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Class Session Feb 1, 2023
- In Class WorksheetWe will work on this together in class.
- Library AssignmentTo be completed outside of class.
- Research LogA worksheet to help you record your research process and analyze sources.
A few handy tutorials
- Know Your Sources: A Guide to Understanding SourcesConfused about the different kinds of sources and how to choose? This infographic breaks it down for you.
- Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP TestA detailed list of questions to help you decide if the information you're finding is reliable.
- One Perfect Source?Your topic seemed so great! So why can't you find any information on it? If you're looking for an all-in-one source that addresses your topic perfectly, you might need a different approach.
- Picking Your Topic IS Research!When you pick your topic, it's not set in stone. Picking and adjusting your topic is an integral part of the research process!
A Few Reference Resources
Anthropology is a wide-ranging field with four subfields: Cultural/Social Anthropology, Physical/Biological Anthropology, Linguistics, and Archaeology. Anthropology also overlaps with a number of other disciplines, including biology, ecology, sociology, psychology, economics, political science, women's studies and various area studies. Therefore, in anthropology, in order to do comprehensive research, it is important to think about which other disciplines are relevant to your topic.
General Reference Sources:
Reference sources such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, or guides to the literature are a great way to find background information on a topic as well as build a vocabulary for searching in the discipline.
- Anthropology - Oxford Bibliographies Online: Guide to scholarly literature in anthropology, subdivided into articles by established scholars covering major categories of research, with corresponding bibliographies of recommended resources. Also see Oxford Reference Online.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Full-text, cross-searchable online library of several interdisciplinary reference books.