Use your learning activities this week to begin a research journal on our blog. You won’t start a search of the literature yet, but you will begin planning that search.
If you decide to start searching anyway, for future blog posts you can note the database and search terms you use, as well as noting the number of articles found and any articles that might be useful.

In this blog post, be sure to discuss:

1. Your initial research idea and your current research idea. If there are changes, tell us how they are different and why. What led you to change your focus?
2. What do you want to find out in your research area?
   • This should be a general research question. You will continue to refine it as we continue.
   • Post one main question you currently plan to investigate, but also post a secondary question that could also provide useful or interesting.
3. Have you already found research related to your idea? If so, what is that research?
   • Provide a narrative in-text citation referring to related research you have already found.
   • Provide a reference list at the end of your post with any research you found.
   • You can use ZotZero for this, but be sure to check the program’s work, just as you would check grammar suggestions from Word or Grammarly.
4. Peruse Forsyth Library Databases and/or our library guide to identify at least three databases you could use to begin your search for related research.
   • To ensure full credit, be sure to explain why you think these three databases would be the best ones to begin with.

Be Sure To:

1. Tag Your Post with at least ten terms you could use to begin your research in this area.
   • If you have trouble developing that many try a thesaurus, a specialized encyclopedia, the Credo database at Forsyth, or articles you have already found.
2. Discuss your work or thoughts on all of the above for full credit on your post.

Please remember blog assignment etiquette:

1. Categorize your post as “Week 9 Blog Post.”
2. Develop a unique title for your post
3. Provide an interesting visual

NEED HELP? Contact TigerTech if it’s a technology issue. Contact Claire Nickerson or me if you want help on the assignment (See Teacher & Other Help in Bb).
You might also want to watch one or both of these videos on library research that I previously developed with Claire:
Basic Searching:

Advanced Search Strategies: