HST 321 Initial Research Worksheet Date ___________

List your preliminary research paper topic. Be precise. If possible, sketch out a “working thesis.” If not, then write your preliminary topic in the form of a question.

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List a backup topic. You can be more vague here, but do try to at least phrase your idea in the form of a question.

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Describe how you might do some preliminary research for this topic using the reference materials at Roesch Library, such as historical encyclopedias, historical dictionaries, or subject bibliographies. What terms would you look up in such materials?

Describe your strategy for finding secondary sources for this paper by using the online catalogs of the Roesch and Ohiolink collections. List a Subject Heading which would be useful in your search. List a Keyword that would be useful.

Describe your strategy for finding secondary sources for this paper by using the online databases. What keyword or phrase would be useful in helping you locate material for this paper?

If Roesch Library does not own a hard copy of the journal in which an article that you need appears, how can you obtain the article?

Before you leave the library – if possible

or before the next class meeting – if not

list a book from your preliminary research that might possibly be useful for this assignment:

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list a scholarly article that might possibly be useful for this assignment:

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Review the assignment. Note the deadlines for the Preliminary Bibliography and for the first draft. What questions do you have about the requirements for this assignment? Do you, for example, know what Chicago/Turabian citation style is? Have you checked the website or The Bedford Handbook for an example of this style?