Com Arts 100: Chapter 7 (Gathering Materials)
1. Start early 2. Make a preliminary bibliography 3. Take notes efficiently 4. Think about your materials as you research
Name some general tips for doing the research.
1. Review your notes as soon as possible 2. Transcribe your notes
Name some tips for after an interview.
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
Name some tips for before an interview.
1. Take plenty of notes 2. Record notes on a consistent format 3. Make a separate entry for each note 4. Distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas
Name some tips for note taking.
1. Dress appropriately and be on time 2. Repeat the purpose of the interview 3. Set up the recorder, i you are using one 4. Keep the interview on track 5. Listen carefully 6. Don't overstay your welcome
Name some tips taken during the interview.
1. Newspaper and Periodical 2. Academic
Name some types of databases.
1. Encyclopedias 2. Yearbooks 3. Quotation Books 4. Biographical Aids
Name some types of reference works.
1. Authorship 2. Sponsorship 3. Recency
Name three criteria used for evaluating Internet documents.
This is a way to research. Journalists will collect info from people that they interview
What does it mean to interview?
A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves
What is a call number?
A listener of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library
What is a catalogue?
A research aid that catalogues articles from large number of magazines, journals, and newspaper
What is a newspaper and periodical database?
A list of compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
What is a preliminary bibliography?
A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
What is a reference work?
An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
What is a research interview?
An organization that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the Internet
What is a sponsoring organization?
A search engine that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data
What is a virtual library?
A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author
What is an abstract?
A database that catalogues articles from scholarly journals
What is an academic database?
It will always take longer than you expect
What is the one certainty when it comes to time researching?
1. Librarians 2. The catalogue 3. Reference works 4. Databases
What resources can help you in research?