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Introduction to Strategies for Conducting Literary Research
Table of Contents
Chapter One Objectives
Understanding the Assignment
Types of Research Projects
Conducting Preliminary Research
Advanced Tip: Calls for Papers
Chapter Two Objectives
Identifying a Problem
Evaluating Relevance & Purpose
Considering Audience
Chapter Three Objectives
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Scholarship as Conversation
Chapter Four Objectives
Theory Guides Inquiry
Research Methods
Evidence
Chapter Five Objectives
Reading Literary Works
Interpreting Literary Works
Chapter Six Objectives
Reviewing the Secondary Literature
Types of Literature Reviews
Reading Like a Researcher
Advanced Tip: Talk to People!
Chapter Nine Objectives
Finding Trustworthy Resources
Avoiding Misinformation, Disinformation, and Dismediation
Chapter Eight Objectives
Google Scholar features
Validating resources
Advanced Tip: Citation Chaining
Chapter Seven Objectives
Introducing Primo!
Library Services & Resources
Database Search Strategies
Citation Management
Advanced Tip: Creating Search Alerts
Chapter Ten Objectives
Refining Your Research Question
Evaluating Your Research Question
Advanced Tip: Writing an Abstract
Chapter Eleven Objectives
Research as an Inferential and Critical Process
Relating the Conceptual and the Concrete
Chapter Twelve Objectives
Positing a Thesis Statement and Composing a Title
Defining Key Terms
Formatting and Style Guidelines: MLA and APA
Chapter Thirteen Objectives
Writer's Block
Structures
Revisions
Writing Academic Prose
Chapter Fourteen Objectives
Avoiding Plagiarism
Additional Resources
Foundational Materials Assignment
Glossary
Rubrics
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