discussion-WedOct19

Discussion questions for Wednesday, October 19

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Spend a few minutes browsing the general research guide to "Literature (in English)" created by Marquette Librarian, Susan Hopwood. You can access this by linking through from the [|Raynor Memorial Libraries]main page, or directly via []. (Note that the bluish tabs near the top of the page divide this general topic into subtopics like "Journal Articles," "Primary Literature," and "Long and Short Fiction.") After getting a sense of the resources to which it points and how it organizes them for you, discuss how you might approach your research project for this course by making use of this research guide. Where would you start? Where would you go next? What would be your strategy (or strategies) for dealing with the seemingly overwhelming amount of sources and resources out there? How will you know when you're done doing the research?

For doing scholarly research, what are the advantages/limitations of using the open web (i.e., through Google or other basic search engines)? What are the advantages/limitations of using the hidden web (i.e., through proprietary databases such as those to which our library subscribes)? Are there any specific challenges for either strategy that you would expect to encounter in the course of doing the research project on I'm asking you to do (i.e., on aspects of drama that might take you well outside the discipline of literature alone), and if so, how do you plan to meet those challenges? Before answering, do some preliminary research on one or more of the kinds of role-playing you are considering researching, and report on your results.