COLONY RESEARCH
Research Process
1) Have a general idea of what you want.
2) Formulate your research question.
3) Pre-search - start to formulate keywords and focus.
4) Explore research resources (see list below).
5) Evaluate the source. Is it useful for my needs? Is it authoritative? Is it reliable?
6) Take notes/outline/graphic organizer. Cite sources used.
7) Write paper or create project.
8) Edit, revise, rewrite. Submit when complete.
Some Research Resources to explore
1) Books - search LibraryWorld for CMS holdings and Morris Main for Parsippany Library Holdings http://www.parsippanylibrary.org/
-GoogleBooks, Online Ebooks, etc.
2) Research Databases - Research databases contain reliable, authoritative information neatly arranged and easily navigable.
CMS Databases for Social Studies: /social-studies1.html (in most cases, username is pthsd password is central
-other databases (PHS, Parsippany Library, Morris County Library) (or student)
Biography Research? try Gale Biography in Context
3) Video Research Sources
CMS Discovery Education (pthsd/student)
other...Youtube, etc.
4) Periodicals/Journals
EBSCO
5) Websites/Google search
Use smart research skills. Example: site:.edu "new jersey colony" -automobiles
other?
primary,secondary?
1) Have a general idea of what you want.
2) Formulate your research question.
3) Pre-search - start to formulate keywords and focus.
4) Explore research resources (see list below).
5) Evaluate the source. Is it useful for my needs? Is it authoritative? Is it reliable?
6) Take notes/outline/graphic organizer. Cite sources used.
7) Write paper or create project.
8) Edit, revise, rewrite. Submit when complete.
Some Research Resources to explore
1) Books - search LibraryWorld for CMS holdings and Morris Main for Parsippany Library Holdings http://www.parsippanylibrary.org/
-GoogleBooks, Online Ebooks, etc.
2) Research Databases - Research databases contain reliable, authoritative information neatly arranged and easily navigable.
CMS Databases for Social Studies: /social-studies1.html (in most cases, username is pthsd password is central
-other databases (PHS, Parsippany Library, Morris County Library) (or student)
Biography Research? try Gale Biography in Context
3) Video Research Sources
CMS Discovery Education (pthsd/student)
other...Youtube, etc.
4) Periodicals/Journals
EBSCO
5) Websites/Google search
Use smart research skills. Example: site:.edu "new jersey colony" -automobiles
other?
primary,secondary?