Questions to Ask Professors for Further Clarification

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Section One: Understanding Research

Section Two: Refereed vs. Non-Refereed Materials

Section Three: Identifying Research Articles and Refereed Journals

Section Four: Locating Materials

Section Five: Search Strategies

  1. How recent does the research article need to be?
  2. Does the research article need to be from a journal within the LIS discipline?
  3. Will she/he take a look at a research article that you have selected to confirm that it is acceptable?
  4. Are there specific journals they recommend searching?
  5. Are there any specific types of research (case study, observational) that are unacceptable or are particularly relevant to use for this assignment?
  6. Can the research article come from an online source?
  7. Does your professor have an example research article or refereed journal to show you?
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