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### Mastering Research Strategies: A Workshop for ENGL 397 Students ###

Join our workshop designed for ENGL 397 students, led by Vince Graziano, the English Librarian at Concordia. Learn how to effectively choose and narrow your research topics, develop focused research questions, and utilize valuable market and industry information resources like Passport GMID and IBISWorld. Gain insights on leveraging academic databases, including ProQuest and ABI/Inform, and discover professional associations and journal resources. Enhance your research skills and empower your academic journey—whether you're investigating video games' influence on teenage attitudes or other compelling subjects. ###

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### Mastering Research Strategies: A Workshop for ENGL 397 Students ###

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  1. Workshop for ENGL 397 Vince Graziano English Librarian vince.graziano@concordia.ca

  2. Workshop Outline • Choosing a research topic • Narrowing your research topic • Creating a research question • Market Information • Passport GMID • Industry Information • IBISWorld • Article Databases • ProQuest Business Databases • Academic Search Complete • Professional Associations

  3. ProQuest Business Databases • ABI/Inform Complete (global) • ProQuest Asian Business • ProQuest European Business • Canadian Newsstand (major daily newspapers) • CBCA Complete • Canadian magazines and journals

  4. Choose A Research Topic • Narrow your research topic • Write your research question • Identify your key concepts • Create your search words

  5. Who/What/Where/When/How • Start by thinking of a broad topic

  6. Who/What/Where/When/How Broad topic? I know that I’m interested in thinking, researching and writing about: → video games

  7. Who/What/Where/When/How Broad topic: video games Who? think of a group of people that would be related to, or involved with your broad topic: → teens

  8. Who/What/Where/When/How Broad topic: video games Who: teens What? think of more specific aspects of your broad topic or of topics related to your broad topic Think of issues/things on which your broad topic may depend, what it might cause, or influence → violence → attitudes

  9. Who/What/Where/When/How Broad topic: video games Who: teens What: violence, attitudes Where? perhaps you can limit your broad topic to a specific geographic location or context? → United States

  10. Who/What/Where/When/How Broad topic: video games Who: teens What: violence, attitudes Where: United States When? perhaps you can limit your broad topic to a specific time period? → the present

  11. Who/What/Where/When/How Broad topic: video games Who: teens What: violence, attitudes Where: United States When: the present How? think of possible relationships/effects between your answers → video games could affect teenage attitudes towards violence

  12. Who/What/Where/When/How Broad topic: video games Who: teens What: violence, attitudes Where: United States When: the present How: effects of video games on teenage attitudes towards violence You can certainly make a research question from this!

  13. Who/What/Where/When/How Broad topic: video games Who: teens What: violence, attitudes Where: United States When: the present How: effects of video games on teenage attitudes towards violence

  14. How Do Video Games Affect Teenage Attitudes Towards Violence? • Key Concepts: video games, teenage, violence • Synonyms: computer games, adolescents, aggression • Search statement: (video games OR computer games) AND (teenage OR adolescence) AND (violence OR aggression) AND narrows your search OR broadens your search

  15. Using “AND” • Use “AND” to combine your concepts in a search strategy • Violence AND teenagers AND video games Video Games Violence Teenagers

  16. Using “OR” • Use “OR” to combine your synonyms or similar terms • Teenagers OR Adolescents

  17. To Find the Full Text • Use the feature • Search CLUES • Perform a Journal Title search • Check other Montreal libraries • Use your CREPUQ card • Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO) • Online form • Allow 1 week for delivery of books • Electronic delivery for most articles within 24-48 hours

  18. RefWorks is a Web-based tool that: • Facilitates organization of references • Is accessible from any Internet connection • Simplifies the process of preparing bibliographies • Access RefWorks through the Quick Links menu on the Library website • Help • Tutorials on Library website

  19. Help is Available • At the Reference Desk • Library website • Literatures in English Research Guide • Ask a Librarian • E-mail form • Chat with a Librarian • Ask Vince: • 514-848-2424, ext. 7689 • vince.graziano@concordia.ca • Office hours: by appointment

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