Writing 100 (Antoine, Spring 2024)

This guide will provide information to support your research endeavors for Writing 100. 

• Use the top menu to navigate this guide.
• Visit the library's website for additional information including access to our full database listing.

After this session, you will be able to:

• locate key journals in your field of study.
• identify and use databases, whether multidisciplinary or disciplinary, to locate relevant literature.
• thoughtfully & logically apply search strategies (basic and advanced) to find scholarly and non-scholarly sources.
• reflect and revise search strategies based on search tool, search results, and/or database functionality.

Welcome (5 min.)

• goals
• outcomes
• pathway

Part I: Primary vs. Secondary Sources (20 min.)

• definitions
• identification activity

Part II: Keywords, Topics, Search Strategies (25 min)

• share topic / research question
• identify keywords
• basic search strategies review
• advanced search strategies (citation trails)
• getting full-text (LibKey Nomad, ILL)

Part III: Databases & Searching (20 min)

• locate databases
• find a subject-specific database
• free web-search tips

Part IV: Independent Time for Searching (20 min)

• search in one or more databases

Part V: Research Help & Exit Slip (8-10 min)

• make an appt.
• provide feedback