Patrick Fulton Sara Nodine Warren D Allen Music

Patrick Fulton & Sara Nodine Warren D. Allen Music Library Research Basics: Managing Your Mountain

Choose Your Mountain • Fulfill requirements – Length – Topic • Start with a question – What are you interested in? – Is there something you don’t understand? • Appropriate challenge – Scope (narrow vs. broad) – Know your personal limits

Gather Your Gear • Physical resources – What sources do you own? – What does the library own? • Electronic resources – What do you have open access to? – What subscriptions services can you access? • Human resources – Who do you know? – What might they be able to help with?

Start the Journey • The Initial Climb – Where do you start? • Base Camp 1: – Major music resources • First Aid Station: Information Overload – Step back and evaluate • Base Camp 2: – Advanced music and non-music resources • U-turn!: – Where am I going? • Base Camp 3: – Are we writing yet?

The Initial Climb Where do you start?

Base Camp 1 Major music resources

First Aid Station Information Evaluate thesis Filter Organize keywords Step away Categorize resources Reconsider scope and BREATHE!!

Base Camp 2 Advanced music resources

Base Camp 2: Outside the Box Advanced non-music resources

U-Turn! Where am I going? ? • Talk it out! • Map it out! • Embrace change – Thesis – Scope • More research required?

Base Camp 3 At some point you just have to start writing! • • Let your ideas percolate Consider writing out of sequence Dedicated time each day Use your resources if you get stuck • Librarians • Professors • Colleagues • Writer’s block • Environment • Step away

Cresting the Summit • • • Editing Formatting Reading Editing some more Submitting

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