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Research Basics:Managing Your Mountain
Patrick Fulton & Sara NodineWarren D. Allen Music Library
Choose Your Mountain
• Fulfill requirements– Length– Topic
• Start with a question– What are you interested in?– Is there something you don’t understand?
• Appropriate challenge– Scope (narrow vs. broad)– Know your personal limits
Gather Your Gear
• Physical resources– What sources do you own?– What does the library own?
• Electronic resources– What do you have open access to?– What subscriptions services can you access?
• Human resources– Who do you know?– What might they be able to help with?
Start the Journey
• The Initial Climb– Where do you start?
• Base Camp 1:– Major music resources
• First Aid Station: Information Overload– Step back and evaluate
• Base Camp 2:– Advanced music and non-music resources
• U-turn!: – Where am I going?
• Base Camp 3:– Are we writing yet?
The Initial Climb
Where do you start?
Base Camp 1
Major music resources
First Aid Station
Information
Filter
Reconsider scope
Evaluate thesis
Step away Organize keywords
Categorize resources
and
BREATHE!!
Base Camp 2
Advanced music resources
Base Camp 2: Outside the Box
Advanced non-music resources
U-Turn!
Where am I going??
• Talk it out!• Map it out!• Embrace change
– Thesis– Scope
• More research required?
Base Camp 3
At some point you just have to start writing!
• Let your ideas percolate• Consider writing out of sequence• Dedicated time each day• Use your resources if you get stuck
• Librarians• Professors• Colleagues
• Writer’s block• Environment• Step away
Cresting the Summit
• Editing• Formatting• Reading• Editing some more• Submitting
Questions?
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