Research at the Lloyd Sealy Library Travel Writing.
-
Upload
frank-norman -
Category
Documents
-
view
214 -
download
0
Transcript of Research at the Lloyd Sealy Library Travel Writing.
Research at the Lloyd Sealy Library
Travel Writing
The Lloyd Sealy Library Website
http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/
Google and Wikipedia: Inconceivable!
• Google searching is useful but not for conducting research for a college paper
• Search Topics in Google tend to produce too many results.
• Wikipedia is not always accurate and can be very unreliable, particularly on controversial subjects
• Wikipedia is not a source Professors accept for research papers
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Searching Google
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! Its… CUNY+ !
CUNY+ is the Online Library Catalog for the City University of New York.
Hi! Can I Have Your Call Number?
Databases, E-Journals, and Publications… Oh My!
There are Two Types of Articles to look for when researching:
• Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Material
• Non-Scholarly Material
Besides CUNY+ Research Material can be found in:
• Databases• Electronic Journals
Databases You Might Find Useful
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
The Nuts and Bolts of Academic Search Premier
Gale Virtual Reference Library
The Nuts and Bolts of Gale Virtual Reference Library
Structure Is Your Friend
Elements of Writing
• Pick a Specific Topic
• Developing a Thesis
• Researching and Constructing the Body of the Paper
• Reaching a Conclusion
Origins and Travel History of a Commonplace Product or Invention
Products created elsewhere or as a result of travel:
• Spaghetti (Marco Polo)• Alcohol/Beer• Atomic Bombs (Albert
Einstein, Enrico Fermi)• Penicillin• Bifocals (Benjamin
Franklin)• X-Ray (Wilhelm Conrad
Rontgen)• Missiles (Verner von
Braun)• Basketball (James
Naismith)
Famous Travels and TravelersStories real and imagined involving Travel:
• The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer
• Innocents Abroad, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan
• The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
• Anything by or on both Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt
No Ticket?!... Travel Writing Resources
Websites, Podcasts, and other Resources for Travel
Writing:
• http://www.writtenroad.com/• The Travel Writing Portal at:
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/travel/travel_writing/index.shtml
• The Travel Channel http://www.travelchannel.com/
• Recommended Shows:– Bizarre Foods with Andrew
Zimmern– Anthony Bourdain– Samantha Brown
Practice Makes
Perfect
• Locate a BOOK using CUNY+. Identify the author, book title, and call number
• Locate a SCHOLARLY ARTICLE by using a Database. Identify the author, article title, source, and date of publication
• Locate a POPULAR ARTICLE by using a Database. Identify the author, article title, source, and date of publication