Sconul access - allows into other universities.
Focus
Relevance
Define subject matter/area of interest first
Diagram/note form to identify areas of research
Primary and secondary research
Primary - gathering your own original data
Secondary (scholarship) - reading up on the subject, making use of the research and findings of others for corroboration, disagreement, triangulation, theoretical underpinning
Research methods
- visual practice, experiment, interest and enquiry (research and critical diaries)
- questionnaires (qualitative/quantitative)
- interviews
- case study
- site visits
Literature search
- books
- journals
- websites/blogs/online forums
- videos/dvd's
- tv/radio
- newspapers/maps/reports
- printed ephemera (flyers/posters)
Use a books own bibliography for other resources
The british library in Boston Spa www.bl.uk
Jstor - a store of online magazine articles (college computers only)
Art full text - Journal index and some full text articles available
Keep the topic and title more focused and manageable
Create a sense of momentum (note taking, writing a draft section when possible, keep bibliography up to date)
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