1. Keyword & Subject Searching Your Research Question LIBS100 June 6, 2005

2. Why you are here

3. Unemployment rate in 2003 Education attainedMedian weekly earnings in 2003 (Percent) (Dollars) 2.1Doctoral degree$1,349 1.7Professional degree1,307 2.9Master's degree1,064 3.3Bachelor's degree900 4.0Associate degree672 5.2Some college, no degree622 5.5High-school graduate554 8.8Some high-school, no diploma396 Source: Unemployment rate, 2003 annual average: Bureau of Labor Statistics; earnings, March 2003: Bureau of the Census.

4. Research Questions 1. Choose a topic 2. Narrow your topic to ONE aspect 3. Get a working knowledge of your topic (one minute’s worth) 4. Identify controversies or questions 5. Develop your question

5. Choose a Topic Topics are broad Must eventually be able to turn into a question Topic for in-class work on Wed. June 1: –Hip Hop Music

6. Narrow your topic Who What –Social, political issues When –Historical, current Where Why –Social significance

7. Working knowledge Reference sources –Encyclopedias (print or online) Wikipedia.org Authoritative web sites Personal knowledge

8. Identify Controversies or Questions From your working knowledge

9. Research Questions: Hip hop Music Where did hip hop music originate? –New York –Africa Does hip hop incite violence? Why has hip hop become so famous? How has hip hop changed over the years?

10. Research Questions: Hip hop Music Which early rap groups influenced today’s hip hop music? Why do rap artists generate controversy? Do rap artists promote political activism? (Iraq war)

11. Turn a factual question into a research question. Why is misogyny so prevalent in the hip hop industry? What is the future of hip hop music? What kinds of influence has hip hop music had on the clothing industry?

12. Turn a factual question into a research question. What year did hip hop become a commercially viable musical genre? What social factors led to the rise of hip hop music? What is the impact on society of hip hop music?

13. Turn a factual question into a research question. Which hip hop groups are currently disputing? Why do hip hop artists provoke controversy with other artists?

14. Turn a factual question into a research question. What are common slang terms that originated in hip hop? Has has hip hop music had a positive (negative) influence on the vocabulary of its fans?

15. Too Subjective for Research Who is the best rapper? Who has the most interesting words? Possible research question Is success in the hip hop industry determined by record sales or social significance of lyrics?

16. Keywords vs. Subjects Keywords are words you choose –Think of synonyms, different facets of the issue. Subject searching uses terms chosen by the system you are using –Searcher must find the correct terms to use.

17. Subject Searches Use controlled vocabularies to organize information YOU must use subject terms provided by the system Can see list of subject terms when you select an article in the EBSCO databases.

18. Create Keywords for your topic Keywords: Hip hop Social significance Hip hop musicSociety DjingSocietal change RapControversy MusicViolence Activism Misogyny

19. Homework Everyone received a grade summary today - it is not too late to redeem your grades! Journal entry 5 due - will begin in class today Read Rodrigues 61-72 and Grauer 42- 47