DISERTATION LIBRARY RESEARCH LECTURE

Think carefully about the title, make it direct and focused, be as specific as possible to make the research process as easy as possible.

• FOCUS
• RELEVANCE 

Need Primary & Secondary Research

Primary -  research collected be me.

Secondary Research - making use of the research and findings of others for corroboration, disagreement, triangulation and theoretical underpinning.

 

Research Methods

• Visual practice, experiment, interest & inquiry ( research and critical diaries)
• Questionnaires ( qualitative and quantitative ?   - always do a draft questionnaire and analyze results.
• Interviews - send the interview over first, so they have an idea of what they can say.
• Case Study - get permission.
• Site Visits

Literature Search 1

• Books
• Journals
• Websites / Blogs / On-Line Forums
• Videos / DVD's
• Cd's / Tape Cassettes / Vinyl Recordings
• TV / Radio
• Newspapers / Maps / Reports
• Printed Ephemera

Literature Research 2

•  Knowing where to look most effectively
• Effective use of catalogues

- Narrowing and broadening search terms
- Using related terms
- Browsing using Dewey Decimal Classification 

• Use of contents page and index.

BOOK SEARCH

• www.library.leeds-art.ac.uk
• Leeds Met - www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lis 
• University of Leeds (SCONUL) 
• The British Library in Boston Spa www.bl.uk
• COPAC - combined library search www.copac.ac.uk

JOURNAL SEARCH

• Infotrac - online magazine article store
• JSTOR - only available in college.
• Artfull Text

INTERNET SEARCH

• Athens
• a store of password protected sites,
• each student who wishes to access this site will need to ask the librarian.
• Google Scholar