1. Step one in any research adventure is considering search terms. Look at your Expert Presentation assignment sheet and consider what you would need to search for in order to find the information to complete the assignment. Jot down the words and phrases that come to mind.
2. Did you include any unnecessary words or phrases like: effects, by, between, in, causes, uses, examples, etc.? If so, mark those out. Keep your search terms to very concise ideas.
3. Can you think of any related words or phrases for these terms? Write those down, too!
4. If there are any phrases that are really important that all the words are together for (think "interior design") then put them in quotation marks.
5. Map out how you want to use them. What words or phrases would go best together in a search? What would be a good alternate search if that one fails you?
1. In your breakout room, use one person's topic as an example. That person should share the search terms they came up with so others can contribute ideas.
2. Use these search terms and as a group, search for resources just like you normally would. Really! Don't use the library resources unless that's truly what you would do. This is not try-to-impress-Olivia-time, this is you just be-yourself-researching-time.
3. Track the following for each search you do as a group:
- Search terms you use
- Where you search
- What kind of results you find
- Your general feelings about them
- If you would or wouldn't use any of these for the assignment and why
1. In your breakout room, use the same topic and search terms as an example. Consult the "Browse Online Resources" and/or "Find Books" tabs on this guide.
2. Explore resources in each of the columns, "Suggested Websites," "Suggested Magazines & Trade Journals," and "Suggested Databases & Scholarly Journals" on the "Browse Online Resources" tab and one of the book options (if there's time).
3. Track the following for each search you do as a group:
- Search terms you use
- Where you search
- What kind of results you find
- Your general feelings about them
- If you would or wouldn't use any of these for the assignment and why
4. What's the difference between the sources you found in the first breakout group and the sources you found in this breakout group?