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RESEARCH AND
INFORMATION LITERACY
Professor Susan Acampora
Gill Library
The College of New Rochelle
(914) 654-5353
Getting Started:
Finding a Topic
Asking Questions
Selecting Search Terms
CHOOSE A TOPICWhat interests you
• Something in the news?• A personal or professional experience• Something you have always wanted to know more
about
Find out more about your topic:• Starting places: Google, Wikipedia, Blogs, News,
Magazines, Conversations, TV, anywhere and everywhere. EXPLORE!
Then, approach your topic of interest from a
scholarly perspective.
For example:
“Norman…while watching news reports of the Iraq
War, noticed dry and barren land, yet history had
taught him that this land between the Tigress and
the Euphrates rivers was formerly a land of fruit and
honey….What happened to it?
Norman’s interest = water - or - the world’s water
supply
Excerpted from Lester and Lester. Writing Research Papers. Page 10
Browsing in National Geographic or online Norman finds an
article
He learns from the article above:
Satellite technology shows:
Over the last 40 years
30 + large dams have been built
Reduce available water
Eliminate nourishing floodwaters
Resulting in damage to the marshlands and
devastation to wildlife
And reducing the water supply to the residents
This ancient land is not what is once was!
He also learns that:
1. Before satellites it was up to individual countries whether
or not to assess and report environmental damage
2.With Satellite technology now all nations can see what is
going on
3. “Everyone has a clearer and more accessible picture on
environmental damage.
Norman’s questions have multiplied
His topic has expanded to include many
considerations
SCHOLARLY FOCUS
1. The ethics the world’s distribution of water
2. The history of the global water shortage
3. The global water crisis
4. The environmental implications of progress
5. The impact of global water crisis on
individuals and communities
6. The impact of water distribution on the poor
Norman started with an interest in Water
He chooses the scholarly focus on:
Water Distribution and Shortage as the Next
Global Environmental Crisis
NEXT STEPS
After perusing popular sites and articles consult an
academic source such as:
CREDO Reference• Search under your topic for a general overview • Ask questions about the research• Read and begin to develop your ideas into a draft
thesis statement
GALE ACADEMIC ONEFILETERM CLUSTERS
CREDO MINDMAP
YOUR TURN
Pick a topic based related to the Social
Sciences• Personal interest• Recent News• Conversations in person or through a
social network• A subject covered in another class• Something you have always wanted to
know about
USE TOOLS TO FIND AND DEVELOP IDEAS
Academic One File
Credo
Wikipedia
Google Search Keyword
WIKIPEDIA
Check the See Also Section
And References
EXPLODING AN IDEA THROUGH CONCEPT
MAPPING
Session 2 Video on Concept Mapping
EXERCISE ON CONCEPT MAPPING
SEE HANDOUT