Chapter 6: Gathering Materials

• Where do you get resources

  1. Using your own knowledge and experience

  2. By doing Library Research

  3. By searching the Internet
• Using your own knowledge and experience

  By thinking over your past experiences
• Librarian


  • Experts in their own field, trained in library use and research methods
• The Library


  • Contains many resources to help find what you need
• The Catalogue


  • Lists all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by the library
• Call Number


  • A number used in Libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on shelves
• Periodical Databases


  • A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
• Abstracts


  • A summary of magazines or journal article, written by someone other than the original author
• Newspapers


  • Individual research on many topics, historical as well as contemporary
• Reference Works


  • Works that synthesize a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
• Searching the Internet


  1. The internet has been called the world's largest library

  2. Search Engines

  3. Specialized Research Sources

  4. Virtual Libraries

  5. Government Resources

  6. Multicultural Resources

  7. Evaluating Internet Documents
• Search Engines


  • Keys to finding materials on the internet
• Specialized Research Sources


  • Virtual Libraries
  • Government Resources
  • Multicultural Resources
• Evaluating Internet Documents


  • Authorship
  • Sponsorship
  • Recency
• Authorship


  • Is the author of the web documentary clearly identified?
  • What are his/her qualifications?
  • Is the author an expert on the topic?
• Sponsorship


  • Many web documents are published by businesses, government agencies, public interest groups, and the like
• Recency


  • Look for copyright date, Publication Date, or Date of list at the top or bottom of the document
• Research/Investigation

  1. An Interview is conducted to gather information on a speech

  2. The Interview Process
• After the interview 


  •Review your notes as soon as possible •Transcribe your notes
• Tips for doing research

  •Start early

  •Make a preliminary biography

  •Take notes efficiently
• By doing Library research

  -The library contains many resources to help find what you need
• Librarians are experts in their own field
• Librarians are trained in library use and research methods
• The Catalogue


  Lists all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by the library
• Call Number


  A number used in Libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on shelves
• Periodical Databases are a research aid
• Periodical Databases


  Catalogue articles from a large number of journals or magazines
• Abstracts


  A summary of magazines or journal article, written by someone other than the original author
• Newspapers are a source of individual research on many topics, historical as well as contemporary
• Reference Works


  Refers to works that synthesize a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
• The Library 


  • Librarian

  • The catalogue

  • Call number

  • Periodical Databases

  • Abstracts

  • Newspapers

  • Reference Works
• The Internet

  • Search engines

  • Specialized Research Resources