Short Writing #2 (SW-2): Research Action Plan
Due Monday of Week 3
10 points
Once you have completed Library 101Links to an external site., visit the DU Libraries Website: library.du.eduLinks to an external site.. Brainstorm some keywords and use the website to locate the following items for one of the two topic ideas due Wednesday.
- two e-books you plan to examine for relevance
- 10 different keyword combinations you will use for searches
- two databases* that you will use to find topics (e.g., Lexis-Nexis, Academic Search Complete)
- two journals* you will search for material on your subject (e.g., Diabetes, Clinical Nutrition)
Before completing your action plan, be sure you know the difference (Links to an external site.) between a database (Links to an external site.), journal (Links to an external site.), and article. The video below provides an explanation of these differences; note that our library search tool is called Compass (not Omni).
3:30 minutes
Sample Research Action Plan: Genetically Modified Foods
e-Book titles:
- Genetically Modified Food: A Short Guide for the Confused
- High Tech Harvest: Understanding Genetically Modified Food Plants
Keyword Search Combos:
- Genetically modified foods
- Hybrid foods
- Food and science
- Nutrition and GM Foods
- Research and agriculture
- Agriculture and science
- Research and food
- Nutrition and GM foods
- Nutrition and hybrid foods
- Nutrition and new agriculture
Databases:
- LexisNexis Academic
- National Academies Press
Journal*:
- Action Bioscience
- Crop Science
*Remember here that you're providing the journal title, NOT the article title. Journal titles are short and broad (e.g., The American Journal of Cardiology); article titles are usually long and specific (e.g., “Relation of Living in a ‘Food Desert’ to Recurrent Hospitalizations in Patients With Heart Failure").]
Some needed links
https://mediaspace.du.edu/media/Library+101+-+Fall+2019/0_fdbudph9
https://library.du.edu/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEuA4G1iqLE
https://chat.library.berkeleycollege.edu/faq/89790
https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/What-is-the-difference-between-Academic-Journals-and-Scholarly-Peer-Reviewed-Journals?language=en_US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEuA4G1iqLE#action=share