Chapter 7: Gathering Materials

1. ProQuest 2.LexisNexis Academic 3. World News Connection

What are the 3 major databases for newspapers and periodical databases?

1. Questions you can answer without the interview 2. Leading questions 3. Hostile, loaded questions

What are the 3 questions to avoid during the interview?

Academic database

A database that catalogues articles from scholarly journals.

Preliminary bibliography

A list compiled early in the research process of of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic.

Catalogue

A listing of all the works, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library.

Call number

A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.

Newspaper and periodical database

A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of magazines, journals, and newspapers.

Virtual library

A search engine that combines internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data.

Abstract

A summary of a magazine or journal, article, written by someone other than the original author. You never cite this, only the full article.

Reference work

A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers.

Research interview

An interview conducted to gather information for a speech

Sponsoring organization

An organization that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the internet.

1. Develop a search strategy 2. Put phrases in quotation marks 3 Use the + sign to join search terms

How can you make google searches more precise?

1. Search engines 2. Specialized research resources 3. Evaluating internet documents

What are the 3 main items for searching the Internet?

1. Authorship 2. Sponsorship 3. Recency

What are the 3 main points of evaluating internet documents?

1. InfoTrac OneFile 2. JSTOR 3. Google Scholar

What are the 3 major databases for academic databases?

1. Is the organization objective in its research and fair minded in its statements? 2. Is it economically unbiased with regard to the issue under discussion? 3. Does it have a history of accuracy and nonpartisanship?

What are the 3 questions you should ask about sponsoring organizations?

1. USA.gov (www.usa.gov) 2. Statistical Abstract (www.census.gov/compendia/statab) 3. World Factbook (www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook)

What are the 3 types of government resources?

1. Librarians 2. The catalogue 3. Reference works

What are the 3 types of sources for library research?

1. Virtual libraries 2. Government resources 3. The special case of Wikipedia

What are the 3 types of specialized research resources?

1. Start early 2. Make a preliminary bibliography 3. Takes notes effectively 4. Think about your materials as you research

What are the 4 tips for doing research?

1. Encyclopedias 2. Yearbooks 3. Quotation books 4. Biographical aids

What are the 4 types of reference works?

1. Using your own knowledge and experience 2. Doing library research 3. Searching the Internet 4. Interviewing

What are the 4 ways of gathering materials?

1. Define the purpose of the interview 2. Decide whom to interview 3. Arrange the interview 4. Decide whether to record the interview 5. Prepare your questions

What are the 5 steps before the interview?

1. Dress appropriately and be on time 2. Repeat the purpose of the interview 3. Set up the recorder, if you are using one 4. Keep the interview on track 5. Listen carefully 6. Don't overstay your welcome

What are the 6 steps during the interview?

1. Review your notes as soon as possible 2. Transcribe your notes

What are the steps after the interview?

1. Take plenty of notes 2. Record notes in a consistent format 3. Make a separate entry for each note 4. Distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas

What are the ways to take notes effectively?