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ENG BC 3160y English Colloquim: Englightment

Library Handouts

Research Jam

Exercise:

1. Brainstorm Questions and keywords relevant to your topic

You can use a Concept Map to think through your topic: link research questions to key words, think about alternative phrases, broader and narrower terms, and so on.

2. Select a specific database and do the search (see specialized database tab for a shortlist)

3.  Keep a Research Log to keep track of your process (and to help prompt you to search strategically)
              

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You can also earch CLIO to find books (available through CUL and other partner libraries, and all sorts of other articles using your keywords and using limits!