Library Research Workshop - English 300L - Library Research

Research Question

A research question is intended to accomplish one of the following purposes:

Answer a question that has not yet been answered, has had contradictory answers in the past, or has been answered in a way you want to challenge.
Deal with a problem that needs a solution.
If you, or other students/scholars, already know the answer, it isn’t a research question.

Research Question Mad-Libs

To what extent did ______________ have an impact/effect on _____________ in __________?
What role did ____________ play in the development/creation/destruction/etc. Of _______________?
How valid/reliable/competent/or___________________ is the argument/idea/concept/or _________that ______________________ would impact/adjust/effect/lower/increase/___________________?
Was _________________ really as significant a cause of ___________________ as many scholars/researchers assume?

Blank Venn Diagram worksheet (Word)
This is a blank copy of the Venn Diagram worksheet that you can download and print for later use. MS word format.
Blank Venn Diagram worksheet
This is a blank copy of the Venn Diagram worksheet that you can download and print for later use. PDF format.

MLA Bibliography This link opens in a new window
This is the primary database for research in English Literature.

Knox Primo
The Knox Library catalog- now known as Knox Primo- allows you to search beyond books and physically owned materials. There are articles available in a variety of databases.