
Web sites of companies,
government agencies, non-
profit organizations,
educational institutions.
Limited access to
copyrighted publications
RELIABILITY High. Information is
subject to some sort of
editorial or peer review.
Varied. Some web sites
are reliable. Since
publishing on the Internet
is free or inexpensive,
almost anyone can publish
there.
BEST USED FOR Academic information Information from specific
organizations, government
agencies and popular
culture.
BEST SEARCH
TECHNIQUE
Boolean search with AND,
OR, NOT
Depends on the search
engine. Some use boolean,
some use natural language.
RESULTS Results are usually
displayed with the most
recent item first.
Results are displayed in the
order that the search terms
occur most frequently.
See also: http://www.asu.edu/courses/asu101/breeze/library/why/index.htm
RESEARCH
7. Primary Sources by Subject
• Primary Sources on the Internet for
history
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/primary.html
• Primary Sources on the Internet for
sciences
http://guides.lib.msu.edu/page.phtml?page_id=2469
• Primary Sources on the Internet for
mathmatics
http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-mathinfo03.html