UMBC source challenge - research writing extra
- 1. UMBC Professors doing research
- 2. http://research.umbc.edu/fast-facts/ states: UMBC is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Research University with High Research Activity. UMBC’s key research strengths comprise Environmental Sciences – including atmospheric physics, High-performance Computation – including cybersecurity and big data, Life Sciences – including marine biotechnology, health sciences, and Public Policy and Social Sciences. http://research.umbc.edu/umbc-research-news/?tag=ovpr- news-2015 tells more of what our professors have been doing recently
- 3. Check with Departmental Pages or Research Centers… http://research.umbc.edu/departmental- centers/ http://www.umbc.edu/academics/
- 4. You may need to search or browse around – just keep exploring. Sometimes you have to check on each faculty member’s profile to see their research interests
- 5. Find faculty who are interested in your topic (Example – I’m interested in University Libraries and how they use Technology and Facilities – so I’d go to Education’s Faculty List http://www.umbc.edu/education/faculty/faculty. php ◦ I see most are focused on Elementary Ed, but a few have an Instructional Technology focus ◦ I see Dr. Zane Berge has done a lot with Distance Education, which connects to part of my topic, and the profile summarizes his publications. ◦ Dr. Williams also has done a lot that may be useful for me: http://www.gregwilliams.net/GregWilliams/Presentation s.html
- 6. In the “Author” fields of your searches, now put in those UMBC researcher names! (on the OneSearch box at the start, flip to “Articles” tab, then choose “Advanced” and you will have options to add the author name)
- 7. Remember that YOU can be involved in original research at UMBC! http://research.umbc.edu/undergraduate- research-opportunities-and-resources/ http://umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/my MajorResearchOUE.php http://ur.umbc.edu/ura/
- 8. And don’t force your research to fit your thesis like the Procrustean Bed http://www.mythweb.com/today/today07.html