Samford University Library * Information Literacy Program * 05-09-02
 

 

 

Name: _________________________________________

 

ENG 101 Research Log Date: Date: Date:
What is my topic?      
What is my thesis statement?      
What are my key search terms?      
What are additional search terms I used? Synonyms? Related terms?      
What type of search did I perform when searching the Library Catalog?
(Keywords, Subjects, Author, Title)
     

What search terms and search statements did I use when searching the Catalog?

     

Did I come up with new search terms while searching? What were they?

     
What were my results?      
In which library Databases did I look for articles and/or essays?      
What search terms and search statements did I use? (e.g. body image and gender)      
Did I come up with new terms while searching? What were they?      
What were my results?      
Were my results full-text? If not, how did I obtain a copy of the article?      
What print reference sources did I consult,
if any?
     
What were my results?      

 

Adapted from unknown source

April 25, 2003

Reference Department, SUL

Birmingham, Alabama