Module 04
Preparing Your Chapter 2
What’s Inside
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Data collection and Administration
Gathering data inside the library
Gathering data outside the library
What is a working bibliography?
Guide to library research
Evaluating resources
Data collection and Administration
Online vs. Print
• The online text may be differ and may even be a
digest (summary). Therefore, always make a
clear distinction between the online and print
version.
• Online Abstract may not accurately represent the
full article. Some abstracts are not written by the
author at all but by an editorial staff.  avoid
quote the abstract from the online source.
Bad thing about Internet sources
You may find articles that are not worthy of citation in
your research paper.
You must filter:
- personal opinion that could come in your
computer screen.
- commercial sites, that disguised in informative
articles
- biased articles that mislead the reader.
Online data administration
• Prefer the .edu .gov and .org sites
• The .com (commercial) can be suspected as
selling and advertising sites.
• Always look for professional affiliation of the
writers
• Look for a bibliography that may accompany the
article.
• Be careful with blog, usenet discussion group
because of lack of reasoning or evidence.
• Always criticize the value of the websites you
are referring to.
Gathering data inside the library
Online:
Search Engines:
1. Sub directory search engine
Human compiled and indexed: eg.
www.about.com
www.google.com
2. Educational search engine
Provide subject indexes to various disciplines eg.
www.searcheduc.com
www.searchbooks.com
www.ipl.sils.umich.edu
Gathering data inside the library
What is a working Bibliography?
A Working bibliography should contain the following
information:
1. Author’s name
2. Title of the work
3. Publication information
4. Library Call Number
5. (Optional) a personal note about the location or contents of the source
6. The URL for internet sources
Bina Nusantara Library
Gathering data inside the library
Printed
Bina Nusantara Library
http://library.binus.ac.id/default.asp
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=302&cfc=1 (Proquest at Binus)
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ (Emerald)
Gathering data outside the library
• Interviewing local sources
- letter correspondence
- e-mail conversations
- reading personal papers
- attending lectures
- conducting survey with questionnaire
- examining audiovisual, TV and Radio
- conducting an experiment
Conducting a Survey
• Keep the questionnaire short, clear and focused
on your topic.
• Write unbiased questions. Let the mentor review
the instrument before using it.
• Design a quick response to a scale (A,B,C or D)
or fill in the blanks
• Provide a sample questionnaire and the
tabulations in an appendix
• Tabulate the results objectively. Even negative
results that deny your hypothesis.
• Arrange of an easy return of the questionnaire.
Guide to the library research
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Subject-specific keyword
Using library’s electronic book catalog
Using the library’s electronic bibliography
Examining the bibliography at the end of
a book
5. Using information from index
See p. 76 of your textbook for further information
Evaluating Resources
Evaluating resources
PRINTED and Online
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Ask your lecturer/mentor/librarian about the
book/resources
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Find the reviews from the back of the book or from the
web (eg. www.amazon.com)
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Read the key part of the book/resources
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Look at the table of contents, preface, introduction
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Read different book/resources about the same topic.
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Use your critical thinking
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Use your personal judgment
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Always proofread or consult your work.
ALWAYS RECORD YOUR FINDINGS!