Writing 10 (Haner): Session Info

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• create search strategies based on your research question.
• navigate databases to retrieve useful information resources.
• identify people and services for asking follow-up questions.

Review (5 - 10 minutes)

Part I: Moving from a Research Question to a Search Strategy (30 minutes)

• Identifying Keywords
• Reviewing Search Strategies
• Testing a Research Question

Part II: Independent Searching  (20 min)

• in Academic Search Complete / Business Source Complete

Part III: Additional Database Introduction (15 min)

• Strategies for searching in U.S. Major Dailies / Google Scholar / Congressional Research Service Reports

Part IV: Independent Searching  (20 min)

• in U.S. Major Dailies / Google Scholar / Congressional Research Service Reports

Wrap Up (10 min)

Crafting a Search 9:30am Section (Google Doc)

Crafting a Search 1:30pm Section (Google Doc)