Media and Culture |||||
Webster University Leiden - Spring II 2013 -
Wednesdays 18:00-20:00
Instructor Tina Bastajian
tbastajian10@webster.edu

MEDIA_SKETCHES +

WEEK 5

Researching Databases,
search term queries, etc.

Search Query 1 part 2

Webster Library Portal (sign-in)


Choose you 1st database.


Decide on your search terms/phrase.



>Open up the 2 sources that appeal to you from the first page of results that come up. Choose what you consider a scholarly essays/etc.


>Read/skim the essays for basic comprehension looking for facts, pertinent arguments/quotations, statisitics, bibliographic sources that could be of use for your research.

>Take notes on your process.
keep good links etc. in your notes for future reference>


>>Justify your evaluation of the sources which you found most useful, as well as your choice of databases, terms etc,

>Note major differences and similarities between your search experiences with each research tool.

ALL RELATED to your Final Paper Topic -

Choose a DEFINED aspects or theme/issue you want to delve info more closely and conduct a search as explained below.
Track and notate your findings as explained below, and enter them into the suggested fields/text boxes displayed below.

Your results:

Which search engine did you use?



Which search term/phrase did you use?



Search Result 1-


Full Reference citation (APA if possible) + any web url etc.




What type of article/essay/report is this? Journal? Peer reviewed? Science paper? Presentation? Essay from prior published book?







Search Result 2-
Full Reference citation (APA if possile) + any web url etc.





What type of article/essay/report is this? Journal? Peer reviewed? Science paper? Presentation? Essay from prior published book?

Search Query 1 part 1

Internet search (Google, BING, Yahoo, etc... )

Decide on your search terms/phrase.




>Open up the 2 sources that appeal to you from the first page of results that come up. Choose what you consider a scholarly essay/etc.


>Read/skim the essays for basic comprehension looking for facts, pertinent arguments/quotations, statisitics, bibliographic sources that could be of use for your research.


>Take notes on your process.
keep good links etc. in your notes for future reference>


>>Justify your evaluation of the sources which you found most useful, as well as your choice of databases, terms etc,

Note major differences and similarities between your search experiences with each research tool.

Your results:




Which database did you use?



Your search term/phrase did you use?




Full Reference citation (APA if possible) + any web url etc.




What type of article/essay/report is this? Journal? Peer reviewed? Science paper? Presentation? Blog entry? Newspaper article? Essay from prior published book?

Observations/Notes/Clippings etc.

Observations/Notes/Clippings etc.

Observations/Notes/Clippings etc.

Search Query 1 part 3
Webster Library Portal


Now choose you 2nd database.


Decide on your search terms/phrase. Alter it from the last search term/phrase to your preference.



>Open up the 2 sources that appeal to you from the first page of results that come up. Choose what you consider a scholarly essays/etc.


>Take notes on your process.
keep good links etc. in your notes for future reference>



Read/skim the essays for basic comprehension looking for facts, pertinent arguments/quotations, statisitics, bibliographic sources that could be of use.



>>Justify your evaluation of the sources which you found most useful, as well as your choice of databases, terms etc,

>Note major differences and similarities between your search experiences with each research tool.

Your results:



Which database did you use?




Your search term/phrase did you use?






Full Reference citation (APA if possible) + any web url etc.





What type of article/essay/report is this? Journal? Peer reviewed? Science paper? Presentation? Blog entry? Essay from prior published book, a review?

Observations/Notes/Clippings etc.

Search Query 2
Webster Library Portal


Choose your database.


Decide on your search terms/phrase. Alter or change completely from the last search term/phrase to your preference.




>Open up the 2 sources that appeal to you from the first page of results that come up. Choose what you consider a scholarly essays/etc.




Read/skim the essays for basic comprehension looking for facts, pertinent arguments/quotations, statisitics, bibliographic sources that could be of use.

>Take notes on your process.
keep good links etc. in your notes for future reference>


>>Note major differences and similarities between your search experiences with each research tool.

Your results:



Which database did you use?




Your search term/phrase did you use?





Full Reference citation (APA if possible) + any web url etc.





What type of article/essay/report is this? Journal? Peer reviewed? Science paper? Presentation? Blog entry? Essay from prior published book, a review?

Observations/Notes/Clippings etc.

Add YOUR info here

And HERE!

Directions and general requirements