FSW 201 (Hamilton): Introduction

Hello, I'm Krista McDonald, and I will be your librarian for this course. I am here to help you do research to find sources for your projects. I can help you with choosing keywords to search for sources, narrowing or broadening your search, citing the sources you find, and more.

This research guide was created specifically for this course and the research assignment(s) given by your professor. The guide contains links to the most useful resources for the assignment(s) in this class. I've also included some instructions on how to use these resources as well as other helpful research tips.

If you have any questions at all during the research process, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'm here to help! My contact information is listed on the right-hand side of this page under my photo.

Feeling overwhelmed by the research assignment? Not sure where or how to start your research? The following tutorials and videos will help you learn more about the early stages involved in completing a research assignment.

In "Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google" you will learn how to use those sources to find out background information about your topic, determine appropriate keywords to use when researching your topic, and how using those pieces of information will make researching in library resources faster and easier.

Scholarship As Conversation (tutorial) describes how each person who conducts research and then writes or presents about their findings contributes to the information available on that particular topic. They all contribute to the large conversation about that topic that was started by others.

The "Anatomy of a Research Paper" video explains the main parts of a research paper and what should be included in each part. If you need assistance with the writing part of your research assignment, please contact the Regionals Tutoring and Learning Center.